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15-Nov-2005
CANADA. A law requiring all returning US citizens to carry a passport when crossing the country's northern frontier is the latest threat to the Canadian border duty-free industry
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From January 1 2008 all US citizens will be obliged to show passports or other "secure documents" when entering, re-entering or leaving the US.
US travellers provide up to 90%
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