Border Crossing
Border Crossing
Border Crossing
While the Southern border has made headlines, the border to the north is nearly as active, with millions of crossings a year, smuggling, trade disputes and asylum seekers heading both north into Canada and south into the United States in search of a better life.

Asylum-seekers, many French-speaking U.S. immigrants, have steadily been traveling to a rural road north of Plattsburgh, New York, in search of a safe haven in Canada.

Niagara Falls at the crossroads of two nations
The picturesque tourist destination that straddles the U.S.-Canada border has its share of home-grown and imported social problems. Churches are stepping up to try to address those problems.

The border by the numbers
Hundreds of thousands of people cross the U.S.-Canada border each year. We explore some of these data points in a series of visualizations about America's long and busy northern border.

Migrants thrive at Buffalo’s West Side Bazaar
The Buffalo Bazaar brings together a melting pot of people from all over the world to New York's western edge.

Religious tolerance in jeopardy in Quebec
Quebec's new law makes it illegal for anyone working in the public sphere to wear religious symbols or clothing.