American tourism to Canada hits 12-year high

Most Americans might never make good on their threats to move to Canada if an election result doesn't go their way – but they do seem more willing to at least check out the country than they have been in a long time. New data from Statistics Canada shows that the number of trips to Canada taken by U.S. residents through the first six months of the year was more than 12.3 million – 2.2 per cent higher than it was in the first half of 2018, and the highest first-half total recorded sin