Canada not convinced it will see surge in people crossing border

Canada sees no signs of a coming surge in asylum seekers illegally crossing the border from the United States, a senior government official told reporters on Thursday, even as a steady stream of people continued to walk across the frontier.Several hundred people, mainly from Africa, have defied winter conditions to enter Canada since Jan. 1.A briefing by Canadian officials was the first of its kind and comes as the Liberal government led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau comes under increasing do