Autopsies for 3 Who Died in Detroit Marathon Inconclusive Oct 21, 2009
Oct. 18: Runners make their way down Fort Street toward the Ambassador bridge at the start of the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon in Detroit. DETROIT The deaths of three runners who collapsed during a 13. (Fox News)
Canada to Sell Debt as U.S. Corporate-Bond Spreads Fall to Lowest in Year Sep 1, 2009
The DETROIT INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE CO., owner and operator of the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, plans to sell bonds in a private transaction to finance to the bridge. The Warren, Michigan-based company will issue the bonds, according to a person familiar with the offering who declined to be identified. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
MDOT's Ambassador Bridge Lawsuit Fogs Facts Jun 26, 2009
June 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Ambassador Bridge. "The Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) lawsuit filed yesterday against the Detroit International Bridge Company (DIBC) is surprising because we have been trying to resolve the many issues in dispute with MDOT for a long time. DIBC recently requested mediation and then submitted a formal demand to MDOT as provided for in the agreement with MDOT. MDOT did not even respond, but instead filed this... (PR Newswire)
First day of new U.S. border rules goes smoothly Jun 2, 2009
No delays were reported at Detroit's two crossings with Ontario, Canada the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel or at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Mich. The stepped-up ID requirements are the final phase of an anti-terrorism policy called the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative. (USA Today)
New WHTI Passport Restrictions for ... May 28, 2009
The Initiative only covers land and sea travel into the United States, such as business travelers driving from Detroit to Windsor by way of the Ambassador Bridge; the WHTI that went into effect on January 23, 2007, pertained to air travel. The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative requires American and Canadian travelers to present a passport or other document that denotes identity and citizenship when entering the United States. (Suite101.com)
US, Canada sign border patrol pact May 27, 2009
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Canadian Minister of Public Safety Peter Van Loan met to formally sign the pact at a cargo facility at the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. The agreement, known as the Shiprider program, allows officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and US Coast Guard to ride each other's vessels for joint patrols and specific enforcement operations. (Boston Globe)
Keep it simple: Have passport, will travel May 27, 2009
when I was growing up that was the only trip outside Michigan other than crossing the Ambassador Bridge from Detroit to Windsor a couple of times and a family camping trip north of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario. Since high school I ve raised the travel bar with a number of cross country road trips; one as far as the shores of the Pacific Ocean. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Border drug bust may be linked to Ontario slayings May 11, 2009
Harjinder Singh Sandhu was arrested in May 2007 at the Ambassador Bridge dividing Windsor, Ontario from Detroit. Investigators say they found 66 pounds of cocaine wrapped in plastic and hidden among California oranges in the tractor-trailer Sandhu was driving. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Victim of hit was facing trial in big drug bust May 10, 2009
It was around 3:30 a.m. on May 5, 2007, when the tractor-trailer packed with California oranges pulled up at the Ambassador Bridge dividing Windsor from Detroit ... Bulk seizures of Canada-bound cocaine at Windsor's Ambassador Bridge have gone on for many years - in the past 10 weeks alone there have been three, totalling almost 280 kilos, worth an estimated $35-million - and are part of a regular smuggling cycle. (Globe and Mail -- National)
V-Cast: Can MSU and Motown magic top UNC talent? Apr 7, 2009
DETROIT - Jim Comparoni and Paul Konyndyk preview Michigan State's title game with North Carolina with the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit River as a backdrop in the latest SpartanMag. com V-cast. (Michigan State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Crossing the border? Take your passport Apr 1, 2009
About $1 billion of goods per day largely Canadian auto parts arrive in Detroit in trucks crossing the Ambassador Bridge from Canada, she said. The policy, required under a 2004 law, is the final step in hardening the 163 border crossings with Canada and Mexico that Americans could once go through simply by telling a customs officer they are a U.S. citizen. (USA Today -- Travel)
Buy American Economic Stimulus Pack... Feb 11, 2009
The trade that crosses the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario equals all U.S. exports to Japan. The proximity of Canadian provinces the U.S. States allows for a great deal of reliance on both sides for daily trade. (Suite101.com)
