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US-Canada border agencies crack down on gun smuggling in wake of deadly mass shooting

by Alexander MacDougall
6 years ago
The border crossing between the U.S. and Canada in Houlton. (Staff photo/Alexander MacDougall)
The U.S. and Canada are targeting vulnerabilities that allowed a Nova Scotia man to smuggle guns from Houlton into New Brunswick before going on a deadly rampage 10 months ago.Read more.
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