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Toronto - A worrisome fish discovered in Lake Ontario has again raised the spectre of invasive species in Canada as authorities across the country struggle to keep various imported pests at bay. Toronto conservation officials doing a routine survey of the fish population at the mouth of the Don River recently discovered a grass carp. The large, grey fish with black-edged scales is one of four invasive Asian carp species authorities fear could upset the delicate ecology of Canada's Great Lakes. The grass carp has an aggressive habit of ripping through underwater vegetation and reproducing quickly, threatening the food and habitat of native wildlife. Toronto - Despite a heightened terror alert in the United States, Canadians proceeded Monday with their cross-border holiday travel plans mainly undeterred. At southern Ontario border crossings, wait times were slightly longer than usual, with vehicles cuing up for an hour to cross into the United States through the Detroit tunnel from Windsor, Ont., according to the Canada Customs website. Travellers at the Ambassador Bridge at the same crossing waited only 10 minutes to cross the border. The slight delays came a day after the United States raised the national terror-threat level to orange, indicating a high risk of a terrorist attack, and said threat indicators were "perhaps greater now than at any point" since Sept. 11, 2001, with strikes possible during the holidays.
