Border Closure

• B.C. tourism operators cautiously optimistic as clock ticks down to U.S. border reopening

  "It's too late to really salvage a lot of the tourism season, and recovery won't begin in earnest probably until midway through next year," one industry spokesperson said.

  Health

  Aug 8, 2021
  
• COVID-19: Tourist towns react to Canada-U.S border opening, but some say it might be too late

  Canada will begin allowing fully-vaccinated Americans into the country starting Aug. 9, 2021. But the American side of the border will remain closed to Canadians.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2021
  
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• Country Thunder postponed to 2022 amid border closures and COVID-19 restrictions

  Country Thunder Alberta music festival has been postponed to Aug. 19, 2022 due to the ongoing border closures and COVID-19 restrictions.

  Lifestyle

  Apr 14, 2021
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• One year into Canada-U.S. border closures, couples continue to be separated

  It's been one year since international border restrictions came into effect due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and couples who live on both sides of the border are hoping for change.

  Politics

  Mar 24, 2021
• Canada-U.S. border closure extended to Feb. 21 as coronavirus cases soar: Trudeau

  The Canada-U.S. border will remain closed until at least Feb. 21 in an effort to curb rising cases of the novel coronavirus, Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday. 

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2021
• Former Quebec premier joins task force to look into border re-opening

  Former Quebec Premier Jean Charest is part of a Canada-U.S. joint task force to submit recommendations on re-opening the border.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2020
• ‘We’re suffering and they don’t care’: No border travel exemption for Point Roberts

  Residents of Point Roberts who've been isolated since the Canada-U.S. border was closed to non-essential travel in March are frustrated that newly eased restrictions don't apply to them.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2020
• Several isolated Canada-U.S. border communities exempted from COVID-19 quarantine

  The new rules apply to residents of Stewart, B.C., Hyder, AK., Campobello Island, N.B. and the Northwest Angle of Minnesota.

  Health

  Oct 30, 2020
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• North Dakota’s coronavirus situation worsening, masks now mandated in Fargo

  With October being a record month for new coronavirus cases in Manitoba and North Dakota, the province and state are both implementing new restrictions.

  Oct 21, 2020
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• Couple separated by Canada-U.S. border closure gets married to be reunited

  'It was very bing-bada-boom — it just happened.'

  Politics

  Oct 20, 2020