Despite the coronavirus pandemic and the Canada U.S. border being closed, some Canadian snowbirds are still finding a way to fly south for the winter.

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

The Public Health Agency of Canada is imposing new mandatory coronavirus reporting rules for international air travellers coming to Canada starting Nov. 21.

The Federal Court of Appeal has accepted the government's request to temporarily suspend a court order that would have scrapped the Canada-U.S. border deal in January.

From cancelling flights to selling properties, Manitoba snowbirds are making some tough decisions this fall as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

The federal government is expected to announce next week that it will ease border restrictions that were preventing Canadians from seeing family members and loved ones that are foreign nationals living in another country.

The United States and Canada are likely to extend border restrictions until at least the end of November as coronavirus cases spike in some states, according to well-placed Washington and Ottawa sources.

"It's kind of like a knife in the heart. I feel desperate."

The economy still depends on the flow of people and resources to and from the border, which closed in March.

Coutts Mayor Jim Willett said he worries lifting restrictions too soon between the countries could put his residents at risk.