Canadian Snowbirds

• Canadian snowbirds holding off on flocking south as hurricanes rage

  For now, Florida is still dealing with the power outages and flooding caused by storms, and these Canadians can only hope for the best for their neighbours south of the border.

  Weather

  Sep 29, 2022
  
• New York border town eagerly welcomes Canadians as travel restrictions lift

  For almost 20 months, Canadian visitors haven't been allowed to make the routine drive across nearby border bridges at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, or Lewiston, N.Y.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2021
  
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• With U.S. border to soon reopen, Okanagan snowbirds preparing to head south

  The announcement will allow fully vaccinated Canadians to enter the U.S. regardless of the reason for travel without a COVID-19 test.

  Canada

  Oct 16, 2021
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• Canadian snowbirds concerned as U.S. land border closure drags on

  There is an increased demand to travel despite COVID, experts say, but those hoping to drive down to sunny U.S. destinations will have to wait at least a little while longer.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2021
• Canadian snowbirds flying south hope for prompt COVID-19 booster shots in U.S.

  Some aren't waiting for the White House, opting for the perfectly legal option of flying to the U.S. instead — and many are planning on getting a COVID-19 booster shot.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2021
• ‘They want to lock us into a hotel’: Snowbirds criticize new travel measures

  Greater Toronto Area couple Gerald Berish and Roberta Smith-Berish left for Deerfield Beach, Fla., in December. The couple was able to get fully vaccinated there in January.

  Canada

  Feb 22, 2021
• Coronavirus: Meet the small flock of Canadian snowbirds in Largo, Fla.

  In a normal year, about 4.1 million Canadians make the trip south. Here are a few of the Canadians who still do, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Feb 11, 2021
• From insurance to hotel quarantine, new travel rules leave snowbirds in a conundrum

  Amid uncertainty about latest COVID-19 measures, Canadian seniors are delaying their return from sunny U.S. locations, while others are rushing back from Mexico.

  Health

  Feb 6, 2021
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• COVID-19: Snowbird calls mandatory hotel quarantines and ever-changing travel rules ‘ludicrous’

  A Calgary snowbird is criticizing the federal government's plan to quarantine international travellers in hotels at their own cost.

  Health

  Feb 4, 2021
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• Like a ‘rock concert’: Coronavirus vaccines a hot ticket for Canadian snowbirds

  Florida has started vaccinating people aged 65 and above for COVID-19. Canada’s seniors enjoying warm weather down south are in line, while some are making a trip to get the shots.

  Health

  Jan 5, 2021