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‘They’re being wiped out’: Point Roberts businesses plead for test exemption as border rules ease'We're the safest place in North America. We've got 88 per cent vaccinated, have been for months,' Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce president Brian Calder said.HealthOct 17, 2021
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COVID-19: Congresswoman blasts Biden for keeping Canadian tourists out of U.S. until Aug. 21Suzan DelBene, a democrat representing Washington's 1st district, says the decision by President Joe Biden's administration is "short-sighted."PoliticsJul 22, 2021
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U.S. offers COVID-19 vaccine to some B.C. border residentsPoint Roberts has offered vaccinations for Metro Vancouver residents, as has Hyder, Alaska, for the northern B.C. community of Stewart.HealthApr 29, 2021
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U.S. Point Roberts residents exempt from Canadian COVID-19 test requirementsGov. Jay Inslee's office said Wednesday when the new rules went into effect, officials reached out to the Canadian government to express concerns about Point Roberts residents.CanadaFeb 18, 2021
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Point Roberts pins COVID-19 border exemption hopes on President BidenThe small community's residents say they're facing economic catastrophe and problems with simple day-to-day activities such as food shopping and medical appointments.HealthJan 24, 2021
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‘We’re suffering and they don’t care’: No border travel exemption for Point RobertsResidents 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.CanadaNov 1, 2020
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Coronavirus: Closed Canadian border leaves U.S. town landlocked from rest of countryThe economy still depends on the flow of people and resources to and from the border, which closed in March.Aug 25, 2020
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Washington state asks Canada for Point Roberts coronavirus exemptionPoint Roberts residents have been isolated from the rest of Washington state since the border was closed on March 21.Aug 22, 2020
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Point Roberts fire chief calls for exemption on coronavirus border banThe small community is cut off from the U.S. by water on three sides and the Canadian border to the north.WorldJul 22, 2020
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The mystery of the 1951 PNE Prize Home that left the countryThe 1951 PNE Prize Home didn't come with property, and was moved across the border to Point Roberts in Washington state.EntertainmentAug 15, 2019
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