Travel Restrictions

• COVID-19 situation in China ‘not transparent,’ officials say as global concerns grow

  Moves by several countries to mandate COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving from China reflect global concern that new variants could emerge in its ongoing explosive outbreak.

  Health

  Dec 29, 2022
  
• N.B. border businesses ‘cautiously optimistic’ about dropping COVID-19 measures

  Oct. 1 marked the end of a series of pandemic restrictions, including the need to use the ArriveCAN app, show proof of vaccination, undergo testing, and quarantine or isolate.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2022
  
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• N.B. border town residents say removing AriveCAN app may benefit tourism

  Businesses in the bordertown of St. Stephen, New Brunswick are serving more Americans then they have since the pandemic hit - but bet they'd see more without the ArriveCAN app.

  Money

  Jun 17, 2022
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• Regina airport president and CEO pushes for call to end remaining travel mandates

  Swoop will begin offering twice-weekly flights between Toronto and Regina starting June 16.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2022
• Saint John welcomes first cruise since COVID-19 hit

  With some 500 souls on board, Seven Seas Navigator was the first cruise ship to visit Saint John since the pandemic brought the industry to a halt over two years ago.

  Economy

  Apr 29, 2022
• Niagara’s top doc ‘open’ to mask mandate but effectiveness questionable if not ‘provincewide’

  Niagara's acting medical officer and Niagara Falls' mayor suggest a regional mask mandate likely has little effectiveness if other Ontarians are not subject to the same rules.

  Health

  Apr 14, 2022
• Alberta premier calls on Ottawa to ‘drop pointless’ COVID-19 travel restrictions

  On Sunday afternoon, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney tweeted out a video which states his government will be calling on Ottawa to drop COVID-19 travel restrictions.

  Health

  Mar 6, 2022
• Americans should avoid travel to Canada amid COVID surge, U.S. CDC says

  The U.S. CDC currently lists about 80 destinations worldwide at a Level Four, which indicates that COVID-19 levels are "very high."

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2022
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• Travelling during Omicron? Canadians who tested positive for COVID-19 abroad urge caution

  The risk calculation for travel has changed because of how contagious Omicron is and because different jurisdictions have their own rules, industry experts say.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2022
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• Thousands of U.S. flights cancelled as winter storm hits mid-Atlantic

  More than 3,000 U.S. flights and about 4,700 worldwide were canceled by late afternoon Monday on the East Coast, according to tracking service FlightAware.

  World

  Jan 3, 2022