US-Canada Border

• Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers join U.S. governors calling for full reopening of border

  Scott Moe, Jason Kenney and the governors of North Dakota, Montana and Idaho have written the heads of their two countries to ask for the move.

  Canada

  10 hours
• Canada-U.S. border partnership doesn’t guarantee bilateral COVID-19 restrictions: ambassador

  Canada's ambassador to the U.S. says both countries are well within their rights to be making their own unilateral decisions about COVID-19 travel restrictions.

  Canada

  Jul 23
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• North Dakota ready to welcome back Canadian neighbours when border opens

  The North Dakota Department of Commerce estimates the state has lost more than 1 million Canadian visitors over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Canada

  Jul 23
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• COVID-19: Congresswoman blasts Biden for keeping Canadian tourists out of U.S. until Aug. 21

  Suzan DelBene, a democrat representing Washington's 1st district, says the decision by President Joe Biden's administration is "short-sighted."

  Politics

  Jul 22
• ‘Very good news’: Southern Alberta tourism sector prepares to welcome back American travellers

  "It's been a long while of just that anticipation, of wanting that border to open in some way, shape or fashion," she said. 

  Canada

  Jul 20
• B.C. businesses counting on easing of border rules to recover from pandemic

  Federal officials have announced that as of Aug. 9, Americans will be allowed to enter Canada and return to the United States for recreational reasons.

  Economy

  Jul 20
• COVID-19 cases are rising in the United States. Will this impact Canada’s border reopening?

  COVID-19 infection rates in the United States have more than doubled in the past two weeks as the Delta variant spreads. This may have consequences for Canadians, experts say.

  Canada

  Jul 14
• COVID-19: Momentum growing for U.S.-Canada border to reopen

  A growing chorus of politicians say it's time to reopen the US-Canada border to fully-vaccinated Canadians

  Canada

  Jun 11
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• B.C. tourism minister expresses optimism U.S. tourists could come this summer

  Melanie Mark says the decision concerning the borders is up to the federal government and will be based on vaccinations. But that vaccination plan is further ahead than expected.

  Economy

  Jun 8
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• Provinces working with Ottawa on plan to reopen U.S.-Canada border

  The decision to reopen the border is ultimately up to the federal government but as with so many things during the COVID-19 pandemic, it requires collaboration with the provinces.

  Politics

  Jun 2