US travel

• Edmonton International Airport welcomes relaxed U.S. travel rules

  The Edmonton International Airport is supportive of the Biden administration's move to end COVID-19 testing requirements for travellers.

  Canada

  Jun 12
  
• Inadmissible: How a U.S. policy is wreaking havoc on the lives of Iranian-Canadians

  More than a decade after their conscription in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian-Canadians have become casualties of a geopolitical conflict that doesn't involve them.

  Canada

  Apr 20
  
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• Canada to keep mask mandate for planes, trains after U.S. rule dropped: officials

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Transport Minister Omar Alghabra both said the government will continue to follow the science when assessing the need for COVID-19-related orders.

  Health

  Apr 19
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• Travellers entering Canada still required to wear masks for 14 days after arrival

  The federal border requirements is now out of step with the B.C. rules, and almost every where else, where masking is no longer legally required in public indoor spaces.

  Health

  Apr 18
• U.S. judge strikes down mask mandate for airplanes, trains despite rising COVID-19 cases

  The mandate was extended another 15 days by U.S. officials last week, but the Florida judge ruled the CDC had overstepped its authority.

  Health

  Apr 18
• Canada ends U.S. travel exemption for B.C. residents in need of essential supplies after flood

  Beginning Jan. 31, residents travelling to the U.S. by land to pick up goods will be required to fulfill all of Canada's pre-entry, arrival, COVID-19 testing and quarantine rules.

  Health

  Jan 28
• Feds, provinces considering expanding COVID-19 tests for U.S. travellers amid Omicron

  The federal government has also closed its border to foreign nationals who have recently travelled through 10 African countries, including Nigeria.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2021
• B.C. travellers gear up to head south on eve of U.S. border reopening

  Fully-vaccinated Canadians will once again be able to enter the United States for recreational travel Monday, though they'll still have to show a negative COVID test to come home.

  Health

  Nov 7, 2021
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• Countries with shortage of COVID-19 vaccines exempt from new U.S. travel rules: Biden

  Beginning Nov. 8, most foreign, non-immigrant adults traveling to the U.S. will need to be fully vaccinated, and all travellers will need to be tested prior to boarding a flight.

  Health

  Oct 25, 2021
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• Family of 12-year-old B.C. boy says he was not asked to quarantine after travelling to U.S.

  His mom told Global News they spent hundreds of dollars to ensure their son could legally travel to the U.S. and he took several COVID tests.

  Health

  May 3, 2021