US Travel

• U.S. ending COVID-19 vaccine mandates for travellers, federal workers

  The mandates will come to an end on May 11 — the same day the national public health emergency related to the pandemic will be lifted.

  Health

  May 1, 2023
  
• Lethbridge-to-Tucson flight postponed to December 2023

  The company was set to debut a direct flight from Lethbridge to Tucson, Ariz. this fall. Supply chain challenges have left those plans on the ground for now.

  Consumer

  Nov 17, 2022
  
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• 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, 2022
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• 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, 2022
• 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, 2022
• 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, 2022
• 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, 2022
• 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, 2022
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• 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
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• 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