Canadian border
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| After Blaine truck crossing closure last weekend, Canadians preparing for more protests | British Columbia authorities are preparing for a second weekend of protests by members of the “Freedom Convoy” at the Pacific Highway crossing at the U.S.-Canada border near Blaine. Whether that will result in a second weekend of the truck crossing being closed remains to be seen. “We… |
2022-02-18 | |
| ‘Welcome back Canadian friends’ — U.S. reopens border after 597 days of COVID closure | Traffic is once again flowing in both directions at the U.S.-Canada border Monday, Nov. 8, after the U.S. began allowing vaccinated Canadians to enter. The move comes 597 days after the two countries each restricted travel to “essential” crossings only in an effort to slow the spread of the… |
2021-11-08 | |
| Americans, Canadians anxiously awaiting full reopening of border | In between two border checkpoints, for two nations, sits one monument: the Peace Arch. “The park is a solace,” said Christina Winkler, who is president of the International Peace Arch Association. “It's a refuge.” Inscribed at the… |
2021-11-04 | |
| Should Whatcom County expect a large number of Canadians to cross once the border reopens? | A number of Whatcom County businesses have been waiting nearly 19 months for Tuesday’s announcement from the White House that the U.S. will reopen its land border crossings to vaccinated Canadians for non-essential purposes in November. Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu called the… |
2021-10-14 | |
| Though U.S.-Canada border will reopen soon, area lawmakers insist work isn’t finished | While many area lawmakers hailed news Tuesday, Oct. 12, that the U.S. plans to loosen its border restrictions and allow vaccinated Canadians to cross at land points of entry, they say their work to support communities most impacted by the 19-month-long closure to non-essential travel is not done… |
2021-10-13 | |
| As Canada border reopens to Americans, US restrictions leave many confused | Edward Alden, a professor of US-Canada relations at Western Washington University, hasn't seen much cooperation. He says the US' decision to not reciprocate is just the latest example of just how tattered the once-amicable bond has become since March 2020: "It's typical with the way the… |
2021-08-12 | |
| ‘Happy to be here’: Fully-vaccinated U.S. travellers line up to cross Canada’s borders | The United States has yet to lift its restrictions preventing Canadian citizens and permanent residents from entering the country, which experts say could be due to a host of different reasons, including that the U.S. has yet to develop an app that is similar to ArriveCAN. Laurie… |
2021-08-12 | |
| Washington's border towns are struggling as crossings remain closed to Canadians | Things are quiet at Hakam Singh's gas station and convenience store in the border town of Sumas - way too quiet. "This business can't survive. Not even another month," Singh said. This is the 16th consecutive month the U.S. border has been closed to non-essential travel from… |
2021-08-11 | |
| 'U.S. has done nothing’: Why Canadians can’t cross the border into America | Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents are now allowed to come to Canada for non-essential travel purposes (including day trips across the land border), but at this point, plans for when that cross-border movement will be allowed for Canadians wishing to go to the U.S. are still… |
2021-08-10 | |
| Canada opens border to non-essential U.S. travelers Monday, as Whatcom crossings back up | For the first time in nearly 17 months — 506 days, to be exact — Canada welcomed Americans traveling for what have been deemed non-essential reasons across the border on Monday, Aug. 9. Granted, travelers had to proved that they were fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at least four days… |
2021-08-09 |