Tuesday, June 30, 2026
ADVT 
National

Canada-U.S. to extend border restrictions

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Aug, 2020 08:11 PM
  • Canada-U.S. to extend border restrictions

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border will be extended another 30 days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It means the two countries will continue their mutual ban on non-essential cross-border travel until at least Sept. 21.

In a tweet, Blair says officials will keep doing what's necessary to keep communities safe.

A formal announcement of the extension was expected to come later.

The Canada-U.S. border has been closed to so-called "discretionary" travel like vacations and shopping trips since the pandemic took hold of the continent in mid-March.

The United States has been grappling with fresh COVID-19 outbreaks across the country in recent weeks.

MORE National ARTICLES

Canada Adds Right-wing Extremist Groups To Terrorist List

OTTAWA — For the first time, Canada has placed right-wing extremist groups on the national list of terrorist organizations.

Canada Adds Right-wing Extremist Groups To Terrorist List

Youth Overdose Is Grounds For Secure Care Treatment, Pediatrician Tells Inquest

VICTORIA — A British Columbia pediatrician who treats children and youth struggling with substance abuse issues says he supports placing young people in treatment facilities against their will if they have suffered an overdose.

Youth Overdose Is Grounds For Secure Care Treatment, Pediatrician Tells Inquest

Feds Double Spending To Renovate Historic Home Of Sir John A. Macdonald

KINGSTON, Ont. — The home of Canada's first prime minister is getting an extra $1.1 million from the federal government for promised renovations.

Feds Double Spending To Renovate Historic Home Of Sir John A. Macdonald

Quebec Mother To Serve At Least 10 Years In Killing Of Young Daughters

LAVAL, Que. — A Quebec mother convicted in the killings of her two young daughters has been sentenced to serve 10 years in prison before she is eligible for parole.

Quebec Mother To Serve At Least 10 Years In Killing Of Young Daughters

Manitoba Premier To Raise Quebec Religious Symbol Law With Western Premiers

Manitoba Premier To Raise Quebec Religious Symbol Law With Western Premiers
EDMONTON — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he will be seeking a joint response to Quebec's new religious symbols law when western premiers meet on Thursday in Edmonton.    

Manitoba Premier To Raise Quebec Religious Symbol Law With Western Premiers

Trudeau Off To G20 Summit, Hoping For Global Help In Disputes With China

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on his way to a major international summit in Japan, hoping to make progress — or at least find allies — in Canada's multi-front dispute with China.    

Trudeau Off To G20 Summit, Hoping For Global Help In Disputes With China