Monday, June 15, 2026
ADVT 
National

Canada-U.S. vaccine parity key to border: Higgins

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Mar, 2021 07:51 PM
  • Canada-U.S. vaccine parity key to border: Higgins

A member of Congress says it's vital for the U.S. to help Canada reach vaccine 'parity' in order to get their shared border back open.

Congressman Brian Higgins has been on a crusade in recent weeks to convince President Joe Biden to come up with a plan to reopen the Canada-U.S. border.

He is also among several members of Congress consulted by the Wilson Center in a study of the economic impact of the border closure.

Members of that task force are expected to issue some of their preliminary findings later today.

Higgins wants the two countries to expand what they consider to be "essential travel" and to develop a system that would allow people who have been vaccinated to cross the border.

MORE National ARTICLES

COVID-19 hits B.C.'s finances hard: government

COVID-19 hits B.C.'s finances hard: government
The report projects B.C.'s budget deficit will balloon to almost $13 billion for the 2020-21 fiscal year.

COVID-19 hits B.C.'s finances hard: government

WATCH: Tips to Fight Back to School Anxiety with Dr. Bal Pawa

WATCH: Tips to Fight Back to School Anxiety with Dr. Bal Pawa
Darpan's Social Media Host chats with Dr. Bal Pawa an Interegrative physician, a sought-after Tedx speaker and author of 'The Mind-Body Cure ' on how to help your child navigate back to school with COVID19 anxiety.

WATCH: Tips to Fight Back to School Anxiety with Dr. Bal Pawa

N.B. leaders prepare for final exchange

N.B. leaders prepare for final exchange
Liberal party leader Kevin Vickers has accused Higgs of having a secret plan to cut health services.

N.B. leaders prepare for final exchange

WE shutdown won't silence controversy

WE shutdown won't silence controversy
Two months before the government gave the contract to WE in late June, Angus notes that the organization had laid off hundreds of staff and replaced almost its entire board of directors, which had been denied access to the charity's financial reports.

WE shutdown won't silence controversy

Doctor's libel case can proceed: top court

Doctor's libel case can proceed: top court
The case began when medical doctor Howard Platnick was hired in 2014 to help assess a claim related to an auto accident on behalf of an insurer.

Doctor's libel case can proceed: top court

Ford calls federal quarantine system 'broken'

Ford calls federal quarantine system 'broken'
Essential workers must not work with anyone over the age of 65 for at least two weeks, and must wear masks if they can't physically distance from others.

Ford calls federal quarantine system 'broken'