Category Archives: Travel
Canada must convince countries who reject mixed-dose travellers: travel association
OTTAWA — Convincing dubious countries to allow Canadians with mixed vaccines to travel across their borders may be tricky, but Canada has a responsibility to try, according to a director with the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA). The fe...
Canada to U.S. ferry service set to resume in 2022 after three year hiatus
HALIFAX — An international ferry service that links Canada with the United States is set to resume next year after being cancelled three years in a row. An update on the Bay Ferries Ltd. website said its high-speed catamaran ferry service
Denied cross-border shoppers, some U.S. companies opt to export to Canada instead
WASHINGTON — In the before times, Katie McCarron could count on her best Canadian customers to make the trip to her store in Portland, Oregon, to stock up on their favourite high-quality, human-grade pet food. COVID-19 had other plans. Soon enough,
Postelection, should Ottawa be making a bigger fuss about Canada-U.S. border?
WASHINGTON — Experts are wondering if it's time for Canada to take a fresh approach to its relationship with the United States. Journalist and author Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, says there's more going on
After the election, should Ottawa be making a bigger fuss about Canada-U.S. border?
WASHINGTON — With the federal election in the books and the United States clearly in no hurry to reopen the Canada-U.S. border, experts say the federal Liberal government should think about rebooting the way it deals with the country's largest
White House plan to allow foreign visitors silent on easing Canada-U.S. restrictions
WASHINGTON — The White House overhauled some of its international travel restrictions Monday, but left in place a controversial ban on travel across the Canada-U.S. land border even as it announced that by early November, it would allow overseas air
Snowbird season: Canadian retirees hope for prompt COVID booster shots in U.S. south
WASHINGTON — Canadian snowbirds will be watching closely this week, suitcases at the ready and RVs full of fuel, to see if the United States finally eases the travel restrictions preventing them from driving south for the winter. Some aren't waiting
Alaska cruise ship bill would have ‘devastating’ economic impact: B.C. port official
VANCOUVER — Two U.S. bills proposed by a congressman and senator aimed at allowing Alaska-bound cruise ships to bypass Canadian ports would have a "devastating" effect on British Columbia's economy, the head of Victoria's harbour authority says. Alaska...
Pandemic recovery for Indigenous tourism will be slow, says report
VANCOUVER — The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada is making a bleak prediction about its members' ability to rapidly recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The association says even with the very best travel conditions, Indigenous tourism operation...
Feds ease travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign nationals
WASHINGTON — The federal government welcomed fully vaccinated foreign nationals back to Canadian soil Tuesday as frustrated families on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border urged Congress to find out why the White House isn't following their lead. As ...