Category Archives: Travel
Canada, U.S. got smart about border 20 years ago, but not smart enough, say critics
WASHINGTON — The frontier between Canada and the United States used to be known as the world's longest "undefended" border — a misnomer that largely vanished in the chaos of Sept. 11, 2001. Other myths cropped up in its place, however:
U.S. warning about travel to Canada mainly for benefit of unvaccinated, CDC head says
WASHINGTON — The head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the U.S. told Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada mainly for the benefit of those not yet vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Rochelle Walensky says State Department trav...
Tourism association ‘caught off guard’ by U.S. travel advisory for Canada
Canada's tourism and hotel associations say they were caught off guard and disappointed by the U.S. government's decision to escalate its travel advisory for Canada. The U.S. State Department urged Americans on Monday to "reconsider" travel to Canada a...
U.S. Centers for Disease Control urges Americans to ‘reconsider’ travel to Canada
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department is now urging Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada due to what the Centers for Disease Control call "high" levels of COVID-19 infection. The new Level 3 travel advisory, issued today, marks a quick end
Canadian travellers to United Kingdom not required to quarantine starting Monday
OTTAWA — Canadians travelling to the United Kingdom will not be required to quarantine upon arrival as of Monday, regardless of whether they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The British Department for Transport said Canada and other countries are...
United States extends border restrictions for Canada, Mexico to Sept. 21
OTTAWA — The United States extended its restrictions on non-essential travel at land and ferry border crossings yet again on Friday, the first such extension since Canada welcomed vaccinated Americans back into the country earlier in the month. The U....
Feds say vaccine passports for foreign travel will roll out in early fall
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to get a government document that will certify their COVID-19 vaccine history for the purpose of international travel. Ottawa has been floating the promise...
Mendicino-Mayorkas meeting readout makes no mention of Canada-U.S. travel imbalance
WASHINGTON — Canada's immigration minister talked Canada-U.S. border issues Monday with the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But the federal government's official account of the meeting between Marco Mendicino and Alejandro Mayork...
How U.S. citizens can make travelling from U.S. to Canada as painless as possible
WASHINGTON — Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens and permanent residents can now enter Canada for non-essential purposes for the first time since March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic forced the two countries to severely curtail travel. Still, there are s...
Despite Delta, Canada welcomes back fully vaxxed U.S. citizens, permanent residents
WASHINGTON — Fully vaccinated American citizens lined up at the Canada-U.S. border Monday for their first chance to venture north since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the two countries to impose unprecedented travel restrictions nearly 17 months ago. At...