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Fort Erie, Ontario Here in this border town just across the Niagara River from New York state, the televisions carry stations from Buffalo. In recent weeks, the news from the U.S. side has been somewhat irksome.
In Erie County, N.Y., everyone 16 years of age and older became eligible for a coronavirus vaccine this month. On the Canadian side, meanwhile, inoculations have been mostly limited to people 55 years and older, Indigenous adults and other priority groups. And they’re getting only the first shot, for now.
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The Globe and Mail Published April 18, 2021
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We’re returning home soon to Nova Scotia after a winter in Florida – we got vaccinated while down here – and we would like to avoid the expense of having to if we fly. Would we face problems at the border if we drive? We flew to Florida, so would it make financial sense to purchase a used car here and drive home? We’d sell the car in Canada once we return. – Peter
If you’re a snowbird, you don’t need wings to get home.
“So if you’re a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, they will absolutely let you into Canada at a land border without questions,” said Mark Belanger, a Vancouver-based immigration lawyer. “That way, you’d avoid the hotel quarantine and could just quarantine at home.”
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New Brunswick’s premier is urging truck drivers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible, but the head of a regional trucking association says it’s not that simple.
Blaine Higgs told reporters Tuesday only about 800 of the 3,500 truck drivers in the province have received a first dose despite the fact vaccines have been allocated for them. Higgs said many of the shots are being given to other people because truckers aren’t using them.
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