Canada extends US border closure through Feb. 21, 2021
Closure designed to ensure “safety of Canadians” against COVID-19
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Several lanes at the United States border crossing in Lacolle, Quebec, is closed, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)
The closure of the border between the U.S. and Canada has once again been extended amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Update Feb. 22, 2021:
Canada’s Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced on Jan. 12 that the U.S.-Canada border will remain closed until Feb. 21, 2021, in order to “ensure the safety of Canadians” against COVID-19.
We are extending restrictions on non-essential travel with the United States until February 21st, 2021. Our Government will continue to ensure the safety of Canadians against #COVID19 and base our decisions on the best public health advice available. Bill Blair (@BillBlair) January 12, 2021
The province will expand eligibility for emergency childcare during the lockdown. Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the expansion aims to help par.
Ontario expands emergency child care for more frontline workers
by the canadian press and News Staff
Posted Jan 9, 2021 11:22 am EDT
Last Updated Jan 9, 2021 at 6:26 pm EDT
TORONTO RCMP officers, custodial and clerical education workers and postal staff are among the expanded list of essential workers cleared to receive free child-care while thousands of Ontario students attend school remotely in the coming weeks, the province’s education minister announced Saturday.
Stephen Lecce unveiled the expanded list during a rare weekend news conference, days after announcing online classes would continue for southern Ontario students until at least Jan. 25 amid an ongoing surge in COVID-19 case cases.
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the province will expand eligibility for its emergency childcare program to include more front-line workers as schools remain closed for in-person learning.
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The federal government will soon require air travellers to prove that they have tested negative for COVID-19 before entering Canada.
Travellers will need to show proof of a negative PCR test – not a rapid antigen test – done in the three days prior to arrival, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said. He said the plan will be rolled out quickly but did not give a specific timeline.