Last Updated Wednesday, July 7, 2021 4:49PM EDT The top public health official in Ontario s Niagara Region says he wants the U.S.-Canada border to stay closed until the fall even as local business leaders and politicians call for the opposite to support the area s tourism-reliant economy. Dr. Mustafa Hirji said the risk of reopening the border this summer is too great, especially with the more transmissible Delta variant spreading in parts of the midwestern U.S. “I think opening the border would put us at particular risk,” Hirji said in a recent interview. Hirji noted that Canada has been fairly successful at controlling the spread of the variant compared to other jurisdictions, and lifting border measures too early could reverse that progress. The variant has caused reopening setbacks and infection surges even in highly vaccinated countries like the U.K. and Israel.
“I think opening the border would put us at particular risk,” Hirji said in a recent interview.
Hirji noted that Canada has been fairly successful at controlling the spread of the variant compared to other jurisdictions, and lifting border measures too early could reverse that progress. The variant has caused reopening setbacks and infection surges even in highly vaccinated countries like the U.K. and Israel.
Mutual travel restrictions between Canada and the U.S. are currently due to expire July 21. The rules, that make exceptions for trade, essential workers and international students, have been extended several times during the pandemic.
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Explores options to offer single-event sports bets By: Dylan Robertson
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Manny Atwal, president and CEO of Manitoba Liquor and Lotteries Corporation, wouldn t speculate on how much money single sport betting would bring in. (John Woods / Winnipeg Free Press files)
Manitobans will soon be able to place legal bets on single sports games.
Manitobans will soon be able to place legal bets on single sports games.
A federal bill passed by Parliament in June and proclaimed into law on Tuesday, removed the prohibition on single game betting.
The prohibition had been on the books for decades for every sport but horse racing to prevent match-fixing. Requiring someone to place a parlay bet on multiple games at the same time in theory made it harder to fix games, but the internet has enabled a multimillion-dollar grey market. Illegal offshore websites and U.S. casinos had taken bets
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