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Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remain without power and officials are trying to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has introduced legislation that would put a national freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns.

The Canadians who have disrupted trade with the U.S. and occupied downtown Ottawa for nearly three weeks have been cheered and funded by American right-wing activists and conservative politicians who also oppose vaccine mandates and the country’s liberal leader.

Officials said Canada's borders will be open to the rest of the world on September 7.

Officials said Canada's borders will be open to the rest of the world on September 7.

South Korea has reported a new daily high for coronavirus cases, putting pressure on authorities to extend their toughest distancing rules.

Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement​ will be waived as of August 9 for eligible travelers who are currently residing in the U.S. and have received a full course of a COVID vaccine approved for use in Canada.

U.S.-Canada border restrictions on nonessential travel have been in place since March 2020 because of COVID-19.

Canada will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7.

Canada announced Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated U.S. citizens into Canada on Aug. 9, and those from the rest of the world on Sept. 7. Officials said the 14-day quarantine requirement will be waived as of Aug. 9 for eligible travelers who are currently residing in the United States and have received a full course of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Canada.

It's high summer along the border between the United States and Canada and people on both sides are wondering when the two governments will ease border-crossing restrictions imposed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It's high summer along the border between the United States and Canada and people on both sides are wondering when the two governments will ease border-crossing restrictions imposed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Military aircraft are mobilised as fires burn across British Columbia following a record-breaking heatwave.

The border closure will now extend into its 16th month since the start of the pandemic.

Canada’s public safety minister says border restrictions on nonessential travel with the United States will be extended until July 21.

The U.S.-Canada border travel restrictions have been extended another month to July 21.

The Canadian government might be planning to loosen its border restrictions later this month, city officials say.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland spoke yesterday with Bill Blair, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness of Canada. In their inaugural bilateral conversation, the leaders discussed their shared commitment to cooperating at the strategic level on a wide range of shared challenges and opportunities – from advancing policing and justice reform to countering the threats posed by domestic violent extremism. Attorney General Garland and Minister Blair also reaffirmed their commitment to reinvigorating the U.S./Canada Cross-Border Crime Forum as a mechanism for enhancing bilateral cooperation between the Justice Department and Public Safety Canada on common law enforcement objectives, including reducing gun violence and addressing shared narcotics threats from transnational criminal organizations.

The extension would mean the closure will now stretch at least 15 months.

A man is shot dead outside the international airport in what police say is gang-related violence.

A man was shot to death at the Vancouver International Airport in what authorities said appeared to be a gang-related incident Sunday.

A 28-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday at the Vancouver International Airport in what Canadian authorities said was a gang-related slaying. The man was shot near the departure terminal at the airport, which is in neighboring Richmond, British Columbia. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Frank Jang said the victim was known to police and the incident was related to a gang conflict the region has seen lately.

Enrique Tarrio, the chairman of Proud Boys, called the terrorist designation “ridiculous.”"There is no basis for it. All the Canadian Proud Boys have ever done is go to rallies,” Tarrio said in a phone interview. He estimated there are between 1,000 and 1,500 Proud Boys in Canada. Sending money to the organization or buying Proud Boys paraphernalia would also be a crime. On January 6, 2021, the Proud Boys played a pivotal role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.”The government calls the Proud Boys a neo-fascist organization with semiautonomous chapters located in the United States, Canada, and internationally.

Several lanes at the United States border crossing in Lacolle, Quebec, is closed, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Update Feb. 22, 2021: US-Canada border travel restrictions extended to March 21, 2021Canada’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. — Bill Blair (@BillBlair) January 12, 2021“We are extending restrictions on non-essential travel with the United States until February 21st, 2021. Nonessential travel is prohibited across the U.S.-Canada border. AdRead more: Canada: US border measures to last until COVID is under controlQuick facts about the US-Canada border restrictions:

DETROIT -- Officials with the Canadian government confirmed in a tweet Monday they will continue to keep the border between the U.S. and Canada closed as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The border closure was scheduled to lift Wednesday, but Canadian Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, says the closure has been extended. We are extending non-essential travel restrictions with the United States until November 21st, 2020. “We will continue to make sure that Canadian safety is top of mind when we move forward. We see the cases in the United States and elsewhere around the world, and we need to continue to keep these border controls in place,” Trudeau said.

TORONTO, ONT – Canada is extending the agreement to keep the U.S. border closed to non-essential travel to Oct. 21 during the coronavirus pandemic. The restrictions were announced on March 18 and have been extended each month since. Essential cross-border workers like healthcare professionals, airline crews and truck drivers are still permitted to cross. Truck drivers are critical as they move food and medical goods in both directions. Much of Canada’s food supply comes from or via the U.S.Americans who are returning to the U.S. and Canadians who are returning to Canada are also exempted from the border closure.

DETROIT Officials in Canada and the United States have decided to keep the countries border closed to non-essential travel for another month. The current extension of the border crossing restrictions is set to expire Aug. 21. That is now extended another 30 days to Sept. 21. The restrictions were first announced on March 18 and were extended in April, May, June, July and now until Sept. 21. Chad Wolf, the United States acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security tweeted Friday:We continue to work with our Canadian and Mexican partners to slow the spread of #COVID19.