While the United States recently announced it will end its COVID-19 vaccine requirements for international air travellers and at the Canadian border, The Epoch Times spoke with some Canadians and Americans who expressed deep frustration with the rules being implemented in the first place, vowing not to forget being separated from their loved ones. “We will…
‘We Will Never Forget’: Canadians and Americans React to US Lifting COVID Border Restrictions
Search for Man Continues After Police Pull Eight Bodies From Waters Near Akwesasne
Searchers continued to look in a marshy area of the St. Lawrence River on Saturday for a man missing from a nearby Mohawk community after pulling the bodies of eight migrants from the chilly waters earlier this week. Authorities provided no updates in their hunt for 30-year-old Casey Oakes, who was last seen Wednesday night operating…
Brian Giesbrecht: Most Canadians Don’t Think Canada Is a ‘Post-National State’
Commentary When newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a bewildered Canada in 2015 that Canada was a “post-national state” not many of us knew what he was talking about. Doesn’t “post-national” mean that Canada was once a nation, but no longer is one? Was he really saying that Canada was no longer a nation—that…
House Republicans Aim to Make Canada-US Border Part of National Security Debate
Republicans on Capitol Hill have formed a new caucus to focus on immigration, crime and national security at the Canada-U.S. border. Rep. Mike Kelly from Pennsylvania and Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke have enlisted 26 fellow members of Congress for a new coalition called the “Northern Border Security Caucus.” Kelly and Zinke, who will serve as…
‘Three Amigos’ Gather This Week in Mexico City to Talk North American Excellence
Familiar North American irritants—U.S. protectionism, intransigence on continental trade, irregular migration—return to the fore this week as the so-called “Three Amigos” meet for a trilateral summit in Mexico City. Canada had an automotive axe to grind with the U.S. the last time Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President Joe Biden and Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador…
Business Council of Canada Says Nexus Closure ‘Deeply Troubling’ in Letter to US
The Business Council of Canada says it is concerned over the continued closure of the Nexus trusted-traveller program, which allows pre-screened travellers expedited processing when entering the United States and Canada. CEO Goldy Hyder says it is “deeply troubling” that the U.S. government has not reopened 13 Nexus enrolment centres, in a letter to David…
Edmonton Police Officers Who Joined Trucker Protest ‘Relieved of Duty Without Pay’
Two Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers who made public statements supporting the trucker protest opposing COVID-19 mandates and restrictions have been suspended without pay. As of Feb. 23, Constable Elena Golysheva and Staff Sergeant Rick Abbott have both been “relieved of duty without pay following a preliminary internal review,” said EPS spokesperson Cheryl Sheppard in an…
Windsor US Border Crossing Reopens for US-Bound Traffic as Protest Continues
The Ambassador Bridge border crossing between Windsor, Ont. and Detroit has reopened to U.S.-bound traffic after a demonstration against COVID-19 mandates blocked traffic in both directions on the evening of Feb. 7. Windsor police said on Feb. 8 morning that the U.S.-bound pathway has opened at the bridge and can be accessed through the Wyandotte St. West…
RCMP Tow Trucks Move in on Alberta Convoy at Canada-US Border
A convoy of more than a hundred vehicles continued to blockade a highway at the Canada-U.S. border crossing in Alberta for the third day on Jan. 31, disregarding the RCMP’s request for the group to leave. On Jan. 29, a large convoy of vehicles blockaded Highway 4, south of Lethbridge, Alta., heading to the village…
Michigan Abandons Line 5 Challenge to Focus Instead on 2019 State Court Lawsuit
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has abruptly abandoned her federal court case aimed at shutting down the cross-border Line 5 pipeline. Instead, Attorney General Dana Nessel says Whitmer will concentrate the government’s efforts on a long-standing state court action against pipeline owner Enbridge Inc. that was originally filed in 2019. In a statement, Nessel says the original case…
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