Canada is back open to vaccinated U.S. tourists. Will the U.S. respond in kind?
Oil prices hit a three-week low yesterday, but now they’ve climbed up. Also, back to Canada, where we look into how the pandemic has impacted the conditions of migrant farmworkers there.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents watch over vehicles entering Canada, which has opened its borders to U.S. citizens who can provide proof of vaccination and a negative Covid-19 test, at the Ambassador Bridge Port of Entry of Entry August 9, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. The border had been closed to non-essential travel since March 2020.
Canada reopens its borders to the U.S., a rich tourism market
by Caroline Champlin
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What does it mean that Canada’s border is back open while the U.S. stays closed, at least for now?
Pandemic highlights poor conditions for some of Canada’s farmworkers
by Emma Jacobs
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The country is starting to beef up inspections and is looking at a process to set standards for housing farmworkers who are in the country on temporary visas.