OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada-U.S. border will likely close to nonessential travel on Friday night to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Speaking to reporters from his home in Ottawa this morning, Trudeau said the two governments “are continuing to work on the fine-tuning of the agreement between Canada and the United States,” but said it’s close to being finalized.
Trudeau and President Donald Trump both announced Wednesday morning they were working on a mutual agreement to close the border to tourism and recreational travel. The border will stay open to trade, and Trudeau assured Canadians on Wednesday that deliveries of food, fuel and medicine would continue. Still, there remain unanswered questions about what else will be considered essential cross-border travel.
The Canada-U.S. agreement will take effect less than 72 hours after Canada closed its borders to most international travelers, other than U.S. citizens. That measure came into effect on Wednesday at noon. Ottawa also says anyone trying to get on a plane to Canada who shows symptoms of the coronavirus will not be allowed to board.
On Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said all returning snowbirds — Canadians who overwinter in the U.S. — will be able to return to Canada. Canadian citizens who show up at a land border with coronavirus symptoms will be allowed into the country, but will be placed in quarantine.
2020-03-19 16:32:32Z
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