FILE - In this June 8, 2021, file photo, a car approaches one of the few lanes open at the Peace Arch border crossing into the U.S. in Blaine, Wash. Canada is lifting its prohibition Monday, Aug. 9 on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but the United States is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians. The reopening is part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
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Canada (AP)-As of today, Americans vaccinated against Covid-19 are again allowed to travel to and from Canada for business or pleasure. Canada has announced the lifting of its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit.
It is not however a two way street. The US is keeping similar restrictions in place for Canadians, until at least August 21st.
Today’s reopening is part of a bumpy return to normalcy from COVID-19 travel bans. The border has been closed to nonessential travel since March 2020 to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The U.S. has said it will extend its closure to Canadians making nonessential trips until at least Aug. 21, which also applies to the Mexican border.
The lopsided rules on one of the world’s longest and busiest land borders is unsurprisingly being met with cheers and jeers.
