The Blue Water Bridge border crossing between Port Huron and Point Edward. (Photo by U.S. Customs and Border Protection)The Blue Water Bridge border crossing between Port Huron and Point Edward. (Photo by U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
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Canada-US border to stay closed another month

The Canada-U-S border will continue to be locked down to non-essential travel until at least the spring.

Federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair announced Friday that the border closure has been extended to March 21, at which time, the closure will be in place for one full year.

https://twitter.com/BillBlair/status/1362894978649849857

The federal government cited the more contagious variants of the coronavirus spreading across the continent as a reason for the most recent extension.

Restrictions were set to expire on February 21.

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