As more countries close their borders to control the spread of COVID-19, Ottawa is clamping down on who’s being allowed into Canada.
As Abigail Bimman explains, Ottawa’s choice to exempt U.S. citizens is causing controversy, while Mike Armstrong reports on how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is justifying the exemption to Americans, as well as which four Canadian airports will continue to accept international arrivals.
Eric Sorensen explains how Canada is looking beyond its border for lessons on flattening the curve, with cases being reported in more than 100 countries.
Crystal Goomansingh reports on how the European Union, the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, struggles to contain the spread as it restricts all non-essential travel for foreigners to its 27 member states.
And, nearly 300,000 Canadians travel south during the winter, but as Ross Lord reports, some of these “snowbirds” are now racing to return home while they still can.
