OTTAWA—Fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents will soon be able to return to Canada without a mandatory quarantine. The first stage in loosening the border restrictions that have been in place for 15 months will begin at 11:59 p.m. eastern time on July 5. It will apply only to people already eligible to travel to…

WASHINGTON—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will eventually take steps to ease border restrictions for fully vaccinated people—but he’s not saying when. Nor is Trudeau providing details about what sort of measures are in the works, beyond insisting it will be a science-based decision. He says it’s critically important that Canadians make every effort to…

WASHINGTON—One Capitol Hill lawmaker is ramping up the pressure on President Joe Biden to begin reopening the Canada-U.S. border. New York congressman Brian Higgins wants the White House to prioritize easing border restrictions by the Memorial Day long weekend at the end of May. Higgins tells CTV News that he wants Biden to make fully…