Tag: cross-border travel

Japanese Community Condemns China’s Move to Resume Outbound Tourism Amid Major COVID Outbreak

January 3, 2023
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Beijing’s move to resume outbound tourism on Jan. 8 amid a nationwide COVID-19 outbreak has sparked criticism among Japanese citizens. Some have condemned the move, calling it “irresponsible” and “immoral behavior.” All quarantine requirements for inbound travelers to China will end as soon as Jan. 8, China’s National Health Commission said on Dec. 26. The cap…

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US Is Holding Nexus Trusted-Traveller Program ‘Hostage,’ Canadian Envoy Says

October 13, 2022
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Canada’s envoy to the United States says the cross-border Nexus trusted-traveller program is being “held hostage” by a U.S. effort to renegotiate the 20-year-old agreement. Kirsten Hillman made the comments at a daylong summit on Canada-U.S. border issues taking place at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. The 13 enrolment centres in Canada, jointly staffed…

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US Congresswoman Calls on Canada to Drop ArriveCAN App

August 21, 2022
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A U.S. congresswoman who represents a border district from New York state is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to end the mandatory use of the ArriveCAN app for those seeking to enter Canada. Elise Stefanik, a Republican representative for New York’s 21st District, says the app has disrupted travel from the United States to…

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Not Going to Be a ‘Punching Bag’ for the Police: Freedom Convoy Spokesman Announces Peaceful Withdrawal From Ottawa

February 20, 2022
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OTTAWA—As police in Ottawa escalated operations for the second day in a row against the trucker protest opposed to the government’s COVD-19 mandates, a spokesperson for the movement, dubbed “Freedom Convoy,” called for a peaceful withdrawal, saying they are not going to be a “punching bag for law enforcement.” Speaking at a press conference at the…

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NHL Working on Canadian Quarantine Exemption for Stanley Cup Playoffs: Sources

May 31, 2021
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OTTAWA—Work is underway for a travel exemption that would let the winner of the NHL’s all-Canadian division and an American counterpart cross the border during the third and final rounds of the playoffs. Two federal government sources say the exemption would let teams still in the Stanley Cup hunt enter Canada for games without having…

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