Sask. premier pushes feds to open the border for fully vaccinated travellers
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is calling on the federal government to relax border measures and allow people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to travel freely.
In a letter to Dominic LeBlanc, the federal minister of intergovernmental affairs, Moe said thousands of jobs in the trade, export and tourism sectors depend on American tourists.
According to the premier, many details of the federal government’s plan to reopen borders remain unclear, like if Canada will require proof of vaccination for international travellers entering the country.
Moe asked the federal government to “promptly develop a safe, science-based plan that will allow fully vaccinated individuals to resume international travel” and added Saskatchewan is willing to help with the development of documentation fully vaccinated people will need to travel internationally without quarantine requirements.
"What we're asking the federal government for is to communicate to people, Canadians, what their plan is on how we are going to allow for travel because it is important," Moe later said during a virtual news conference following the annual Western Premier's Meeting.
"It is important not only for families to meet, families with friends that are thinking about how they would be able to reunite with their family in India for example, but it's also important if we're going to have a full, full, full robust economic recovery."
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
B.C. seeks ban on using drugs in 'all public spaces,' shifting approach to decriminalization
The B.C. government is moving to have drug use banned in 'all public spaces,' marking a major shift in the province's approach to decriminalization.
Orca calf that was trapped in B.C. lagoon for weeks swims free
An orca whale calf that has been stranded in a B.C. lagoon for weeks after her pregnant mother died swam out on her own early Friday morning.
Trump's lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution's first witness in hush money trial
Donald Trump's defence team attacked the credibility Friday of the prosecution's first witness in his hush money case, seeking to discredit testimony detailing a scheme between Trump and a tabloid to bury negative stories to protect the Republican's 2016 presidential campaign.
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau on navigating post-political life, co-parenting and freedom
Sophie Gregoire Trudeau says there is 'still so much love' between her and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, as they navigate their post-separation relationship co-parenting their three children.
Air traveller complaints to Canadian Transportation Agency hit new high
The Canadian Transportation Agency has hit a record high of more than 71,000 complaints in a backlog. The quasi-judicial regulator and tribunal tasked with settling disputes between customers and the airlines says the backlog is growing because the number of incoming complaints keeps increasing.
More than 115 cases of eye damage reported in Ontario after solar eclipse
More than 115 people who viewed the solar eclipse in Ontario earlier this month experienced eye damage after the event, according to eye doctors in the province.
'I was scared': Ontario man's car repossessed after missing two repair loan payments
An Ontario man who took out a loan to pay for auto repairs said his car was repossessed after he missed two payments.
76ers All-Star centre Joel Embiid says he has Bell's palsy
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star centre Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a form of facial paralysis he says has affected him since before the play-in tournament.
U.S. flight attendant indicted in attempt to record teen girl in airplane bathroom
An American Airlines flight attendant was indicted Thursday after authorities said he tried to secretly record video of a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom last September.