Canada, U.S. agree to extend non-essential travel ban to Sept. 21 Non-essential travel won’t be permitted; travellers deemed essential or those passing through on their way to Alaska will be allowed.
Crackdown on ‘Alaska-loophole’ welcomed by Alberta border community Coutts Mayor Jim Willett said he worries lifting restrictions too soon between the countries could put his residents at risk.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]“My biggest fear is that we would have two or three people here in town come down with it at the same time, and they don’t go many places but, it’s a small community, 100 households.“It wouldn’t take much to decimate our population and put them all in the hospital.”The halt in.