The clock is ticking at the Canada-U.S. border. Ports of entry between the two countries are expected to be shut down to all but essential travel at midnight, Friday.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Donald Trump announced the ban Wednesday, intended to help curtail the rapid spread of COVID-19 without disrupting the flow of essential goods and services on which Canadians and Americans depend.
Canada and the United States are still working out details of the closure, which will restrict all non-essential travel between the two countries amid the new coronavirus.
The known exceptions to the ban include aircrews, diplomats, healthcare workers and transport companies. Ron Foxcroft, CEO and chairman of the Fluke Transportation Group,