American Man Facing $750,000 Fine and/or 6-Months in Jail for Crossing Canadian Border An American man who allegedly violated a quarantine order in the Alberta Rockies is facing a fine of $750,000, or six months in jail. Related: Canada’s COVID-19 Border Closure is Being Violated By Americans John Pennington, 40, of Kentucky, was given a $1,200 ticket on June 25 after staff at the Banff hotel he was staying at called the RCMP […] SnowBrains | August 21, 2020 0 Comments
Canada’s COVID-19 Border Closure is Being Violated By Americans Americans are violating Canada’s COVID-19 border closure to go hiking. These Americans are trying to exploit the “Alaska Loophole” in Canada’s COVID-19 border restrictions. This loophole was intentional to allow Alaskan residents to return home from the lower 48. The only problem with the loophole is that some Americans are abusing it so they can go for a hike. Related: […] Alex Camerino | July 23, 2020 1 Comment
US-Canada Border Could Remain Closed Until Next Year | Reopening is a “Long, Long, Long Way Away” A leading Canadian infectious disease specialist says that the US-Canada border should remain closed until the US manages to get the pandemic under control, reports CBC. “They’re having over 50,000 new cases per day in the country, and on top of that, it doesn’t appear like they are getting this epidemic under control. Reopening the border is going to be […] SnowBrains | July 10, 2020 0 Comments