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The Poker Creek–Little Gold Creek Border Crossing at the Alaska–Yukon border closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and the United States, the governments of Canada and the United States agreed to close the border to "non-essential" travel on March 21, 2020, for an initial period of 30 ...
On March 21, 2020, Ketchikan, a small, coastal town of approximately 8,000 residents located in Southeast Alaska was determined to have a cluster of six COVID-19 cases. The town sheltered in place for the following 14 days. [7] On March 24, 2020, three more cases of COVID-19 were found in Ketchikan, bringing the total there to nine. [8]
In 1985, the border station closed. [5] Over subsequent years, cocaine and firearms smuggling created challenges for the local RCMP detachment. [6] By the early 2000s, the station had reopened. [7] In April 2015, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) closed the border station between midnight and 8am Pacific. A steel gate blocked the only ...
In a recent TV interview, Canadian Prime Minister announced that the Canada-U.S. border, which was to remain sealed through Oct. 21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will remain off-limits to ...
May 2—Alaska towns along the Canadian border are bracing for a second summer of restrictions, but at least one business on the Alaska Highway is benefiting from continuing Canadian exceptions ...
Canadian towns along the country's U.S. border fear they will be harmed if the United States eases measures aimed at curbing the spread of coronavirus, with some making contingency plans and ...
Prior to the 1950s, the Canadian road to this crossing traversed a steep hill at the border, which caused problems for winter travelers. Around 1952, Canada excavated much of the hill and built a new inspection plaza on relatively level ground. This border crossing was closed in 1985 when I-95 was completed immediately to the north. [54]
When the World Closed Its Doors: The COVID-19 Tragedy and the Future of Borders, by Edward Alden and Laurie Trautman, Oxford University Press, 344 pages, $29.99 In late 2021, Charlotte Bellis, an ...