Canada-US Border Restrictions Won’t Be Lifted Until COVID-19 Is Under Control: Trudeau

Sources say Canada and the United States are likely to agree to extend their mutual ban on non-essential travel between the two countries for another 30 days. Canadian and American flags fly near the Ambassador Bridge at the Canada-USA border crossing in Windsor, Ont. on Saturday, March 21, 2020. Rob Gurdebeke/The Canadian Press

Canada will not lift border restrictions on non-essential travels with the United States until the COVID-19 pandemic is significantly controlled, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday.

Canada and the United States agreed on the border restrictions in March this year, and has extended the ban several times on a monthly basis.