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US Border Expands Facial Recognition for Canadians
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Canadian Border Now Fully Open
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Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border
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US Land Border Opens to Canadians
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Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?
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US Border Expands Facial Recognition for Canadians
Starting December 26th, Canadians travelling to the United States by air, land, or sea will no longer be able to opt out of having their photo taken at the border. The new rule, announced by the Department of Homeland Security, will make facial biometrics mandatory for all non-US citizens when entering or exiting the country. […]
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Canadian Border Now Fully Open
On October 1st 2022, the Government of Canada removed all COVID-19 border measures such as required proof of vaccination, random testing, and mandatory isolation for high-risk travelers. For the first time since early 2020, the Canadian border is operating under “normal” conditions. For example: Americans interested in visiting Canada no longer need to download the […]
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Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border
As of April 1st 2022, the Canadian border will no longer require a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test from fully vaccinated travellers entering or returning to the country. Previously, a rapid antigen test or a PCR test indicating a person does not have COVID was required by border authorities. This rule change should encourage Canadians to […]
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US Land Border Opens to Canadians
After being closed for nearly 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on November 8th 2021 the United States land border officially opened to all fully vaccinated Canadians. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced they will be staffing their border at pre-pandemic levels, but warns that wait times may be longer than in […]
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When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?
On August 9th 2021, Canada opened its border to all fully vaccinated Americans allowing tourists from the United States to visit the country once again. The US border remains closed to Canadians, however, and American authorities recently extended the border closure until September 21st citing COVID-19 transmission rates south of the border as well as […]
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Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?
Most Canadians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Consequently, Canadians are starting to think about international travel again, and are beginning to research possible vacation destinations. This leads to the question, which countries can a fully vaccinated Canadian visit? As of July 2021, Canadian citizens who have received two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, or […]
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Just waiting for the other shoe to drop
Posted August 20, 2026 by Anonymous
While everyone waiting and wondering what kind of deal Canada will be making with Trump, here’s some speculation, some cartoons, and some other news.
Waiting for The Deal Here are some comments about the deal when we don’t know what it is yet
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Today in “Christ What an Asshole!”
Posted August 19, 2026 by Anonymous
Trump, of course
Yeah…it was Taco Tuesday View on Threads
The war with Iran ended six months ago. Iran surrendered like a dog. The victory parade in Washington was the biggest ever, people are saying. – Dan GardnerRead on Substack
Sounds l…
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Catching up with the news: “Maîtres Chez Nous”, wildfire update, and some good news stories
Posted August 18, 2026 by Anonymous
I think we have a new slogan to add to “Elbows Up”.
And this one comes with a fist – Maîtres Chez Nous.
It happened on Monday, during Prime Minister Carney’s press conference at the Churchill Falls announcement
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The Church…
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Sunday Funday: Cartoon Cavalcade, Interesting posts, Funny posts, Getting Old(er), Carney Hat-Trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers
Posted August 16, 2026 by Anonymous
This week’s Cartoon CavalcadeAbout the Canada-US tariff negotiations:
About Trump’s catering truck:About the Kennedy CentreAbout the Iran WarAbout ICE Gestapo’s new glovesAbout Mid-Terms fear-mongeringInteresting posts
A fascinating chart
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More comments: what Canadians are saying about the trade negotiations, Americans, Pete Hoekstra, and Poilievre. Plus a wildfire update
Posted August 15, 2026 by Anonymous
About the trade deal negotiations
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Wesley Wark writes Get a trade deal, get ready to give away our sovereignty? Or, what’s with the leaks?
…As always with high stakes talks, especially where few official details are…
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Today’s Comments: about Carney, Americans, Trump’s decoy plane, the coming crash(es), the Jays, and Blake Tierney. Plus wildfire update
Posted August 14, 2026 by Anonymous
I’m reading some interesting comments today:Talking about Carney
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Tom Mulcair writes Stop the handwringing. PM Carney is outmanoeuvering Trump on trade
Prime Minister Mark Carney has been consistent since he arrived on the scene…
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Tariff update, Catering Cart roundup, and some Eclipse posts. Plus thanks to the Penticton Sikh Temple
Posted August 13, 2026 by Anonymous
First, an update on those tariff negotiations I think Canada is getting angry.
You won’t like us when we’re angry…
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Here is Ralph Goodale on the consequences of implementing Trump’s new tariffs: “The Americans would m…
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Wednesday Updates: Wildcard dreams, some interesting reads, plus wildfire update
Posted August 12, 2026 by Anonymous
Wildcard Dreams
It has been done before, so maybe our Jays can do it again!
CBC’s Geoff Nixon writes From last place to the post-season? Here’s how the 2026 Blue Jays could pull it off
Prime Minister Mark Carney says “you’ve got to believe” the Tor…
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Look up! Look Waaaaay Up! Plus catching up with the news, and a wildfires update
Posted August 11, 2026 by Anonymous
Set your alarm clocks for Wednesday, August 12 and look up. Look waaaaaay up.In the morning, a planet alignment: View on Threads
In the afternoon, a solar eclipse — with totality in Greenland, Iceland and Spain, and a partial eclipse in eas…
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Today’s wildfires update, plus Sunday Funday
Posted August 9, 2026 by Anonymous
Wildfires UpdateThe situation Saturday in BC
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From Saturday evening
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Yukon update:
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Saturday Cartoons, plus Canadians as hobbits, some Trump v Canada, and another Wildfires Update
Posted August 8, 2026 by Anonymous
This week’s Cartoon Collection
“Canadians are like hobbits”
So says Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief emeritus Matt Winkler. Well, we’ve been called worse…
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Trail Park PhD (@trailparkphd…
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Today’s News: Carney working, Trump flailing, Covid stories, Wildfires update
Posted August 7, 2026 by Anonymous
So Trump called Canadians “nasty” but Carney didn’t rise to the bait. View on Threads
In fact, it sounds like Carney has decided the time is right to push Trump harder:
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The world is noticing Canada too.
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Canadians? Nasty? Why yes, yes we are!!!
Posted August 6, 2026 by Anonymous
So on Wednesday this happened:Trump: “Canada is nasty. They’re nasty.”[image or embed]— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) August 5, 2026 at 3:22 PM
He ain’t seen nuthin’ yet!
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Americans hate him too
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Wednesday Updates: Nobody wants Poilievre’s job. Plus Carney success stories, Trump fantasy stories, wildfires update, and its Venn Day.
Posted August 5, 2026 by Anonymous
Looks like Poilievre has a job that no one else wants. CTV News reports on a new Nanos poll:There is “no obvious challenger” among Conservative politicians in Canada to Prime Minister Mark Carney, according to a new Nanos Research poll commissione…
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Catching Up with the News: Trump fails in Iran and in Spain, plus a wildfire update and the final Commonwealth Games update
Posted August 4, 2026 by Anonymous
Cartoon roundup about Trump’s Iran quagmire
Both Paul Krugman and Phillips O’Brien are saying now that the winner of the US-Israel-Iran War will be China.
China? Huh?
Krugman writes:
… Trump began torpedoing our alliances on day one. Discussi…
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Sunday Funday: Some good posts and some funny posts, plus Carney Hat Trick, TrumpWatch, Animal Crackers, and Commonwealth Games Update
Posted August 2, 2026 by Anonymous
First, some good posts
Clearest image ever taken of Venus. (Infrared)
By Japan’s Akatsuki spacecraft 🔥 – CuriosityRead on Substack
Which way do you read this image?
People whose native language runs from left to right on the page – English, eg – te…
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Catching up with the American Fantasia. Plus today’s Commonwealth Games update
Posted August 1, 2026 by Anonymous
Here are a few cartoons I found about Trump’s crazy fantasies:Trump’s fantasy world is getting worse every day. It’s harder to keep up with all the fantasy stories that Trump seems to believe sincerely – everything from how he won the 2020 electio…
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Today’s News: Ragging the Canadian economy puck. Plus updates on wildfires and Commonwealth Games
Posted July 31, 2026 by Anonymous
So Prime Minister Carney kiboshed the suggestion Canada should retaliate with our oil and gas sales to America because we’re mad at Trump over his tariff threats. View on Threads
I’m seeing some carping about this from our media.
In The G…
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Outrage of the day: destroying old books. Plus updates on wildfires and the Commonwealth Games
Posted July 30, 2026 by Anonymous
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All over social media, I’m seeing people furiously angry about this.
““Project Panama is our effort to destructively scan all the books in the world,” an internal planning document said. “We don’t want it to be known that we …
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Today’s News: Poilievre evaporates while Trump circles the drain. Plus updates on wildfires and the Commonwealth Games
Posted July 29, 2026 by Anonymous
Am I wrong or has Poilievre evaporated?
I have seen little or nothing about him ever since his Lethbridge Liberace cos-play at the Stampede.
Maybe because he knows how is popularity is plummeting.There was a new Nanos poll out on Tuesday:
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Catching up with the news: Cartoon collection, the Gordie Howe Bridge as metaphor, plus wildfire updates, some World Cup news, and the Commonwealth Games
Posted July 28, 2026 by Anonymous
Cartoon CollectionThe Gordie Howe Bridge as metaphor
Last month, I speculated that the chaos of the Washington Reflecting Pool had become a metaphor for the incompetent hubris of the Trump administration. Now the Gordie Howe Bridge has become a metapho…
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Wildfires, the Commonwealth Games, and this week’s Sunday Funday
Posted July 26, 2026 by Anonymous
Today’s Wildfire Update
Lots of posts tonight about the fires in Spain and France
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The Tour de France Stage 21 in Paris has been shortened to 89 kilometers due to wildfires.
Canada’s fires update
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Today’s News about bridges and airports and Trump blathering again, plus updates on wildfires and on the Commonwealth Games
Posted July 25, 2026 by Anonymous
To finish off the week, here’s a collection of posts about the news.
I must admit, I’m tired, so very very tired, of writing about Trump and about Canada’s problems dealing with him.Can’t imagine how tired Carney must be!
I am really tired o…
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Are you kidding? This week’s news roundup of preposterous news – more tariffs, invading Iran, crashing the economy. Plus today’s wildfires update
Posted July 24, 2026 by Anonymous
More damned tariffs?So on Thursday this happened:
Trump’s Tariff Pivot: ‘Forced Labor’ Duties Hit 60 Nations as Global Levy Expires
The clock just ran out on Trump’s temporary 10% global tariff—but the White House isn’t dropping its trade shield. Taki…
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Thursday Survey: some good comments about the news stories of this week, plus today’s wildfire update
Posted July 23, 2026 by Anonymous
First, about those damned tariffs
but…. but…. I thought it was about the wind, and how it was carrying the smoke over the *gasp* border.
So, Chrystia Freeland told the little creep to f’off, did she? Of course he’d say what he said. Wimpy crimina…
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US Border Expands Facial Recognition for Canadians
Posted November 12, 2025 by Ben
Starting December 26th, Canadians travelling to the United States by air, land, or sea will no longer be able to opt out of having their photo taken at the border. The new rule, announced by the Department of Homeland Security, will make facial biometrics mandatory for all non-US citizens when entering or exiting the country. […]
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Canadian Border Now Fully Open
Posted November 24, 2022 by Ben
On October 1st 2022, the Government of Canada removed all COVID-19 border measures such as required proof of vaccination, random testing, and mandatory isolation for high-risk travelers. For the first time since early 2020, the Canadian border is operating under “normal” conditions. For example: Americans interested in visiting Canada no longer need to download the […]
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Pre-Entry COVID Test No Longer Required at Canadian Border
Posted April 2, 2022 by Ben
As of April 1st 2022, the Canadian border will no longer require a pre-arrival negative COVID-19 test from fully vaccinated travellers entering or returning to the country. Previously, a rapid antigen test or a PCR test indicating a person does not have COVID was required by border authorities. This rule change should encourage Canadians to […]
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US Land Border Opens to Canadians
Posted November 8, 2021 by Ben
After being closed for nearly 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on November 8th 2021 the United States land border officially opened to all fully vaccinated Canadians. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced they will be staffing their border at pre-pandemic levels, but warns that wait times may be longer than in […]
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Full Story »
When Will USA Border Open to Canadians?
Posted August 25, 2021 by Ben
On August 9th 2021, Canada opened its border to all fully vaccinated Americans allowing tourists from the United States to visit the country once again. The US border remains closed to Canadians, however, and American authorities recently extended the border closure until September 21st citing COVID-19 transmission rates south of the border as well as […]
General
Full Story »
Where Can Vaccinated Canadians Travel?
Posted July 1, 2021 by Ben
Most Canadians are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Consequently, Canadians are starting to think about international travel again, and are beginning to research possible vacation destinations. This leads to the question, which countries can a fully vaccinated Canadian visit? As of July 2021, Canadian citizens who have received two doses of the Pfizer, Moderna, or […]
Interesting Fact of the Month
Did you know visiting Canada with a DUI is difficult? If a US citizen has a DUI or DWI they could be denied entry at the Canadian border! Even a misdemeanor for reckless driving, or a traffic ticket for impaired driving, can prevent an American from entering Canada. In order to enter Canada with DUI charges many people hire an immigration lawyer. Going to Canada from USA with other criminal convictions like theft or assault can also be challenging.
Did you know visiting Canada with a DUI is difficult? If a US citizen has a DUI or DWI they could be denied entry at the Canadian border! Even a misdemeanor for reckless driving, or a traffic ticket for impaired driving, can prevent an American from entering Canada. In order to enter Canada with DUI charges many people hire an immigration lawyer. Going to Canada from USA with other criminal convictions like theft or assault can also be challenging.
