On Tuesday, CBC News confirmed the Canada-U.S. border closure for non-essential travel will be extended for another 30 days into late August. That's why Steeves would like the federal government to take it even further and keep the border closed until the new year. Jeff Henderson says opening up the Canadian border to non-essential travel would be like opening up the flood gates to COVID-19. The United States is the worst-affected country in terms of infections and leads the world in COVID-19 deaths, with more than 136,000, so far. "We recognize that the situation continues to be complex in the United States in regards to COVID-19," Trudeau said Monday at a press conference.

Source: CBC News July 15, 2020 00:56 UTC