Aug 10, 2021

Canada is back open to vaccinated U.S. tourists. Will the U.S. respond in kind?

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Oil prices hit a three-week low yesterday, but now they've climbed up. Also, back to Canada, where we look into how the pandemic has impacted the conditions of migrant farmworkers there.

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Canada reopens its borders to the U.S., a rich tourism market

by Caroline Champlin

Aug 10, 2021

What does it mean that Canada's border is back open while the U.S. stays closed, at least for now?

The U.S.-Canada border Windsor Tunnel Port of Entry as shown on August 9, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. Canada has opened its border to vaccinated U.S. tourists this week, though the U.S. has yet to return the favor.

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Pandemic highlights poor conditions for some of Canada's farmworkers

by Emma Jacobs

Aug 10, 2021

The country is starting to beef up inspections and is looking at a process to set standards for housing farmworkers who are in the country on temporary visas.

The pandemic has highlighted the poor living and working conditions some temporary farmworkers in Canada experience.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Redmond Carolipio Digital Producer

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