Members of families separated by the border between the U.S. and Canada due to COVID-19 restrictions gather to protest at the Port of Roosville in Montana on Saturday, April 3, 2021. (Brandy Carvey)
April 9, 2021
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Sen. Daines' bill to reopen border fails in Senate
Despite drawing bipartisan support, a Montana-led effort to reopen traffic across the U.S.-Canada border fell short in Congress last week.
Extending border closure defies logic
When Canada announced that it would reopen its border to fully vaccinated Americans by Aug. 9, it was widely assumed the U.S. would follow suit.
Daines, Tester call for reopening of U.S.-Canada border
Both of Montana's senators have called on the Biden administration to work with Canadian officials to fully reopen the northern border, which has been closed to nonessential travel since March 2020 to prevent the coronavirus from spreading between the two countries.
Separated families struggle to cope with prolonged border closure
Separated families struggling to cope with border closure