Long delays as Canada opens border to fully vaccinated American tourists after 16 months

VANCOUVER: Long delays were reported at the Canadian-U.S. border on Monday as Ottawa finally opened doors to fully vaccinated American tourists for the first time in 16 months, causing a rush of tourists to travel north during the busy summer season.

Government data showed a seven-hour wait time for the Fort Frances, Ontario, and International Falls, Minnesota, crossing. Fort Frances advertises itself online as "rarely experiencing delays". Several crossings in Ontario and New Brunswick - between the states of New York and Maine - had waits of three hours.