Sea Otters Can Be Money Makers, But Not Everyone Benefits The return of sea otters to historic habitats can restore ecosystems and bring economic benefits, but hungry otters can also threaten the food security of remote indigenous communities. Nell Greenfieldboyce
U.S., Canada Agree To Keep Border Partly Closed For Another 30 Days By a mutual decision in March, both countries banned nonessential travel across their shared border. Two months later, Canada and the U.S. have agreed for a second time to extend the partial ban. Colin Dwyer
Canadian Border Restrictions Have Been Extended For Another 30 Days The U.S. and Canada have agreed to keep their shared border closed for nonessential travel to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. The decision extends a partial ban implemented last month. Emma Jacobs
Amid Coronavirus Concerns Pentagon To Send Troops To U.S. Borders With Mexico, Canada Troops will be sent to the northern and southern U.S. borders as the spread of the coronavirus grows. Last week, the Trump administration ordered partial closures of those borders. Brakkton Booker
Canada Works To Fly Thousands Home From Overseas In Coronavirus Airlift The country's foreign minister called the move possibly the largest peacetime repatriation in Canadian history. Deborah Amos
Reporter's Notebook: Crossing Into Canada Before Coronavirus Closes The Border NPR health reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin reflects on her family's decision to travel to Canada to be closer to extended family during the coronavirus pandemic. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Canada To Turn Back Asylum Seekers In Effort To Stop Coronavirus Spread Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Canada will now turn back asylum seekers attempting to enter the country outside official border points. Deborah Amos
Ontario's New License Plates Have A Problem: You Can't Read Them Some people were already grumbling about the redesign, but drivers soon noticed a bigger problem: The new license plates can be hard to read at night. Laurel Wamsley
Canadian Pipeline Protest Forces Closure Of Major Rail Link Indigenous protesters are using snow plows and wooden barricades to block a vital cross-country railway to protest construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline they say runs through their land. Scott Neuman
Canadian Court Clears The Way For Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion The court said the government has adequately consulted with indigenous groups about the pipeline expansion. First Nations have said that they remain concerned about the project's environmental impact. Merrit Kennedy
