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South China Morning Post

Tokyo Olympics: ‘soft power’ play for Japan at stake as country tries to salvage pandemic Games

Japan bid for its second Summer Olympics to showcase itself on the world’s stage the same way the 1964 Games did after second world war. Now, amid a pandemic curveball and tense relations with China, the country will find it tough to pull off a soft power win under Yoshihide Suga.

Easing travel restrictions. Learning Indigenous languages.

SFU Canada Research Chair in global health governance Kelley Lee discusses the federal government's announcement that fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents will no longer be required to quarantine upon returning to the country.

The U.S. - Canada border

Land border crossings between Canada and the U.S. remain closed to non-essential travelers entering the United States from our country.

Video Interview

Opening Canada’s borders to American travellers

Fully vaccinated Americans will soon be able to cross the border into Canada. SFU Pandemics and Borders Project Coordinator Julianne Piper weighs in on the potential implications of easing border restrictions.

The American border will open whether Canadians are ready or not

Matt Schanz and Julianne Piper speak with Stephen Quinn about why they are tentative about the re-opening.

Communities say possible Canada-U.S. border reopening ‘overdue,’ but experts cautious

Several leaders whose communities have large ties to the opposite side of the Canada-U.S. border say the potential lift on non-essential travel over the next few months is long overdue, though health experts are still voicing caution.