Canada

Colorado, New Hampshire and New Mexico are also seeking federal permission to import cost-saving prescription drugs from Canada. President Joe Biden endorsed the approach in his 2020 campaign but has yet to approve any state plan.

In March 2020, when the Canadians left, they expected to be back that fall.

The state, which continues to wait for FDA approval, expects to import drugs to treat asthma, COPD, diabetes, hepatitis C, HIV and AIDS, and mental health conditions.

The policy coordinator for Gov. Ron DeSantis' Office of Policy and Budget said he expects the White House to match the Canadian border-policy changes within the next three weeks.

Prime Minster Justin Trudeau noted that if Canada’s current positive path of vaccination rate and public health conditions continue the border can open.

A recent study from WalletHub says the loss of visitors from the European Union could lead to a 3% decrease in Florida’s GDP.

Teams will be required to stay in a bubble and be tested daily for COVID-19, similar to the tight restrictions that allowed the NHL to complete its playoffs in two hub cities last year.

The vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech is the first to be authorized by Canadian health officials. The decision makes Canada just the third country in the world to grant such an authorization.

A large and isolated region of northeastern Canada entered a two-week lockdown as coronavirus cases creep up in areas, including largely Indigenous communities, with limited access to intensive care.

The coronavirus pandemic continues to rip across the U.S. killing many and infecting hundreds of thousands of people each week. It's also upending part-time residencies between Florida and Canada.

The final plan clears the way for Florida and other states to implement a program bringing medications across the border despite the strong objections of drugmakers and the Canadian government.

"This has been a battle, and battles sometimes make great friendships," President Trump said as he signed the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement alongside America's closest neighbors.