Canadian Travelers' Subtle Response To U.S. Government Shutdown May Need A Rethink

In the hours after the closure of the United States government on Wednesday, 1 October, rumors began circulating about the closure of the U.S.-Canada border. Internet searches for border shutdowns surged following the lapse, but that's all it was—a rumor. No official announcements of border shutdowns have been issued, although the timing did coincide with two Canadian border outages. The first was technical failure at multiple Canadian airports, impacting international arrivals on Sunday, followed by a temporary computer interruption at the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA), affecting commercial traffic on the Peace Bridge and Lewiston-Queenston Bridge into Canada until Tuesday morning. Still, the border is open, but public commentary on the U.S. government shutdown remains abundant