Canada

Montana’s frontier days were stuffed with gold, greed and political corruption — and all three played a part in drawing the state’s western boundary with Idaho. A listener wants to know how that squiggly line came to be. Find out now on The Big Why.

Montana firefighters will join others from around the U.S. in helping Canadian fire crews battle 100 active fires in Alberta.

Some Canadian parents are making the trek into Montana to get their young children vaccinated against COVID-19.

Last year, archaeologists in Canada found hundreds of unmarked graves of children at the sites of former government- and church-run schools for Indigenous students. Eldon Yellowhorn, who studies this issue, is scheduled to speak at the University of Montana April 7.

Canada's plan to ban coal exports could hurt mines in Montana.

The Biden administration says fully vaccinated travelers will be allowed to enter the U.S. at border crossings with Canada regardless of the reason for travel for the first time since March 2020.

The Biden administration announced Monday the land border with Canada will remain restricted to all nonessential travel through Oct. 21. That’s in contrast with Canada’s side of the border, which since Aug. 9 has been open for U.S. citizens who are fully vaccinated and have tested negative for the coronavirus.

Canadians seeking to vacation or travel for business are still not allowed to cross the border into the US. Earlier Friday the Department of Homeland Security extended it’s restrictions on non-essential travel at least to September 21.

Public Health Agency of Canada officials announced Monday that fully vaccinated Americans and Canadians living in the U.S. will be allowed to travel north across the border starting Aug. 9.

Reduced hours of operation at six ports of entry between Montana and Canada will continue through August 20. Travel between the two countries is restricted to essential-only amid the coronavirus pandemic.