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The cost of keeping the Canada-U.S. border closed — plus the last oil boom?

This week the Cost of Living team crosses the border (virtually) to collaborate with NPR's The Indicator on a story about cross-border tourism. Also, we take a closer look at the future of the oil economy. Finally, we wrap our Contact Tracing series following four Canadians as they navigate the ups and downs of the pandemic.

The Cost of Living for June 27, 2021

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This week the Cost of Living team crosses the border (virtually) to collaborate with NPR's The Indicator on a story about cross-border tourism. Also, we take a closer look at the future of the oil economy. Finally, we wrap our Contact Tracing series following four Canadians as they navigate the up's and down's of the pandemic. (Simply Photos/Shutterstock, Sam Nar/CBC, CBC)
Cost of Living27:00The cost of keeping the Canada-U.S. border closed — plus the last oil boom?
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What happens when Canadians and Americans can't hang out anymore?

In a co-production with National Public Radio in the United States, Cost of Living producer Anis Heydari talks to Canadians and Americans about the effect of the border closure on the places straddling the line between the two countries.

Cost of Living8:21The line you still can't cross between the United States and Canada

The Last Oil Boom? 

With the price of crude climbing over $70 a barrel, and travel-hungry Canadians about to hit the road in their Ford F-150s, we could be on the cusp of another oil boom.  Cost of Living host Paul Haavardsrud asks — will it be the last? 

Cost of Living5:54With prices rising, are we on the cusp of the last oil boom?

Contact Tracing: Economic realities through the pandemic

Producer Tracy Fuller checks in one final time with four Canadians whose careers were upended by the pandemic.  After 15 tumultuous months, some are now in a better place, while others are asking if it's time to sell up and move on. 

Cost of Living9:51Contact Tracing: the economic realities for four Canadians one year into the pandemic

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