Poll finds that 80% of Canadians want the US-Canada border to stay closed for the rest of the year, as the coronavirus pandemic rages on in the US

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• A poll found that eight out of ten Canadians want the US-Canada border to stay closed until at least the end of 2020, the BBC reported. 
• Canadians are reporting US license plates to federal police. 
• Those who are legally in Canada but have US license plates have reported harrassmenrt and vandalism of their cars. 
• Canadians are concerned that Americans can spread the coronavirus. 
• The US recorded more than 5.2 million coronavirus cases and accounts for more than a quarter of the world's cases.
• Canada has reported more than 123,000 cases. 
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Eight out of ten Canadians want the US-Canada border to stay closed until at least the end of 2020, a poll by Ipsos Reid found, according to the BBC.

The border is currently closed for non-essential travel, commercial trucks are still able to pass, and Canadians are worried about the risk Americans pose for the spread of the coronavirus. 

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