The Canadian government has extended a ban on cruise ships through February 2022, which is expected to block trips from visiting Alaska this year. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer, File)ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Canadian government has extended a ban on cruise ships through February 2022, which is expected to block many ships from visiting Alaska this year. Most large cruise ships visiting Alaska are registered in foreign countries. Large cruise ships bound for Alaska either begin voyages in Canada or stop there on the way. Most of Alaska's 1.3 million visitors two years ago were cruise ship passengers visiting southeast Alaska.

DETROIT – A freighter that ran aground on the Detroit River has been freed Thursday. The U.S. Coast Guard tweeted that the the Harvest Spirit has been refloated and will undergo further inspection. The 500-foot freighter Harvest Spirit, aground in the Detroit River since Wednesday morning, was successfully refloated this afternoon and is safely anchored in U.S. waters while awaiting a thorough inspection. News release: https://t.co/uso2FQQpnp pic.twitter.com/L3X47zJDww — USCG Great Lakes (@USCGGreatLakes) December 4, 2020Shipping was routed to Detroit River’s Amherstburg Channel, east of Bois Blanc Island. The Detroit River is one of the busiest rivers for commercial shipping on the planet.