Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said anyone arriving in Canada by land must present negative COVID-19 test results starting Monday. Those without the requisite test results could be fined up to $3,000
VANCOUVER - The latest rules for travellers arriving in Canada are ruffling feathers among snowbirds wintering south of the border, while those who stay.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a news conference at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
TORONTO (AP) Air travelers to Canada will quarantine in a hotel starting on Feb. 22 as they await the result of a coronavirus test, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.
Trudeau previously announced stricter restrictions would be imposed on nonessential air travelers in response to new, likely more contagious variants.
Government officials confirmed that with limited exceptions nonessential air travelers will be required to reserve a three-night stay in a government-authorized hotel at their own expense before they depart for Canada,
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