International Travel

• At-home COVID-19 test system endorsed by feds won’t let rural Saskatchewan family register

  'I feel like we're going to be quarantining until a courier decides that they're going to start doing rural Saskatchewan.'

  Canada

  Mar 2
• COVID-19: Grieving Calgary woman asking for exemption on compassionate grounds to mandatory hotel stay

  A Calgary woman who wants to attend her mother's funeral says she can't afford the cost of a staying at a government-approved quarantine hotel when she returns to Canada.

  Health

  Feb 18
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• 86 per cent of Canadians support new international travel restrictions, poll finds

  The wariness of foreign trips stems in part from more transmissible -- and possibly more lethal -- variants of the virus emerging.

  Canada

  Feb 2
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• COVID-19: Calgary hotel association worried about ‘wrath’ from quarantined guests

  The group that oversees Calgary hoteliers is concerned a new federal program quarantining passengers will lead to abuse for its members.

  Health

  Feb 1
• UBC public health faculty members pen letter slamming director’s Hawaiian vacation

  "A public health leader should know better," states the letter signed by 19 professors in UBC's School of Population and Public Health.

  Health

  Jan 9
• Municipalities of Saskatchewan president caught travelling to Hawaii

  The organization has put out a statement saying it is disappointed to hear about his trip and asking him to respond to members and the public.

  Canada

  Jan 8
• When are you actually allowed to travel and how will the government check?

  Weighing public health concerns against Canadians' charter rights has been a delicate balance for the government.

  Canada

  Jan 7
• Coronavirus: B.C. city councillor apologizes for travelling to Somalia over the holidays

  Sharmarke Dubow said he adhered to local public health guidelines while away and took the PCR COVID-19 test multiple times. All the results came back negative.

  Politics

  Jan 5
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• Edmonton mayor concerned politicians’ travel will cause others to flout public health rules

  After eight Alberta MLAs and UCP staff were confirmed to have travelled over the holidays, Edmonton's mayor issued a statement, stressing the pandemic must be taken seriously.

  Canada

  Jan 4
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• At least 1,300 flights with potential COVID-19 exposure in Canada since September

  Canadians are being urged to avoid holiday travel during the holiday season to prevent a spike in novel coronavirus cases early in the new year.

  Dec 23, 2020