COVID-19 variants.In a letter Monday to the federal ministers of health and public safety, Ontario says it has already closed its boundaries with Quebec and Manitoba to non-essential travel, but there are no measures in place to protect provinces from the spread of COVID-19 variants through interprovincial air travel, an area of federal responsibility.
Toronto-area startup Switch Health accused of fumbling Canada’s COVID-19 border testing The province is asking for mandatory pre-departure PCR testing for all domestic air travellers entering Ontario, an extension to current rules for international passengers seeking entry into Canada.The letter, which was shared with The Canadian Press, says there have been 17 domestic flights in the past.