Court Challenge of Newfoundland and Labrador’s COVID-19 Travel Ban Begins

Court Challenge of Newfoundland and Labrador’s COVID-19 Travel Ban Begins
International travelers arrive at Logan Airport in Boston, Mass., on June 29, 2017. Brian Snyder/Reuters
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ST. JOHN'S, N.L.—A legal challenge of Newfoundland and Labrador’s COVID-19 travel ban was before the courts Tuesday, with a Supreme Court judge asked to consider the intervention of a Canadian civil rights group in the case.

Halifax resident Kim Taylor and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a claim in May, claiming the restrictions violate the charter and fall outside provincial jurisdiction.