Ban on UK Flights to Canada to Expire Tonight as Testing Scheme Takes Effect

People line up and check in for an international flight at Pearson International airport during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Oct. 14, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

OTTAWA—Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada’s ban on flights from the United Kingdom will expire tonight at midnight.

Garneau says a new set of rules that require passengers returning from abroad to show proof of negative COVID-19 test results will prevent the spread of the virus across borders.