Canada Enacts Ban of Large Cruise Ships Until October

Canada Enacts Ban of Large Cruise Ships Until October
The AIDAdiva cruise ship, on a 10-day trip from New York to Montreal, arrives in Halifax on Oct. 19, 2018. Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The cruise-ship season in Canada is all but sunk as Ottawa extends its ban on large ships in Canadian waters until the end of October in an attempt to contain COVID-19.

Transport Minister Marc Garneau said Thursday passenger ships with overnight accommodations for more than 100 people—including both passengers and crew—can’t operate in Canadian waters until at least Oct. 31.