Ontario Is Setting Up Checkpoints At Quebec Borders To Limit Interprovincial Travel

Starting on April 19.
Ontario Is Setting Up Checkpoints At Quebec Borders To Limit Interprovincial Travel
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that Quebec's neighbouring province will be setting up interprovincial checkpoints to limit non-essential travel between Ontario and Quebec.

The travel checkpoints will be set up on Monday, April 19, at all of Ontario's provincial borders. The province borders both Quebec and Manitoba. 

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However, Ford said there will be exceptions, such as crossing the provincial border for work, medical care or transporting goods.

"We're currently facing the devastating consequences of COVID variants that entered Canada through our borders at the start of this year," said Ford.

He said Ontario is implementing the new border measures to "get ahead of the variants that are plaguing western Canada."

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    Lea Sabbah was a Staff Writer for MTL Blog. Previously, Lea was a radio host on CJLO 1690 AM and her work has been published by Global News, the Toronto Star, Le Devoir and the National Observer. In 2019, she was part of the investigative team that uncovered lead in Montreal's drinking water — a story which won Quebec's Grand Prix Judith-Jasmin. She's a graduate of the journalism program at Concordia University.

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