Feds to Require Negative COVID Test for Those Entering Canada at Land Borders

A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is shown at a UHN COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on January 7, 2021. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says starting next week, anyone arriving in Canada by land will need to show a recent negative COVID-19 test.

Trudeau says the new measure will kick in Feb. 15, the latest move to keep COVID-19 from spreading within Canada from people who travelled outside it.