Canada to re-tighten border measures as it braces for Omicron

In this photo taken Sunday, May 17, 2020, U.S. and Canadian flags fly atop the Peace Arch at Peace Arch Historical State Park on the border with Canada in Blaine, Wash. | (Elaine Thompson/AP Photo)

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OTTAWA — Canada is re-tightening its border as it braces for Omicron with measures that will affect communities along the frontier.

Justin Trudeau’s government announced Friday that it will again require all returning travelers who spend fewer than 72 hours outside of Canada to produce a pre-arrival, negative PCR test result. The rule, which Canada eased Nov. 30, will be back in force Dec. 21.

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