A woman who says she was denied the right to travel to Newfoundland and Labrador for her mother’s funeral is challenging the province’s COVID-19 travel ban.
Kim Taylor and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association filed a claim in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, claiming the restrictions violate the charter and fall outside provincial jurisdiction.
Newfoundland and Labrador has passed legislation banning anyone but permanent residents and asymptomatic workers in key sectors from entering the province. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says that while it’s concerned with travel bans across the country, Newfoundland and Labrador’s is