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Federal government to end pre-arrival COVID testing for travellers entering Canada

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The federal government is expected to announce as soon as tomorrow that travellers entering Canada will no longer have to take a pre-arrival COVID-19 test, CBC News has learned.

Sources with knowledge of the matter confirm Canada is removing the testing requirements at airports and land border crossings.

Currently, travellers entering the country must show proof of a negative antigen or molecular test within a day of their flight or arrival at the border.

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That testing requirement will be dropped by the end of the month, the sources said. 

The move comes two years into the pandemic as travel picks up and

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