A military plane carrying Canadian troops to Latvia as part of a NATO mission in that country has been turned back after a commissionaire who checked members into the flight tested positive for COVID-19.
A military plane carrying Canadian troops to Latvia as part of a NATO mission in that country turned around mid-flight Thursday, after someone who might have come in contact with the aircraft tested positive for COVID-19.
The Department of National Defence told CBC News Saturday that the individual, who was not on board the flight, may have interacted with passengers before the plane took off from CFB Trenton.
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) learned the news while the flight was in the air.
“As such, the decision was made to return t