Charges have been dropped against a Kentucky man who was arrested under Canada's Quarantine Act while staying at a Banff hotel with a woman last summer. On June 25, staff at the Rimrock Hotel called RCMP about a guest believed to be breaking the quarantine order. At that time, Pennington was arrested for breaching the federal Quarantine Act. It was the same day staff at the Rimrock Hotel called the RCMP about Pennington. 'Alaska loophole'At the time of his arrest, police said Pennington had entered Canada from Alaska a couple of days previously.

Source: CBC News February 12, 2021 22:18 UTC