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March 22, 2017 04:30 pm GMT

Canada might follow the U.S. and U.K. with flight 'laptop ban'

Traveling to Western, English-speaking countries is getting more difficult by the hour for passengers from Muslim-majority nations. 

According to reports, the Canadian government may follow the United States and the United Kingdom in banning certain electronic devices on flights departing from a number of airports in Muslim-majority countries. 

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The U.S. began enforcing the ban on Tuesday for flights to America from select airports in Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Turkey, Morocco, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The ban encompasses electronic devices larger than a smartphone, meaning laptops, e-readers, and more. The U.K. followed suit soon after, banning such devices on direct flights to the U.K. from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt.  Read more...

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