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• Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81 - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 23:24
  Vivienne Westwood, influential fashion maverick, dies at 81  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Cheam Leisure Centre gymnasium to close next week for renovations

  29-12-2022 22:23 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — It hasn’t exactly been the smoothest transition since the YMCA of Greater Vancouver took over as the exclusive operator of the Cheam Leisure Centre and Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre in September 2022.First, the Y had to deal with an ongoing shortage of lifeguards, which initially affected activities like Spartan Swim Club and public swim, and later, impacted youth swim lessons. It also didn’t collect payments for drop-in users at the Cheam Leisure Centre from S
  
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• At least 30 Operation Red Nose volunteers to work during New Year’s Eve Saturday in Chilliwack

  29-12-2022 21:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Steve Roukema knows he’ll working long hours this coming weekend when the new year arrives.It’ll all be for a great cause when he and his roster of at least 30 volunteers gear up for Operation Red Nose in Chilliwack this Saturday night (Dec. 31) starting at 8:30 p.m.
  Roukema will be one of the Operation Red Nose drivers who provide a public service to those who have had too much to drink at seasonal, year-end parties.“We will need 40 volunteers for the final
  
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• Chiefs host beach party for Chilliwack Community Food Bank ... - Agassiz Harrison Observer

  29-12-2022 20:00
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• Fraser Valley $10 Christmas tree pickup food bank fundraiser - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 19:22
  Fraser Valley $10 Christmas tree pickup food bank fundraiser  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Kyle (The Monster) Nelson to face the ‘Korean Superboy’ in Feb. 4 UFC bout

  29-12-2022 18:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson will take on (The Korean Superboy) Doo Ho Choi on a Feb. 4 UFC Fight Night card in Las Vegas.
  Choi (14-4-0) has not fought since a December 2019 loss, by second-round TKO, to Canadian Charles (Air) Jourdain. It marked a third straight defeat for the 31-year-old South Korean, albeit to tough competition in Jeremy (Lil Heathen) Stephens and Cub Swanson.
  Choi’s December 2016 bout with Swanson has since been added to the UFC Hall of Fame’s
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard rescues man, two dogs, from stricken sailboat off Vancouver Island

  29-12-2022 18:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VICTORIA — A sailor and his two dogs are recovering on Vancouver Island thanks to life-saving action by the United States Coast Guard.
  The man and his canine companions were aboard a small sailboat off the southwest tip of Vancouver Island early Wednesday when it lost power and was swept onto rocks.
  A social media post from the coast guard’s Pacific Northwest sector says a helicopter crew from Port Angeles in Washington state responded to the emergency.
  They winched the man and one d
  
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• Burst pipe causes flooding in Chilliwack's Sardis Secondary School - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 18:00
  Burst pipe causes flooding in Chilliwack's Sardis Secondary School  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada leaves Spengler Cup without a win after 3-1 loss to Sweden’s Orebro

  29-12-2022 17:59 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  DAVOS, Switzerland — Canada finished winless at the 2022 Spengler Cup after losing 3-1 to Swedish club Orebro HK Thursday in quarterfinal action at the international hockey tournament.
  Goals from Filip Berglund and Linus Oberg put Orebro up 2-0 after two periods.
  Chris DiDomenico scored with about six and a half minutes remaining to cut the lead to 2-1.
  With DiDomenico in the penalty box for cross-checking, Mathias Brome scored into an empty net with 26 seconds remaining to seal the win.
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• FortisBC monthly gas bills to drop $4/month in 2023

  29-12-2022 17:57 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — In a year that saw near-record inflation, rising food costs, and seven benchmark interest rate increases, FortisBC is doing the opposite this coming year.The energy provider announced earlier this month that monthly gas bills for Fraser Valley customers will decrease by about four per cent, or $4 per month on average, starting in 2023.In a December 8 news release, FortisBC said that most of its gas customers in British Columbia will see an overall decrease starting Jaunuary 1.
  
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• Women, kids among 1,200 Afghan illegals jailed in Pakistan - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 17:30
  Women, kids among 1,200 Afghan illegals jailed in Pakistan  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Russia’s foreign minister calls for Ukraine to demilitarize - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 17:30
  Russia’s foreign minister calls for Ukraine to demilitarize  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Russia hits key Ukrainian infrastructure with biggest strikes in weeks - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 17:30
  Russia hits key Ukrainian infrastructure with biggest strikes in weeks  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• ‘Our language is still here:’ Revitalizing Indigenous languages in the ... - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 17:30
  ‘Our language is still here:’ Revitalizing Indigenous languages in the ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canadian Army eyeing new weapons in response to lessons learned from Ukraine war

  29-12-2022 17:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The Canadian Army is rushing to buy new equipment in response to lessons learned from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
  Canadian Army commander Lt.-Gen. Joe Paul says that includes anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles as well as systems to protect against drones.
  Paul says the military is also hoping to purchase the types of long-range, precision missile systems that have given Ukrainian forces a distinct advantage over their Russian foes.
  The new weapon systems were not include
  
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• About 11,000 Hydro-Québec customers still without power one week after winter storm

  29-12-2022 17:07 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Hydro-Québec says more than 10,700 customers are still without power a week after a major winter storm knocked out transmission lines across the province. 
  The utility says the power is still out for more than 3,300 customers in the Quebec City area, about 2,800 clients in the Laurentians region, and for roughly 1,200 customers in the Outaouais region.
  Hydro-Québec has said it couldn’t provide an end date for all the outages.
  The storm that brought wind,
  
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• Free ice skating Friday morning at the Chilliwack Coliseum

  29-12-2022 17:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — With rising costs everywhere consumers look these days, it’s nice to have something free every once in a while.Chilliwack-Hope MP Mark Strahl will host his annual New Year’sSkating Party on Friday, December 30 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Chilliwack Coliseum, 45323 Hodgins Avenue.
  Admission to the event is free and there will be drinks, snacks and refreshments.
  “Don’t skate? Don’t fret! There will be hot drinks and snacks for everyone. Hope
  
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• Long COVID: Could mono virus or fat cells be playing roles? - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 17:00
  Long COVID: Could mono virus or fat cells be playing roles?  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Israel swears in Netanyahu as PM of hard-line government - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 16:50
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• B.C. govt. to cap food-delivery fees starting Sunday, January 1

  29-12-2022 16:43 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — The B.C. government will roll out Canada’s first permanent cap on food-delivery companies starting this Sunday, January 1.According to a news release issued early Thursday morning, there will now be a limit on what food-delivery companies can charge restaurants in B.C. in 2023, giving small business owners greater assurance about their costs.“We all have a favourite local restaurant, somewhere we celebrate as families and friends, eat our favourite foods, or get a
  
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• Christmas tree recycling is a good alternative to landfills - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 16:30
  Christmas tree recycling is a good alternative to landfills  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Auger-Aliassime voted Canadian Press male athlete of the year - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 16:30
  Auger-Aliassime voted Canadian Press male athlete of the year  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Israel swears in Netanyahu as PM of hard-line government

  29-12-2022 15:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday swore in Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in the country’s history.
  Netanyahu took the oath of office moments after Israel’s parliament, or Knesset, passed a vote of confidence in his new government.
  The coalition, made up of Jewish ultranationalist and religious parties, has already prompted an unprecedented uproar from Israeli society, including the country’s defense e
  
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• Brazil’s Lula picks Amazon defender for environment minister

  29-12-2022 15:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) —Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Thursday named Amazon defender Marina Silva as environment minister for his incoming government, indicating he will prioritize cracking down on illegal deforestation in the forest even if it means running afoul of powerful agribusiness interests.
  Both attended the recent U.N. climate conference in Egypt, where Lula promised cheering crowds “zero deforestation” in the Amazon, the world’
  
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• NHL’s Sidney Crosby, astronaut David Saint-Jacques among 99 named to Order of Canada

  29-12-2022 15:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — David Saint-Jacques says he has always been “obsessed” with the notion of perspective — from the physical, like understanding where we are in space and what’s beyond the clouds, to the philosophical.
  The Canadian astronaut and physician has had more opportunities than most to explore all the meanings of that word. He orbited Earth for 240 days and saw “just how exposed we are in the cosmos.”
  Then, less than a year after his stint on the Internat
  
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• Vatican: Benedict XVI lucid, stable, but condition ‘serious’

  29-12-2022 14:45 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Thursday that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was lucid, conscious and stable, but that his condition remains serious a day after officials revealed that the 95-year-old’s health had deteriorated recently.
  A statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Pope Francis asks for continued prayers “to accompany him in these difficult hours.”
  On Wednesday Francis revealed that Benedict was “very ill” and went to see him at his ho
  
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• Investigation continues into alleged murder of OPP officer after two people charged

  29-12-2022 14:08 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  Ontario Provincial Police continue to investigate the alleged murder of an officer who police say was ambushed while responding to a call. 
  Police say Const. Grzegorz “Greg” Pierzchala responded to a vehicle in a ditch west of Hagersville, Ont., Tuesday afternoon and was fatally shot when he got there.
  Twenty-five-year-old Randall McKenzie and 30-year-old Brandi Crystal Lyn Stewart-Sperry are each facing a charge of first-degree murder in his death.
  Police say McKenzie was under
  
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• Auger-Aliassime voted Canadian Press male athlete of the year

  29-12-2022 11:18 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Tennis player Félix Auger-Aliassime, who shone on some of the sport’s biggest stages in 2022, is the winner of the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year.
  Auger-Aliassime is the third tennis player in history to receive the honour — awarded annually since 1932 — after Milos Raonic (2013, 2014) and Denis Shapovalov (2017). Decathlete Damian Warner won the award last year.
  The 22-year-old from Montreal started the year at No.
  
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• In The News for Dec. 29: In 2023, Albertans to choose status quo or look to the past?

  29-12-2022 10:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 29 …
  What we are watching in Canada …
  Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s wood-panelled third-floor legislature office is bereft of bric-a-brac.There are no pictures, mementoes or books — only a small stack of Alberta sovereignty act bills perched on her desk.The décor is less by design and more by defau
  
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• Quebec to expand tracking-bracelet program for domestic violence suspects in 2023

  29-12-2022 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONTREAL — Twelve months ago Quebec became the first jurisdiction in Canada to launch a two-pronged tracking system for domestic violence suspects, and while victims’ rights groups welcome the technology, they want to know more about its effectiveness.
  The tracking equipment is composed of a bracelet for the suspect and a mobile device application that allows the victim to monitor the suspect’s movements. Since the start of the program, Quebec authorities have used the bracelet
  
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• Alberta set for 2023 election: one premier just got the job, the other wants it back

  29-12-2022 10:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s wood-panelled third-floor legislature office is bereft of bric-a-brac. 
  There are no pictures, mementoes or books — only a small stack of Alberta sovereignty act bills perched on her desk. 
  The décor is less by design and more by default.
  “If I was spending a lot of time in the office, I wouldn’t be doing my job. I’ve got to meet a lot of people offsite and do a lot of work out there,” Smith said in a
  
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• ‘Our language is still here:’ Revitalizing Indigenous languages in the North

  29-12-2022 10:01 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  YELLOWKNIFE — From legislative chambers to classrooms, and on the radio and TV, Indigenous languages are spoken and heard every day across the North thanks to dedicated elders, teachers, translators and broadcasters.
  Jeela Palluq-Cloutier, who has long worked as an Inuktitut teacher and translator in Nunavut, said she learned the language from her unilingual parents while growing up in Igloolik. 
  “My dad’s passed now, but when I was translating I always had him at the back
  
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• PHOTOS: Reservists from across Canada in Chilliwack to train, build ... - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 09:00
  PHOTOS: Reservists from across Canada in Chilliwack to train, build ...  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• 3rd fire within metres of each other in recent months in Chilliwack ... - Chilliwack Progress

  29-12-2022 09:00
  
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• Ukraine facing another Russian missile attack

  29-12-2022 08:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities in Ukraine say several regions of the country, including its capital, were facing a Russian missile attack Thursday.
  Air raid sirens rang out in many regions of the country early Thursday. In Kyiv, the regional administration said that air defense systems have been activated to fend off the ongoing missile attack. Sounds of explosions were heard in Kyiv.Ukrainian authorities in several regions said that some Russian missiles have been downed.
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• Huberdeau breaks tie in third, Flames beat Kraken 3-2

  29-12-2022 07:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SEATTLE (AP) — Jonathan Huberdeau broke a tie with eight minutes left in the third period and the Calgary Flames beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2 on Wednesday night.
  Huberdeau found himself unmarked in the slot in front of goalie Philipp Grubauer after Rasmus Anderson’s shot from the point was deflected. Huberdeau was denied by Grubauer in a similar circumstance in the opening moments of the third period, but this time beat the goalie to the stick side. 
  It was Huberdeau’s seve
  
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• Chilliwack RCMP, firefighters respond to fire near Ken’s Tire and Wheel Wednesday night

  29-12-2022 06:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack Mounties and Chilliwack Fire Department personnel responded to a fire that erupted sometime Wednesday evening (Dec. 28) in close proximity to Mayor Ken Popove’s retail tire shop.
  According to footage posted on social media by Mohit Bharadwaj, smoke could be seen billowing from an area close to Ken’s Tire and Wheel and Chilliwack Auto Glass (45769 Railway Avenue). The fire did not appear to spread to adjoining properties.
  Multiple RCMP units responded to
  
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• Chiefs Host Beach Party for the Foodbank

  29-12-2022 04:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  The Chilliwack Chiefs are hosting our annual “Fill the Rink for the Foodbank” drive this Friday at our Beach Party game against the Langley Rivermen with the help of Kent’s Ice Cream Co.!
  Grab your Hawaiian shirts, sunglasses, and a non-perishable food item! When fans bring a non-perishable food item to the Chilliwack Coliseum, they can purchase a ticket to the game for a special $10 rate!
  “The Salvation Army Food Bank goes above and beyond during the holiday season. But
  
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• Canadian Army reservists gather in Chilliwack for annual disaster ... - iHeartRadio.ca

  29-12-2022 04:21
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• Andrei Vasilevskiy earns 11th straight win over Canadiens

  29-12-2022 04:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves to beat Montreal for the 11th consecutive time, Brayden Point had two goals, and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Canadiens 4-1 on Wednesday night.
  Vasilevskiy is the third goaltender in NHL history to earn a victory in 11 consecutive regular-season games against Montreal. Ottawa’s Alec Connell (Feb. 28, 1925-Feb. 22, 1927) and Toronto’s Turk Broda (Dec. 9, 1939-Jan. 23, 1941) both had 12-game streaks. 
  Vasilevskiy is
  
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• Bedard shines as Canada gets back on track at world juniors with 11-2 rout of Germany

  29-12-2022 03:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  HALIFAX — Connor Bedard had a hat trick and four assists as Canada got back on track at the world junior hockey championship Wednesday with an emphatic 11-2 victory over Germany.
  Dylan Guenther also had a hat trick — all off Bedard passes — while Brandt Clarke and Logan Stankoven each added a goal and two assists. 
  Shane Wright and Joshua Roy, with an goal and an assist each, and Zack Ostapchuk also scored for the tournament hosts, who opened on home soil Monday with an em
  
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• Northern California statue of meat-packing magnate beheaded

  29-12-2022 02:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The statue of a 19th-century Northern California rancher and meat-packing magnate was decapitated earlier this week, leaving investigators in the state’s capital city scratching their heads to find a motive behind the vandalism.
  Tipsters could receive a $1,000 reward for information about what befell the nearly century-old granite statue of Charles Swanston in Sacramento’s William Land Park on Monday. The severed head was found on the ground nearby.
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• Kosovo Serbs to remove barricades that triggered tensions

  29-12-2022 02:44 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said late Wednesday that Serbs will start removing their barricades in Kosovo on Thursday in a move that could deescalate tensions that triggered fears of new clashes in the Balkans.
  The agreement was reached at a late-night crisis meeting with the leaders of Kosovo Serbs, Vucic said.
  It followed the release of a former Kosovo Serb police officer, whose detention triggered a major crisis between Serbia and Kosovo that provok
  
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• The tale of Bunbun, stranded at Vancouver airport, has a happy ending

  29-12-2022 02:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  VANCOUVER — It’s been a chaotic Christmas for many travellers across the country, including one fluffy passenger who was separated from their family and stranded at Vancouver’s airport.
  But a spokesperson for Vancouver International Airport says the saga of Bunbun the stuffed rabbit has a happy ending, with the toy now on its way back to its young owner.
  Bunbun’s tale went viral after Alberta Senator Paula Simons tweeted a photo of the rabbit which she said had been found
  
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• Slovakia upsets United States 6-3 at world junior hockey championship

  29-12-2022 01:16 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  MONCTON, N.B. — Slovakia got goals from a half-dozen skaters in a 6-3 upset of the United States on Wednesday at the world junior hockey championship.
  Libor Nemec, Dalibor Dvorsky, Robert Baco, Filip Mesar, Peter Repcik and Alex Ciernik all tallied for the Slovaks, who trailed 2-1 after 20 minutes of play, but led 4-2 after 40 minutes.
  Defenceman Simon Nemec, chosen second overall in the 2022 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils, chipped in with three assists.
  Tyler Boucher scored twice for
  
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• Health agency ‘closely monitoring’ COVID-19 in China, no mention of pre-flight tests

  29-12-2022 01:10 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  OTTAWA — The national public health agency says it’s “closely monitoring” the COVID-19 situation in China, but gives no indication it’s planning to follow the U.S. by requiring that travellers from China be tested for the virus.
  The Public Health Agency of Canada says in a statement that any policy changes will be made in a travel health notice. 
  It says there’s already a “level two” notice for all countries, including China, meaning that trav
  
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