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Canada ends U.S. travel exemption for B.C. residents in need of essential supplies after flood

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COVID-19 entry and exit requirements extended to British Columbians in need of essential supplies after last year’s floods.Beginning Jan.

31, residents who want to travel to the U.S. by land to pick up goods will be required to fulfill all of Canada’s pre-entry, arrival, testing and quarantine rules.The exemption was first announced on Nov.

21, 2021, as critical infrastructure damage from flooding and landslides hampered the flow of goods and services, including food and gas.

Ottawa clarifies COVID-19 travel exemption on B.C.-U.S. border during floods At the time, the federal government said fully-vaccinated British Columbians in flood-impacted areas could cross the U.S.

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