Containment

• China’s coronavirus slowdown gives hope for containment in other countries, experts say

  Some experts believe the easing of the crisis — there are now more new cases being reported outside China than inside it — suggests containment is possible.

  Health

  Mar 4, 2020
  
• Firearm reported near Prince Albert school turns out to be pellet gun

  Prince Albert police say a man admitted he was doing target practice with the pellet gun, which had prompted the initial call for service.

  Canada

  Jun 22, 2017
  
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• Sierra Leone tells residents to stay home for 3 days in final push to stop Ebola

  Sierra Leone's 6 million people are being confined to their homes for three days beginning Friday as the West African nation resorts again to a sweeping shutdown in a final push to stamp out Ebola.

  World

  Mar 27, 2015
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• Two new farms and one barn tests positive for avian flu in Fraser Valley

  Two new broiler chicken farms in Abbotsford and a second barn on the fifth poultry farm have tested positive for avian flu; which brings the total number of infected areas in the Fraser Valley to eight.

  Health

  Dec 8, 2014