Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the federal government has secured space on board a U.S. plane to evacuate a 'few dozen' Canadians from the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Last Updated Wednesday, February 5, 2020 4:24PM ESTOTTAWA -- Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says the federal government has secured space on board a U.S. plane to evacuate a "few dozen" Canadians from the Chinese city of Wuhan.
That government-chartered evacuation flight was to have already been in the air and on its way back to Canada, but was delayed due to bad weather.
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