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Canada adds COVID-19 test to travel requirements. Here's where to get one in Phoenix Melissa Yeager, Arizona Republic The Canadian government will now require arriving visitors to show proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival in addition to its current strict quarantine requirement for all international travelers.  Canada and the United States have agreed to keep the northern border closed to nonessential travel until at least Jan. 21, 2021. Canada also requires travelers to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, which includes daily check-ins from a representative...

'There is hope now': Well project in western Navajo Nation gives families a new water supply Shondiin Silversmith, Arizona Republic Walking along the run-down wire fence of her family's farm plot, Eileen Tohonnie recalls a time when her family was able to plant every spring. The family's plot sits along the Little Colorado River in Black Falls, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation. Black Falls is about an hour north of Flagstaff, near Wupatki National Monument.  Tohonnie, 59, said her mother loved to plant corn, and when the river was flowing, her older brother Ronald Tohonnie...

South Phoenix light rail line gets 2 boosts: a $530 million federal grant and financial support for impacted businesses Megan Taros, Arizona Republic As the COVID-19 pandemic impacted light-rail ridership and squeezed small businesses along the south-central corridor just as light rail construction was beginning, both the project and business owners along the route will receive some security. Valley Metro will receive $530 million in federal money from the Federal Transit Administration to fund the remainder of the approximately $1.35 billion light rail expansion. For busines...

Holiday travel rush begins: TSA screened more than 1 million passengers Friday Dawn Gilbertson, USA TODAY © Mark Henle, The Arizona Republic Ivan Winn (5) waits while his dad checks in at Terminal 4 at Sky Harbor International Airport. The holiday travel rush has begun at airports across the nation despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advice to stay home this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Transportation Security Administration screened 1,066,747 travelers on Friday, the traditional start of the holiday travel season as vacations from sc...

Heading out soon for the holidays and haven't been on a plane during the coronavirus pandemic?  If Thanksgiving travel is any indication, you'll have plenty of company at the airport despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advice to stay home because of surging coronavirus cases. The traditional kickoff to the Christmas and New Year's holiday travel season is this weekend – as schools get out for the year and many workers' vacations begin – with steady crowds through Christmas Eve and picking up again the day after Christmas. The travel patterns are anybody's guess this...