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Port Alberni Mayor Sharie Minions and city councillor Charles Mealey welcomed part of the Abashiri, Hokkaido, Japan ...

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Chaperone Shinko Tsunoda arrived in Vancouver on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 with four students: Hiito Wakasone, Ryoga Sato, Mimi ...

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