Approximately 70 Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members were deployed to Jamaica on Friday to train military personnel from several Caribbean countries who are bound for Haiti as part of a multinational security force led by Kenya and backed by the United Nations. CBC | World News
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50 Canadians evacuated from Haiti as violence continues
Fifty Canadian citizens were evacuated by helicopter from Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince to neighbouring Dominican Republic as gang violence continues to create chaos in the streets. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada launches ‘assisted departure’ program to get vulnerable citizens out of Haiti as violence worsens
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Read More »Canadians in Haiti feel abandoned by their own government as they try to escape worsening violence
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Read More »Haiti expat gripped by fear as mother and young niece stuck in violence-ridden nation
Patrice Millet said his niece was nearly kidnapped as he warned violence has continued to escalate across Port-au-Prince. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »The world is sending soldiers back to Haiti — this time without Canada’s help
Canadians have been asking CBC News how — and why — this country is involved in the international response to the current state of anarchy and widespread gang violence in Haiti. The answers are complicated — because Canada’s involvement is much more limited than it might appear. CBC | World News
Read More »Canada evacuates some embassy staff in Haiti as violence engulfs capital
Canada has announced that it is temporarily reducing the number of Canadian embassy staff in Haiti due to the volatile security situation in the capital. CBC | World News
Read More »Should Canada intervene in Haiti?
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Read More »Chaos reigns in Haiti, say Canadians stranded amid violence
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Read More »Former Haiti coup leader says he wants to be president, calls for PM to resign amid violent unrest
Guy Philippe, who helped lead a 2004 coup in Haiti and returned to the Caribbean island last year after serving a prison sentence in the U.S., said Friday he wants to be president. He also demanded that the current prime minister step down as gang violence and protests threaten the country’s stability. CBC | World News
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