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Canada’s ambassador will stay in Haiti despite rising violence: JolyForeign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada's ambassador to Haiti will remain in the country. She said the decision sends an important message to Haitians and to Canadians.CanadaMar 24
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Canada’s Haiti envoy: ‘Nothing is moving fast enough’ to end country’s gang crisisFor years, Haiti has faced violence, widespread sexual assaults and a hunger crisis. Canada's envoy is urging the world to do more to protect the many innocent people suffering.WorldNov 17, 2023
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Trudeau announces $80M for Haiti, calls for country to find own solutionsA lasting solution to the crisis in Haiti will have to come from within that country, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.CanadaSep 21, 2023
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Haiti at risk of famine as gangs overtake country``This is not the usual chronic food crisis in Haiti. This is extremely bad,'' said Jean-Martin Bauer, the World Food Programme's country director for the Caribbean state.WorldMay 13, 2023
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Canadian military likely lacks capacity to lead Haiti mission: Gen. Wayne EyreOfficials in Ottawa say the U.S. has lobbied hard for Canada to take on the role, and U.S. President Joe Biden may carry that message again when he visits Ottawa.CanadaMar 9, 2023
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Canada sanctions more of Haiti’s political elites as gang violence continuesViolent gangs have taken over Haiti's capital, and Canada is seeking a consensus on how it can help after the country's unelected prime minister requested a military intervention.CanadaJan 13, 2023
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Canada enhances staffing in Haiti embassy in push for political consensus amid crisisThe news comes after Canada's UN ambassador Bob Rae briefed ministers and bureaucrats on Tuesday about his visit to Port-au-Prince last week.CanadaDec 14, 2022
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Haitians want new government but are torn on military intervention, MPs hearPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent Canada's ambassador to the United Nations, Bob Rae, to Haiti to try and find a path to consensus.CanadaDec 9, 2022
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Canada sanctions Haitian gang leader Jimmy Chérizier over humanitarian crisisIn September, gangs led by Cherizier blocked the entrance to the Varreux fuel terminal just outside the Haitian capital to protest a government announcement to cut fuel subsidies.WorldNov 14, 2022
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Trudeau meet with ministers on Haiti, says ‘we have to intervene’ somehowTrudeau says Canada is weighing how to respond to Haiti's request for military intervention, amid widespread violence and a deadly cholera outbreak.PoliticsNov 2, 2022
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