Haiti Crisis
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UN Security Council wants options in 30 days on how to combat Haiti’s armed gangsThe gangs have grown in power since the July 7, 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse and are now estimated to control up to 80 per cent of the capital.WorldJul 14
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UN chief says Haiti’s gangs have ‘stranglehold’, international police force neededThe Caribbean nation has been asking for such a force since last October, and Guterres has been looking for a country to lead the deployment.WorldJul 6
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Canada to coordinate assistance for Haiti in agreement with Dominican RepublicBoth countries agree that the Haiti crisis requires enhanced international cooperation, humanitarian, and security assistance, the statement said.CanadaJun 21
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Toronto armoured vehicle company rejects Haiti’s claim it hasn’t lived up to its wordThe Toronto company making the mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles says it's working as fast it can in the face of supply-chain disruptions and mistakes by Haitian officials.WorldMar 15
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Former Haiti prime minister vows to fight Canada’s sanctionsCanada sanctioned Laurent Lamothe last November, alleging he facilitated gang activity in Haiti, a charge he vehemently denies.CanadaMar 9
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More Canadian help coming to Haiti — but will the military be there?Justin Trudeau announced a slate of new supports, but stopped short of signalling support for the kind of military intervention its de facto prime minister is asking for.CanadaFeb 16
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Trudeau arrives in Bahamas for Caribbean summit as Haiti crisis deepensPrime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to depart Wednesday for the Bahamas, where members of the Caribbean Community are gathering to discuss regional issues.CanadaFeb 15
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Haitian police protest, attack PM’s residence over officers killed by violent gangsProtesters in civilian clothes who identified themselves as police also flooded the airport in Port-au-Prince as Prime Minister Ariel Henry was arriving from a trip to Argentina.WorldJan 26
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Canada sharing Haiti sanctions evidence with other countries: UN ambassador"We continue to share whatever information we can - with respect to the decisions that we have made - with other countries,'' Bob Rae said in an interview.CanadaJan 26
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Haiti’s UN envoy says she heard ‘caution,’ not ‘no’ from Canada, U.S. over interventionHelen La Lime expressed hope that the U.N. Security Council will deal positively with the issue of the force requested by the Haitian government to deal with a growing gang crisis.WorldJan 25
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