Canada Adds Haiti Evacuation Flight Next Week After Last-Minute Requests

Canada has added an evacuation flight out of Haiti next week after a spike in the number of requests to flee the Caribbean country. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says in a message on X that officials saw an influx of last-minute requests for help. She says an additional flight will be added in the coming week. A third government-organized flight left on April 7 and was expected to be the last one as Canada wound down its evacuation efforts in Haiti, which is contending with brazen gang violence and a shortage of food and medicines. On the sidelines of a funding announcement in Montreal, Ms. Joly said the additional flight would satisfy everyone’s concerns....