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A spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says 18 Canadians were brought out of Haiti by helicopter this morning.

Heavy rain and wind conditions prevented initial evacuation

The Canadian Press · Posted: Mar 26, 2024 1:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 15 minutes ago

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Haitian soldiers gather near a runway in the Toussaint Louverture International Airport following a gunfight with armed gangs in Port-au-Prince on March 4, 2024. (Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters)

A spokesperson for Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says 18 Canadians were brought out of Haiti by helicopter this morning.

Joly said on Monday the 18 had already left,

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