Fire has driven Marvin Herman’s family from their home in northwestern Saskatchewan twice in the last month. “We had smoke and fire very close, like it was in the backyard, and that’s how close it was,” said Herman, 67, who lives in La Loche, a village about 500 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. Herman said he More
Canada will resettle up to 1,000 Afghan nationals who were evacuated from Afghanistan following the fall of Kabul and are currently in the United Arab Emirate (UAE), according to a media report on Saturday. The Government of Canada continues to work with like-minded countries, partners in the region and non-governmental organizations to facilitate the safe More
New Democrats have once again asked the Canadian government to lift restrictions on Canadians providing aid in Afghanistan. The House of Commons Foreign Affairs and International Development Committee has adopted a motion from Heather McPherson. The motion urged the government to immediately amend sections of the Criminal Code currently preventing Canadian humanitarian organisations from delivering More
