Military deploys to support northern Ontario wildfire evacuations / Global
Sunday, June 8, 2025, 11:20 am
Canadian authorities have mobilized the armed forces to assist with emergency evacuations in northern Ontario as wildfires aggressively spread. The deployment, which includes airlift operations for affected communities like Sandy Lake First Nation, underscores the federal government’s swift response to the escalating crisis.
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Mark Carney says government is 'prepared to mobilize every resource needed to keep Canadians safe'
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Armed Forces personnel have been deployed to assist wildfire evacuations in northern Ontario as over 30,000 flee blazes across the Prairies.
Le gouvernement fédéral a accepté une demande d’aide formulée par l’Ontario pour faire face aux incendies de forêt qui se propagent rapidement dans le nord-ouest de la province, a annoncé le premier ministre Mark Carney, dimanche, dans un gazouillis.
An out-of-control wildfire, more than 1,500 square kilometres in size, is threatening Sandy Lake First Nation, Ontario says
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is deploying members of the Canadian Armed Forces to help evacuate a northwestern Ontario First Nation as wildfires rapidly spread in the region. Carney says Ottawa has accepted Ontario’s urgent request for assistance in and around Sandy Lake…
The Canadian Armed Forces will be helping with emergency airlift evacuations near Sandy Lake First Nation, the prime minister announced Sunday morning.
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