Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government is deploying members of the Canadian Armed Forces to assist with emergency airlift evacuations in northwestern Ontario. This comes after Ontario's urgent request for assistance as the Red Lake 12 wildfire, near Deer Lake First Nation, is out of control, more than 1,500 square kilometres in size, threatening Sandy Lake First Nation and forcing evacuations.
Ottawa sending armed forces support to evacuate northwestern Ontario First Nation as wildfires spread
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government is deploying members of the Canadian Armed Forces to assist with emergency airlift evacuations in northwestern Ontario. This comes after Ontario's urgent request for assistance as the Red Lake 12 wildfire, near Deer Lake First Nation, is out of control, more than 1,500 square kilometres in size, threatening Sandy Lake First Nation and forcing evacuations.
Trending- 1 Ontario's urgent request for assistance
- 2 Prime Minister Carney's announcement of military deployment
- 3 Ongoing evacuations of Sandy Lake First Nation
- 4 Deer Lake First Nation remains evacuated
- Evacuation of residents
- Threat to First Nation communities
- Deployment of military resources
- Disruption due to wildfires
What: The Canadian federal government is deploying armed forces to assist with emergency airlift evacuations of a First Nation community in northwestern Ontario due to rapidly spreading wildfires.
When: Today (implied for deployment announcement); Saturday night (when Red Lake 12 wildfire was threatening Sandy Lake First Nation).
Where: Northwestern Ontario; Sandy Lake First Nation; Deer Lake First Nation; Red Lake (near Deer Lake First Nation).
Why: Wildfires are rapidly spreading and are out of control (Red Lake 12 wildfire), threatening First Nation communities and necessitating evacuations.
How: Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the deployment of Canadian Armed Forces members. The military will help with emergency airlift evacuations. The Ontario government requested assistance.