Canada sends armored vehicles to Haiti to fight gang violence

FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez walk during the signing of a memorandum of Understanding between the Instituto Nacional de Pueblos Indigenas (INPI) and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affair Canada (CIRNAC) at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico January 11, 2023. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada delivered armored vehicles to Haiti on Wednesday to help combat criminal gangs as the Caribbean nation faces a humanitarian crisis, the Canadian foreign ministry said.

Canadian military aircraft made the delivery to the Haitian National Police in the capital Port-au-Prince, it added.