Aid group, opposition blast Quebec contribution to tsunami relief
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QUEBEC (CP) - A prominent aid agency, unions and the Parti Quebecois opposition accused the Quebec government Tuesday of making a paltry contribution to tsunami relief in Asia.
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MARKHAM, Ont. (CP) - Canada will increase its aid beyond the &#36;80 million already announced for victims of the devastating south Asia tsunami, which not only washed away lives, but washed away divisions between countries, Prime Minister Paul Martin said Monday.
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A medical aid group says they can't handle any more tsunami donations. Zurich, Switzerland -- People who want to give money to the tsunami relief effort should skip over the aid group Doctors Without Borders.
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India's refusal to allow access to the remote Andaman and Nicobar islands is preventing aid from reaching the most desperate survivors of last week's tsunamis, international aid groups said Monday, as the country's death toll was expected to top 15,000.
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The devastation caused by Sunday&#39;s tsunami in South Asia has caused many Fairbanksans to come forward asking how they can contribute to relief efforts, according to a local Red Cross representative.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- With aid flowing in unprecedented amounts to tsunami survivors, murmurs of discontent are surfacing among impoverished Sri Lankans who were spared losses and do not expect to benefit from the international outpouring.
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A further Â£7 million was donated overnight to help the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami - bringing the total raised so far to Â£32 million, the Disasters Emergency Committee said.
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Bambooflat island is only a 20 minute ferry ride from the capital of this Indian archipelago, yet no relief for the tsunami victims had arrived by Saturday, leaving some 2,000 families angry and desperate for humanitarian aid.
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One of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.
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A multinational force of aid workers,  military aircraft and ships descended on Asia as global tsunami  relief pledges topped $1.85 billion, but the hundreds of tons  of aid created a logistical nightmare.
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Haunting images of the tsunami's aftermath attracted both aid and criticism.
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QUEBEC (CP) - The upcoming auction of a Quebec war hero's precious medals has triggered a spat among his family and drawn a stinging rebuke from a federal politician.
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HALIFAX (CP) - The vast devastation of Asia's tsunami is stirring painful memories for Margaret Saint - memories of the day she and her family were swept out to sea after a tidal wave slammed into Newfoundland.
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Indonesia defended the earthquake relief effort as angry survivors pleaded for help and aid agencies said many victims lacked medical care and water four days after the disaster.
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Send money, not supplies, if you want to help victims of the earthquake and tsunami near the Indian Ocean, relief organizations report.
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Relief organizations from around the globe struggled Monday to deploy emergency supplies and personnel to south Asia, even as the list of communities scarred by the disaster continued to balloon.
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The arrest of a Catholic priest drew criticism from human rights groups Thursday, who charged that the US-backed government was illegally trying to suppress support for ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide.