Nova Scotia woman heading to Turkey to provide aid after devastating earthquake
Mandeep Dhunna says she couldn’t sit back and watch relief efforts from the comfort of her home.
Syria earthquake
‘We will never forget’: Emotional crowd greets B.C. search team returning from Turkey
“You fought for us. We will never forget these days, especially how you helped,” wrote one grateful supporter in a letter to the team.
Turkey earthquake: Rescuers continue to pull survivors on day 8
Efforts to help survivors and count the dead and injured in Syria were marred by the continued divisions from 12 years of civil war.
‘Exhausted’ B.C. rescue team returns home from Turkey earthquake zone Tuesday
The Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue team deployed last week to help find victims of devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, will return to B.C., Tuesday.
Calgary man in Turkey finds bodies of mother and sister, struggles to help surviving siblings
A Calgary man in Turkey has discovered the bodies of his mother and sister after the devastating earthquake and is struggling to help his surviving — but injured — siblings.
Death toll in Turkey, Syria passes 35,000 a week after massive earthquake
Reports of rescues were coming less often as the time since the quake reaches the limits of the human body’s ability to survive without water, especially in freezing temperatures.
Turkish-Canadian society calls for changes in deployment of rescue crews after disasters
The Turkish-Canadian Society is calling for a change in the way Canada deploys rescue crews to international disasters after only one team deployed to Turkey.
Turkey earthquake: Edmontonians collecting donations for victims as death toll tops 23K
As the earthquake death toll surpasses 23,000, the Turkish Canadian Society has a donation drive this weekend to collect money, medical supplies and winter gear to send to Turkey.
Turkey earthquake: Survivors still being found as death toll tops 25,000
Turkey’s president on Saturday raised the death toll in his country to 21,848, while in Syria, the reported number of dead was 3,553.
Southern Alberta supporting Syria and Turkey earthquake victims
“It’s very emotional. At the same time, it’s a time for us as a community to come together and really support each other.”