Canada Has Completed Its First Evacuation Flight Out of Sudan: Defence Minister

Canada Has Completed Its First Evacuation Flight Out of Sudan: Defence Minister
Minister of National Defence Anita Anand holds a media availability on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Jan. 26, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada has completed its first evacuation flight out of Sudan as a number of Canadians stuck in the war-torn country seek help to flee.

Anand said on April 27 that the Canadian military carried out the evacuation flight using a Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft but did not specify how many individuals were evacuated on the flight.