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Haiti is struggling to recover from the worst earthquake the country has seen in more than 200 years. This is where you can find all of the latest news about the quake.
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Frustration mounts for Haitian families
Dozens of people hoping to sponsor family members to immigrate to Quebec from Haiti have endured a frustrating few days. Comments (2)
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Cocaine smuggled from Haiti on humanitarian flight
A 52-year-old woman is under arrest after police seized $120,000 worth of cocaine on a humanitarian flight from Haiti.
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Harper touts military purchases for helping Haiti
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Tuesday Canada's massive relief effort in earthquake-ravaged Haiti is evidence that the country is now a "major actor" when it comes to offering aid to victims of natural disasters.
Canada to help create government base in Haiti
Canada will help construct a temporary government base in Port-au-Prince so public servants can get back to work after last month's devastating earthquake, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday as he began a two-day visit to Haiti.
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Red Cross summit assesses needs in Haiti
A two-day Red Cross conference on the humanitarian response to the Haitian crisis began Tuesday in Montreal.
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Quebec's forestry industry will donate to Haiti
Quebec's forest industry will provide $2 million of wood for the construction of 2000 housing units in Haiti.
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Doctors and nurses return from Haiti
A group of Quebec health professionals was welcomed back from Haiti Thursday after spending the last two weeks working almost round the clock to help victims of the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake.
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Quebec to expand sponsorship program for Haitians
Quebec will allow Haitian Quebecers to sponsor a wider range of relatives out of the earthquake zone as part of an expanded immigration policy announced Wednesday.
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Haiti to be the focus of Black History Month
The deadly earthquake in Haiti will play a big part in this year's Black History Month events. The quake killed 200,000 people in one of the worst natural disasters in recent human history.
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U.S. church group knew it was doing wrong: Haiti PM
Ten American missionaries knew they were doing something wrong when they tried to take 33 children out of Haiti, the country's prime minister is charging.
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Aid for Haiti
Click here for a link to charitable agencies that are accepting donations for work in Haiti.
Haiti detains Americans taking kids across border
Ten Americans from a church group were being held Sunday in Haiti after they tried to bus 33 children out of the country, just as stories of possible child trafficking are being told in the country.
Workers in Haiti hand out 'women only' food coupons
Relief workers began handing out women-only food coupons Sunday, launching a new phase of what they hope will be less cutthroat aid distribution to ensure that families and the weak get supplies following Haiti's devastating earthquake.
Plane carrying Haitian orphans arrives in Canada
A plane carrying Haitian orphans arrived in Ottawa Saturday afternoon, uniting children from the devastated country with their adoptive Canadian parents.
Funerals for five Quebecers killed in Haiti
The funerals of five Quebec residents killed in the earthquake that devastated Haiti earlier this month took place Saturday.
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March in support of Haiti
A solidarity march for the Haitian people will take place Saturday afternoon to tell Haitian men, women and children they will not be forgotten.
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Basic medicine running out for sick, injured Haitians
Doctors and aid workers say treating the tens of thousands of Haitians injured by the earthquake is taxing the country's devastated hospitals -- as well as the efforts of physicians from around the world who are providing emergency care.
U.S. military halts airlifts of Haiti patients
The U.S. military has halted flights carrying Haitian earthquake victims to the United States because of an apparent dispute over where seriously injured patients should be taken for treatment.
Happy arrival for Alberta families waiting for adopted Haitian children
The Edmonton International Airport was filled with shouts of joy Wednesday night as some Alberta families happily welcomed their adopted Haitian children into the city.
Teenage girl rescued 15 days after quake is stable
A 16-year-old girl pulled from the rubble more than two weeks after a deadly earthquake was in stable condition Thursday, able to eat yogurt and mashed vegetables to the surprise of doctors, who said her survival was medically inexplicable.
Montreal police do their part to help quake victims
A contingent of Montreal police officers is now back from Haiti, but ready to return to help with the ongoing crisis and recovery from an earthquake that killed as many as 200,000 people.
Flaherty wants creditors to forgive Haiti's debt
As Canadians continue to give generously to the victims of the devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty is calling on Haiti's creditors to cancel the country's debt in the aftermath of the disaster.
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DART produces clean drinking water for Haitians
Canada's Disaster Assistance Response Team was able to start producing much-needed drinking water in Haiti Tuesday, two weeks after a massive earthquake caused widespread destruction.
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No immediate cash from world powers following Haiti conference
There were no financial commitments at the international conference on Haiti hosted by Canada but major players bristled at suggestions their hastily called summit achieved nothing.
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Special Report: Orphans arrive
Dozens of Haitian children have finally met their new Canadian families.
On Sunday, 24 orphans set foot on Canadian soil, after a long and grueling journey.
Cindy Sherwin was with the children, and will have a special report on CTV News at noon, six and 11:30.
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Haiti rebuilding conference takes place in Montreal
Haiti's prime minister pleaded for help rebuilding his earthquake-devastated country Monday as he met an international summit of foreign ministers in Montreal.
Canada was quick to lend a hand to Haiti as host of what is officially known as the Ministerial Preparatory Conference of the Group of Friends of Haiti.
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Plane with Haitian orphans arrives in Canada
The first planeload of Haitian orphans arrived in Canada early Sunday morning, after the government was able to fast-track some children whose paperwork had been approved before the devastating earthquake.
Leaders to gather in Montreal for Haiti rebuilding talks
Foreign ministers from around the world, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will meet in Montreal Monday to lay the groundwork for a long-term plan to rebuild Haiti.
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Travolta brings food, aid and Scientology to Haiti
John Travolta has flown a jetliner carrying relief supplies into the Haitian capital, along with doctors and ministers from the Church of Scientology.
Politicians remember former MP Serge Marcil at Eucharist at St. Joseph's
Quebec Premier Jean Charest and Parti Quebecois leader Pauline Marois were among many dignitaries, priests and members of the Haitian community in attendance at a special Eucharist celebration for Haiti at St. Joseph's Oratory Saturday.
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Plane of adopted Haitian children to arrive Sunday
The first plane of Haitian children to be adopted by Canadian families will arrive in Ottawa Sunday morning, Canada's immigration minister has confirmed.
Ottawa removes cap on matching donations for Haiti
The federal government has removed its cap on the dollar amount it will give to match Canadians' donations to the earthquake-ravaged country, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Saturday.
Canadians donate more than $9M for Haiti
Just hours after the Canadian benefit finished, it was announced that $9.4 million had been raised. The federal government matched those contributions, bringing the total to $18.8 million.
Tax breaks for Haiti donors
Quebec has announced new tax measures Friday to encourage more donations to the relief effort in quake-ravaged Haiti.
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First Haitian orphans to land in Canada Saturday
The first planeload of Haitian orphans will land in Canada starting on Saturday to begin their new lives with Canadian families.
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Survivors flee Haiti, others prepare to relocate
Hundreds of thousands of Haitian quake survivors are fleeing the severely dilapidated Port-au-Prince, as the government plans to move nearly a half-million others to safer ground on the outskirts of the capital.
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Families waiting for adopted children
As living conditions in Haiti worsen by the hour, so do the stress levels of 98 Quebec families.
They are waiting for the children they have already adopted, or are in the process of adopting, to arrive in Quebec.
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Haiti benefit concert raises $12,000
Some big names from Montreal's music scene came together for Haiti on Wednesday evening, holding a benefit concert that raised more than $12,000 for the earthquake relief effort.
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400,000 Haitians bound for temporary camps: officials
Haitian officials say they plan to relocate 400,000 victims of last week's devastating earthquake to temporary camps outside the capital of Port-au-Prince.
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CFB Petawawa field hospital ready to deploy to Haiti
A military field hospital based out of CFB Petawawa will be deployed to Haiti as early as this weekend to offer medical treatment to earthquake victims desperate for care.
Nurses prepare for relief flight
A contigent of a dozen nurses from the Jewish General Hospital are preparing to travel to Haiti, and assist with the humanitarian effort.
Catherine Forbes, who has been a nurse for a decade, is among those who will go.
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Relatives worry as aftershock hits Haiti
Eight days after an earthquake destroyed much of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, nerves were rattled by a strong aftershock, measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale.
Eline Occesside-Francois is one such person who is exhausted after a week of worrying about her two children.
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100 volunteers from Montreal head to Haiti
Nearly 100 volunteers from Montreal, many of them from the city's Haitian community, left on a flight early Wednesday morning to join the massive relief effort in the earthquake-ravaged country.
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Net Talk: Charity scams
The earthquake in Haiti has led to countless appeals for money. Mits and Brian Daly talk about charity scams and how to avoid them.
Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Springsteen to perform at Haiti telethon
Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake are just a few of the performers who are signing on for Friday's "Hope for Haiti" telethon.
Open immigration doors further, say Haitian families
Quebec families of Haitian earthquake survivors say they want more lenient immigration measures, so their family members can enter Canada immediately.
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