At least 1,297 people died (WSJ) after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday. The earthquake’s epicenter was seventy-eight miles from the capital, Port-au-Prince. Relief workers are now bracing for a tropical depression that is expected to make landfall today. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) deployed sixty-five relief workers (Axios).
Canada: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau triggered a snap election (CBC) for September 20, saying Canadians deserve to decide who should guide them through the rest of the pandemic.
