Flights set up for Ukrainians

Three Canadian charter flights to bring Ukrainians fleeing Russia's invasion will depart Poland in the coming weeks. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the flights will be available to some of the more than 90,000 Ukrainians approved for emergency travel to Canada. Fraser said all three flights will depart from Poland, with seating available on a first-come, firstserved basis. The first flight will depart for Winnipeg on May 23, the second will leave for Montreal on May 29 and the third for Halifax will take off on June 2. Fraser said the chartered flights are in addition to the commercial options available to Ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland and subsidized by a special fund. The government said thousands of Ukrainians have arrived in Canada since Russian forces first attacked in late February, and Fraser said it's unclear how many more will come. “We've seen so far about 92,000 approvals through the emergency program largely since the end of March and it's being processed now quite quickly so I expect that number to continue to grow,” he told reporters on Wednesday.