TORONTO - The Ontario government pledged $5 million in aid and promised to send a top forensic expert to Asia to help the region struggling to recover from last weekend's devastating tsunami and earthquake.
"I was shocked and saddened to hear the news of this terrible disaster," Premier Dalton McGuinty said in a news release announcing the funds Thursday.
"Since the first news, we have been in contact with other governments and disaster relief agencies and are able to offer a plan for immediate assistance, starting by re-activating the Ontario Disaster Relief Fund."
The funds will be channeled through the Canadian Red Cross.
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