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What act of kindness did you give or receive during a crisis?

Checkup wants to know: When your city or town faced a crisis, what act of kindness did you give or receive? Also, Canadian journalist Ali Velshi takes your questions on his book Small Acts of Courage and the U.S. election.
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Landscape photo of trees with fire and smoke in the distance.
Residents and visitors of Churchill Falls have been advised to travel east to Happy Valley-Goose Bay as wildfires are travelling closer to the town. (Submitted by Trina Myles Wilson)

Driving through a storm to escape a fire: Churchill Falls resident describes evacuation

5 months ago
Duration 7:28
Robert Dawe is one of hundreds of residents of Churchill Falls, N.L., who had to evacuate to Happy Valley-Goose Bay as wildfires approached. He says they were 'well received' by their neighbours.This Sunday Cross Country Checkup is tapping into your stories of kindness in the face of crisis...

Hundreds of people have fled the Labrador town of Churchill Falls because of a nearby wildfire. It's yet another evacuation due to a fire with more hot and dry weather in the months to come...

And residents in Calgary have been facing water restrictions for over two weeks since a major pipe break. People in that city have already conserved enough water to fill 600 Olympic sized swimming pools according to the city's mayor.

When your city or town faced a crisis – what acts of kindness did you give or receive?

And don't miss our Ask Me Anything with Ali Velshi.

The Canadian journalist is a chief correspondent with MSNBC and he has a new book out called Small Acts of Courage.

With the first U.S. presidential debate just days away he'll take questions on his book, the U.S. election and anything else you want to ask him...

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