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Lone Newfoundlander spends Christmas in Australia helping fight wildfires

Maryam Shah
Published: Dec 27, 2019
Updated: Dec 27, 2019
Global News

Excerpt

While the rest of Canada wrapped up gifts and prepared for holiday feasts with family, Joe Russell from Corner Brook, N.L., tucked into Christmas dinner several time zones away from his wife and kids. He is one of dozens of highly trained Canadian firefighting personnel who responded to a call for help from their Australian counterparts fighting devastating fires across the country.