Canada is adding another $15 million to its humanitarian aid package for Lebanon after an escalation in the conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah. International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says the new money will help Canadian and international aid groups provide food, water, emergency health care and other assistance in Lebanon, though the exact allocations are yet […]

Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Tuesday urged citizens in Lebanon that they should leave the country while commercial flights were still available, amid mounting instability in the Middle East.   “If you are in Lebanon, it is now time to leave while commercial flights are available,” Joly told reporters.   Canadians in Tel Aviv and the West Bank who […]