A Toronto charity has played a key role in helping a group ofLGBTQAfghans escape persecution from the Taliban, after a months-long and cross-continental campaign to help them flee Kabul.

The Canadian travel industry says people are being hampered by uncertainty around the rules and the burdensome cost of the COVID-19 tests required to re-enter Canada.

With 192 countries jostling for attention at Expo 2020 in Dubai, Canada chose a characteristically understated way to make its mark with its $40-million pavilion. But with interest in world's fairs waning in this interconnected digital age, does even the flashiest display make much of an impact?