The fire led authorities to order the removal of all dangerous materials from the country's ports and airport to avoid more such incidents that have traumatized the nation.

A month after Beirut’s devastating explosion, Ghassan Toubaji still sits under a gaping hole in his ceiling — he can look up through the dangling plaster, wires and metal struts and the broken brick roof and see a bit of sky.

The Immigration Department also says it will rush travel documents for Canadian citizens in Lebanon and prioritize applications for non-citizens if they're related to Canadians and live in the areas damaged by the massive detonations in the port on Aug. 4.

Audio detection equipment found what could be a heart pulse of 18 to 19 beats per minute within the rubble.

The international community have said they will not provide financial assistance to Lebanon unless it implements radical changes aimed at fighting widespread corruption.

Jaden Lawen, who’s going into Grade 12 at Sacred Heart School, was born in Canada but travels to Beirut during the summer.

Lebanon's ambassador to Germany appeared slated to become the crisis-stricken country's next prime minister after getting the support of senior Sunni politicians on Sunday.

In the wake of the blast, Hezbollah has come under unprecedented public criticism and its role in Lebanese politics under intense scrutiny.

Money raised from the benefit will go to the Canadian Red Cross with the aim of helping those affected by the early August blast in Lebanon's capital.

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne met face to face Thursday with Lebanese President Michel Aoun in Beirut, exhorting him to bend to the will of his country's "street" and heed their calls for reform.