Neelofur Mansuri is a first-generation Afghan Canadian and a law student. She is actively involved in creating awareness on issues in Afghanistan with local Canadian youth and talks about what she is hearing from friends and family back in Afghanistan and the helplessness of watching from afar.

The National for Friday, Aug. 13 — The federal government announces a sweeping vaccine mandate for public servants. Plus, B.C. is hit with another heat wave.

RCMP in Nova Scotia say a 22-year-old woman has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being bitten by what is believed to be a shark in waters off Cape Breton.

A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou says the B.C. Supreme Court judge considering a U.S. request to render the Huawei executive to New York shouldn't act as a "rubber stamp" for extradition.

An Edmonton Catholic priest has been placed on indefinite leave after denying reports of unmarked graves at former residential schools.

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra tells Power & Politics why the federal government decided to mandate vaccinations for federally regulated sectors and commercial travel.

Twenty-seven people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week, according to the Belize Tourism Board.

Alberta public health measures set to expire on Monday will remain in place for another six weeks until Sept. 27, Alberta's top public health doctor announced Friday.

In a major blow to New Zealand's small but vibrant screen industry, Amazon Studios announced Friday it would move filming of the second season of its Lord of the Rings series to Britain.

The Taliban completed their sweep of Afghanistan's south on Friday, taking four more provincial capitals in a lightning offensive that is gradually encircling Kabul, just weeks before the U.S. is set to officially end its two-decade war.