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With no witnesses and no one claiming responsibility, an official with Burkina Faso's Ministry of Security said it remains unclear what took place in the hours before Kirk Woodman's body was found riddled with bullets.

The search for the missing plane taking Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala to his new team in Wales was called off for the night on Tuesday with authorities not expecting to find any survivors in the English Channel.

Serial killer Dellen Millard is appealing his first-degree murder conviction and sentence for the death of his father, arguing the outcome of his case was unreasonable.

Seventy years after the federal government forcibly relocated Ahiarmuit away from their homeland, it’s apologizing to the 21 survivors and their families in Arviat, Nunavut, on Tuesday.

The company that bears the name of one of the biggest Brexit backers in corporate Britain is moving to Singapore just as the United Kingdom is getting set to do what he urged Britons to do.

Canadian peacekeepers in Mali were pressed into service after extremists with links to Al Qaeda attacked a United Nations base on Sunday, killing 10 and injuring dozens more.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Mexico sets a new murder record; many Canadians are at risk of sleep apnea, but few know it; 2017 and 2018 were the costliest back-to-back years on record for losses due to natural disasters.

Belinda Stronach has countersued her father for millions of dollars in a statement of defence that alleges he lost vast sums of money on pet projects.

While in Paris, François Legault said Quebec should boost the number of French immigrants it accepts, because they will have an easier time integrating.

Advocates are praising the decision to make training for semi drivers mandatory across Canada, but they say there's still more work to do.

Advocates are praising the decision to make training for semi drivers mandatory across Canada, but they say there's still more work to do.

U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence issued a video message of support to Venezuelans on Tuesday to encourage those who are protesting against President Nicolas Maduro and underline U.S. backing for opposition leader Juan Guaido.

More than half of Ontario's eligible municipalities have opted in as willing hosts to cannabis stores as the first locations are set to open in a little over two months.

A wood-splitter, iMac problems and an alleged truckload of alcohol. Just a few examples of questionable expenses allegedly submitted by two of B.C.'s top legislative officials.

A wood-splitter, iMac problems and an alleged truckload of alcohol. Just a few examples of questionable expenses allegedly submitted by two of B.C.'s top legislative officials.

A train hauling grain has derailed just north of Saskatoon, and fire crews are responding.

No one was injured after a train derailed and one locomotive caught fire just north of Saskatoon on Tuesday morning.

Statistics Canada said Tuesday wholesale trade fell 1 per cent in November to $63.0 billion, more than offsetting the 0.7 per cent increase in October, but economists say the dip is a 'temporary shock' in response to Alberta oil production cuts.

Dollarama will soon allow customers to buy more than 1,000 of its products in bulk online and have them delivered for a fee.

Dollarama now lets customers buy more than 1,000 of its products in bulk online and have them delivered for a fee.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is defending the Liberal approach to asylum seekers, insisting the Conservatives' proposed alternatives are "half-baked" and impractical.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is defending the Liberal approach to asylum seekers, insisting the Conservatives' proposed alternatives are "half-baked" and impractical.

The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 on Tuesday to let President Donald Trump enforce his policy barring certain transgender people from joining or staying in the military, as the justices put on hold lower court rulings blocking the plan on constitutional grounds.

British Prime Minister Theresa May is still trying to find a way for her country to leave the European Union with a divorce deal. But why is breaking up so hard to do?

Former U.S. marine Paul Whelan was given a flash drive containing Russian "state secrets" before he was arrested in Moscow on suspicion of spying, but did not know he had them and had not looked at them, the lawyer for Whelan, who has U.S., Canadian and other citizenships, said Tuesday.

The Favourite and Roma lead nominations announced today for the 91st Academy Awards with 10 each, including for best picture along with Black Panther, A Star is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody, Vice, BlacKkKlansman and Green Book.

The 91st Academy Awards nominations are being announced today, with the unveiling of potential winners in 24 categories.

Robert St. Pierre, La Loche's mayor, said that while there has been progress, there is still much more to be done.

In the eight months since British Columbia's naturopathic college began cracking down on dubious advertising, 27 practitioners have been placed under investigation, according to the college registrar.

U.S. singer Chris Brown and two other people are in custody in Paris after a woman filed a rape complaint, two police officials say.

American singer Chris Brown and two other people are in custody in Paris after a woman filed a rape complaint, French officials say.

Rajdeep Kaur Khakh who went by the handle "Dr. Lipjob" has been given a 30-day suspended sentence by a B.C. court for illegally pretending to be a doctor and injecting unsuspecting clients with dermal fillers.

A Chinese official is accusing Canada and the U.S. of abusing the extradition system after the Globe and Mail published a report saying officials in the U.S. will soon proceed with a formal extradition request for detained Chinese executive Meng Wanzhou.

Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo was fined almost 19 million euros ($28.7 million Cdn) for tax fraud but will avoid serving a 23-month prison sentence after agreeing to a deal.

Unofficials numbers from the government indicate that Newfoundland and Labrador set a new low point for births in 2018, and there appears to be an uptick in outmigration as the economy struggles.

Questions remain about whether the policy change will be enough to prevent complex cases involving non-Canadian citizens from slipping through the cracks.

British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn moved a step closer to paving the way for another referendum on European Union membership by trying to useParliament to grab control of Brexit from Prime Minister Theresa May.

British Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn of the Labour Party moved a step closer to paving the way for another referendum on European Union membership by trying to use Parliament to grab control of Brexit from Prime Minister Theresa May.

Many people aren't getting enough sleep, and the consequences are far more serious than feeling dozy and worn out. New research indicates it can affect your ability to form long-term memories and retain things you learn, and may even have an impact on dementia.

Executives at Nevsun Resources repeatedly denied direct knowledge of human rights violations at their site in Eritrea, but company documents filed in court and reviewed by CBC’s The Fifth Estate show executives at the highest level appear to have been informed of issues of forced labour and other possible human rights violations at the mine a decade ago.

Many people aren't getting enough sleep, and the consequences are far more serious than feeling dozy and worn out. New research indicates it can affect your ability to form long-term memories and retain things you learn, and may even have an impact on dementia.

Jérôme Huard entrusted thousands of dollars to an online investment firm that turned out to be a fake company called HQ Broker, which was blacklisted last summer by Quebec's security regulator. Canadians have lost over $14 million since 2015 to such scams.

Jérôme Huard entrusted thousands of dollars to an online investment firm that turned out to be a fake company called HQ Broker, blacklisted last summer by the AMF, Quebec's security regulator.

Jérôme Huard entrusted thousands of dollars to an online investment firm that turned out to be a fake company called HQ Broker, which was blacklisted last summer by Quebec's security regulator. Canadians have lost over $14 million since 2015 to such scams.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is warning that the federal government's carbon tax risks triggering a recession, but it's hard to find economists eager to back up his claim.

Giving every dishwasher, thermostat, and SUV an internet connection is one way for companies to keep making money after someone buys their product — whether through regular subscriptions, data collection, or some combination of the two.

British scientists are developing gene-edited chickens designed to be totally resistant to flu in a new approach to trying to stop the next deadly human pandemic.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland have held 20 high-level discussions with foreign heads of government, ministers and diplomats in an effort to rally support for several Canadians now being held by China.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland have held 19 high-level discussions with foreign heads of government, ministers and diplomats in an effort to rally support for several Canadians now being held by China.

The Nova Scotia owner of the Zamboni that's the subject of a widely shared photo on Facebook says powerful winds from a winter storm that blew through the area Sunday into Monday slid the ice resurfacing machine into the ditch.