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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the Liberal government to abandon its decision to side with the U.S. and Brazil over the crisis in Venezuela — hours after two NDP candidates and one MP came out with much stronger statements condemning Ottawa's move as failing to stand up for Venezuelans.

On the latest episode of the Pollcast, Marie Della Mattia details the NDP's strategy for the 2019 election. Plus, the CBC's Tanya Fletcher breaks down the state of B.C. politics ahead of a key byelection.

The idea — to use video games to make the impacts of climate change "tangible," in a virtual way — came to Manjana Milkoreit after her research showed a problem with how the topic was being handled at the political level.

Canada's ambassador to China now says he regrets making comments earlier this week that suggested Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei executive detained in Canada on a U.S. extradition request, has a strong case that her arrest was politically motivated.

A woman who once claimed to be Paul Bernardo's "No. 1 fan" has been sentenced to another month in jail for violating a court order by working at the Binbrook Fair.

A Liberal MP in Ontario says she's concerned by allegations that Kenney, while an MP, claimed subsidies he wasn't entitled to, and she wants Ottawa to look into it.

Two bills to end the partial government shutdown in the United States — one put forward by the Republicans and one previously passed by the Democratic majority House of Representatives — both failed this afternoon in votes in the Senate.

David Stephen Young is a recovering alcoholic who got drunk for the first time in 18 months and became belligerent toward the flight crew and his fellow passengers, according to details read aloud at his guilty plea.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Alex Salmond charged with attempted rape and sexual assault; Canada's ambassador to China stirs up more trouble for the government; the 'slow lit' genre of stories is building a bedtime audience.

The former NHLer is out as head coach, after missing much of the season due to lingering effects from prior concussions.

Ottawa will announce up to $40 million for Finnish telecom giant Nokia on Thursday to conduct research on 5G wireless technology in Canada.

A man in his 50s is dead after he was found shot in the upper body in Montreal's NDG district this morning. Sources have confirmed to Radio-Canada the dead man is Tony Magi, a businessman with known ties to the Montreal Mafia.

Air Transat said some passengers became sick after a ventilation problem was detected during the de-icing procedure.

What has changed since 187 people were taken off a diverted flight and housed at CFB Goose Bay in 2015? Questions remain after 250 passengers were kept on a plane for 16 hours on a Labrador runway recently.

The CEO of European aerospace giant Airbus has warned it could move its British operations elsewhere if the United Kingdom leaves the EU without a deal in a hard Brexit.

The Liberal government is launching a new pilot program aimed at attracting and retaining skilled immigrants in Canada's rural and northern communities that are grappling with labour gaps due to a youth exodus and aging populations.

Parents of babies at high risk of developing allergies are now officially advised to offer foods such as peanut butter, milk and eggs at about six months of age, the Canadian Paediatric Society says, adding that babies who are ready for food sooner can start as young as four months.

Parents of babies at high risk of developing allergies are now officially advised to offer foods such as peanut butter, milk and eggs at about six months of age, the Canadian Paediatric Society says, adding that babies who are ready for food sooner can start as young as four months.

Infants at high risk of developing food allergies should be offered common allergenic foods at around age six months - but not before four months, according to new Canadian Paediatric Society guidelines.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Liberal government's focus is on securing the release of two Canadians arbitrarily detained in China, and he doesn't believe swapping out Canada's ambassador in Beijing after his eyebrow-raising comments about the Meng Wanzhou case will aid in that effort.

More turbulence in Venezuela — including the threat of United States sanctions on its crude oil exports — has Canada's oilpatch watching carefully for how the impact will ripple across the industry.

Police in south-central Florida on Thursday said they haven't established a motive for the deadly mass shooting at an area bank a day earlier that has led to charges against a 21-year-old former trainee prison guard.

A 66-year-old Halifax man who worked as both a teacher and a volunteer coach is facing 27 charges in relation to sexual assaults against more than a dozen youths.

President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday ordered all of Venezuela's diplomats home from the United States and defiantly closed the country's embassy as relations between the two nations rapidly collapsed.

Venezuelans headed into uncharted political waters Thursday, with the young leader of a newly united and combative opposition claiming to hold the presidency over socialist Nicolas Maduro, who is digging in for a fight with the Trump administration.

The two men behind a free Toronto-area newspaper that promotes legalizing rape and denies the Holocaust were found guilty on Thursday of promoting hatred against women and Jews.

The deadliest tornado in Canadian history caused 28 deaths, 300 injuries and millions of dollars in damages in Regina on June 30, 1912. So what if it happens again?

The deadliest tornado in Canadian history caused 28 deaths, 300 injuries and millions of dollars in damages in Regina on June 30, 1912. So what if it happens again?

A B.C. beekeeper has a solution to cutting down on honey fraud. In the last fiscal year, more than 23 per cent of imported honey products tested by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency contained additives, despite being labeled pure.

A Parti Québécois politician has been pushing a proposal to create a specialized court to hear sexual assault cases for more than a year. Suddenly, it's gaining traction.

Venezuela’s political crisis has taken another turn, with an opposition leader declaring himself interim president and demonstrators taking to the streets in a bid to oust the government of Nicolas Maduro. Canada has recognized opposition leader

At 10 a.m. ET this morning, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists will announce the time of the Doomsday Clock, first used in 1947 as a metaphor meant to measure how close humanity is to destroying civilization.

At 10 a.m. ET this morning, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists will announce the time of the Doomsday Clock, first used in 1947 as a metaphor meant to measure how close humanity is to destroying civilization.

Canada's ambassador to China John McCallum raised some cogent legal points when declaring that the Huawei executive arrested in Vancouver at the request of the United States has a strong defence to fight extradition, lawyers say.

The Conservatives want to make gains in Quebec in this fall's election and are recruiting local mayors to get them.

Republicans know it, as do Democrats: Thursday's Senate votes on a pair of competing bills to reopen the government will likely do nothing to reopen the government. Whatever happens will be viewed as setting the table for more serious negotiations to come.

Republicans know it, as do Democrats: Thursday's Senate votes on a pair of competing bills to reopen the government will likely do nothing to reopen the government. Whatever happens will be viewed as setting the table for more serious negotiations to come.

The time on the symbolic Doomsday Clock is still at two minutes to midnight, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced Thursday morning.

From fiscal policy, to trade, to war — when you look at what Trump has actually done, he's the most left-wing president the U.S. has ever seen.

He’s won June awards, his albums have been certified platinum and now, he’s set to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame — but not before a quick stop by CBC’s Ottawa Morning.

Two Canadian cities are doing an about face on their decision to remove flouride from drinking water after rates of tooth decay spiked, especially among children.

Two Canadian cities are doing an about face on their decision to remove flouride from drinking water after rates of tooth decay spiked, especially among children.

Venezuela’s political crisis has taken another turn, with an opposition leader declaring himself interim president and demonstrators taking to the streets in a bid to oust the government of Nicolas Maduro.

A Taymouth woman says she’s been engaged in a Kafkaesque struggle between Service Canada and the Phoenix pay centre in order to claim employment insurance.

A B.C. pair accused of masterminding the murder of Jaswinder (Jassi) Sidhu in India have been extradited from Canada to India to face a trial for her killing, nearly two decades after her death.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he is postponing his state of the union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Speaker of the House Darryl Plecas, who authored the 76-page bombshell report into the expenses of two suspended B.C. legislature officials, broke his silence for the first time on Wednesday.

Forced to flee bombings and terrorists in the Middle East, a refugee who's now in Lebanon has been waiting for years to see if he can come to Canada. His family in Windsor, Ont. calls the immigration process they're going through unfair and stressful.

Ontario is considering removing caps on class sizes in kindergarten and in Grades 1 to 3.

A Toronto doctor has had her licence revoked after admitting to having a sexual relationship with a cancer patient.