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Venezuela plunged deeper into political turmoil this week when Juan Guaido, the leader of the opposition-run congress, declared himself interim president, the boldest challenge to socialist leader Nicolas Maduro's rule in years.

The Hungarian mother of a four-year-old Saskatchewan boy faces deportation and forced separation from her son after her bid to stay in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds failed.

The heads of the Ryerson Students' Union have been given one week to explain approximately $250,000 in credit card spending, which critics say includes numerous questionable expenditures over an eight-month period.

Brazilian rescuers have found seven bodies of people swept away by a burst tailings dam and more are expected to be found, with about 200 people still missing, Brumadinho Mayor Avimar de Melo Barcelos said Friday.

Police and firemen were searching for about 200 people missing after a tailings dam burst on Friday at an iron ore mine owned by Brazilian miner Vale SA in southwestern Minas Gerais state. Scores of people were trapped in nearby areas flooded by the river of sludge released by the dam failure.

Community leaders are working to calm fears and find ways to prevent an anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant backlash in the wake of two arrests related to an alleged terrorist plot in Kingston, Ont., yet the probe has already touched off a political debate over security screening for refugees.

Islamic community groups, mental health workers and police officers met today to calm fears and discuss ways to prevent an anti-Muslim, anti-immigrant backlash in the wake of two arrests related to an alleged terrorist plot in Kingston, Ont.

More than four years after it started, Canada is ending its air-to-air refuelling support to the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Colourful, controversial Roger Stone arrested in U.S. election tampering investigation; Oscar nomination pits rising director against grieving family; a look at women who are composing music for films.

A three-week stopgap spending plan now sets up tough talks with lawmakers about how to address security along the U.S.-Mexican border. Democrats remain unyielding in their opposition to President Donald Trump's plan for a wall.

U.S. President Donald Trump reaches an agreement with lawmakers for three weeks in stop-gap funding that would end a partial U.S. government shutdown, now in its 35th day, without money the president had demanded for a border wall.

Congressional leaders and U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday agreed to a stop-gap spending plan that would end a partial government shutdown now in day 35, Trump said.

The union representing workers at General Motors' Oshawa assembly plant on Friday called on Canadians to boycott any of the automaker's vehicles manufactured in Mexico.

Matsa Beliashvili noticed an odd odour coming from her reusable water canteen when she took a sip. After an investigation, Toronto police have charged a 28-year-old woman for allegedly tainting her co-worker's water bottle with a noxious substance at a downtown department store.

Matsa Beliashvili noticed an odd odour coming from her reusable water canteen when she took a sip.

Matsa Beliashvili noticed an odd odour coming from her reusable water canteen when she took a sip. After an investigation, Toronto police have charged a 28-year-old woman for allegedly tainting her co-worker's water bottle with a noxious substance at a downtown department store.

Flights at numerous major U.S. airports were delayed Friday due to an "increase in sick leave" among air-traffic controllers, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The family of injured Humboldt Broncos player Ryan Straschnitzki is focusing its attention closer to home ahead of next week's sentencing hearing for the truck driver who caused the team's deadly bus crash.

Justin Trudeau is warning voters to be wary of fear-mongering about immigration, suggesting the issue will be a hot-button topic during the federal election campaign this fall.

The remains of a noted Royal Navy explorer who led the first known circumnavigation of Australia have been found by archaeologists excavating a burial ground where a railway station is planned.

The RCMP's national security team has arrested and charged an Ontario youth with a terrorism-related offence, the police force said Friday after an investigation in Kingston, Ont.

The father of Hussam Eddin Alzahabi says his 20-year-old son has been arrested in what he believes is a terror-related investigation in Kingston, Ont.

The flood threat in Sussex has ended and recovery efforts have begun, after a powerful rainstorm overnight Thursday caused flash flooding, washing out roads and forcing at least 38 people from their homes.

Perogies, churro burgers, beef kufta, you name it — it's all cooked up in one kitchen, sandwiched between two thrift stores on the edge of a southeast Calgary rail yard.

Roger Stone, a confidant of U.S. President Donald Trump, has been arrested on several criminal charges stemming from the U.S. special counsel's Russia investigation.

Roger Stone, a confidant of U.S. President Donald Trump, was released on $250,000 US bond Friday after being indicted as part of the U.S. special counsel's Russia investigation. Stone's lawyer says he will "contest the charges vigorously."

Trump associate Roger Stone was arrested Friday in Florida, according to the U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller's office.

Many New Brunswick communities are dealing with flood damage, road closures and power outages Friday after heavy rains and high winds pounded the province overnight.

Many New Brunswick communities are dealing with power outages, road closures and flash flooding on Friday after heavy rains pounded the province overnight.

Many New Brunswick communities are dealing with power outages, road closures and flash flooding on Friday after heavy rains pounded the province overnight.

Eight people had to evacuate an apartment building in Moncton after winds blew part of the roof off.

Clean up your act online or face fines and even jail time — that's the message the British government issued to celebrities who promote brands online without letting their fans know they're being paid.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the sustainability of avocados, the hidden effects of light pollution and some greener ways to de-ice our streets.

Find out why Alberta will likely have to pay a premium to secure the thousands of tank cars it says it needs.

U.S. President Donald Trump has no disparaging nicknames for Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a possible signal that he respects the fact that her legislative power could help him end a partial government shutdown that has been damaging to his approval ratings.

Two moms whose late sons suffered from a degenerative brain condition associated with the type of head impacts common in collision sports are suing the biggest youth football league in the U.S. But one neurologist says there is still a lot scientists don't understand about brain injury in sport.

The trade association representing craft brewers in Ontario has launched a campaign lobbying the province to relax laws covering how they operate.

An English woman abandoned as a newborn in blackberry bushes outside London in 1941 has an emotional encounter with the son of a Canadian soldier who helped save her shortly after her birth.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the sustainability of avocados, the hidden effects of light pollution and some greener ways to de-ice our streets.

The trade association representing craft brewers in Ontario has launched a campaign lobbying the province to relax laws covering how they operate.

Two moms whose late sons suffered from a degenerative brain condition associated with the type of head impacts common in collision sports are suing the biggest youth football league in the U.S. But one neurologist says there is still a lot scientists don't understand about brain injury in sport.

The revolt of two presidents is no quick fix. Repairing Venezuela's devastated economy will remain a Herculean task — even if Nicolas Maduro agrees to go peacefully.

The revolt of two presidents is no quick fix. Repairing Venezuela's devastated economy will remain a Herculean task — even if Nicolas Maduro agrees to go peacefully.

Queen Elizabeth has urged people to seek "common ground," in remarks widely interpreted as a veiled criticism of the toxic debate surrounding Britain's departure from the European Union.

Scorching heat knocked out power to homes and businesses, raised wildfire risks and sent tennis fans looking for water and shade Friday in Australia's second-largest city, which recorded its hottest day in five years.

​Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi says the federal government won't cut corners to speed up a full review of the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.

Amanda Collins and her daughter escaped their car, which got stuck in deep snow in the tracks, just before it was struck by a Canadian National freight train.

When Barry Richards went to feed his sheep Tuesday morning, he was shocked and horrified at what he found.

The RCMP has arrested two people in Kingston, Ont., in what officials are calling a national security investigation involving multiple police forces.

The RCMP have arrested two people following raids on two homes in Kingston, Ont., in what officials are calling an anti-terrorism investigation involving multiple police forces.