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U.S. President Donald Trump accepted an invitation from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to give his state of the union speech on Feb. 5.

On a daily average in the study, two-year-olds were in front of screens for about 2.5 hours, three-years-olds got 3.5 hours and five-year-olds used screens for about 1.5 hours, in part because many had started school.

The United States has imposed sanctions on Venezuelan state-owned oil firm PDVSA,White House national security adviser John Bolton says.

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced 13 criminal charges against Meng Wangzhou, the Chinese telecom giant Huawei and its U.S. affiliate and Hong Kong-based Skycom Tech.

The U.S. Department of Justice is announcing a "China-related law enforcement action" this afternoon that involves criminal charges.

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced 13 criminal charges against Meng Wangzhou, the Chinese telecom giant Huawei and its U.S. affiliate and Hong Kong-based Skycom Tech.

Managers from the U.S.-based tech giant Uber revealed Monday priorities they have for the Canadian market in the year ahead, including e-scooters, bikes and an expansion of booze delivery.

The Oxford, N.S., woman had trouble seeing the numbers on her phone to call 911, so she called for police using the medical alert device she wears on her neck.

An advisory issued Monday said inspectors had seized products, ingredients and equipment from A1 Herbal Ayurvedic Clinic Ltd. in Surrey, B.C., and from an affiliated clinic in Brampton, Ont.

An advisory issued Monday said inspectors had seized products, ingredients and equipment from A1 Herbal Ayurvedic Clinic Ltd. in Surrey, B.C., and from an affiliated clinic in Brampton, Ont.

The themes of transformation, respect and generosity ran through Rev. Steve Berube's much-anticipated sermon on Sunday at St. Paul's United Church in Riverview.

Since Confederation, Parliament Hill's Centre Block has been Canada's most iconic image of democracy. But 2019 marks the start of a new era.

Since Confederation, Parliament Hill's Centre Block has been Canada's most iconic image of democracy. But 2019 marks the start of a new era.

Canada will host members of the Lima group of South and Central American countries next Monday in an effort to find a resolution to the turmoil in Venezuela, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said today.

A judge in Thunder Bay, Ont., has ruled a Lac Seul First Nation man who was held in solitary confinement for more than four years will not stand trial for first-degree murder in the 2012 death of another inmate at the Thunder Bay Correctional Centre.

A judge in Thunder Bay, Ont., has ruled a Lac Seul First Nation man will not stand trial for first degree murder in the death of another inmate at the Thunder Bay Correctional Facility seven years ago.

An alert about an “active attacker” on the Carleton University campus was sent out in error Monday afternoon, a university spokesperson said.

It took just minutes today for Canadians to snap up 27,000 online application spots for bringing parents or grandparents into the country — fuelling frustration and fury among people who say the new system is flawed.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Afghanistan peace proposal raises big questions; sentencing hearing in Humboldt Broncos bus crash case requires special courtroom arrangements; lack of sleep among Canadian adolescents has become an epidemic.

The Prime Minister is reassuring Ed Holder, London's mayor and a former Conservative MP, that resolving financial troubles with Saudi Arabia and preserving local jobs at General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) is a top priority.

The Prime Minister is reassuring Ed Holder, London's mayor and a former Conservative MP, that resolving financial troubles with Saudi Arabia and preserving local jobs at General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) is a top priority.

Toronto police say a "significant development" is expected in the case of an alleged serial killer accused of preying on men with ties to the city's gay village.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has lifted sanctions on aluminum giant Rusal and other Russian firms linked to oligarch Oleg Deripaska, defying a Democratic-led push in the U.S. Congress to maintain the restrictions.

Britain's food security could be threatened if the country leaves the European Union without a deal and suffers an abrupt hit to its trade with the bloc, the BBC quoted a retailers' industry group as saying on Monday.

Britain's food security could be threatened if it leaves the EU without a deal and suffers an abrupt hit to trade with the bloc, a lobby group representing firms including Sainsbury's, Asda, McDonald's and KFC said on Monday.

The Afghan president has reassured his people that their rights will not be compromised in the name of peace with the Taliban, days after the U.S. envoy tasked with resolving America's longest war reported significant progress in talks with the insurgents.

A rare tornado ripped through a number of working-class districts of Havana late Sunday night, leaving at least three dead and scores injured, state-run media and Cuba's president said.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said Sunday he was considering a bid for U.S. president as an Independent, upsetting some Democrats who believe he would hurt their party's chances of defeating Republican President Donald Trump in 2020.

A trade mission to China led by Alberta Economic Development and Trade is unlikely to proceed in March, according to provincial Economic Development and Trade Minister Deron Bilous.

New Brunswick’s child protection system failed to protect five siblings from “damaging chronic neglect,” despite countless warnings about their safety over a period of three years.

The family of Donnie Taylor continues to push for answers 17 months after his death. His loved ones allege that palliative care staff in Truro, N.S., failed to turn on his oxygen for 13 hours, which they say caused him to suffer on his final day.

When Stephanie McCabe goes to London's Victoria Hospital, she's supposed to wear a purple armband. It's to alert hospital staff that she's a potential threat to herself and others. McCabe is appealing the designation.

Brexit

MPs will sit in the new House of Commons for the first time on Monday, but it will be as noisy as ever.

MPs will sit in the new House of Commons for the first time on Monday, but it will be as noisy as ever.

Twenty-nine families will get their chance this week to face the semi driver who caused the crash that killed or injured their loved-ones.

The majority of working baby boomers would stay on the job longer if employers allowed them to shift into semi-retirement — but most workplaces don't provide that option, a new poll has found.

The majority of working baby boomers would stay on the job longer if employers allowed them to shift into semi-retirement — but most workplaces don't provide that option, a new poll has found.

The families of 29 people who were killed or injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash have begun telling their stories in a Melfort, Sask., courtroom.

The families of 29 people who were killed or injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash have begun telling their stories in a Melfort, Sask., courtroom.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford held a one-on-one meeting with Jordan Peterson a week after the controversial university professor publicly urged Ford to abolish the province's human rights commission, CBC News has learned.

A sentencing hearing is underway for the semi driver who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that killed or injured 29 people last April in Saskatchewan.

After the sudden dismissal of Canada’s ambassador to China, a man who formerly held that job says the government should immediately appoint a special high-level envoy to deal with Beijing while it searches for a new, permanent representative.

Following the sudden dismissal of Canada’s ambassador to China, a man who once held that job called on the government to immediately appoint a special high-level envoy to deal with Beijing while it searches for a new, permanent representative.

The mayors of Canada’s largest cities are ramping up pressure on the Trudeau government to deliver a major cash infusion to cope with a housing shortage driven in part by an influx of refugees.

A scientist says work on a Trans Mountain pipeline crossing in a B.C. stream has destroyed salmon habitat, raising concerns about the Crown corporation's ability to build infrastructure through waterways if the expansion project proceeds.

A woman who miscarried twin boys says she is devastated that information she gave to a trusted store ended up in the hands of third-party marketing companies — resulting in baby formula arriving at her door when she was no longer pregnant.

A woman who miscarried twin boys says it was "devastating" to be targeted by baby product companies when she was no longer pregnant. She blames a murky system that sells private information to third-party marketing companies — a practice one expert says is all too common because Canada lacks protections that exist in other countries.