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Global Affairs Canada has updated its official travel advisory for Venezuela to warn Canadians to avoid all travel to the South American country because of the ongoing humanitarian and political crisis there.

A Gatineau municipal councillor who was already under fire for denying the existence of Islamophobia is drawing new scrutiny for recent comments questioning whether the Earth is round.

For the first time in three decades, this year's Oscars ceremony will go ahead without an official host, an ABC television executive said on Tuesday.

Jeremy Waldenberger-Bulmer says the emptiness in his home is "indescribable" after his twin brother died in a Canadian Pacific Railway train derailment near the Alberta-British Columbia border. Three crew members died Monday when the train plunged into a river.

Nothing like a little Boot Scootin' Boogie to bring two rival hockey teams together in a show of sportsmanship after each played three games in one day at a provincial tournament in Fredericton.

Hundreds of nursing home residents in New Brunswick have been weaned off anti-psychotic drugs that were found to be ineffective and the cause of increased health risks.

The Liberal government has decided to pull out all the stops on the construction of the navy's planned permanent supply ships — a move that’s raised questions about how quickly the Canadian Coast Guard will get a critical oceanographic science vessel.

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr is asking Alberta youth court to order his release and declare his eight-year sentence — imposed by a widely maligned military commission in the United States — to have expired.

The company that set up the problem-plagued Phoenix payroll system did not bid on the contract to create a new payroll system, according the the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat.

A closer look at the day's most notable stories with The National's Jonathon Gatehouse: Trump forges ahead with North Korea summit plans despite warnings; Alberta Premier Rachel Notley answers your questions about energy; cries for help from Drayton Valley; State of the Union analysis.

Liam Neeson appears on ABC's Good Morning America, seeking to further explain a past incident in which he sought out violent confrontations with black men after learning a close friend had been raped.

The red carpet at the premiere of Liam Neeson's latest film was abruptly cancelled Tuesday afternoon, in the wake of comments the actor made about his racist reaction to a past incident.

A combination of a softening housing market resulting in Canadians feeling less wealthy, pressure from higher interest rates and a low household savings rate will lead consumers to spend less, according to National Bank.

A Stony Mountain inmate who pleaded guilty in December to murdering a fellow prisoner had a long violent in prison, including murdering another inmate in Alberta, and taking a woman hostage at a New Brunswick prison.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed star centre Auston Matthews to a five-year contract extension with an average annual value of $11.634 million US, the NHL team announced Tuesday.

Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews, who signed a five-year, $58.17 million US contract extension on Tuesday, is excited at the possibility of winning a Stanley Cup in Toronto. "This city deserves it. I love playing here. The support we get day in, day out ... it's nuts."

The federal Liberal government tabled legislation Tuesday to protect Indigenous languages in Canada — many of which are facing extinction because of a shortage of speakers after centuries of colonialism.

The federal Liberal government tabled legislation Tuesday to protect Indigenous languages in Canada — many of which are facing extinction because of a shortage of speakers after centuries of colonialism.

Three young people in Calgary are challenging Tim Hortons to join other major restaurants in making cups biodegradable and encourage reusuable mugs.

Crown attorneys are calling for serial killer Bruce McArthur to be sentenced to six consecutive life sentences. If granted, he would not be eligible to apply for parole for 50 years.

Crown attorneys say "sexual predator" and serial killer Bruce McArthur should not be eligible for parole for 50 years.

Investigators say a Canadian Pacific freight train was parked and began to move on its own before it derailed and killed three crew members on the Alberta-British Columbia boundary early Monday.

Health Canada says it intends to introduce new measures to curb the rising amount of vaping by young people.

Health Canada says it intends to introduce new measures to curb the rising amount of vaping by young people.

Long divided between supporters and opponents of the socialist government, and ravaged by shortages of food, medicine and other basic goods, Venezuelans are suffering through a political crisis that intensified in January, when Juan Guaido declared himself interim president.

A Toronto police officer is expected to face two charges of professional misconduct in connection with the Bruce McArthur case, but the issue was put over to the end of the month after questions from his lawyer about who will preside over the proceedings.

Investigators say several parents started yelling at each other after a game and that disagreement eventually grew into a fracas involving dozens of adults.

Lawyer for Canadian cryptocurrency company QuadrigaCX says as much as $250 million Cdn of users' money may be 'floating around out there' after the company's CEO was reported to have died suddenly.

Lawyer for cryptocurrency company says there may be as much as $180 million 'floating around out there'

Officials at an undersea Cape Breton coal mine broke a provincial regulation by not reporting a massive roof cave-in until government inspectors showed up 15 days after the first rock crashed down.

Canadian music store chain Sunrise Records has struck a deal to buy British retailer HMV out of bankruptcy in a deal that will keep most of the locations in Britain open.

A 24-year-old Kingston man has died after a fight early Tuesday morning and Charlottetown police are investigating the death as murder, according to a police news release.

Electric vehicles lose lots of battery power to keep the car warm during Canadian cold snaps, but turns out that isn't a huge hindrance for Winnipeg commuters like Jordan Loewen.

New research that compares the self-determination paths taken by the Sami in Norway and Inuit in northern Canada says a balance is needed between local autonomy and working with non-Indigenous governments.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to deliver a state of the union address tonight that's expected to challenge Democrats to approve funding for his long-sought border wall, but stop short of declaring a national emergency over it, at least for now.

From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Mondays, a grocery store in Arnprior dimmed the lights, turned off the intercom and asked staff not to wear scents — all to create a "sensory-friendly shopping experience" for people with special needs.

From 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Mondays, a grocery store in Arnprior dimmed the lights, turned off the intercom and asked staff not to wear scents — all to create a "sensory-friendly shopping experience" for people with special needs.

Mike O’Neill’s long and sometimes violent criminal record doesn’t necessarily disqualify him from acting as a real estate agent in B.C. But not reporting that record to his professional regulator is a different matter.

The man was found Monday afternoon and transported to hospital, after going missing since Friday.

Federal prosecutors in New York have issued a subpoena seeking documents from Donald Trump's inaugural committee, furthering a federal inquiry into a fund that has faced mounting scrutiny into how it raised and spent its money.

Federal prosecutors in New York have issued a subpoena seeking documents from Donald Trump's inaugural committee, furthering a federal inquiry into a fund that has faced mounting scrutiny into how it raised and spent its money.

As Toronto's Africentric Alternative School approaches its 10th anniversary, students and parents are praising the school for a decade of inspiring and inclusive learning. So why has enrolment sank to an all-time low?

A 48-year-old Regina woman testifies what started as a coffee date with a charming gentleman ended with him driving her outside city limits and raping her. The accused, 49, denies doing anything against her will, and the lawyers are battling over whether some questions in court contribute to the "rape myth." (Warning: Story contains graphic language and disturbing content.)

Warning: Story contains graphic language and disturbing content.A Regina man is on trial after a woman he met on an internet dating app alleges he drove her outside the city and raped her.

At a home for the elderly in Venezuela, nuns are trying to help vulnerable men who have nowhere else to turn. "Nobody who comes here goes away with nothing," the Mother Superior says with pride — but as the economy crumbles and millions flee, meeting even the most basic needs is still a struggle.

Surely Trudeau realizes that in using the terms "violation of human rights and the complete disregard of rule of law," he's describing a whole gang of the world's governments — not just Venezuela's.

A new niche of the tech industry is taking off, with apps and gadgets that promise women more control over their health and lives. As with all technology, this development comes with promise and peril.

A Quebec shipyard accused of being on the receiving end of leaks in the criminal case involving Vice-Admiral Mark Norman was mistakenly given a series of secret cabinet documents last summer, CBC News has learned.

Bruce McArthur's meticulous planning of murder, his methodical approach to the killings and the posing, photographing and retaining of personal items from his victims, reveal similar patterns of behaviour with certain types of serial killers, experts say.

$190 million worth of crypto goes missing from a Canadian "bank." Except for the victims, outrage is missing, too.