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Protesting the direction of the U.S. under President Donald Trump, people have begun gathering in the nation's capital and communities across the country for "No Kings" demonstrations - what the president's Republican Party is calling "Hate America" rallies.

The Lawrence Bishnoi gang, which was listed as a terrorist organization in Canada in September, appears to have adopted a new public relations strategy designed to present it to the South Asian community as a group with principles that only extorts from those who deserve it, while leaving decent, hard-working people alone.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the more than seven-year prison sentence of former representative George Santos for fraud and identity theft, ordering his immediate release.

Buckingham Palace says Prince Andrew will stop using titles and honours, including the Duke of York.

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed a U.S. military strike on an alleged "drug-carrying submarine" in the Caribbean Friday amid reports the military is holding two survivors aboard a navy ship after its strike killed two others.

The U.S. has succeeded in blocking a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting adjourned Friday without adopting regulations.

Adelita Grijalva from Arizona won a special congressional election more than three weeks ago, but has yet to take the oath of office. Democrats say the Republican House Speaker is trying to delay this, because it could lead to an uncomfortable request for the Trump administration.

An army colonel who seized power in a military coup was sworn in as Madagascar's new leader Friday in a lightning-fast power grab that ousted the president and sent him fleeing from the country into hiding.

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo entered Thursday evening's first New York mayoral debate trying to blunt Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani's momentum. Instead he spent much of the contentious faceoff on defence, batting away criticisms over his long tenure in office from Mamdani and Republican Curtis Sliwa.

Riding high on acclaim for his role in brokering a ceasefire in Gaza and the return of Israeli hostages, U.S. President Donald Trump is turning his attention to the conflict he long boasted he would end on his first day back in office: Russia's war with Ukraine.

The United Nations humanitarian relief chief is urging Israel to open up all entrances to Gaza to allow a surge of aid into the territory. Tom Fletcher, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief spoke to CBC News from El-Arish, Egypt after visiting the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Gaza.

Tax deductible donations made by Canadians to groups that financially support West Bank settlements that are illegal under international law are continuing in the face of escalating attacks on Palestinian civilians, an investigation by CBC's the fifth estate has found.

Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton was charged Thursday with storing top secret records at home and sharing with relatives diary-like notes about his time in government that contained classified information.

Nestle is cutting 16,000 jobs globally as part of efforts to revive its financial performance.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he will meet again with Russian President Vladimir Putin in person, in an effort to end the war in Ukraine. A date has not been set, but Trump wrote on social media that the meeting would take place in Budapest, Hungary. The call came ahead of Trump's meeting on Friday at the White House with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

The killing has stopped. Surviving Israeli hostages have been released to their families, while hundreds of Palestinians held by Israel have been returned to theirs. But to call an end to the Gaza war, as Trump did, the historic dawn of a new Middle East" wildly overstates what the deal delivers.

The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by U.S. officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative activistCharlie Kirklast month.

Israel said Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to allow Palestinians in and out, but set no date for its completion as it traded blame with Hamas over violations of the U.S.-mediated ceasefire.

The Vatican's child protection commission criticized senior Catholic leaders in an annual report Thursday for not moving quickly enough to help victims of sexual abuse by clergy and to implement new safeguarding efforts worldwide.

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from young climate activists seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump's executive orders promoting fossil fuels and discouraging renewable energy.

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations in Venezuela, marking a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to pressure President Nicolas Maduro's government.

Rain and wind were forecast Wednesday along the Alaska coast where two villages were devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong and officials were scrambling to find shelter for more than 1,500 people driven from their homes.

Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power. The U.S. government has called the new rules "common sense."

Faulty engineering led to the implosion of an experimental submersible that killed five people on the way to the wreck of the Titanic, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered on Wednesday.

Alberta beef is now stocked in the meat section of Costco Mexico's 41 locations, joining a host of other Canadian products on the shelves of the retail giant in the country. Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald was on hand for a ribbon cutting in front of a Costco cooler filled with prime Alberta cuts during a weeklong visit to the country.

U.S. President Donald Trump's late arrival at the summit he convened in Egypt this week gave his fellow leaders, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, a chance to talk among themselves about the future of Gaza and the prospects for wider peace in the Middle East, according to a senior Canadian government official with knowledge of the talks.

A Scottish jury has convicted a man of killing his Canadian girlfriend in the remote Shetland Islands of Scotland. Aren Pearson, 41, was found guilty Wednesday of assault and murder in the death of 24-year-old Claire Leveque, who had been living and working in Edmonton.

U.S. support for Argentina hinges on the ruling party of President Javier Milei succeeding in this month's midterm legislative elections, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, roiling markets in the South American country with what could be the Republican's most overt intervention in a foreign vote.

Ukraine was supposed to receive more than two dozen rebuilt light armoured vehicles from Canada in a deal brokered through a federal agency. However, the plan has been dropped from the Canadian Commercial Corporation listing and the agency, along with the Defence Department, refuse to say why.

Stellantis announced Tuesday it will invest $13 billion US over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. - a move that will take production of one model out of Ontario and raises concerns about Canadian jobs.

Local authorities in Ukraine ordered the evacuation of residents from dozens of villages on Tuesday near the all-but-destroyed northeastern city of Kupiansk, citing the "worsening security situation," in a region that has faced heavy Russian attacks.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston, after suggesting parts of the city had been "taken over" by unrest.

Stellantis says it will invest $13 billion over the next four years to expand its manufacturing capacity in the United States, a move that the automaker says will increase its U.S. vehicle production by 50 per cent and add more than 5,000 jobs.

Cristiano Ronaldo, 40, became the player with most goals in World Cup qualifiers after scoring twice for Portugal in its 2-2 draw with Hungary on Tuesday in Lisbon.

The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.

After two years of navigating a bitter diplomatic spat over the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil, India and Canada have tentatively sketched out a road map to rebuild their strained relationship. That's the end result of a two-day visit to New Delhi and Mumbai - one which Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand has called a success.

The death toll from heavy rains that occurred late last week in Mexico's Gulf Coast and central states has climbed to 64 and left a trail of destruction.

Global warming is crossing dangerous thresholds sooner than expected, with the world's coral reefs now in an almost irreversible die-off, marking what scientists on Monday described as the first "tipping point" in climate-driven ecosystem collapse.

One person is dead and two are missing in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong over the weekend brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters that swept some homes away, authorities said.

Russia's Federal Security Service said on Tuesday it's opened a criminal case against exiled Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky, accusing him of creating a "terrorist organization" and of plotting to violently seize power.

Four days of heavy rains fell unexpectedly across five Mexican states last week, leaving devastated lives and communities. The rains caused rivers, gullies and ditches to overflow, triggering landslides that washed out highways and roads, and leaving dozens dead and missing.

News organizations including the New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative Newsmax television network said Monday they will not sign a Defence Department document about its new press rules, making it likely the Trump administration will evict their reporters from the Pentagon.

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he fled the country in fear for his life following a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a speech broadcast on national television late Monday from an undisclosed location.

Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday that supplying U.S. Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine could end badly for everyone, especially U.S. President Donald Trump.

Canadian economist Peter Howitt is among a group of three researchers who won the Nobel memorial prize in economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday.