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The Canadian military counter-intelligence officer accused of leaking secrets to Ukraine was part of investigation into a dossier that claims a Postmedia journalist has been a longtime Russian asset.

The U.S. military launched airstrikes against dozens of Islamic State targets in Syria on Friday in retaliation for a deadly attack on U.S. personnel last weekend, officials said on Friday.

Tensions between the United States and Venezuela are escalating as the U.S. continues to strike alleged Venezuelan drug-trafficking boats and signals the possibility of a ground invasion. Andrew Chang breaks down the geographical, logistical and political challenges involved in ratcheting up the conflict to this level.Images provided by The Canadian Press, Reuters and Getty Images

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on family members and associates of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, as Washington ratchets up pressure on the Venezuelan president.

Erika Kirk, now the leader of the Turning Point USA organization after her husband Charlie Kirk's slaying in September, said the group will work to get Vice-President JD Vance elected president in 2028.

Finland's government is facing heavy pressure and accusations of racism from several Asian countries after its representative to the 2025 Miss Universe pageant was seen pulling the corners of her eyes in a photo - and some Finnish politicians posted their own photos repeating the gesture.

A jury has found a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal authorities guilty of obstruction, marking a victory for U.S. President Donald Trump as he continues his sweeping immigration crackdown across the country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered no compromise on his terms for ending the war in Ukraine on Friday and accused the European Union of attempting "daylight robbery" of Russian assets.

A weekslong ICE operation in Minnesota is getting a chilly reception from activists in the Twin Cities who are organizing to thwart detainments. Operation Metro Surge began the U.S. president called the state's large Somali community garbage" and said he didn't want them in the country.

While any debate over imposing the death penalty is bound to be emotional and contentious, Israel's proposal to impose lethal punishment only on Palestinians makes new legislation before the Knesset especially egregious, say rights groups. One called it a "celebration of death and revenge."

In an interview with CBC News, an operative with the Sinaloa cartel says he only recently heard the name of Ryan Wedding from news reports and social media posts about the alleged Canadian drug kingpin U.S. authorities say is likely living under the cartel's protection in Mexico.

A man suspected in the fatal shootings at Brown University and of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor has been found dead in a New Hampshire storage facility after a five-day search that spanned several New England states, authorities said Thursday.

Australia will launch a national gun buyback scheme in the aftermath of a deadly attack on a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach last weekend, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday.

TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to three American investors - Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX - ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the country.

A business jet crashed Thursday while trying to return to a North Carolina airport shortly after takeoff, killing all seven people aboard, including retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family, authorities said.

U.S. President Donald Trump's handpicked board voted Thursday to rename Washington's leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said, in a move that was quickly denounced as a "disgrace" by the Democratic leader of the House, who is on the board.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research - a major shift in federal drug policy that inches closer to what many states have done.

American rapper Wiz Khalifa was sentenced by a court in Romania on Thursday to nine months in jail for drug possession, more than a year after he took part in a music festival in the Eastern European country.

Over 1,000 civilians were killed when a Sudanese paramilitary group took over a famine-stricken displacement camp in Sudan's Darfur in April, including about a third who were summarily executed, according to a report released by the UN's Human Rights Office on Thursday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged EU leadersto reach a deal at a fraught summit on Thursday, where the group was trying to overcome differences on whether to usefrozen Russian assetsto financeUkraine's war effort.

Venezuela's bitumen-heavy oil is virtually identical to Canada's and the South American country has the largest proven reserves in the world. But Venezuelan oil has essentially disappeared from world markets over the past 20 years. U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to invade Venezuela have opened up the prospect that it could one day return, with huge implications for Canada.

President Donald Trump has affixed partisan plaques to the portraits of all U.S. commanders in chief, himself included, on his Presidential Walk of Fame at the White House, describing Joe Biden as "sleepy," Barack Obama as "divisive" and Ronald Reagan as a fan of a young Trump.

The United States on Wednesday approved $11.1 billion US in arms sales to Taiwan, the largest ever U.S. weapons package for the island which is under increasing military pressure from China.

Canada is yet again on the precipice of economic uncertainty as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump's global trade war. This time it's connected to an upcoming decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.

NATO countries, including Canada, are falling behind Russia and China in the development of Arctic-capable drones - uncrewed aerial and land vehicles that are ideal for surveillance.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday promised a crackdown on hate speech in the wake of the attack on a Jewish holiday event at Sydney's Bondi Beach, which left 15 dead.

The U.S. military said Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people, on the same day the House rejected efforts to limit U.S. President Donald Trump's power to use military force against drug cartels.

The U.S. government admitted Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision in January this year between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation's capital, killing 67 people.

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino will step down from his post next month, he said on Wednesday, ending a short and at times tumultuous tenure as the bureau's second highest-ranking official.

Ice, ice, baby! A group of marathon runners awaiting a flight out of Antarctica staged a backward mile run on Dec. 15. While some competitors slipped and stumbled on their way to the finish line, the eventual victor hailing from Montreal called the sub-zero conditions 'perfect.'

U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a prime-time address Wednesday largely focused on past grievances with his predecessor, Joe Biden, who he blamed for persistent affordability challenges that polls suggest have hurt his standing among voters.

The suspects alleged to have carried out the deadly mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach may have been inspired by ISIS or provided actual training to help carry out the attack, experts of the militant group say.

A private equity firm owned by U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is no longer backing Paramount's hostile acquisition bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, the firm confirmed Tuesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all "sanctioned oil tankers" into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country's authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro.

American skiing standout Mikaela Shiffrin claimed a record-extending 105th World Cup victory on Tuesday after several of her top challengers went out during the opening run of a women's slalom in Courcheval, France.

The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others.

A new proposal is watering down the original plan to have all new cars sold in Europe be electric by 2035, following pressure from carmakers and member states with automotive industries.

FIFA slashed the price of some World Cup tickets for teams' most loyal fans following a global backlash and some will get $60 US seats for the final instead of being asked to pay $4,185.

Trade experts say American tariffs have turned routine paperwork into administrative nightmares for manufacturing executives.

Families in Gaza face an agonizing choice following last week's winter storm: endure exposure in tents after floods destroyed encampment shelters along with their possessions, killing one baby due to exposure - or shelter in buildings damaged in Israeli strikes earlier in the war that could collapse without warning.

The International Luge Federation has withdrawn the eligibility of three Russian athletes who intended to slide in Lake Placid, N.Y., this weekend in hopes of moving closer to qualifying for the Milan Cortina Olympics, the governing body announced Tuesday.

A British man who injured more than 130 people by plowing his car into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans during May's Premier League victory parade was jailed for 21 years on Tuesday, after admitting 31 criminal charges over the incident.

Today, an in-depth look at puberty blockers and their use on minors with gender dysphoria. These drugs have come under an enormous amount of scrutiny in recent years, with some questioning their benefits, safety and long-term impact.After banning the use of puberty blockers for gender treatment of people under 18, a new clinical trial in the U.K. aims to get to the bottom of those concerns.Azeen Ghorayshi is a science and gender reporter for the New York Times.She'll parse through what we know and don't know about the effects of blockers in minors, how this became a hugely divisive and politicized debate around the world, and whether this new trial could change our understanding.For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit:https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts]

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, a move that dramatically expands the U.S. government's authority to fight the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of American overdose deaths each year.

The U.S. has agreed to provide unspecified security guarantees to Ukraine as part of a peace deal to end Russia's nearly four-year war, and more talks are likely this weekend, U.S. officials said Monday following the latest discussions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin.