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Stopping killer robots before they get get to us first sounds like fiction, but experts fear they could be a reality in the very near future. This month, governments convened in Geneva at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons to discuss concerns over lethal autonomous weapons systems, also known as “killer robots.” The National takes a look at the advancements in technology, what weapons manufacturers have already started producing, and hear from AI and robotics experts who are campaigning for bans on this technology before it's too late.

The Humboldt Broncos tragedy has touched people across Canada, but it's also bringing back painful memories for those in Bathurst, N.B. Seven high school basketball players and their coach's wife were killed a decade ago, after their van careened into a transport truck on a slippery highway. Now those people in the Bathurst community are sharing their own experiences, in hopes that it will help those just beginning to grieve.

After a six-year legal battle, Alex Vavilov is back in Toronto with a Canadian passport and dreams of breaking into Toronto's investment banking sector

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There is still no agreed-upon action from the United Nations Security Council to the suspected chemical attack in Syria yet. Russia vetoed a resolution drafted by the U.S. that would have condemned the attack — the White House says Trump has cancelled his first official trip to Latin America in order to focus on a response.

U.S. President Donald Trump has once again blasted the FBI following its raid of Michael Cohen's home. The raid on Trump's personal lawyer's home came after a from Robert Mueller — now there are suggestions Trump could fire Mueller, a decision even Republicans are warning the president against.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was grilled by U.S. senators over his company's privacy concerns, facing tough questions about how Facebook collects and uses data.

The father of Evan Thomas, one of the 15 people to die in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, opened up to CBC News about his family's loss.

The truck that was involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash has been identified and its operating licence has been suspended. Calgary-based Adesh Deal Trucking began business last fall and has one minor infraction on its record from the Northwest Territories for violating federal hours of service regulations.

An Ontario woman is going public about her bank repeatedly increasing the limit on a joint line of credit she had with her then-husband, allowing him, she says, to more than double their debt without her consent or knowledge.

Rick Mercer, the longtime host of 'The Rick Mercer Report' is preparing for his last show. After a 15-year run of rants, satire and cross-Canada adventure, The National sits down with Mercer to reflect on his career.

Billet families are sharing their grief in the wake of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. When billeting, players gain more than a place to stay — they gain a second family. Such is the case of Evan Thomas, who died in the crash — his death is having a profound impact on his billet family

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Pipeline politics continue to split B.C. and Alberta, as the two provinces remain divided over a proposed Kinder Morgan pipeline. The company is suspending non-essential work on the project because of the dispute — and now Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suggesting he'll step in to see the pipeline built. How that will happen remains to be seen, as B.C. and Alberta show no apparent willingness to work together

Canadians have opened their hearts and wallets to the Humboldt Broncos, with a GoFundMe campaign reigning in millions of dollars. The donation page for the victims and families affected by the Broncos' bus crash has now become the website's biggest campaign in Canadian history. CBC News spoke to the campaign's organizers about the generosity they're seeing from people across the country

U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May have condemned Syria and its allies for an apparent chemical weapons attack. That condemnation includes Russian President Vladimir Putin. But at an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council, Moscow said there was no evidence of a chemical weapons attack and accused the U.S. of provoking anti-Russian bias

A victim of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash was incorrectly identified by officials, who mixed up the status of two players — one dead, the other a survivor. Questions are now arising over how such a tragic mistake could be made, as the families of both victims come to terms with the truth of what happened