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U.S. President Donald Trump is postponing what he's calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "seven-day excursion" to Egypt, Afghanistan and Brussels in apparent payback for Pelosi asking him to reschedule his state of the union address.

Lu Shaye says tensions between the two countries could escalate if Canada continues to rally international support in the dispute over two Canadian men being detained by Beijing. Their detention followed Canada's arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on an extradition request from the U.S. Ambassador Lu says the cases are unrelated.

The kidnapping and killing of a Canadian mining executive in Burkina Faso highlights the rising political unrest in one of the world's poorest nations. The nation has seen at least 80 incidents over the past three years which have claimed more than 255 lives, including two high-profile and deadly attacks on foreigners and police in Ouagadougou, the capital city.

Canadian Kirk Woodman's body was found riddled with gunshot wounds after he was abducted in Burkina Faso earlier this week. His kidnapping and subsequent killing has highlighted the growing instability in the Sahel region of West Africa, where Islamist militancy is rapidly on the rise.

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We rarely pay this close attention to a byelection, but the stakes are high in Burnaby South. With the Liberal candidate forced out, NDP LeaderJagmeet Singh may have just gotten the break he needed. Andrew, Chantal and Jason Markusoff are all here with their thoughts on what's next in this byelection race.

The 97-year-old was driving a Range Rover and was pulling out of a driveway when the accident happened. Eyewitnesses say the car overturned and the prince was conscious but "shocked and shaken."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his revamped cabinet met in Sherbrooke, Que., to deal with pressing economic, environmental and international issues while setting the Liberals on course for this year's federal election.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May survived a vote of non-confidence after her Brexit deal went down in a spectacular defeat. So how does she carry on, chasing a goal that borders on the impossible, and wearing the blame for a kingdom stuck in crisis?

A day after learning that a science-fiction show on Netflix used footage of the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster, the mayor of the Quebec town said she believes images of the tragedy were used in a second Netflix production, Bird Box. Mayor Julie Morin wants the streaming service to take a look at its movie and TV catalogue to make sure no other production is using images for entertainment of the 2013 tragedy that killed 47 people and destroyed the town's centre.

Loneliness is a growing problem in Canada that poses a serious public health risk. But there could be a fix to the epidemic. All Canada has to do is look across the pond to the U.K., where they're already experimenting with solutions.

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It made headlines across the globe, and even threatened to shut down the 2016 Olympic Games. But the warnings subsided, and the Zika virus seemed to have vanished. However officials say it is still very much a threat, especially in many of the most popular hot-weather vacation spots Canadians love to visit.

She may have survived a confidence vote sparked by a Brexit defeat, but with the clock ticking down to March 29, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May continues to battle to lead Britain through an exit from the European Union.

U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's government won a confidence vote in Parliament, clearing the way for her to attempt to forge a consensus among lawmakers on a Brexit divorce agreement.

A bomb attack claimed by Islamic State killed two U.S. soldiers and two civilians working for the U.S. military in northern Syria. This comes weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump said the group had been defeated there and that he would pull out all American forces.

The federal government is bringing in an external board of civilian advisers to strengthen oversight of RCMP management and improve how the force handles harassment and bullying. All seem to be good intentions, but the announcement has some wondering if the changes go far enough.

Liberal candidate Karen Wang has quit the Burnaby South byelection race over comments she posted on social media about candidate Jagmeet Singh. This leaves the Liberal party without a candidate to face off against the NDP leader in a byelection where residents will be casting their vote in just over a month.

Emotions are running high across the U.K. following a historic vote in Parliament to reject Theresa May's proposed Brexit deal. But with or without a plan, Brexit is still on track to commence on March 29. So the question that comes to mind, what now?

Large crowds made their way to Parliament Square in London to be on the scene as the U.K.'s future was plotted in one of the most crucial votes by British parliamentarians since the Second World War.

When 13-year-old Divyne Apollon stepped on to the ice for a youth hockey tournament, he faced racist taunts from the opposing team. As the only black player on his Maryland hockey team, he wasn't sure how to react. But his teammates took action, showing their support for Apollon, in a move that caught the attention of some prominent NHLers.

One in five Canadians identify themselves as lonely, something that is more than just a feeling we sometimes have in our lowest moments. It's been described as an epidemic, and some say it is killing us. Feelings of loneliness have been linked to a higher risk for depression, anxiety, dementia, heart disease and diabetes. Ioanna Roumeliotis gives us an in-depth look into this world, and the people who are fighting to escape it.

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