Montrealers condemn and celebrate removal of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro in separate ralliesNewsDuration 2:00Two separate rallies were held in Montreal on Sunday following the forceful removal of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. One protest denounced what it described as the United States’ “imperialist” behaviour and the other one saw Venezuelans celebrating Maduro's ouster.

January 05, 2026 11:10 UTC

Premier Susan Holt says she’d still like to find a different site for a controversial natural gas power plant now planned for a rural area in Tantramar. Power chose the Tantramar site for the power plant because it is close to both existing transmission lines and the Maritimes and Northeast natural gas pipeline, from which it will draw gas to power its turbines. Holt also did not provide a clear answer when she was asked if she had confidence in N.B. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe utility chose the Tantramar site because it is close to both existing transmission lines and the Maritimes and Northeast natural gas pipeline, from which it will draw gas to power its turbines. Holt said this urgency has put the province “between a rock and a hard place” with the gas plant, which is intended to generate backup power for new wind and solar generation that N.B.

January 05, 2026 10:27 UTC

Airlines in Canada could soon be under pressure from customers to improve their services as the federal government opens its skies to more competition from the Middle East. The reciprocal deal will allow Canadian carriers to send the same amount of flights to the Middle East. Countries including in the Middle East are trying to reach the "gold standard" with Canada, Gradek said. "I think you'll see much more presence by the Middle East carriers." Ottawa is allowing more flights from airlines in the Middle East including Saudia Airlines.

January 05, 2026 09:34 UTC

Among the Ottawa-area criminal cases set for trial in 2026 are the accused murder of a woman whose disappearance went unsolved for decades, and the alleged bounty killings of two brothers in a strip mall parking lot. Six weeks have been set aside to hear the case against Abdullahi "Avon" Osman and Ahmed "Baby Dice/Dice/Dicey" Siyad. (CBC)Rodney Nichols, now 83 years old, has two months of trial dates before a judge and jury starting in late March. Gavin Chisholm, 25, is set to stand trial before a judge and jury for six weeks starting in August. Class action continuesA big civil case is also being continued in court in March: the $215-million Metro Taxi class-action lawsuit against the City of Ottawa.

January 05, 2026 09:23 UTC

An Uber driver in the United Kingdom reportedly kicked out a Jewish camper and staff member in the middle of the night after initiating a conversation about Israel and Judaism. The incident occurred last month, on Dec. 26 around 3:10 a.m., on Ashbourne Rd. in Cheadle, a village just south of Manchester, Staffordshire Police told National Post in an emailed statement. Authorities said they were notified about it by a third party. The driver “became aggressive with a passenger, a man, and asked the man and a child to get out of a taxi following a conversation about religion,” police...

January 05, 2026 08:11 UTC





The leaders of Denmark and Greenland on Sunday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to stop threatening to take over Greenland, after he reiterated his wish to do so in an interview with The Atlantic magazine. The U.S. has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish Kingdom," Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said in a statement on Sunday. Trump told the magazine: "We do need Greenland, absolutely. Trump has advocated for Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, to become part of the United States. Greenland, a former Danish colony, has the right to declare independence under a 2009 agreement but depends heavily on Danish subsidies.

January 05, 2026 01:51 UTC

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January 05, 2026 01:35 UTC

Verónica Gutiérrez woke up to what seemed like “a million WhatsApp messages” from her family in Venezuela after the U.S. launched a strike on the capital of the country that led to the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. “We have been living in this dictatorship for 26 years,” she said, referring to Maduro’s regime and that of his predecessor, Hugo Chávez. (@realDonaldTrump/Handout/Reuters)Ivon Valdebenito, another Venezuelan living in Halifax, said she is pleased that Maduro isn't in power anymore. “And this is just the beginning.”She said she remembers what it was like living in Venezuela. She cites concern about Trump’s treatment of Latin Americans living in his country, adding that mass deportations have affected many Venezuelans living in the U.S.

January 04, 2026 22:16 UTC

reacts to U.S. capture of Venezuela’s president: B.C. reacts to U.S. capture of Venezuela’s president | Duration 2:22 British Columbians have mixed reactions to the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. As Tanushi Bhatnagar reports, Trump's promise of rebuilding Venezuela's oil industry could have a serious impact on Canada. Venezuelan oil could undercut Canadian crude: expertDuring a Saturday news conference, Trump said he'll get Venezuelan oil flowing and will sell it to several countries. Vigil says it will take years to reverse the long decline of Venezuela's oil sector and that it's not clear how the Trump administration intends to move forward.

January 04, 2026 22:11 UTC

The United States' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, along with his wife, is an event worth celebrating for one Venezuelan refugee living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Pacheco arrived in St. John’s with her husband and two small children from the South American country through a humanitarian aid visa in 2024. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. after the United States Venezuela with a 'large-scale strike.' Multiple explosions rang out, and low-flying aircraft swept through Caracas, the capital of the oil-rich nation, early Saturday, as Maduro’s government immediately accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations. The United States will lead Venezuela until a "proper transition can take place," Trump said during a news conference.

January 04, 2026 20:33 UTC

Juliana Fombona said she felt a surge of hope when she learned that the U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas on Saturday. But that optimism was fleeting as she began to ponder what the future might hold.The same political forces behind Mr. Maduro are still entrenched in her home country despite his removal, said Ms. Fombona, an architect who has lived in Halifax for 23 years. And it’s still unclear who will run Venezuela, whether democracy will be restored and when the humanitarian crisis may improve.

January 04, 2026 20:05 UTC

Venezuela’s top court names Delcy Rodríguez as acting president after Maduro’s ousterNewsDuration 3:12As Venezuela grapples with the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the country’s top court has named Delcy Rodríguez as the acting president. The 56-year-old has served as Venezuela’s vice-president since 2018.

January 04, 2026 19:11 UTC

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January 04, 2026 16:21 UTC

HandyDART to offer extended hours in Metro VancouverNewsDuration 1:08Changes are coming for HandyDART services in Metro Vancouver, including extended hours. As the CBC's Michelle Morton reports, advocates are applauding the changes, but say they're long overdue.

January 04, 2026 16:04 UTC

U.S. to 'run' Venezuela after capturing Maduro, Trump saysNewsDuration 13:39President Donald Trump says the U.S. is 'going to run' Venezuela following a military operation early Saturday that captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, who now face prosecution in New York. The CBC's Karen Pauls, Carolina Jiménez Sandoval, president of the Washington Office on Latin America, and reporter Mary Triny Mena in Caracas break down the day's events.

January 04, 2026 12:51 UTC