Canada on Friday imposed sanctions on 14 current and former senior officials of the Venezuelan government, alleging that they had engaged in activities that have supported human rights violations in Venezuela.

Canada’s governing Liberal Party will announce the country’s new prime minister March 9 after a leadership vote that follows the resignation of Justin Trudeau this week

The comments were responding to President-elect Donald Trump's ongoing suggestions that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state.

Podcaster Joe Rogan suggested that America may as well take over Mexico if so many of its people are immigrating illegally, bringing safety to both countries.

The president-elect’s comments about the U.S. annexing its northern neighbor were rejected by Canadians of all political stripes.

By suspending Parliament and promising to resign, the prime minister bought the Liberals time. But Canada will now face Donald J. Trump with a lame duck in charge.

That made Calgary the “hot spot” across Canada,the warmest location in the country so far today. Sustained winds of 40 km/h were recorded at Calgary International Airport with gusts closer to 60 km/h. Wind gusts in the southwestern corner of the province were much higher.

League officials were in the city to speak with corporate partners, ahead of a new era of elite-level hockey in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital city.

On Thursday, a man from northern Ontario, who now lives in the Los Angeles area, had no idea if his home, in Altadena, Calif., was still standing. Raymond Francis, who is originally from Sudbury, Ont., moved to southern California to work at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.