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The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed visa bans on a former European Union commissioner and anti-disinformation campaigners it says were involved in censoring U.S. social media platforms, in the latest move in a campaign aimed at European rules that U.S. officials say go beyond legitimate regulation.

Ukraine's president spoke to reporters Tuesday to describe a 20-point overarching plan that negotiators from Ukraine and the U.S. hammered out in Florida in recent days, though he said that many details are still being worked out.

The holiday season can be especially difficult for anyone experiencing intimate partner violence, says advocates, adding such abuse can take different forms. While gathering with family and friends, "if you see something, you say something," says the executive director of London-based Anova, Ontario's largest women's shelter.

When Marc Gaboury decided to start a business of his own in 1986, he felt it was obvious Quebec City's tourist district needed a year-round Christmas store. It has been a mainstay ever since.

Today we're bringing you a 2025 Front Burner wrap up, answering audience questions and bringing you behind the scenes of the making of some of our most popular episodes of 2025.For transcripts of Front Burner, please visit: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/frontburner/transcripts]

This year marks the first time all three major gaming hardware companies — Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft — have handheld devices on the market. But they're all very different. Which one is right for you?

The racial reckoning of the COVID era saw Canada grapple with its checkered past — a process that led to statues of some foundational figures being removed, in some instances by force. Five years on, there's a growing movement to restore some of what was taken down in that tumultuous period.

Twenty years after it was introduced to the world by Carol Aebersold and her daughter Chanda Bell, the Elf on the Shelf is now a staple of modern Christmas festivities, having become a cherished tradition for kids and a creative headache for parents.

Fans and critics say Heated Rivalry is reminiscent of titles like Queer as Folk and The L Word, which were some of the first to depict same-sex intimacy on the small screen. They hope the Canadian show might break the mould in new ways.

With three recent deaths reported in Ottawa, here's what you need to know to help protect against the mutated H3N2 influenza A strain.

Just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus, and those that make it to full term “are essentially unheard of – far, far less than 1 in a million.”

The vast majority of people celebrating Wednesday were local residents, with only a handful of foreigners mixed among the crowd.

Shawn Qu, who grew the company into a global renewable power juggernaut, will stay on as chairman and CEO while Colin Parkin takes over as president.

We asked 26 Torontonians what could transform the city. From small acts of kindness to clearing your ice, here are their ideas.

Every day till Christmas, we bake a recipe from the Star’s recipe archives. Today, Christine gives white chocolate a chance.

Sparse, higgledy piggledy and affixed to the wall with a bungee-cord system, the Smith family tree is nonetheless a source of pride and joy.

The largely indelible firewall between news and corporate has crumbled at CBS News, and we’re seeing cracks at other major news organizations.

The warm and gooey 'cheese of the season,' Mont d’Or, has disappeared from fine cheese shops in Canada leaving aficionados scrambling. 'They're in shock,' says Scheffler’s owner Odysseas Gounalakis.

Richard White said if he didn't know about the TTC's emergency power cut button, he might not have been able to save a stranger's life. But the TTC says more awareness might not have the intended effect.

Incident the latest to threaten monthslong truce as each side accuses the other of violations

The person carrying the explosive device was also reportedly killed

Officials described by Marco Rubio as ‘radical’ activists include former EU commissioner Thierry Breton, who oversaw social-media rules

Three people were killed by a bomb in Moscow on Wednesday after two police officers approached a man acting suspiciously. The blast took place very close to where Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian General Staff's army operational training directorate, was killed on Monday.

Meeting of military officials follows 16 days of fierce border clashes

The countries have reached a consensus on key issues but territorial disputes remain

Officials say more than 200 Indians have been recruited since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with dozens killed or missing

Many churches are still being used as shelters by those displaced by the current conflict

The U.S. Justice Department released a new trove of documents on Tuesday from its investigation into the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Brand had already been charged with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault in April

The Europeans were characterized by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as “radical” activists and “weaponized” nongovernmental organizations.

The two officers, as well as another person standing nearby, died from their injuries.

Trump said he named Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry special envoy appointed to Greenland to 'lead the charge.'

Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Operational Training Directorate of the Russian Armed Forces’ General Staff, died from his injuries.

Thousands of people, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, gathered at Bondi Beach Sunday to mark the Dec. 14 attack on a Hanukkah celebration that left 15 dead.

More than a dozen Epstein-related files vanished from the U.S. Justice Department’s website within a day, with no explanation, raising transparency concerns.

Australian authorities plan to ban symbols tied to extremism and certain chants after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach killed 15 people and injured many more.

U.S. President Donald Trump had vowed to retaliate after an attack on U.S. personnel last weekend in Syria by a suspected Islamic State member.

Rubio faced several questions on U.S. military operations in Venezuela, negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, and the ongoing commitment to NATO in a year-end press conference.

A frantic search for the suspect in last weekend’s mass shooting at Brown University ended at a New Hampshire storage facility where authorities discovered the man dead inside.

The offer was the closest Mr. Zelensky has come to addressing the thorny territorial disputes in Donetsk that have repeatedly derailed peace talks.

Zohran Mamdani chose Lillian Bonsignore to be fire commissioner, weeks after the former commissioner, Robert S. Tucker, resigned, citing Mr. Mamdani’s views on Israel.

Since the cease-fire took effect, Israel says it has targeted only militants. But death can come for Gazans while on a family outing or sleeping in a tent.

After Mayor Andrew Ginther of Columbus said that its policy prohibited local cooperation on immigration enforcement, Elon Musk called him a “traitor.”

A flash flood warning was in effect for parts of the Los Angeles area early Wednesday as a severe storm began deluging the region.

One friend said Claudio Neves Valente appeared to live a detached life, upset that “he couldn’t be the genius he thought he should be.”

The blueprint covers a broad range of issues, including territory, security guarantees and postwar reconstruction. But Russia has indicated little willingness to end the war.

The Trump administration said five regulators and researchers who work to tackle disinformation and abuse on the internet had been barred from entering the United States.

The 2025 revolt against process signaled the final collapse of a powerful idea that once promised to hold the country together.

The Port Authority is preparing to increase the charge for drivers to pick up and drop off passengers at the airports.

The 10-year benchmark yields edged lower at the start of a shorter trading day.

The former EU commissioner and four anti-disinformation campaigners were the subject of U.S. travel sanctions.

The oil giant is looking to divest $20 billion of its assets by the end of 2027.

Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed on Wednesday as several indexes are set to close early in lieu of the Christmas Eve holiday.

The move is because Sapporo wants to concentrate management resources on its core beer business.

Thomas Kelly, 33, left medicine to build an AI tool to help doctors with their heavy workloads. Today, his company is worth over $460 million.

What a year this has been. Understandably for many, it could not be over soon enough.

"Frankly, we were the solution to the problem that the world didn't know it had," Rahim Suleman, CEO of Canadian group Neo Performance Materials, told CNBC.

David Neuhauser, CIO at Livermore Partners, told CNBC's "Access Middle East" that gold has more room to run.

Hassett said the artificial intelligence boom is boosting economic growth while simultaneously putting downward pressure on inflation.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the State Department would bar several Europeans for their actions in monitoring the internet, which he characterized as censorship.

“I know, I’m bonkers,” said David Purchase of Gloucester, England.

It is the first time Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky has inched toward any compromise on the issue of territory in the eastern Donbas region, which Russia claims.

With mental health resources in short supply, the traumatized children, wounded veterans and grieving widows turn to Ukraine’s national parks for solace.

The Christian population in Gaza has dropped by nearly half since 2023. But with a ceasefire in place, Christmas will be celebrated once again.

Libya’s prime minister called the deaths a tragic accident. Five officials and three crew members were aboard the private jet when it crashed, leaving no survivors.

The plane was carrying four military personnel and four civilians for medical transport in coordination with a nonprofit for children with burn injuries.

The documents show that U.S. authorities sought to interview the former prince in connection with two separate criminal investigations.

Philip Young, 49, has been charged with drugging and raping his wife from 2010 to 2023 in an assault case also involving five other British men.

Israel is suspicious of President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a longtime Islamist militant, and has provided weapons, intelligence and cash to militiamen at odds with his rule.

Passengers travelling on Christmas Eve are forecast to be the highest on record.

Bristol Bears' Argentina lock Pedro Rubiolo commits his long-term future to the Prem side.

Ben Stokes said he is going through his "toughest time" as England captain, as the tourists' awful Ashes series is dogged by reports of excessive drinking.

Ben Stokes said he is going through his "toughest time" as England captain, as the tourists' awful Ashes series is dogged by reports of excessive drinking.

The boat, which is a family's home, will be refloated in the new year.

Santa is speeding through his Christmas deliveries, but a sheriff had to stop him for "flying a little too fast".

On the key question of Ukraine's eastern Donbas, Zelensky says a "free economic zone" is a potential option.

Practical advice to help you get organised and cope this festive period.

Every transfer window, there is a player whose future becomes the defining saga of the month. This January, it looks set to be Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo.

England have spent almost two years getting off-spinner Shoaib Bashir ready for an Ashes tour of Australia, but four games in, he is yet to play. BBC Sport looks at possible reasons why.

Temperatures may be low in much of the country but will we see snow?

The warehouses would serve as a second stop for detainees who are being deported

Norad is tracking St Nick’s speedy trip around the globe as he delivers presents worldwide

Fresh blast rocks the same site in Moscow where Russian general was killed on Monday

Campaigners warn a quarter of people who are more likely to develop HIV need better access to preventative drugs

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Peter Nygard was jailed in November 2024 for sexually assaulting four women and faces further sex trafficking charges

An explosive device has detonated in Gaza and injured one Israeli soldier, prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-backed ceasefire

Those on hunger strikes have been denied bail and are due to go on trial next year at the earliest

Doctors say just 1 in 30,000 pregnancies occur in the abdomen instead of the uterus