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Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Thursday the Caribbean country will defend itself against any “terrorist and mercenary aggression that seeks to undermine its sovereignty and national stability.” His remarks on social media came after Havana said on Wednesday it had killed four people and wounded six others who sailed into Cuban waters aboard a...

Thousands of Cubans rallied in front of the U.S. embassy in Havana Friday to protest America’s military activity in Latin America and pay tribute to the 32 Cuban military officers killed in the U.S. attack on Venezuela.

Dr. Julio Guerra Izquierdo, the head of the hospital services department in Cuba’s Ministry of Health, said Sunday that the death toll from the explosion at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana had risen to 31. Of those killed, 17 were men and 14 were women, according to his figures. Four of the dead were children.

At least four people are dead after a strong explosion hit a well-known hotel in downtown Havana, Cuba on Friday, tearing a gash several floors high into the side of the building.

Speaking during the White House briefing on Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre assured reporters that government officials who reported Anomalous Health Incidents (AHI) of ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms will continue to receive access to the health care that they need. “We understand that people truly went through an ordeal,” Jean-Pierre said. “The president’s commitment to the...

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pushed ahead with a trip to Vietnam on Tuesday after delaying the visit over concerns due to an unexplained health incident potentially related to the mysterious Havana Syndrome.

From Havana to Vancouver, all eyes were on the skies Sunday evening when the full lunar eclipse bathed the moon in a reddish-orange glow, called a ‘super blood wolf moon.’

The Tampa Bay Rays arrived in Havana on Sunday for their exhibition baseball game against Cuba’s national team on Tuesday.

Summer vacation ends in just over a week. Rob from Effing Seafoods and his daughters, Sierra and Savana, share some great back to school cooking ideas.

Canadian writer Margaret Atwood says worries regarding women’s issues have helped send her celebrated dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” back up bestseller lists as she attends Cuba’s annual book fair in Havana.

The closure of the Canadian Embassy’s immigration office in Havana, Cuba has left many struggling to get visa’s to come to Canada. As Global’s Phil Carpenter reports, protesters in Montreal are asking the government to help.

Fidel Castro’s ashes have begun a four-day journey across Cuba from Havana to their final resting place in the eastern city of Santiago.

Havana & Halifax Unite! Los Primos is continuing to create great harmony between Nova Scotia & Cuba. Meet the man behind the cultural exchange and a talented young Cuban violinist studying abroad this summer.

The Colombian government and the leftist rebel group FARC signed a ceasefire that ended a 50-year conflict on June 23 in Havana, Cuba. This video, uploaded by the Cuban Ministry of External Relations, shows the negotiators in the ceasefire signing the document and, at the end, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC commander Timoleón...

A Southwest Airlines flight from Cuba to Florida was forced to turn back to Havana for an emergency landing Sunday after hitting birds and suffering engine trouble in an incident that saw the cabin fill up with smoke, according to airline and Cuban officials. Video captured from onboard the plane shows the cabin filling up...

Thu, May 19: The Haida Watchmen Program was set up in the early 1980s for the protection of Gwaii Haanas, where hundreds of archeological and historical sites have been documented. Linda Aylesworth explains the role the Watchmen play, and how they’re protecting and preserving Haida culture through education.

A dual U.S.-Russian citizen was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday after authorities learned she had donated just over $50 to a charity supporting Ukraine. Ksenia Khavana, 33, was arrested after travelling to Russia to visit family.

Lunar New Year celebrations to mark the “year of the rabbit” were held on Saturday and Sunday in cities around the world, including Beijing, China, Havana, Cuba and New York City.

Julio Avila married a woman from B.C. and moved here from Cuba. He missed the music scene in Havana and became quite depressed. So at the urging of his wife, he started his band. As Jay Durant reports on This Is BC, they are getting gigs across the province.

A rare tornado in Havana, Cuba on Sunday night left at least three people dead and more than 170 people injured.