Madagascar faces its largest measles outbreak in history, with cases soaring well beyond 115,000, but resistance to vaccinating children is not the driving force behind the rise.

In Madagascar, parents are desperate to vaccinate their children.

“My dad didn’t deserve that. My dad was an amazing man.”

A global surge in the price of vanilla and increase in demand for French dairy products like butter is affecting bakeries around the world, including in Edmonton and Toronto.

Kids of all ages debuted their rendition of 'Madagascar - A Musical Adventure Jr.,' a live production of the Dreamworks Animation film.

Saskatoon businesses are having to come up with ways to deal with the rising price of vanilla.

Malaysia has seized 330 endangered plowshare and Indian Star tortoises that were smuggled into the country, customs officials at Kuala Lumpur airport said on Monday.

"The damage is enormous wherever the cyclone has gone," Madagascar officials said.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is departing Liberia today with a promise to renew and strengthen the friendship between Canada and the West African nation.

The trip will include a visit to Antananarivo, Madagascar, for the summit of la Francophonie, a global organization of French-speaking nations that chose former Governor General Michaelle Jean to be its first female secretary general in 2014.