Venezuela Crisis
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B.C. man trapped in Venezuela after earthquakes now providing aid to othersArnaldo Dos Santos had been visiting Venezuela on business when the back-to-back earthquakes struck on June 24. He is now stuck in the country.CanadaJul 2
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Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue team deploys to Venezuela after deadly earthquakesSeven members of Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue are now heading to Venezuela to help find and rescue people trapped by the earthquakes.WorldJun 26
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Deadly Venezuela earthquakes leave families separated as flights are cancelledA Toronto café owner says he immediately contacted family in Caracas after devastating earthquakes struck Venezuela, as residents here await news on what's to come in the region.WorldJun 25
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International Criminal Court prosecutor to open probe into Venezuela governmentThe ICC has said there may be reason to believe officials in Nicolas Maduro's government have committed crimes against humanity, after investigating since 2018.WorldNov 4, 2021
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Venezuela sentences ex-U.S. special forces soldiers to 20 years over attack on presidentLawyers for the former Green Berets, Luke Denman and Airan Berry, said they were barred from the secretive jailhouse proceedings Friday night in what they consider a violation of their constitutional rights to a defence.PoliticsAug 8, 2020
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Detained American says he plotted to capture Venezuelan leader Maduro in state broadcastVenezuelan authorities on Monday arrested Denman, U.S. citizen Airan Berry, and 11 others in what Maduro has called a failed plot coordinated with Washington to enter the country via the Caribbean coast and oust him.WorldMay 6, 2020
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U.S. indicts Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, top officials on ‘narco-terrorism’ chargesThe State Department offered a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest of Maduro, whose country has been convulsed by years of a deep economic crisis and political upheaval.PoliticsMar 26, 2020
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Canada calls for worldwide help for Venezuela to ‘return to democracy’Canada is hosting the gathering of foreign ministers today from the coalition of Western Hemisphere countries who are trying to solve the Venezuela crisis.WorldFeb 20, 2020
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Venezuelan elections key to ending political crisis, Colombian envoy to Canada saysFrederico Hoyos, Colombia's ambassador to Canada, is calling on the Lima Group to make a renewed push for a new presidential election in Venezuela, one that he says would likely end in the defeat of the country's dictator president, Nicolas Maduro.WorldFeb 19, 2020
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Lima Group to meet again on Venezuela crisis in Canada next weekCanada last hosted the Lima Group one year ago in Ottawa.CanadaFeb 12, 2020
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