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  After meeting with Trump, Trudeau to brief opposition leaders

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with all opposition leaders today before question period to brief them about his meeting with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.

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  This salad brand is being recalled again. Here's why

  A Taylor Farms salad kit is being recalled over concerns of a salmonella contamination, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

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  Young Manitoba woman dies after medical emergency during dental appointment

  The Manitoba Dental Association (MDA) said it is investigating a critical incident where a young woman from the Morden-Winkler area died following a dental appointment.

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  Here's where Canadian experts stand on fluoridating drinking water

  For decades, water fluoridation has played a key role in improving the oral health of North Americans, experts say, but the practice is coming under scrutiny in some communities as opponents gain new prominence in the U.S., pointing to research that cautions about the risks of exposure to the mineral in high doses.

• Residents of Alta. town vote in favour of bylaw banning rainbow flags, crosswalks

  Residents of a northern Alberta town have voted in favour of a bylaw banning Pride flags and rainbow crosswalks from municipal property.

• Five years after toddler's brutal death, Northern Ont. family struggles to find peace, justice

  A North Bay family is struggling to find peace and justice as the five-year anniversary of the brutal death of toddler Oliver McCarthy approaches.

• Ontario dad removes hockey rink at heart of neighbour dispute

  A Markham dad who drew the ire of neighbours and the city after installing a hockey rink in his backyard says the rink has now been taken down.

• Alberta RCMP officer charged with 2 counts of sexual assault

  Const. Bridget Morla, a Leduc RCMP officer, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault in connection with an incident that happened two years ago.

• South Korean president declares martial law, accusing opposition of anti-state activity

  South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared an 'emergency martial law' Tuesday accusing the country's opposition of controlling the parliament, sympathizing with North Korea and paralyzing the government with anti-state activities.

• Hannah Kobayashi declared a voluntary missing person after video shows her crossing into Mexico, police say

  Hannah Kobayashi, the Hawaii woman who's been missing for more than three weeks after arriving in Los Angeles on a flight from Maui, has been declared a voluntary missing person, Los Angeles police said Monday.

• Ontario woman tries to use Visa prepaid gift card, realizes she had been scammed

  An Ontario woman was 'shocked' to find out her unused $250 gift card was almost completely drained. 'My aunt gave me this gift card as a present and I was shocked to find out it was almost empty,' Catherine Uchida, of Mississauga, told CTV News Toronto.

• Belly fat linked to signs of Alzheimer's 20 years before symptoms begin, study says

  As the size of a person’s belly grows, the memory centre of their brain shrinks and beta amyloid and tau may appear — all of this occurring as early as a person’s 40s and 50s, well before any cognitive decline is apparent, according to new research.

• Chef, whose van was stolen with 2,500 pies inside, urges thieves to donate the loot

  A British chef has urged thieves who stole a van with 2,500 savory pies inside to “do the right thing” and donate the edible loot to the needy.

• Trump demands immediate release of Oct. 7 hostages, says otherwise there will be 'HELL TO PAY'

  President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before he is sworn into office for a second term there will be 'HELL TO PAY.'