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1. Top Russian news host takes aim at Ukrainian Canadians

   

   Dmitry Kiselyov's Sunday-night TV program is one of the most influential sources of news in Russia. And last weekend, the Kremlin-friendly broadcaster focused his ire on Ukrainians living in Canada.

2. Death of Canadian in Burkina Faso highlights growing instability in Sahel region of West Africa

   

   The death of Canadian Kirk Woodman in Burkina Faso has highlighted the growing instability in the Sahel region of West Africa, where Islamist militancy is rapidly on the rise.

3. Judge acquits 3 Chicago officers of Laquan McDonald shooting cover-up

   

   A judge on Thursday acquitted three Chicago officers of trying to cover up the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, dismissing as just one perspective the shocking dashcam video of the black teenager's death that led to protests, a federal investigation of the police department and the rare murder conviction of an officer.

4. Company issues lifetime ban after Washington state man jumps from cruise ship

   

   An online video shows the man standing on the balcony of the Symphony of the Seas and jumping off.

5. Trump cancels Pelosi trip, Davos delegation amid shutdown

   

   U.S. President Donald Trump is postponing what he's calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's "seven-day excursion" to Egypt, Afghanistan and Brussels and cancelled the U.S. delegation's trip later this month to an economic forum in Davos.