Canada said on Monday it plans to provide assistance to Cuba while the island grapples with fuel shortages after Washington moved to choke off Cuba's oil supplies.

Canada’s foreign minister says her country is working on an aid package for Cuba as it faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages worsened by a U.S. oil embargo.

This World Baseball Classic is different for Team Canada. The days of a roster filled with Minor Leaguers and MLB bench players are gone. Feeling overmatched by All-Star studded clubs such as Team USA and Team Mexico during the group stage is no longer an issue.

The U.S.-Canada showdown on ice came amid raised political tensions between the neighbouring countries.

OTTAWA, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Canada is giving Ukraine C$300 million ($220 million) in new military aid and will impose sanctions on 100 vessels from Russia's shadow fleet, Defence Minister David McGuinty told reporters on Tuesday.

The Finland goalie - famous for his "No Goals" commercial, is getting peppered by Team Canada, which is desperately trying to tie this semifinal up with under 10 minutes to go. He made a huge save on a Devon Toews blast and as of this moment has 28 saves, the 28th robbing Mitch Marner who came in on a breakaway.

But perhaps the new rule that’s most likely to impact most Canadians is the upcoming cap on insufficient funds banking fees. Starting in March, banks can only charge a maximum of $10 for transactions declined due to insufficient funds.

Modi also referred to the USA cricket team and said, “America’s team has many players from India’s domestic cricket. The American team’s captain, Monank Patel, has played for Gujarat’s U-16 and U-18 teams. Mumbai’s Saurabh, Harmeet Singh, and Delhi’s Milind Kumar are all proud of the American team.”