Canada imposes new sanctions on Venezuela

Canada announced Wednesday further sanctions against associates of President Nicolas Maduro, including his wife, in response to what it called "illegitimate and anti-democratic" presidential elections in Venezuela last week.Canada rejected the result as "fraudulent," and along with its G7 partners has called on Maduro to schedule another vote, release all political prisoners and restore the authority of the country's National Assembly."These sanctions send a clear message that the Maduro regime'