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When jury selection begins in the criminal trial of former U.S. president Donald Trump's company on Monday, prosecutors and the defence will likely be on alert for "stealth" jurors seeking to hide political biases in the hopes of being named to the panel, legal experts told Reuters.

The acclaimed American Canadian writer spoke with CBC Books about his latest book and his extensive writing career.

Steve Bannon, a former top strategist and campaign chair to Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday in federal court to four months in prison on contempt of Congress charges.

Former U.S. vice-president Mike Pence criticized those in the Republican Party who have pushed a more isolationist foreign policy, particularly when it comes to Russian aggression under Vladimir Putin.

CBC's David Common gets rare access to NATO's sophisticated surveillance aircraft that monitors Russian war activity in and around Ukraine, and provides information to allies, allowing Ukraine to quickly respond.

After a week of retaliatory attacks on civilian targets and energy infrastructure in Ukraine, global affairs analyst and Atlantic Council senior fellow Michael Bociurkiw says Russian President Vladimir Putin may be pushing the war to its most dangerous phase since 2014. Bociurkiw joins David Common to discuss the aftermath of the Crimean bridge bombing, how Ukrainians are coping with this new phase of fighting, and the role Canada and the West must play.

Six out of ten real estate agents offered to help would-be buyers fraudulently qualify for a mortgage, according to a CBC Marketplace Investigation. David Common reports for The National.

The $25,000 prizes recognize the best Canadian books of the year.

CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.

CBC’s investigative consumer program Marketplace celebrates its 50th season with a one-hour special that highlights key moments from the past five decades. The program has held corporations and governments to account since 1972 — but staff say over the years, access to those in power has dramatically changed.