Canada asking other nations to expand Venezuela sanctions

Canada is talking to its partners about expanding sanctions on the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro, which is under growing pressure to step down, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday. "We have put many of the senior leaders in the Maduro regime on our sanctions list. Freeland, speaking on a conference call after the regional Lima Group block met in Bogota to discuss the Venezuelan crisis, did not give details.