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Canadian News

CBC News
Retired vice-admiral Edmundson denies sexual assault, exposing himself to woman

The Canadian Press
Trudeau expressed frustration about 'sensationalized' leaks of intelligence

National Post
Inside Trudeau's foreign-interference inquiry appearance - More - More

National Post
Boris Johnson tells Canadian conservatives that freedom is the key to victory

National Post
Mélanie Joly's budget video based on a tweet from a person that doesn't exist

The Canadian Press
Federal government used AI in hundreds of initiatives, new research database shows

CBC News
Canada at risk of another devastating wildfire season - More

The Canadian Press
B.C. has lowest snowpack on record, drought a concern - More

CBC News
Big grocers, retailers want Ontario's recycling plan changed

The Canadian Press
Government is committed to keeping the federal deficit below $40.1 billion, Chrystia Freeland says

National Post
Here's why a Liberal leader gifted Doug Ford a can of gravy

CityNews
Special constables being deployed in certain Montreal metro stations

The Canadian Press
Threatening politicians could result in $1,500 fine under new Quebec bill

CBC News
Emmanuel Macron to visit Canada this summer

The Canadian Press
Chief says rescue effort for stranded orca calf four, five days away - More

Le Journal de Montréal
Ingérence étrangère : des élections libres et pas de préférence de Pékin, persiste Justin Trudeau

Agence QMI
Tournée indo-pacifique : Trudeau a dépensé près de 200 000$ en nourriture d’avion

Agence France-Presse
Attal et Trudeau célèbrent à Ottawa leurs « valeurs partagées » - Plus

Le Journal de Montréal
À Ottawa, Boris Johnson fait la leçon sur l’importance de soutenir l’Ukraine

Le Journal de Montréal
Pannes d'électricité et pointes hivernales : Hydro-Québec compte se servir de vos batteries d’auto

Le Journal de Montréal
De 500$ à 1500$ d’amende pour les citoyens qui menacent ou intimident les élus

TVA Nouvelles
La police ontarienne (re)débarque à Montréal

Radio-Canada
La STM renforcera la sécurité dans 10 stations de métro

Radio-Canada
Procès de trois hommes en lien avec le blocage de Coutts : un agent de la GRC témoigne

Radio-Canada
Suicide d’un agent de l‘ASFC : un meilleur encadrement des armes réclamé

Agence QMI
Doug Ford se fait offrir une canne de sauce aux champignons

Canadian Commentary

Joseph Brean | National Post
Heroes Among Us: 'If you don't get us out of here, we're all going to die'

Stuart Thomson | National Post
Who will be first? Canadian Victoria Cross has never been awarded.

Aaron Wherry | CBC News
It's a shame we didn't have Trudeau's testimony on foreign interference earlier. Much earlier.

John Ivison | National Post
On Chinese interference, Trudeau sounds like someone with something to hide

Campbell Clark | The Globe and Mail
Is the paperless Prime Minister getting the message?

Michael Higgins | National Post
Trudeau's Liberal democracy based on mistrust

Kelly Cryderman | The Globe and Mail
Justin Trudeau owes the premiers a meeting

Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail
Doug Ford may not be able to get you a family doctor. But he can bring back paper bags.

Jeremy Kronick and Steve Ambler | The Globe and Mail
As the Bank of Canada resists cutting interest rates, is it falling behind the curve again?

John Ivison | National Post
Liberals have a chance to reverse their fiscal doom spiral. Expect them to pass.

Colby Cosh | National Post
Alberta's red tape reduction minister ... demands more red tape on vodka - More

R. David Harden | The Globe and Mail
Like Arafat, Netanyahu is choosing political power over securing his people’s future

Louis Blouin | Radio-Canada
Ingérence étrangère : Marie-Josée Hogue, gardienne de la confiance

Gérald Fillion | Radio-Canada
Pierre Poilievre : De l’huile sur le feu de l’inflation ?

Hugo Lavallée | Radio-Canada
Référendum sur l’immigration : un jeu risqué pour François Legault

Philippe Leblanc | Radio-Canada
Quand Xi Jinping passe son message grâce à un ancien président taïwanais

International News

The Associated Press
Salmon fishing is banned off the California coast for the second year

Daily Mail
iPhone users claim Apple's iOS 17.4.1 is making devices 'unusable'

The Economist
Out of this world? UFOs are going mainstream.

The Associated Press
House will try again on reauthorization of FISA - More

The Washington Post
Baltimore bridge collapse could wipe out emergency federal highway fund

ABC News
Biden Administration to close 'gun show loophole'

Reuters News Agency
FBI concerned about possible coordinated attack in US

The Associated Press
Mike Johnson negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid

The Associated Press
Arizona Republicans Thwart Attempts to Repeal 1864 Abortion Ban

Reuters News Agency
Biden and Kishida forge new partnership, eyeing China and Russia

The Associated Press
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to address Congress

Salon
Trump wants debates with Biden to start as early as possible

The Guardian
Sam Bankman-Fried appeals FTX fraud convictions and 25-year prison sentence

The Associated Press
Study finds voters skeptical about fairness of elections. Many favor a strong, undemocratic leader

Daily Mail
How a new generation of nuclear submarines loaded with weaponry will keep the UK safe

The Guardian
The Asian hornet now appears to be established in the UK

Reuters News Agency
Zelenskiy arrives in Lithuania for summit, war in focus

Reuters News Agency
Nine people killed as boat capsizes in Mediterranean

Global News
Ukraine faces Russian ‘meat storms,’ military chiefs warn as U.S. aid stalls

The New York Times
Can Ukraine Find New Soldiers Without Decimating a Whole Generation?

Reuters News Agency
Ukrainian amputees returning to the front to resist Russian advance - More

CBC Radio
Ukraine's new mobilization bill offers no reprieve for weary troops

The Guardian
Kyiv electricity plant destroyed by Russian missiles and drones - More

Reuters News Agency
Russia launches first Angara-A5 space rocket from Vostochny

Reuters News Agency
Russia advises against travel to Middle East

Reuters News Agency
Russia and Kazakhstan battle record floods as rivers rise further

The Associated Press
Mali's junta bans the media from reporting on political activities in a deepening crackdown

The New York Times
What the Oct. 7 Terror Attack in Israel Might Reveal About Psychedelics and Trauma

The Guardian
Aid ‘still not reaching Gaza’, as top US official warns famine has started

The Associated Press
A mission of mercy, then a fatal strike: How an aid convoy in Gaza became Israel’s target

Reuters News Agency
Netanyahu not consulted on killing of Haniyeh's sons, Israeli media say

Reuters News Agency
Russia, Germany and UK urge restraint as Iranian threat puts Middle East on edge

Reuters News Agency
Dozens escape from Moroni Prison

Reuters News Agency
Lufthansa extends flight cancellations to Tehran on security concerns - More

The Wall Street Journal
Iranian Attack Expected on Israel in Next Two Days

CNN News
Myanmar military loses control of key town on Thai border

Al Jazeera
Singapore ‘tightens screws’ on Myanmar generals with arms trade crackdown

The Associated Press
Thai prime minister unveils details of a $13.7 billion digital money handout plan

The Associated Press
Vietnam sentences real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in $12-bln fraud case - More

Reuters News Agency
China sanctions two US defence firms for selling Taiwan weapons

The Guardian
‘The old days are no more’: Hong Kong goes quiet as security laws tighten their grip

The Guardian
Biden pledges to defend Philippines from any attack in South China Sea

Reuters News Agency
Opposition win in South Korea election to deepen policy stalemate for Yoon

Reuters News Agency
Explainer: Why is Japan seeking a summit with nuclear-armed North Korea?

CNN News
Three castaways rescued after a week on remote Pacific islet - More

The Guardian
Australian War Memorial kept ministers in the dark on contracts for $550m redevelopment

CNN News
Meteorites may be lost to Antarctic ice as climate warms

Agence France-Presse
La Maison-Blanche encadre un peu plus la vente d'armes à feu

Agence France-Presse
Le parlement ukrainien adopte un projet de loi controversé sur la mobilisation militaire

Radio-Canada
Beyrouth à bout de nerfs

Agence France-Presse
La Chine estime avoir été « diffamée et attaquée » lors du sommet États-Unis-Japon

Agence France-Presse
Corée du Sud : le premier ministre présente sa démission

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis, le Japon et l’Australie lancent un système de défense aérienne commun

International Commentary

Caroline Fredrickson | The New York Times
What Worries Me Most About a Trump Presidency

Benny Morris | The New York Times
Israel’s Security Depends on Rafah

Kai Bird | Time Magazine
A Million Dollar Middle East Peace Plan

Dan Coats | The New York Times
The Very High Stakes of Failing to Help Ukraine

Brian Klaas | The Atlantic
In MAGA World, Everything Happens for a Reason

Matt Lewis | The Daily Beast
Matt Gaetz’s Ability to Survive Scandal Is Truly Trumpian

Stephen Marche | The New York Times
The Movie ‘Civil War’ Reminds Us That Not Only Can It Happen Here, But It Did

Jon Grinspan | The New York Times
2024, I’d Like You to Meet 1892

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