SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Thursday, 16 May 2024 - Updated at 1740 hrs EDT

Canadian News

CBC News
Ottawa getting ready to ditch costly, error-prone Phoenix pay system

The Canadian Press
Ottawa to spend $1B on upkeep as it buys back historic Quebec City bridge from CN

National Post
Information commissioner faces $700k budget shortfall because of TBS errors

National Post
Faulty, expensive ArriveCAN app 'was still the right answer,' former CBSA head says

National Post
Cost of Canada's COP28 climate conference attendance, featuring rapper, hits $3M

National Post
Canada’s living standards alarmingly on track to be the lowest in 40 years

CBC News
Canada sanctions 'extremist' Israeli settlers

National Post
Rain, cool weather and weak winds helping slow Fort McMurray wildfire's growth

Global News
Feds, province announce close to $40M in joint funding for wildfire preparedness

National Post
Another yacht was sunk this week by a gang of orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar

National Post
Canadians hoping to see northern lights again could get lucky

CTV News
Some Canadians get first carbon rebate

The Canadian Press
Montreal airport wants Saint-Hubert competitor to change name

CBC News
Chunk of space debris found in Sask. farm field

CBC News
Ontario's 'Crypto King' and his associate arrested, charged with fraud

CBC News
Man accused in death of Sikh activist appeared in court just two days before the killing

CBC News
SFU lays off dozens of employees, citing financial challenges

CBC News
Average price per litre of extra virgin oil has more than doubled

CBC News
Customers are fed up with anti-theft measures at stores

CBC News
Poilievre still won't say if he'll scrap government's capital gains tax hike

The Ottawa Citizen
Defence Watch

The Maple Leaf
Defence Team News

Directorate of History and Heritage
Significant Dates in Canadian Military History

Radio-Canada
Des entrepreneurs dénoncent une mise à jour « catastrophique » de Google

Radio-Canada
Une nouvelle usine pour des pièces de véhicules électriques à Port Colborne

Radio-Canada
La francophonie ontarienne appuie Francis Drouin

Radio-Canada
Guerre Israël-Hamas : la diplomatie québécoise à l’œuvre

Radio-Canada
Pourquoi certains nouveaux arrivants refusent de boire l’eau du robinet ?

TVA Nouvelles
La cocaïne à son plus bas prix depuis 40 ans à Montréal

Radio-Canada
Dépotoirs clandestins : des crimes environnementaux qui rapportent des milliers de dollars

Radio-Canada
Les icebergs se font rares cette année à Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador

Radio-Canada
L’agent de sécurité blessé par balle devant la résidence de Drake est dans un état stable

La Feuille d’érable
Nouvelles de l’Équipe de la Défense

Direction - Histoire et patrimoine
Dates significatives dans l’histoire militaire canadienne

Canadian Commentary

Gerry Nicholls | The Hill Times
Poilievre’s notwithstanding clause gambit

Campbell Clark | The Globe and Mail
Nobody asked you about Utopia, Mr. Poilievre

Lawrence Martin | The Globe and Mail
We’re trapped in a system where naysayers are in command

Ian Buruma | The Globe and Mail
The privileged Gaza protesters

Konrad Yakabuski | The Globe and Mail
Canada let Hamas off the hook in the latest UN vote on Palestinian statehood

Joe Oliver | National Post
A principled Canada would protect its Jews

Michel Maisonneuve | National Post
Trudeau owes Canadians an apology for his gross mismanagement

John Weissenberger | National Post
Could AI eliminate official bilingualism?

Gwynne Dyer | Cyprus Mail
Thought experiment: Buying the Palestinians out?

International News

BBC News
Spectacular NASA footage shows solar activity behind the aurora

The Associated Press
USAF instructor pilot killed when ejection seat activated on the ground

BBC News
US brothers arrested for stealing $25m in crypto in just 12 seconds

The Associated Press
FBI, Homeland Security warn of possible threats to LGBTQ events

The Associated Press
21-member crew has spent the last 51 days confined on board CS Dali - More

The Associated Press
An Arizona judge helped revive an 1864 abortion law. His lawmaker wife joined Democrats to repeal it.

The Hill
‘Trump Force One’ clipped a parked plane at Palm Beach International

BBC News
The Oval Office meeting pivotal to New York's case against Trump

CNN News
Trump lawyer cross-examines Michael Cohen in hush money trial

The Independent
‘That’s a lie’: Trump attorney screams at Michael Cohen

BBC News
Biden and Trump agree to June and September debates as RFK vies to qualify

BBC News
Biden blocks release of special counsel interview tapes

BBC News
Defence for Bob Menendez casts blame on senator's wife

BBC News
The man who turned his dead father into a chatbot

The Associated Press
One Tech Tip: Protecting your car from the growing risk of keyless vehicle thefts

BBC News
King Charles follows his mother in becoming patron of RNLI - More

BBC News
Unseen pictures of Royal Family to go on display

The Guardian
WHO accuses Nigel Farage of spreading misinformation about pandemic treaty

Deutsche Welle
Netherlands: New coalition pitches 'strictest' asylum policy

Deutsche Welle
South Africa to ask ICJ to halt Israel's Rafah offensive

Deutsche Welle
German police raid pro-Palestinian group in Duisburg

Deutsche Welle
Switzerland: Police arrest knife attack suspect

BBC News
Suspect charged with attempted murder of Slovak PM Fico - More

BBC News
Yacht sinks after being rammed by orcas in Strait of Gibraltar - More

The Guardian
How Russia has advanced in Kharkiv despite warnings attack was coming

National Post
Algerian man missing for 26 years found alive in neighbour's basement

The Guardian
Starlink internet shutdown in Sudan will punish millions, Elon Musk warned

Deutsche Welle
New Caledonia state of emergency comes into effect

BBC News
Israeli tank fire kills five soldiers in north Gaza, IDF says

BBC News
US says floating pier for Gaza aid operational 'in days' - More

BBC News
More than 300 people have died and 2,000 homes destroyed in Afghan flooding

BBC News
AI and deepfakes blur reality in India elections

The Associated Press
Putin and Xi stress their partnership

BBC News
China’s spy threat is growing, but the West has struggled to keep up

BBC News
China's Nio unveils Tesla Model Y rival

The New York Times
On This Day: May 16 - BBC - This Day in Aviation

Agence France-Presse
Quinze pays de l'UE demandent à Bruxelles de faciliter l'envoi de migrants vers des pays tiers

France 24
L'ex-ministre gambien Ousman Sonko condamné pour crimes contre l'humanité

Agence France-Presse
Gaza : cinq soldats israéliens tués par des « tirs amis » lors de combats

International Commentary

John M. Barry | The New York Times
As Bird Flu Looms, the Lessons of Past Pandemics Take on New Urgency

Martin Kettle | The Guardian
Our democracy desperately needs a reset – and, behind the scenes, that’s the plan

Samantha de Bendern | The Guardian
Putin’s war machine reshuffle reveals his deepest fear – the rise of Kremlin rivals

Michael Kofman and Rob Lee | The New York Times
Things Are About to Get Worse for Ukraine - More

Roland Oliphant, Joe Barnes, and Connor James Ibbetson | The Telegraph
What Russia really wants from its summer offensive

Dave Rich | The Guardian
The 7 October Hamas attack opened a space – and antisemitism filled it

Faisal Islam | BBC News
Could the US economy be doing too well?

Maurice Obstfeld | Project Syndicate
Trump’s Plans for the Fed Would Revive 1970s-Style Inflation

María Ramírez | The Guardian
Catalans once longed for freedom from Spain. Now that doesn’t look so appealing.

Bill McKibben | The Guardian
The 1.5°C global heating target was always a dream, but its demise doesn’t signal doom for climate action

Emma Brockes | The Guardian
If the Donald is convicted, Michael Cohen can sell his ‘Trump in jail’ T-shirts

Charles M. Blow | The New York Times
Trump Is Still at War With the Constitution