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Canadian News

Reuters News Agency
Trudeau government survives no confidence vote over Canada carbon tax rise

CBC News
What's behind the carbon tax, and does it work?

CBC News
New federal requirements in the works for potentially intrusive software

CBC News
Fish harvesters reach deal with N.L. government to allow catch to be sold to outside buyers

CBC News
Man charged in Vancouver stabbing was on probation for threatening Chrystia Freeland

CBC News
EV owners have to drive farther to break even, study suggests

Radio-Canada
Il n’y aura plus de vols de nuit à l’aéroport de Saint-Hubert

Agence France-Presse
UE-Canada : le Sénat français vote contre le traité CETA, menace contre sa ratification

Radio-Canada
Près de 155 000 travailleurs qualifiés veulent immigrer au Québec

Radio-Canada
Ottawa souhaite réduire la proportion de résidents temporaires d’ici 2027

TVA Nouvelles
Le prix des légumes pourrait exploser en raison du manque de travailleurs mexicains

Radio-Canada
Les cimenteries confrontées à leur énorme empreinte carbone

Radio-Canada
Des enseignants québécois veulent un ordre professionnel comme en Ontario

Canadian Commentary

Gérald Fillion | Radio-Canada
La très mal-aimée taxe sur le carbone

Louis Blouin | Radio-Canada
Le « courage de Mulroney », l’Afrique du Sud et Gaza

International News

CBC News
Balloon recovered off coast of Alaska had been in the ocean for ‘well over a year,’ Pentagon says

The Associated Press
More than 100 iconic cherry trees in Washington are being cut down

ABC News
US set to introduce UN resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza - More

Reuters News Agency
US Congress scrambles to pass $1.2 trillion spending bill ahead of shutdown deadline

Reuters News Agency
Trump’s ‘bloodbath’ and other rhetoric inflame his 2024 campaign trail

Bloomberg News
Mike Johnson’s Unpopularity With Rich Donors Widens Republicans’ Fundraising Gap

The Associated Press
Is Donald Trump’s Truth Social headed to Wall Street?

NBC News
Biden campaign fires Trump’s lines of attack back at him

CNN News
House sends funding bill to Senate amid GOP revolt against Speaker Johnson's leadership

Politico
Special election for McCarthy seat goes to a May runoff

The Associated Press
Arrests for illegal border crossings nudge up in February but still among lowest of Biden presidency

The Guardian
Catherine, Princess of Wales, receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer - More

Reuters News Agency
Germany, France reach 'breakthrough' deal on MGCS tank development, minister says

CNN News
Israel eliminated from Euro 2024 qualifying after heavy defeat to Iceland

Reuters News Agency
Ahead of Easter rush, officials say drought must not put off Barcelona tourists

ABC News
After two years near the front, a Ukrainian medic reflects on war and family

Reuters News Agency
Russian missile strikes damage power supply in Kharkiv

Reuters News Agency
Russia hits vast dam in war's largest strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure

Newsweek
Russia Admits It's 'In State of War' Two Years into Ukraine Invasion

Reuters News Agency
Kremlin says Russia is at war because of Western intervention on Ukrainian side

CBC News
After Navalny, Russians abroad are at a pivotal moment in quest to remove Putin

Reuters News Agency
Russia, Ukraine see crisis eventually resolved through talks, China's special envoy says

The Associated Press
Dozens dead after gunmen open fire at Moscow concert hall, building set on fire

The Guardian
Moscow concert hall attack: Islamic State claims responsibility

The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Warned Russia Before Moscow Attack That Killed at Least 40

The Associated Press
Egypt increases fuel prices following depreciation of local currency

Reuters News Agency
At least 23 Niger soldiers killed in ambush, defence ministry says

The Associated Press
Burkina Faso’s security forces are killing more civilians

The Associated Press
UN seeks $4B for aid in Syria as civilians face growing humanitarian crisis

CNN News
Israeli military forced journalists and health workers to strip in Gaza hospital raid

Reuters News Agency
US puts pressure on Israel with Gaza ceasefire resolution as Qatar talks continue

CNN News
A high-altitude tunnel is latest flashpoint in India-China border tensions

Reuters News Agency
Over 70 Rohingya dead or missing after boat capsizes off Indonesia's Aceh

CNN News
One of the largest eruptions in Earth’s history could have wiped out humans

Reuters News Agency
At least 40 fires set in night of arson across Thailand's south

Reuters News Agency
Australia, Britain call out China for Hong Kong, South China Sea and Russia support

CNN News
Carnage on the streets of Port-au-Prince as world stalls on a promised intervention for Haiti

Reuters News Agency
Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion

CNN News
Kenya’s police could be sent to Haiti to quell gang violence

Agence France-Presse
Le gouvernement américain accuse Apple de pratiques monopolistiques sur l’iPhone

Radio-Canada
Un premier pas vers une saisie des biens de Donald Trump

Agence France-Presse
Qu'arrivera-t-il à Trump s'il ne fournit pas lundi une caution d'un demi-milliard de dollars ?

Agence France-Presse
La Russie se dit «en état de guerre» en Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Niger : 23 soldats tués dans une embuscade « terroriste » près du Mali et du Burkina

Agence France-Presse
Ouganda : le président Museveni nomme son fils à la tête de l'armée

Agence France-Presse
Colonisation : Israël annonce la saisie de 800 hectares de terres en Cisjordanie occupée

Agence France-Presse
Gaza : Pékin soutient des mesures « significatives » du Conseil de sécurité de l'ONU

Radio-Canada
Antony Blinken en Israël pour discuter de Gaza - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Vingt avions de combat chinois détectés autour de Taïwan

Agence France-Presse
Plus de 33 000 Haïtiens ont fui Port-au-Prince en deux semaines de violences

International Commentary

Amanda Marcotte | Salon
Trump's criminal cases are his campaign