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Canadian News

Abby Hughes | CBC Radio
How comedian Mark Critch landed the only year-end interview with Justin Trudeau

Radio-Canada
Une enquête est ouverte sur l’atterrissage brutal d’un avion à l’aéroport d’Halifax

Canadian Commentary

Mike Crawley | CBC News
What's really behind Donald Trump's tariff threats and '51st state' posts about Canada

Mark Carney | The Globe and Mail
A new year must bring a new resolve for Canada

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
Photojournalism shines the light of reality in the age of AI

Scott Taylor | The Hill Times
A defence budget that tops the two-per-cent goal? Look north

Scott Taylor | Esprit de Corps
Canadian Troops Deserve Proper Digs

International News

The Guardian
Havana syndrome patients reportedly promised healthcare that never came

The New York Times
How Elon Musk Has Planted Himself Almost Literally at Trump’s Doorstep

Reuters News Agency
Europe to end imports of Russian gas via Ukraine on January 1

The Associated Press
Barrage of Russian missiles and drones hits targets in Kyiv and across Ukraine

The Guardian
UN authorises new mission against al-Shabaab in Somalia

The Guardian
Advisers urged Tony Blair to rein in George W Bush over Iraq war ‘mission from God’

Agence France-Presse
Xi pledges 'world peace' in New Year’s message to Putin

The New York Times
From Bird Strike to Crash: The Mystery of the Korean Plane’s Four Fateful Minutes

Agence France-Presse
L’île de Porto Rico privée d’électricité à la veille du Nouvel An

International Commentary

Gordon Brown | The Guardian
My friend Jimmy Carter will be remembered long after other presidents are forgotten

Simon Jenkins | The Guardian
Here’s a tip for the world’s politicians: ‘sorry’ shouldn’t be the hardest word

Eyck Freymann and Hugo Bromley | The New York Times
A China-Taiwan War Would Start an Economic Crisis. America Isn’t Ready.