SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Friday, 2 May 2025 - Updated at 0725 hrs EDT

Canadian News

CBC News
Students to retrace path of Canadian soldiers who helped liberate the Netherlands

CBC News
CUSMA-compliant auto parts won't be hit with tariffs

CBC News
Liberals lose closely contested seat to Bloc Québécois after vote validation

CBC News
With less than 1% of the vote, does the People's Party of Canada have a future?

CBC News
Danielle Smith's reform is nudging Alberta separation vote from 'if' toward 'when'

La Presse canadienne
Les pièces automobiles canadiennes sont exemptées des droits de douane

Radio-Canada
Un feu de forêt force l’évacuation d’habitants à Fort St. John

Canadian Commentary

Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
Canada is not as divided as some claim – or as its electoral system makes it appear

Ken Boessenkool | The Globe and Mail
As Canada moves to a two-party system, the Conservatives need new strategies

John Ibbitson | The Hub
The Laurentian elite strikes back

Howard Anglin | The Hub
Canada’s two new solitudes: Notes from an election

Konrad Yakabuski | The Globe and Mail
Mark Carney can shine on the world stage, but he must first talk Donald Trump out of his trade war

Jake Fuss | The Globe and Mail
Hey big spender Mark Carney, poised for economic and fiscal disaster

Jamie Sarkonak | National Post
Mark Carney's election win already has economists worried

Eugene Lang | The Globe and Mail
Advice for Mark Carney: Respect your finance minister. Don’t be like Trudeau.

Darrell Bricker | The Hub
Victory without unity

Terry Glavin | National Post
Mark Carney owes Jagmeet Singh a massive thank you for NDP implosion

John Ivison | National Post
Conservatives used a meat grinder on the Liberals. They needed a wooden stake

Karim-Aly Kassam | The Globe and Mail
Canada can no longer afford to remain a victim

Michael Taube | National Post
Trump will tear Carney to shreds

Livio Di Matteo | The Hub
Could Trump’s tariffs actually work? There might be a chance — here’s how.

International News

CBS News
McDonald's says tariffs are hurting sales after reporting largest decline since pandemic

The Guardian
Trump moves Mike Waltz from national security adviser to UN ambassador role - More

The Guardian
Waltz was photographed checking Signal on his phone during cabinet meeting

NBC News
Marco Rubio's swift rise to a central spot in Trump's orbit

NBC News
Critics of law firms' deals with Trump are starting a firm of their own

NBC News
State versions of DOGE take more modest approaches than Elon Musk's shock-and-awe moves

CBS News
Kamala Harris weighs run for governor or another presidential bid

CBS News
Migrant crossings at U.S.-Mexico border stay at historically low levels

The Associated Press
Dutch WWII ‘Hunger Winter’ survivor had to wait in line for meal made from flower bulbs

The Associated Press
Alternative for Germany is listed as a ‘right-wing extremist’ party by domestic intelligence agency

The Associated Press
May Day protests and demonstrations held across Europe

The Associated Press
Drones strike ship carrying aid to Gaza

The Associated Press
Effort to end the war in Ukraine looks favorable to Russia

The Associated Press
Israeli military strikes near Syria’s presidential palace

The Associated Press
Netanyahu’s campaign against Iran’s nuclear program is muted

Reuters News Agency
Iran must 'walk away' from all uranium enrichment, Marco Rubio says

NBC News
CIA hopes cinematic videos will persuade Chinese to spy for U.S.

The Associated Press
South Korea’s ex-Prime Minister Han says he will seek the presidency in June election

The Associated Press
Today in History: 02 May

This Day in Aviation
02 May

Radio-Canada
Les 100 premiers jours du mandat de Donald Trump en 13 chiffres

Radio-Canada
Les compressions de Trump à l’USAID menacent la liberté de presse mondiale

Agence de presse Reuters
L’ONU envisage de fusionner des dizaines d’agences dont l’OMS et l’UNICEF

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis nomment une nouvelle chargée d’affaires à Kiev

Book Reviews

Jill Lepore | The New Yorker
“In case of emergency, break open a book.”

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