SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Thursday, 17 October 2024 - Updated at 1425 hrs EDT

Canadian News

The Canadian Press
Canadian soldier dies while off-duty in Latvia, police investigating

CBC News
Former JTF2 soldier says he faced 'retaliation' for reporting alleged killing of Afghan civilians

The Globe and Mail
VAC refuses to accept that JTF2 veteran has a traumatic brain injury

CBC News
The inside story of a Canadian wounded in Ukraine

The Ottawa Citizen
U.S. judge denies motion to dismiss CH-148 Cyclone wrongful death lawsuit

CBC News
Federal office mandate burdening Ottawa doctors as public servants seek medical notes

The Canadian Press
Canada must act now to be prepared for the next health emergency, new pandemic report warns

CBC News
Trudeau tells inquiry some Conservative parliamentarians are involved in foreign interference

CBC News
RCMP investigate 'disturbing' vandalism of NDP candidate's sign

CBC News
CSIS gets new director

CBC News
Public safety committee calls for emergency meeting on RCMP allegations against India

CBC News
Sudanese Montrealers grow anxious as Quebec offers no solution to help loved ones flee war

The Ottawa Citizen
Defence Watch

The Maple Leaf
Defence Team News

Directorate of History and Heritage
Significant Dates in Canadian Military History

TVA Nouvelles
Activités terroristes en forte croissance au pays : 25 personnes accusées

La Presse canadienne
L’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada récupère près de 2000 véhicules volés

Radio-Canada
Selon Trudeau, des élus conservateurs sont impliqués dans l’ingérence étrangère

Agence QMI
Système d’immigration au Canada : « C’est du n’importe quoi », juge une ex-journaliste

TVA Nouvelles
Un entreprise va perdre la moitié de ses travailleurs étrangers temporaires

TVA Nouvelles
De mystérieuses masses difformes gluantes ont échoué sur des plages au Canada

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

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

Canadian Commentary

Alexander Panetta | CBC News
Kamala Harris went on Fox News. It went how you might expect.·

John Robson | National Post
America's crummy candidate paradox

Raymond J. de Souza | National Post
Is Doug Ford just a progressive in slow motion?

John Ivison | National Post
Trudeau deftly turns the foreign interference inquiry into a Liberal attack ad

Campbell Clark | The Globe and Mail
Trudeau came to the foreign-interference inquiry to hurl a grenade at his opponent

Lawrence Martin | The Globe and Mail
Foreign crises are getting in the way of the inevitable: Trudeau’s departure

Michel Cormier | The Globe and Mail
How the debates in Canada’s next election will change

Rick Bell | National Post
Danielle Smith fears Trudeau could get more dangerous before he's punted

International News

ABC News
Navy EA-18G Growler crashes near Mount Rainier - More

The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Shifts Ukraine’s F-16 Training to Focus on Younger Pilots

The Washington Post
Forest fires have caused an alarming increase in carbon dioxide emissions

NBC News
Treasury Department now using AI to save taxpayers billions

BBC News
The Apprentice film star says Trump criticism 'inspiring violence'

The Associated Press
Elon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald Trump

Reuters News Agency
Why voters in a handful of swing states will decide the US presidential election

CBC News
Trump stands by military threats, calling political opponents ‘the enemy within’

Reuters News Agency
Donald Trump calls himself 'father of IVF' at all-women town hall - More

NBC News
An AI-powered bot army on X spread pro-Trump and pro-GOP propaganda

NBC News
Vance says Trump didn't lose the 2020 election: 'Not by the words I would use'

Reuters News Agency
Yellen says Trump’s high tariff wall 'deeply misguided', would raise prices

Reuters News Agency
Harris or Trump, next president will have less impact on shape of US judiciary

The Associated Press
Trump is not sharing health details

BBC News
Trump calls 6 January a 'day of love' when asked about Capitol riot

NBC News
Trump’s legal team tried to keep Stormy Daniels quiet ahead of 2024 election

Reuters News Agency
Georgia judge blocks elections rules backed by Pro-Trump Republicans

The Associated Press
Rare copy of the US Constitution up for auction is expected to sell for millions

NBC News
Hurricane victims push for donations as right-wing falsehoods cloud recovery efforts

BBC News
These Florida domed homes have survived category 5 hurricanes

NBC News
Storm forecasts have never been more accurate. Meteorologists say they've never faced so much pushback.

Reuters News Agency
Mexico ex-drug czar sentenced to more than 38 years in U.S. prison over cartel bribes

The Guardian
Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years - More

CBC News
Rise of solar power ushers planet toward 'age of electricity,' IEA says

The Guardian
West’s spy chiefs alarmed at recklessness of Russian counterparts

BBC News
Niger drops French place names to honour local heroes

The Associated Press
Israeli official confirms Hamas’ top leader Sinwar was killed in Gaza - More - More

The Washington Post
Israeli attacks on aid convoys in Gaza persist, U.N. says

BBC News
B-2 Spirit bombers target underground Houthi weapon sites in Yemen

Reuters News Agency
Iran warns Israel against retaliation for missile attack

The New York Times
On This Day: October 17 - BBC - This Day in Aviation

Agence France-Presse
Sur Fox News, Kamala Harris promet une présidence en rupture avec Biden

Agence France-Presse
Jugé à New York, l'ex-chef antidrogue mexicain écope de plus de 38 ans de prison

Agence France-Presse
Détenu au Groenland, l'écologiste Paul Watson a demandé l'asile politique à la France

France 24
Volodymyr Zelensky va présenter son « plan de victoire » à l'Otan

France 24
Au Soudan, l’armée en passe de reprendre la main face aux Forces de soutien rapide ?

Agence France-Presse
Avenue de Gaulle, place de la Francophonie : le Niger efface l'héritage colonial de ses rues

France 24
Frappes dans le sud et l'est du Liban, après des ordres d'évacuation israéliens

Radio-Canada
Israël vise la Syrie

Agence France-Presse
Une frappe russe dans le nord-ouest de la Syrie fait 10 morts et au moins 30 blessés

Agence France-Presse
Martinique : la mobilisation continue malgré un accord pour baisser les prix de l'alimentaire

International Commentary

Greg Ip | The Wall Street Journal
A Second Trump Presidency Stands to Radically Remake World Trade

Stephen M. Walt | Foreign Policy
Kamala Harris Is Not a Realist. I’m Voting for Her Anyway.

Dahlia Lithwick | Slate
Dancing on Democracy’s Grave - More

Gilad Edelman | The Atlantic
Allan Lichtman: The Man Who’s Sure That Harris Will Win

Books

Tom Nichols | The Atlantic
The General’s Warning - More

Mariana Alfaro | The Washington Post
Mitch McConnell called Trump ‘stupid,’ a ‘despicable human being,’ new book says

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