SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Tuesday, 1 July 2025 - Updated at 1830 hrs EDT

Canadian News

CTV News
A subtle but noticeable shift in patriotism marks Canada Day in 2025

CBC News
Ottawa removes all federal exceptions from Canadian Free Trade Agreement

CBC News
Trump's 51st state comments can be taken as 'term of endearment': U.S. ambassador

Canadian Commentary

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
A Canada Day for hope, and for caution

Peter Zimonjic | CBC News
Carney promised big changes by Canada Day. Has he delivered?

Michael Manulak, Lloyd Axworthy and Allan Rock | The Globe and Mail
Canada’s foreign policy must catch up to its military spending

David M. Shribman | The Globe and Mail
Americans think their country is the best on Earth. But patriotism is tearing the United States apart.

Jenna Benchetrit | CBC News
Ottawa avoided a trade setback. But Trump could come for supply management next.

Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail
The digital services tax was bad policy, but killing it now makes us look terribly weak

David M. Shribman | The Globe and Mail
U.S. Supreme Court ruling jeopardizes birthright citizenship

David M. Shribman | Pittsburg Post-Gazette
No president (but one) obeys the War Powers Act

Carole Saab and Rick Smith | The Globe and Mail
Climate disaster preparation is central to Canada’s economic security

Michael Geist
Canada Caves on Digital Services Tax After Years of Dismissing the Risks of Trade Retaliation

Ian Austen | The New York Times
Can Canada Offset Trump’s Tariff War With More Domestic Trade?

International News

BBC News
Trump global aid cuts risk 14 million deaths in five years, report says

BBC News
Is It safe to travel? Americans react to the US 'worldwide caution' alert.

BBC News
Idaho gunman in deadly ambush of fire crews had 'idolised' firefighters

BBC News
US Senate holds marathon overnight vote - More - More

NBC News
Trump threatens to re-examine government support for Elon Musk's companies - More

CBS News
Pilots who flew Iran mission invited to the White House

BBC News
White House says Harvard violated civil rights of Jewish students

GMA News
Father jumps overboard after daughter falls off Disney cruise ship - More

MSNBC News
DOJ issues memo on plan to strip citizenship from some naturalized Americans

MSNBC News
AG Pam Bondi fires three Jan. 6 prosecutors as Trump-era revenge tour continues

CBS News
Senate holds marathon vote series

ABC News
Musk threatens to primary members of Congress who vote for Trump's megabill

CBC News
White House says Mark Carney 'caved' to Trump on tech tax

CBC News
White House says Carney 'caved' to Trump on digital services tax

NBC News
Trump says the administration is working on a 'temporary pass' for immigrants in certain industries

BBC Verify
Why is Heathrow so hot?

BBC News
'Unprecedented' alerts in France as blistering heat grips Europe

The Guardian
Paris on red alert as Europe faces extreme heat

The Associated Press
Ukrainian drone hits a plant deep inside Russia

NBC News
Pentagon halts weapons shipment to Ukraine amid concerns over U.S. stockpile

The Guardian
Twelve days in Gaza: what happened while the world looked away?

BBC News
Thai prime minister suspended over leaked phone call

The Globe and Mail
Mexican auto industry shrugs off Trump tariffs as Canada struggles

The Associated Press
Today in History: 1 July - More

This Day in Aviation
1 July

La Tribune
Face à la menace de Trump, le Canada sacrifie sa taxe Gafam

La Tribune
Avion, train, autoroute : des mouvements de grève pourraient perturber les départs en vacances

La Tribune
L’IA, un bouleversement à bas bruit dans le monde du travail

Agence France-Presse
Canicule : la vigilance orange maintenue jusqu'à mardi pour les 84 départements concernés

France 24
Kiev renonce à l'interdiction des mines antipersonnel

Agence de presse Reuters
La Russie dit avoir détruit 15 drones ukrainiens au cours de la nuit

The Associated Press
Au moins 71 personnes ont été tuées lors de l’attaque d’Israël sur la prison d’Evin

Radio-Canada
Guerre éclair contre l'Iran : regain de popularité pour Nétanyahou

Agence France-Presse
Le Dalaï Lama fête ses 90 ans et laisse entendre qu'il aura un successeur

International Commentary

Zeeshan Aleem | MSNBC News
How DOGE could amplify America's gun violence problem

Jim Reed | BBC News
Is RFK Jr's divisive plan to Make America Healthy Again fearmongering - or revolutionary?

Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
The national debt is growing because tax revenues have plummeted

Hassan Abo Qamar | The Guardian
In Gaza we watched Iranian missiles go by, heading for Israel. That war is over – it seems ours will never end.

Amanda Coakley | The Guardian
Dancing with Putin: how Austria’s former foreign minister found a new home in Russia

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