SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Wednesday, 9 October 2024 - Updated at 0935 hrs EDT

Canadian News

The Canadian Press
Leaders condemn B.C. rally where 'death to Canada' cry went up - More

CBC News
Nearly one-quarter of Canadians work in the gig economy: poll

CBC News
Speaker silences Poilievre for a day after he accused Mélanie Joly of pandering to Hamas - More

National Post
Liberals 'considering all options' over pro-terror group Samidoun; Poilievre vows to ban it

The Canadian Press
Canadian Chamber of Commerce sends stark warning about U.S. trade relationship

CBC News
Man accused of plotting NYC Oct. 7 attack made refugee claim in Canada

National Post
Three years after wildfire wiped out Lytton, residents can't rebuild because of archeological digs

CBC News
AG report reveals city parks workers spending less time working than they say they are

CBC News
Geoffrey Hinton from University of Toronto awarded Nobel Prize in Physics - More - More

The Ottawa Citizen
Defence Watch

The Maple Leaf
Defence Team News

Directorate of History and Heritage
Significant Dates in Canadian Military History

Radio-Canada
Le prix Nobel Geoffrey Hinton soupèse les promesses et les risques de l’IA

La Presse canadienne
La police enquête sur une manifestation propalestinienne à Vancouver

TVA Nouvelles
Les Québécois sont nombreux à craindre la désinformation croissante provenant de l’IA

Radio-Canada
Les mauvais samaritains : quand des fraudeurs vous proposent de l’aide

TVA Nouvelles
De moins en moins d’alcool dans notre bière

Radio-Canada
Des cols bleus passent des heures au resto et dans les magasins, révèle un audit

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

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

Canadian Commentary

Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail
Pierre Poilievre, champion of the little guy, just voted to hurt young workers

Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
A disastrous campaign has cost Trump almost none of his support

Debra Thompson | The Globe and Mail
Where’s the Obama coalition when Kamala Harris needs it?

Michael Barutciski | The Globe and Mail
Canada has become an immigration irritant for the U.S.

Rania Massoud | Radio-Canada
Décryptage d’une paralysie parlementaire à Ottawa

Valérie Gamache | Radio-Canada
Stratégie indo-pacifique : Justin Trudeau à l’heure des comptes

Tiphanie Roquette | Radio-Canada
Exploiter le charbon, bouée de sauvetage ou arrêt de mort ?

International News

The Guardian
FAA issues safety alert over Boeing 737 rudders

CISA Alert
Microsoft Releases October 2024 Security Updates

VOA News
US bulletin says Iranian hackers targeting political campaigns - More

The Associated Press
FBI arrests Afghan man officials say plotted Election Day attack in US

Reuters News Agency
US considers breakup of Google in landmark search case - More

Axios
Trump's Apocalyse America tour heads to Colorado

The Associated Press
Trump says migrants who have committed murder have introduced ‘a lot of bad genes in our country’

The Associated Press
Trump’s ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were printed in China - More

VOA News
Razor-thin margins: Why Wisconsin is crucial in the 2024 presidential race

The Associated Press
What presidential campaign? The Electoral College puts most American voters on the sidelines.

VOA News
Republicans, Democrats preempt claims of voter fraud ahead of election

The Associated Press
Hurricane Milton takes aim at Tampa Bay, Florida as a Category 4 - More

The Associated Press
Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

The Associated Press
1,000 Florida gas stations have run out of fuel

CBC News
Hurricane Milton is expected to produce powerful winds far beyond the hurricane itself - More

The Associated Press
Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say. - More

CBC News
Conspiracy theories impacting hurricane response, FEMA says

CISA Alert
Avoid Scams After Disaster Strikes

Axios
Americans are getting healthier by some key metrics

The Associated Press
MI5’s Ken McCallum says Russia, Iran behind 'staggering' rise in deadly plots

The Associated Press
France's minority government survives no-confidence vote

VOA News
Russia reports destroying 47 Ukrainian drones

VOA News
Cholera cases, deaths surge more than 200% in Nigeria

VOA News
Cameroon citizens want proof their 91-year-old president is alive

Reuters News Agency
Israel says it has killed Hezbollah's potential successor to Nasrallah

CNN News
Palestinians evacuating northern Gaza say they are being shot at by Israeli military

CNN News
Fact check: No evidence for Trump’s claim he has been to Gaza

VOA News
Palestinian health officials say Israeli attacks kill 18 in Gaza - More

VOA News
Global oil traders anxiously await Israel's expected strikes on Iran - More

The Associated Press
Chagos islanders displaced for Diego Garcia protest a deal on their future made without them - More

Reuters News Agency
At ASEAN summit in Laos, Thailand floats new plan for Myanmar

Agence France-Presse
China says Taiwan president increasing 'hostility'

VOA News
US stresses desire for peaceful resolution of Taiwan disputes

Axios
Brazil's Supreme Court lifts ban on X

The New York Times
On This Day: October 9 - BBC - This Day in Aviation

Agence France-Presse
Boeing suspend les négociations avec les machinistes, la grève continue

The Associated Press
Le FBI arrête un Afghan accusé d’avoir planifié une attaque le jour des élections

Agence France-Presse
La Floride sur le qui-vive avant l’arrivée de l’ouragan « Milton »

TVA Nouvelles
Les Floridiens fuient à l’approche de l’ouragan « Milton »

Agence France-Presse
Le changement climatique a exacerbé les pluies et vents de l’ouragan « Helene »

Radio-Canada
« Je ne peux pas gagner » : le dilemme des électeurs indépendants en Caroline du Nord

Agence France-Presse
Taylor Swift a eu une escorte policière pour ses concerts à Londres

Agence France-Presse
La Cour de cassation se prononce mercredi sur le renvoi de Tariq Ramadan en procès

Agence France-Presse
Orbán appelle à « changer » l'Europe face à un Parlement européen hostile

Agence France-Presse
Liban : le Hezbollah affirme avoir repoussé deux tentatives d'infiltration de soldats israéliens

Agence France-Presse
Inde: un soldat enlevé et tué dans la région du Cachemire

Agence France-Presse
La Corée du Nord nomme le général No Kwang Chol comme ministre de la Défense

Agence France-Presse
Japon : le nouveau premier ministre dissout la chambre basse du Parlement

Agence France-Presse
Brésil : X cède au bras de fer contre la Cour suprême, qui lève sa suspension

Books

Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart | CNN News
New Woodward book reveals candid behind-the-scenes conversations of Biden, Trump, Harris and Putin

Agence France-Presse
Bob Woodward’s new book says Trump secretly sent COVID tests to Putin - More