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Canadian News

The Canadian Press
CDS reviewing vaccine requirement for CAF

RCN News
D-Day veteran recounts wartime experiences to school children

Global News
Ottawa must do more to address extremist infiltration of military, police: report

The Globe and Mail
Russia claims 162 Canadian foreign fighters have been killed in Ukraine

Postmedia News
Canada needs first nine fully operational F-35 planes by 2027 - More

The Canadian Press
MPs getting panic buttons after minister reveals he received death threats

The Canadian Press
China tried to sow doubt on return of ‘two Michaels’ to Canada

Global News
Freeland defends budget after Scotiabank accuses feds of ‘doing nothing’ on inflation

The Canadian Press
Quebec extends state of emergency in Saguenay because of landslide threat

The Globe and Mail
For shrinking minority, masking up creates tension in public spaces as COVID-19 measures expire

Global News
Edmonton International Airport offers reminders to passengers as travel ramps back up

CBC News
Solutions to Ontario emergency room waits are found beyond hospital ERs

CBC News
Ukrainian doctors find 'new life' on P.E.I. as resident care workers

The Guardian
Montreal to host delayed Cop15 summit to halt ‘alarming’ global biodiversity loss

CBC News
Manitoba Marathon head says communication came up short after race cancelled

The Canadian Press
Sergeant-at-arms 'flabbergasted' at Ottawa police inaction on harassment amid convoy

CBC News
Passport wait 'chaos: Would-be travellers in Montreal take matters into their own hands

CBC News
Scientists head to one of the foggiest places on Earth to study mysterious phenomenon

Global News
Hockey Canada’s handling of sexual assault allegations ‘unacceptable,’ says Trudeau

The Associated Press
Two Canadians found dead of knife wounds in Mexico resort

Canadian Commentary

Scott Taylor | The Chronicle Herald
Imbalance in heavy artillery favours Russians

International News

The Associated Press
NASA fuels moon rocket for first time in countdown rehearsal

The Associated Press
Army: Disinterred remains do not match Native American boy

The Associated Press
Arizona state Speaker tells Jan. 6 committee Trump pressure couldn't make him deny his oath

The Associated Press
We fought Trump pressure, GOP state officials tell Sep. 6 panel

The Guardian
January 6 panel set to show Donald Trump plotted fake electors scheme - More

The Guardian
Liz Cheney’s condemnation of Trump’s lies wins over Democrats

The New York Times
Pence Navigates a Possible White House Run, and a Fraught Political Moment

Reuters News Agency
Biggest rail strike in 30 years brings UK to standstill - More - More

Reuters News Agency
From north to south, Boris Johnson faces prospect of bruising UK by-election defeats

Agence France-Presse
Macron turns down French PM’s resignation offer, hosts opposition for talks

Reuters News Agency
EU leaders to keep sanction pressure on Russia, gold flagged as new target

The Associated Press
What’s next after Russia reduced gas to Europe?

The Guardian
Nobel peace prize medal auctioned by Russian journalist fetches record $103.5m - More

The New York Times
After a Pivotal Period in Ukraine, U.S. Officials Predict the War’s Path

The Associated Press
Ukraine’s secret, deadly rescue missions

CBC News
Kharkiv residents emerge from life underground to find a city in ruins

The Associated Press
Ukraine region weathers bombardment

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine detains senior public figures suspected of spying for Russia

The Guardian
Ukrainian missiles hit Black Sea gas platforms, say Russian officials

The Guardian
Moscow to summon EU ambassador over ‘openly hostile’ Kaliningrad cargo transit ban - More

CNN News
Kaliningrad, Russia's toehold in Europe, could be the next flashpoint

The New York Times
With Kalashnikov Burgers and Black Comedy, Libyans Try to Move On From Conflict

The Guardian
Sudanese museums seek return of artefacts taken by British colonisers

The Guardian
East African leaders propose deploying regional force to help DRC

CNN News
Kwanobuhle is counting down the days until its water taps run dry

The Associated Press
After Damascus airport attack, Syrian plane lands at Hmeimeem Airbase used by Russians

Reuters News Agency
Israel coalition moves to dissolve parliament, Lapid to become caretaker PM

Agence France-Presse
Belgium repatriates women and children linked to IS group fighters from Syria

The New York Times
The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh: Tracing a Bullet to an Israeli Convoy

The Guardian
Shadowy Strava users spy on Israeli military with fake routes in bases - Strava

Reuters News Agency
A380 makes comeback despite high oil prices

CBC Radio
Pakistan's fight against polio threatened by extremist violence, anti-vaccine sentiments

Reuters News Agency
Floods swamp more of Bangladesh and India, millions marooned

CNN News
A floating city in the Maldives begins to take shape

Reuters News Agency
Protesters attack Yoga Day event in Maldives

Reuters News Agency
Taiwan scrambles 29 jets to intercept Chinese planes in its ADIZ

The Guardian
China says anti-missile test not ‘aimed at any country’ despite rising tensions

The Associated Press
North Korea looks to declare victory over COVID-19 just over a month into outbreak

Reuters News Agency
South Korea's second space rocket launch successfully puts satellites in orbit - More

Reuters News Agency
PM Kishida says no numerical targets for Japan’s defence spending

Agence France-Presse
Ecuador Indigenous protesters arrive in Quito as president extends state of emergency

France 24
John Eastman, l’avocat qui faisait rêver Donald Trump de coups d’État

Agence France-Presse
Des élus racontent les pressions de Trump pour invalider l’élection de 2020

The Associated Press
Tuerie d’Uvalde : les policiers ont attendu la clé d’une porte sans tenter de l'ouvrir

Agence France-Presse
Emmanuel Macron refuse la démission d’Elisabeth Borne

France 24
Guerre en Ukraine : la nouvelle réalité des Français de Russie

Agence France-Presse
La médaille du Nobel russe Dmitri Mouratov vendue au profit des enfants ukrainiens

Radio-Canada
Toute une ville derrière son président d’acier

Agence France-Presse
« Destructions catastrophiques » à Lyssytchansk - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Les deux Américains capturés en Ukraine ont commis des « crimes », affirme Moscou

France 24
Turquie : à un an des élections, le sort des réfugiés syriens déjà au cœur de la campagne

Agence France-Presse
Syrie : la Belgique rapatrie des femmes et des enfants de jihadistes

Radio-Canada
Des fillettes comme monnaie d’échange en Afghanistan

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis renoncent aux mines antipersonnel, sauf dans la péninsule coréenne

International Commentary

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