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Canadian News

The Canadian Press
CAF pulling back in Middle East as European, domestic needs rise

CBC News
In northern Ukraine, Canadian-donated armoured vehicles are a key line of defence

CTV News
Canadian, back home from Ukraine, shares harrowing stories of life on the front lines

CBC News
Canada has agreed to repatriate 19 women and children held in Syria

CBC News
A year after Manitoba border tragedy, family wants answers about who in Canada was responsible

CBC News
Federal workers return to the office — but not the one they left

The Canadian Press
Canada’s pilot shortage made worse by surge of ‘discount airlines’

Global News
What is a recession? Here’s how a hit to Canada’s economy might impact you.

CBC News
The stars are rapidly disappearing from our night sky

CBC News
Iconic Churchill photo by Karsh stolen from Chateau Laurier hotel still eludes police

CBC News
UPEI Climate Lab drones record 'unprecedented' damage to P.E.I.'s coastline from Fiona

CBC News
Want a job? You'll have to convince our AI bot first

CBC News
People may be able to drive past Parliament Hill again, pending a city vote

CBC News
Experts say the sun may set on Sunwing as the airline struggles to keep its operations afloat

Canadian Commentary

International News

CBS News
U.S. Coast Guard is tracking a Russian ship off Hawaii

BBC News
FAA outage: US airline regulators blame contractor for travel chaos

The Associated Press
California storms feed systems set up to capture rainwater

BBC News
The California storms were great for wine

The Associated Press
Biden to tour California storm damage, see recovery efforts - More

The Associated Press
Biden-McConnell: Personally mismatched, professionally bound

The Associated Press
U.S. taking 'extraordinary measures' to avoid default as debt ceiling hit

The Associated Press
New program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in US

Reuters News Agency
U.S. government touches debt limit - More

The Washington Post
A news site used AI to write articles, and it was a journalistic disaster

The Associated Press
Elon Musk depicted as liar, visionary in Tesla tweet trial

The Associated Press
Climate misinformation ‘rocket boosters’ on Musk’s Twitter

Agence France-Presse
UK governmentt faces questions in Russia meddling probe

Global News
Prince William’s popularity drops in U.K. as Harry becomes favourite royal in U.S.

The Associated Press
Strikes, protests test French plan to raise retirement age - More - More

The Associated Press
France: Over 1 million march against raising retirement age

BBC News
Amiens asks Madonna if it can borrow her painting of Diana and Endymion

France 24
EU lawmakers push to blacklist Iran’s Guards as bloc mulls new sanctions - More

Reuters News Agency
Davos 2023: Greta Thunberg accuses energy firms of throwing people 'under the bus' - More - More

Reuters News Agency
Davos 2023: Boris Johnson urges allies to double down on Ukraine support

BBC News
Croatia, the euro and a coffee controversy - but is it all just froth?

BBC News
Armenian fire at army barracks kills 15 soldiers

BBC News
German tanks for Ukraine depend on US approval

Reuters News Agency
Sweden to send infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine

Reuters News Agency
U.S., Germany head for showdown over tanks for Ukraine

The Associated Press
Germany pressed on tanks for Ukraine; Kyiv airs frustration

BBC News
Ukraine helicopter crash: What we know so far

BBC News
Dnipro missile: Son in search of his mother

The Associated Press
IAEA putting staff in all Ukrainian nuclear plants due to safety concerns

France 24
Russia warns of escalation if West gives Ukraine long-range weapons

Reuters News Agency
Dmitry Medvedev warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia is defeated in Ukraine - More

The New York Times
U.S. Warms to Helping Ukraine Target Crimea

BBC News
Letter from Africa: Prince Harry and a royal scramble for the continent

Agence France-Presse
One dead, dozens injured in stampede before Iraq Gulf Cup final, say medics

The Associated Press
New Nepal airport lacked ILS to help guide pilots in deadly crash

The Associated Press
Lunar New Year tourism hopes fizzle as Chinese stay home

The Associated Press
North Korea sustains high defence spending with new budget

Reuters News Agency
Pentagon asks U.S. Forces Korea to provide equipment for Ukraine

BBC News
The race to make diesel engines run on hydrogen

Reuters News Agency
Lula criticises intelligence services' failure to prevent Brasilia riot

The Associated Press
Peru’s Andes ‘descends on’ capital to demand leader resign - More

International Commentary

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