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Canadian News

CBC News
Canada to send four combat-ready Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

CBC News
CSE calls for a 'heightened state of vigilance' against Russian-aligned hacks

CBC News
Winter storm disrupts travel, leading to cancelled flights, car crashes

CBC News
CAF veterans and active members face off against Ottawa Senators alumni

CBC News
The COVID emergency might end after three long years — but the virus is still a threat

The Globe and Mail
Vaccine hesitancy, COVID conspiracies led to thousands of deaths, high cost for health care system

CBC News
Independent probe into contact between Alberta premier's office, prosecutors needed, says political scientist

CBC News
Central bank offers 'rosy outlook' on recession and inflation but warns of risks and pain

CBC News
Public servant union's wage demands a sign of things to come, says labour expert

Canadian Commentary

François Brousseau | Radio-Canada
Chars à l’Ukraine : le tabou allemand est tombé

International News

The Associated Press
U.S. National Archives wants all past presidents, vice-presidents to look again for classified documents

CNN News
Newly discovered asteroid makes one of the closest approaches of Earth - More

BBC News
Ji Chaoqun: Chinese engineer jailed for eight years for spying in US

BBC News
US hacks back against Hive ransomware crew

The New York Times
Amid a Plague of Shootings, Bystanders Become Heroes

The New York Times
Climate Change May Usher in a New Era of Trade Wars

The New York Times
Proud Boys’ Views on Violence Take Centre Stage at Jan. 6 Trial

The Washington Post
Want to live to be 100? Here’s what experts recommend.

Reuters News Agency
Russian 'hacktivists' briefly knock German websites offline

BBC News
Czechs to vote in second round of presidential election

The Associated Press
What you need to know about the Abrams tanks bound for Ukraine - More

The New York Times
Germany and U.S., Dropping Resistance, Will Send Battle Tanks to Ukraine - More

BBC News
Zelensky urges speedy delivery of Western tanks

BBC News
Ukraine hit by Russian missiles day after West's offer of tanks

The New York Times
France to Pull Troops Out of Burkina Faso, as Its Unpopularity in Africa Grows

The Associated Press
U.S. special forces kill senior ISIS official in operation in northern Somalia

BBC News
Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in Jenin

The Washington Post
Biden vowed to punish Saudis over oil cut. That’s no longer the plan.

BBC News
Republic Day: India celebrates with colourful parade

BBC News
Cost of living: How onions became a luxury in the Philippines

CBC News
China must help moms, encourage dads to fix its plunging birth rate, demographers say

BBC News
Haiti police riot after crime gangs kill 14 officers

The New York Times
The Newest Contraband at the Mexican Border: Eggs

Agence France-Presse
IBM va supprimer 3900 postes, liés à sa réorientation stratégique

Agence France-Presse
États-Unis : un ingénieur chinois condamné à huit ans de prison dans une affaire d’espionnage économique

Agence France-Presse
La compagnie Meta va réactiver les comptes Facebook et Instagram de Donald Trump

Radio-Canada
Les États-Unis fourniront 31 chars Abrams à l’Ukraine, annonce Joe Biden

Agence France-Presse
Un pays européen cherche à envoyer des bombes à sous-munitions à l’Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
L'Allemagne compte livrer ses chars Leopard à l'Ukraine « fin mars, début avril »

Agence France-Presse
Menacé par la guerre en Ukraine, le centre historique d’Odessa au patrimoine mondial

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : nouvelle salve de missiles russes, un mort à Kyïv

Agence France-Presse
Le Kremlin dénonce « l'engagement direct » des Occidentaux dans le conflit

Agence France-Presse
Neuf Palestiniens tués lors d'un raid israélien en Cisjordanie

Agence France-Presse
Naufrage près du Japon : huit morts dont six marins chinois

Agence France-Presse
Pérou : le blocage des routes provoque pénuries et inflation

Radio-Canada
Aux sources de la grogne des Péruviens

International Commentary

Charlie Warzel | The Atlantic
Trump and Facebook’s Mutual Decay

Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman | The New York Times
OMG. Trump Has Started Texting.

Tom Nichols | The Atlantic
The GOP Is a Circus, Not a Caucus

Marc A. Thiessen | The Washington Post
McCarthy is right to kick Omar, Schiff and Swalwell off committees - More

Editorial Board | The Washington Post
McCarthy may regret kicking Schiff off House Intelligence Committee

Jack Goldsmith | The New York Times
Things Are Looking Pretty Weird for Merrick Garland

Benjamin Wittes | The Washington Post
The Jan. 6 committee report contains a treasure trove in fine print - Report

Pamela Druckerman | The Atlantic
Why the French Want to Stop Working

Zeynep Tufekci | The New York Times
rince Harry Is Right, and It’s Not Just a Matter of Royal Gossip

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