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Canadian News

CBC News
Thousands of CAF members to be cut off as expanded housing benefit introduced

The Canadian Press
CAF expecting to save $30M per year with CFHD

CBC News
Canada extends emergency travel program for Ukrainians fleeing war

Reuters News Agency
Canada's population grew by record 1 million in 2022, spurred by international migration

CBC News
Manitoba flood forecast upgraded to major risk on the Red River

CBC News
Kind words, tough talk: What to expect when President Joe Biden comes to Ottawa

CBC News
How scammers likely used artificial intelligence to con Newfoundland seniors out of $200K

CBC News
Banks are in turmoil. Here's how Canadians might be affected.

Reuters News Agency
CDIC limits being reviewed after SVB collapse - More

The Canadian Press
Ontario to table budget amid both surging revenues, potential slowdown

CBC News
Mystery swirls around sudden disappearance of Toronto-area lawyer

CBC News
Tracing the clandestine journey that turned a legally purchased Smith & Wesson into a crime gun

The Canadian Press
Canada's stockpile of ventilators up from 500 to 27,000 after push to procure them

Canadian Commentary

International News

Reuters News Agency
Storm-weary California lashed with 12th 'atmospheric river' cloudbursts

The Guardian
Trump wants to be handcuffed for court appearance in Stormy Daniels case, sources say - More

Reuters News Agency
Trump hush-money charges would bring 'zombie case' back to life

The Guardian
Trump hush-money grand jury proceedings abruptly postponed

The Associated Press
Trump loses last bid to keep key evidence out of rape trial

The New York Times
Trump Documents Inquiry Prompts Clash in Appeals Court

The New York Times
Michael Cohen once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump

The Associated Press
U.S. Federal Reserve's ninth consecutive rate hike of another 25 points - More

BBC News
ChatGPT bug leaked users' conversation histories

Forbes
Goldman Sacks Is Reportedly Using AI to Write Code

BBC News
Thirty-five people have been injured after a ship tipped over at an Edinburgh dockyard

The Associated Press
Boris Johnson faces grilling by MPs over 'Partygate'

The Guardian
Boris Johnson facing formal reprimand for misleading parliament - More

The Guardian
Emmanuel Macron says he will not back down over pension age rise

Reuters News Agency
As AI booms, EU lawmakers wrangle over new rules

Reuters News Agency
UBS buys back nearly $3 billion in bonds issued under a week ago

The Guardian
NATO chief: West must brace to support Ukraine in a long war - More

Reuters News Agency
Deadly spate of Russian missile, drone strikes hit residential structures in Ukraine

Reuters News Agency
Russian drones swarm Kyiv in display of force as Xi leaves Moscow

BBC News
Zelensky visits front line near Bakhmut

The Guardian
Zaporizhzhia under attack

Business Insider
Ukrainians are riding tanks captured from an elite Russian unit into battle in Bakhmut

The Telegraph
Drones attack Russian fleet in Crimea port

CNN News
Putin and Xi pose as peacemakers while Moscow’s war in Ukraine rages on

The New York Times
In a Brother Act With Putin, Xi Reveals China’s Fear of Containment

The Telegraph
Vladimir Putin’s health may be disintegrating and it should terrify us all

Reuters News Agency
Ethiopia removes terrorist designation from dominant Tigray party

Reuters News Agency
Huayou starts trial production at Zimbabwe lithium mine, invests in Namibian project

Reuters News Agency
Tanzania detects its first-ever cases of the highly fatal Marburg viral disease

CBC News
Muslims gearing up for holy month of Ramadan

CBC News
Internet shutdowns, dozens of arrests and a manhunt in India's Punjab state?

Reuters News Agency
Marcos says new military bases with US to be 'scattered' around the Philippines

Reuters News Agency
Taiwan says it has contingency plans for China moves while president abroad

The Guardian
Xi’s trip to Moscow didn’t impress the West – but his most important audience is at home

BBC News
US firms 'more negative' about doing business in China

Reuters News Agency
China, Australia defence officials hold first formal meeting since 2019

New Zealand Herald
Autonomous planes an answer to New Zealand pilot shortage?

Agence France-Presse
La justice new-yorkaise repousse l’éventuelle inculpation pénale de Trump

Agence France-Presse
Veillée d’armes à New York avant la possible inculpation pénale de Trump

La Presse Canadienne
Les entreprises numériques américaines pressent Joe Biden de les défendre à Ottawa

Agence France-Presse
La Federal Reserve relève son taux d’un quart de point

Agence de presse Reuters
TikTok se trouve à un moment charnière, selon son directeur général

Radio-Canada
Une crise mondiale de l’eau se profile à l’horizon, avertit l’UNESCO

Agence de presse Reuters
Royaume-Uni : L'avenir politique de Boris Johnson en question

Agence de presse Reuters
Les manifestations en France risquent de perturber le programme de la visite de Charles III

Agence de presse Reuters
Ukraine : Des chars américains Abrams livrés d'ici l'automne

Agence de presse Reuters
Des attaques de drones russes font trois morts dans la région de Kyiv

Agence de presse Reuters
Le PM japonais Fumio Kishida effectue une visite surprise en Ukraine - Plus

Agence de presse Reuters
L'Ukraine dit avoir repoussé de nouveaux assauts russes sur Bakhmout

Agence France-Presse
Moscou « répliquera » si Londres fournit à Kiev des munitions avec de l’uranium appauvri

Agence France-Presse
Vladimir Poutine et Xi Jinping célèbrent leur relation « spéciale » face à l’Occident

Agence de presse Reuters
Poutine et Xi soulignent leur proximité, pas d'avancée sur l'Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Israël : le mouvement des colons remporte une victoire au Parlement

Agence de presse Reuters
Au moins 13 morts après le séisme qui a frappé le nord de l'Afghanistan - Plus

Agence de presse Reuters
La Corée du Nord tire des missiles de croisière au large de sa côte est

International Commentary

David Ignatius | The Washington Post
Here’s the real lesson from the showy Xi-Putin meeting

Bret Stephens | The New York Times
20 Years On, I Don’t Regret Supporting the Iraq War

Ross Douthat | The New York Times
Who Gains From a Trump Indictment?

Thomas L. Friedman | The New York Times
GPT-4: Our New Promethean Moment

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