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Canadian News

CBC News
Wartime history of Ontario Farmerettes an untold tale until a chance photo discovery

Global News
10 more people with ties to Canada have left Gaza

CBC News
Canadian Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver confirmed killed in Hamas attacks

The Globe and Mail
Oh no, the cost to charge my EV just doubled

CBC News
Ontario transit service wants inspectors to fine 6,000 train riders a month for fare evasion

CBC News
Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas celebrated across Canada and the world

Radio-Canada
Àlas recherche d’un soldat perdu

Radio-Canada
Marche pour un cessez-le-feu à Gaza : des milliers de manifestants à Montréal

Radio-Canada
Un homme d’Ottawa arrêté pour des propos antisémites et incitation à la haine

Radio-Canada
Le Nouveau-Brunswick pourrait-il manquer d’électricité en hiver ?

Radio-Canada
Lancement du premier satellite de surveillance haute précision des émissions de CO₂

La Presse canadienne
Des employés d’Airbus Atlantique, à Mirabel, rejettent une offre de leur employeur

Radio-Canada
Peinture des Honda : des indemnisations prévues pour le début de 2024

Canadian Commentary

THe Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
Lest we forget (our duty to cast a vote)

International News

The Associated Press
Secret Service opens fire on people attempting to break into car outside Naomi Biden's home - More

The Associated Press
Five Army aviation SOF members killed in UH-60 crash - More

CBS News
Mike Johnson's plan to avert government shutdown faces hurdles

The Associated Press
FBI, Capitol police testify in the trial of the man accused of attacking Nancy Pelosi’s husband

Axios
Internal State Dept. memo blasts Biden, U.S. policy on Israel-Hamas war

NPR News
The Supreme Court adopts first-ever code of ethics - More

Reuters News Agency
Tim Scott ends White House bid - More

BBC News
International mafia bust shows US-Italy crime links still strong

The Associated Press
Donald Trump Jr. exuberantly lauds dad’s real estate exploits - More - More

Politico
With the Trump business empire on the brink, Don Jr. breaks out an elevator pitch

PBS NewsHour
Trump’s ramped-up rhetoric raises new concerns about violence and authoritarianism

Axios
Trump campaign defends "vermin" speech amid fascist comparisons - More

NBC News
Trump says Jack Smith and others will end up in a mental institution, if he's re-elected

ABC News
Trump was privately enthralled by baseless theory he could be reinstated as president

NBC News
Jack Smith's team says Trump wants a 'carnival' at his election interference trial

ABC News
Maryanne Trump Barry, older sister of Donald Trump, has died at 86 - More

Agence France-Presse
'QAnon Shaman' who stormed US Capitol eyes run for Congress

The Hill
Border fight in Senate raises risks for passage of Ukraine aid

BBC News
Video: Skating on a once-in-a-decade 'ice window' in Alaska

CNN News
Cutting out a teaspoon of salt works as well as blood pressure meds, study finds

CNN News
Astronauts accidentally drop tool bag during ISS spacewalk

BBC News
Maryland fried chicken: A storied dish with Titanic history

BBC News
Iceland quakes weaker but volcano warning persists - More - More

BBC News
Video: Cars under water in Galway city centre

BBC News
David Cameron appointed foreign secretary in shock return to government - More - More

BBC News
Is time travel really possible? Here’s what physics says.

The Associated Press
Military training efforts for Ukraine hit major milestones

VOA News
Russian Shelling in Kherson Kills Two, Injures 12, Including Infant

Reuters News Agency
Lawyers seek release of Russian artist who staged anti-war price tag protest

The Associated Press
Russia jails an associate of imprisoned Kremlin foe Navalny

BBC News
Kenyans get tree-planting holiday to plant 100 million seedlings

BBC News
Ugandan army officers sacked for cowardice in attack on Somalia's Bulo Marer Atmis base

CBC News
Father of Israeli woman taken hostage relives daughter's words as hope for peace fades

Reuters News Agency
Israeli tanks at gates of main Gaza hospital where patients trapped in 'circle of death'

BBC News
Heavy fighting in northern Gaza as concern grows over babies at key hospital

BBC News
Toddler said among US hostages in Gaza

BBC News
Hamas hostages: The faces of those taken from Israel to Gaza

Reuters News Agency
WHO suggests Gaza hospital 'no longer functioning'

The Associated Press
Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza ‘must be protected,’ Biden says

BBC News
President Isaac Herzog has denied that Israel is striking Gaza's largest hospital.

VOA News
UN: Without Fuel, Aid Trucks Could Stop Rolling to Gaza Tuesday

VOA News
Video: Israeli Resort Town Eliat Turned Shelter for Evacuees Under Attack

VOA News
China Holds Naval Drills With Pakistan in Arabian Sea

Reuters News Agency
US hints at more strikes unless Iran-linked groups halt attacks - More

VOA News
More Attacks on US Forces Following Strike on Iran-Backed Targets in Syria

The Associated Press
Emirates opens Dubai Air Show with $52 billion aircraft purchase from Boeing

BBC News
Delhi AQI: Toxic haze in India capital after Diwali festival - More

The Associated Press
Rescuers dig to reach 40 workers trapped in collapsed road tunnel in north India - More

BBC News
Leila de Lima: Philippine court grants bail to Duterte drugs war critic

Bloomberg News
Asia’s Aging Soldiers Force US Allies to Widen Recruitment Drive

Bloomberg News
China Weighs Ending Freeze on Boeing With 737 Max Deal in US

The Associated Press
US and South Korea sharpen deterrence plans over North Korean nuclear threat

Agence de presse Reuters
Mike Johnson présente une mesure pour éviter un « shutdown »

Radio-Canada
Le recours à l’IA dégrade la qualité de l’information sur MSN

Agence de presse Reuters
Cleverly remplace Braverman à l'Intérieur; Cameron revient au gouvernement

Agence France-Presse
Plus de 180 000 manifestants en France contre l’antisémitisme - Images

Radio-Canada
L’agrivoltaïsme pour protéger les cultures

Agence de presse Reuters
Espagne : Grandes manifestations contre le projet d'amnistie catalane

Agence de presse Reuters
Zelensky prédit des attaques russes à l'approche de l'hiver

Agence de presse Reuters
Airbus : Accord de principe pour la commande de Turkish Airlines

Agence de presse Reuters
Gaza : L'UE condamne l'utilisation des hôpitaux, exhorte Israël à la retenue

Agence de presse Reuters
Les chars israéliens aux portes des hôpitaux de Gaza, les patients pris au piège

Agence de presse Reuters
Des hôpitaux suspendent leur activité alors qu'Israël traque le Hamas

La Tribune
Emirates frappe fort en passant une énorme commande de Boeing 777X pour remplacer ses Airbus A380 - Plus

Agence de presse Reuters
Trois villes indiennes parmi les 10 les plus polluées au monde après la fête de Diwali

Radio-Canada
L’ombre de la Chine plane sur les élections taïwanaises

Agence de presse Reuters
Corée du Sud et USA revoient leur stratégie de dissuasion face à Pyongyang

International Commentary

Maggie Mulqueen | CNN News
The lost art of waiting in line

Andy Borowitz | The New Yorker
Nation Terrified That Mike Johnson Is the Adult in the Room