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Canadian News

CBC News
CAF veteran calls on Conservatives to demand probe of torture video reports

CBC News
Where's winter? - More

The Canadian Press
Trudeau and family stayed 'at no cost' during vacation in Jamaica, PMO clarifies

Global News
Japanese company considering Manitoba for $1.6B lithium ion battery facility

La Presse canadienne
Le ministre Champagne dit qu’il faut se concentrer sur la production d’électricité

Canadian Commentary

Derek H. Burney | National Post
Ukraine's greatest vulnerability is the fatigue of its allies

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
Ottawa’s hiring spree is not the problem

Charles Burton | The Globe and Mail
Canada must face the facts: China is now closed for business

Michael Byers | The Globe and Mail
The International Court of Justice is the right place for a ceasefire decision

Stephen Brown | The Globe and Mail
Don’t fear artificial intelligence; in fact, Canadians stand to benefit more than most

Tasha Kheiriddin | National Post
New year, same problems, same inept leadership from Justin Trudeau

Perrin Beatty | The Hill Times
Canada needs to recalibrate how we engage with other nations this year

Brian Lilley | Postmedia News
Trudeau fights to get Trump on the ballot in Canada

International News

BBC News
Google Chrome starts blocking data-tracking cookies - More

The Associated Press
Microsoft to add AI chatbot button to computer keyboards

CNN News
What you should have in stock when preparing for a winter storm

CNN News
Hoax bomb threats made against government buildings across US for second straight day

The Associated Press
Biden administration announces $162 million to expand computer chip factories in Colorado and Oregon

The Associated Press
Vegas defendant leaps to attack judge in court

Reuters News Agency
US education official resigns over Biden's Israel-Gaza policy

The Washington Post
A quarter of Americans believe FBI instigated Jan. 6

BBC News
Trump companies got millions from foreign governments, report says - More - Reportore

The Associated Press
Trump’s lawyers want special counsel Jack Smith held in contempt in 2020 election interference case

The Associated Press
Nikki Haley’s rivals are ramping up their attacks on her as Iowa’s caucuses near

The Associated Press
Biden and Trump both make the Jan. 6 riot a political rallying cry

The Associated Press
Speaker Johnson demands hard-line policies during a border visit

ABC News
New York City announces lawsuit against bus companies sending migrants to city

BBC News
Iowa student shoots six, one fatally, at high school

The Washington Post
Another COVID wave hits U.S. as JN.1 becomes dominant variant

Reuters News Agency
Mask mandates return at some US hospitals as COVID, flu jump

BBC News
McDonald's hit by Israel-Gaza 'misinformation'

CBC News
Newly unsealed Epstein documents leave Prince Andrew with 'much to answer for' - More - More

BBC News
Swedish snow chaos leaves 1,000 vehicles trapped on main E22 road

BBC News
French booze-free January falls flat with Macron government

Reuters News Agency
Russian hackers were inside Ukraine telecoms giant for months

Reuters News Agency
Egypt plans expansion of new capital as first residents trickle in

Reuters News Agency
Oscar Pistorius, track star turned convicted murderer, set to leave jail

BBC News
Hezbollah says four killed in cross-border fighting with Israel

The Guardian
Mossad chief says Israel is committed to finding and killing all Hamas leaders

Reuters News Agency
Israel focuses assault on southern Gaza

The New York Times
Israelis Question Army’s Rules of Engagement After Hostages Slain

The Associated Press
Mother and uncle of a US serviceman are rescued from Gaza in a secret operation

The Associated Press
Houthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning

Reuters News Agency
Four Iran-backed militia fighters killed in Baghdad drone strike

CNN News
ISIS claims responsibility for deadliest attack in Iran since 1979 - More

Reuters News Agency
Xi sends condolences to Iran president on 'terrorist attack'

Reuters News Agency
Myanmar junta to free 9,652 prisoners on humanitarian grounds

BBC News
JAL516 pilots unaware of cabin fire until flight attendant told them

Reuters News Agency
Doomed JCG plane on third quake mission when runway disaster hit - More - Map - More

The Guardian
Why the JAL airbus didn’t explode on impact

NBC News
Fisherman saved by watch reflection after floating in the ocean for almost 24 hours

The Associated Press
Argentine court suspends labor changes in a blow to President Milei’s economic plan

Agence de presse Reuters
Un jeune collégien tué dans une fusillade dans une école de l'Iowa

Agence France-Presse
États-Unis : plusieurs capitoles d'États américains évacués après des alertes à la bombe

Agence France-Presse
Une juge américaine agressée par un prévenu en pleine audience - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Déclaration d’inéligibilité au Colorado : Donald Trump s’adresse à la Cour suprême

Radio-Canada
De nouveaux documents de cour liés à l’affaire Epstein sont rendus publics

Agence QMI
Monarchie britannique : le roi Charles III pourrait-il laisser le trône à William ?

Agence France-Presse
Allemagne : les émissions de CO2 au plus bas depuis plus de 70 ans

Agence de presse Reuters
Aide américaine : l’Ukraine dit ne pas avoir de « plan B »

Agence France-Presse
Deux morts dans des frappes russes en Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : un général attire l’attention sur les faibles stocks de munitions

Agence France-Presse
Antony Blinken ira au Moyen-Orient pour éviter l'embrasement régional - Plus

Radio-Canada
Des centaines de personnes aux funérailles du numéro 2 du Hamas

Agence de presse Reuters
Israël concentre ses frappes sur le sud de la bande de Gaza

Agence France-Presse
Irak : deux membres d'une faction pro-iranienne tués dans une frappe attribuée aux États-Unis

Agence France-Presse
Birmanie : un hélicoptère de la junte abattu et six soldats tués

Agence France-Presse
Birmanie : plus de 9000 prisonniers amnistiés par la junte

Agence France-Presse
Mer de Chine : Pékin fustige « les provocations » des États-Unis et des Philippines

Agence France-Presse
la boîte noire retrouvée : Écrasement d'un avion militaire américain au large du Japon

Agence France-Presse
Collision à l’aéroport de Tokyo : les pilotes n'ont pas vu l'autre appareil au sol

Agence France-Presse
Nouvelle-Zélande : Tombé dans l’océan, un pêcheur sauvé par sa montre au bout de 24 heures

Agence France-Presse
Argentine : la justice met un frein provisoire aux réformes du travail de Milei

International Commentary

Editorial Board | The Washington Post
A big Navy is vital. A more lethal one would be even better.

Zachary B. Wolf | CNN News
We’re already seeing how chaotic the 2024 election is going to be

David A. Graham | The Atlantic
The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Leader | The Economist
The man supposed to stop Donald Trump is an unpopular 81-year-old

Conor Friedersdorf | The Atlantic
How October 7 Changed America’s Free-Speech Culture

Michael Jacobs | The Guardian
The world economy is in crisis again. If we look back 80 years, we might be able to fix it.

Arthur C. Brooks | The Atlantic
Four Ways to Worry Less This Year

Analysis | The Economist
Another war could break out on the Israel-Lebanon border

David Ignatius | The Washington Post
Can the spread of war be stopped?

Megan McArdle |mThe Washington Post
When Harvard supporters act like Trump supporters

Leader | The Economist
Binyamin Netanyahu is botching the war. Time to sack him.

Jennifer Rubin | The Washington Post
Israel’s high court might have saved Israel from Netanyahu

Amanda Ripley | The Washington Post
Why we split the world into good and evil — and make decisions we regret

Joe Cirincione and John Isaacs | The Washington Post
Farewell to the last U.S. chemical weapon

International Commentary

Editorial Board | The Washington Post
A big Navy is vital. A more lethal one would be even better.

David A. Graham | The Atlantic
The Cases Against Trump: A Guide

Leader | The Economist
The man supposed to stop Donald Trump is an unpopular 81-year-old

Conor Friedersdorf | The Atlantic
How October 7 Changed America’s Free-Speech Culture

Michael Jacobs | The Guardian
The world economy is in crisis again. If we look back 80 years, we might be able to fix it.

Arthur C. Brooks | The Atlantic
Four Ways to Worry Less This Year

Analysis | The Economist
Another war could break out on the Israel-Lebanon border

David Ignatius | The Washington Post
Can the spread of war be stopped?

Megan McArdle |mThe Washington Post
When Harvard supporters act like Trump supporters

Leader | The Economist
Binyamin Netanyahu is botching the war. Time to sack him.

Jennifer Rubin | The Washington Post
Israel’s high court might have saved Israel from Netanyahu

Amanda Ripley | The Washington Post
Why we split the world into good and evil — and make decisions we regret

Joe Cirincione and John Isaacs | The Washington Post
Farewell to the last U.S. chemical weapon

Books

Simon Shuster | The Telegraph
I spent a year with Zelensky – and saw how his personality completely transformed - More