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Canadian News

The Hill Times
Defence industry asks feds for strategic planning for new Ukrainian aid with dwindling Canadian stockpiles

CBC News
Southern B.C. commuters invited to 'take a snow day'

National Post
Panicked Vancouver bird lovers desperate to save their freezing hummingbirds

National Post
Tobogganing ban at dozens of Toronto parks ignites anger toward city council

CBC Radio
In a Gaza hospital, a Canadian surgeon tended to children whose eyes were shattered in bomb blasts

National Post
Coroner's inquest traces timeline of deadly Sask. mass stabbing

CBC News
Loblaw ending 50% discount on some food items raises concerns about anti-competitive behaviour

Radio-Canada
L’Airbus A220, l’ex-C Series, un avion populaire

Radio-Canada
Les déchets des avions, l’autre pollution

Radio-Canada
Vols de voitures : des assureurs font payer les propriétaires de véhicules à risque

Agence QMI
Rachel Notley se retire de la tête du NPD en Alberta

TVA Nouvelles
Négociations : peu de gains supplémentaires quand une entente est rejetée, prévient Gérald Larose

TVA Nouvelles
Victoire de Trump en Iowa : des craintes même au Québec

TVA Nouvelles
Donald Trump incarne-t-il le « gros bon sens » de Pierre Poilievre ?

Radio-Canada
Carbone : La décroissance est-elle la solution ?

Canadian Commentary

Lloyd Axworthy and Fen Osler Hampson | The Globe and Mail
The G7 can prove its commitment to Ukraine by seizing Russian assets

Joel Kotkin | National Post
Come back Canada, the world needs you

Catherine Lévesque | National Post
John Manley says Canada no longer 'useful' in world affairs: 'We...lost our bearings'

J.D. Tuccille | National Post
Biden will be forced into inevitable rematch with Trump

Kevin Lynch and Paul Deegan | The Hill Times
Trump 2.0 would be a high risk for Canada

Alex Gutenberg | National Post
Democrats justifying soft coup to stop Donald Trump

Tasha Kheiriddin | National Post
Trudeau frittered away a good immigration policy for the sake of Liberal votes

John Ivison | National Post
The Davos men can still sometimes come up with a pleasant surprise

Tim Powers | The Hill Times
Broadbent, Chrétien, and the politics of yore

Chris Selley | National Post
More pearls of nonsense from Jean Chrétien

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
The U.S. may be on the brink, but no democracy can be taken for granted

Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
We’re not in a population trap, we’re in an investment desert

Hussein Ibish | The Globe and Mail
Hezbollah, Israel and the Houthis illustrate a tale of two escalations

Neil Moss | The Hill Times
Poilievre’s arms-length regard for foreign policy raises questions

Editorial | The Hill Times
Poilievre’s press-freedom platitudes leave much to be desired

Jamie Sarkonak | National Post
Streets of Toronto latest venue for celebrating Houthi hijackings

Charles Burton | The Globe and Mail
Taiwan’s election results don’t ease the sense of looming tragedy

J. Michael Cole | The Globe and Mail
In Taiwan’s election, voters refused to give in to Beijing’s relentless pressure

Ashley Nunes | The Globe and Mail
Boeing isn’t the only one to blame for the Max-9′s problems

Hugo Lavallée | Radio-Canada
Vote sur l’entente de principe : le dilemme des profs de la FAE

Gérald Fillion | Radio-Canada
Un « piège démographique » au Canada?

Frédéric Arnould | Radio-Canada
Trump victorieux en Iowa, la course est-elle terminée ?

International News

Aviation Week Network
The F-16 at 50: Future Production and Upgrades

CBC News
Trump is facing a second civil defamation case filed by E. Jean Carroll

VOA News
Deepfakes a 'Weapon Against Journalism,' Analyst Says

The Associated Press
Hulk Hogan helps rescue girl from overturned car after Florida crash

VOA News
The Hidden Cost of Being Branded a Terrorist by the US Government

BBC News
What is the UK's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?

Agence France-Presse
EU Adds Hamas Gaza Leader Sinwar to Terrorist List

VOA News
Smoking Declines Globally as Vaping, E-Cigarette Use Soars

Reuters News Agency
NATO needs 'warfighting transformation', CMC says

Reuters News Agency
'Nazis, no thank you'; Germans take to streets to call for AfD ban

The Associated Press
Russian missiles hit Ukrainian apartment buildings and injure 17

VOA News
Three Wounded in Odesa as Ukraine Downs 19 Russian Drones

Business Insider
Russia has shifted beyond its 'stupid' missile attack strategy, and it is bad news for Ukraine

VOA News
Russia’s Fake News About Ukraine, Explained

Reuters News Agency
Russia jails officer for buying wrong hardware to protect Crimean bridge from Ukrainian attack

VOA News
Medicine for Hostages, Palestinian Civilians Due to Reach Gaza After Agreement

VOA News
Families of Israeli Hostages Worry Time is Running Out to Bring Loved Ones Home

VOA News
Iraqis Fear Further Attacks After Iran Missile Strikes

VOA News
Pakistan says Iran violated airspace, killing two children - More

Reuters News Agency
Indian, Chinese Troops Clashed Twice in 2022 While Peace Talks Were On

Reuters News Agency
China's population drops for second year, with record low birth rate

Agence France-Presse
China Sees One of Worst Years of Growth Since 1990

Reuters News Agency
Prosecution Witness Says Jimmy Lai Encouraged Protests in Hong Kong

VOA News
CNMI Wants to Balance Chinese Tourism With Security Concerns

Radio-Canada
Après l’Iowa, Trump de retour en cour - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Une consécration de Trump en 2024 ? Possible mais pas inéluctable.

Radio-Canada
Donald Trump face à la justice

Agence France-Presse
Incident sur un B737 MAX : Ryanair renforce son propre contrôle qualité chez Boeing

Agence France-Presse
L'objectif de l'Ukraine en 2024 est de « chasser » la Russie de son ciel

Agence France-Presse
Nigeria : deux morts et près de 80 blessés dans une impressionnante explosion

Agence France-Presse
Cisjordanie : l'armée israélienne tue un Palestinien avant un « attentat imminent »

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis désignent à nouveau les Houthis comme entité « terroriste »

Agence France-Presse
Moscou ouvrira des bureaux de vote aux États-Unis pour sa présidentielle

Radio-Canada
Washington a mené de nouvelles frappes contre des positions houthies au Yémen

Agence France-Presse
Trois transporteurs maritimes japonais évitent à leur tour la mer Rouge

Radio-Canada
L’Irak, autre zone de violence au Moyen-Orient

Agence France-Presse
Kirghizstan : un mort et sept blessés dans le crash d'un hélicoptère de l'armée

Agence France-Presse
Le Pakistan accuse l'Iran d'une frappe aérienne meurtrière sur son territoire

Agence France-Presse
Thaïlande: 18 morts dans l'explosion d'une usine pyrotechnique

Agence France-Presse
Le déclin de la population chinoise a accéléré en 2023

Agence France-Presse
Japon: un passager mord une hôtesse de l'air, l'avion d'All Nippon Airways fait demi-tour

International Commentary

David Frum | The Atlantic
The Ruin That a Trump Presidency Would Mean

Graham Allison | Foreign Affairs
Trump Is Already Reshaping Geopolitics

George F. Will | The Washington Post
Iowa nudged the nation closer to a revolting rematch this fall

Tom Nichols | The Atlantic
Trump Wants Revenge — and So Does His Base

Thomas B. Edsall | The New York Times
The Deification of Donald Trump Poses Some Interesting Questions

Alexandra Petri | The Washington Post
I could have sworn I was around for Donald Trump’s presidency

Gail Collins | The New York Times
Take That, America

Nicholas Kristof | The New York Times
As if We Didn’t Have Enough to Frighten Us

Thomas L. Friedman | The New York Times
Blinken’s Search for Humanity in the Gaza War

Alexander Sammon | Slate
Biden Needs to Govern Like the Polls Are Right

Nataliya Gumenyuk | The New York Times
Putin Is Making His Plans Brutally Clear

Andriy Zagorodnyuk | Foreign Affairs
How Ukraine Can Regain Its Edge

Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze | Foreign Policy
The Davos Paradox

Narges Bajoghli and Vali Nasr | Foreign Affairs
How the War in Gaza Revived the Axis of Resistance

Bret Stephens | The New York Times
The Genocide Charge Against Israel Is a Moral Obscenity

David Ignatius | The Washington Post
The Houthis sink an arrow into the West’s Achilles’ heel

Justin Ling | Foreign Policy
India Is the Latest Member of a Growing Assassination Club

Talal Mohammad | Foreign Policy
What Gulf States Want in Gaza

Josh Rogin | The Washington Post
Taiwan doesn’t want to be a pawn in the U.S.-China competition

Mie Hoejris Dahl | Foreign Policy
The Panama Canal Is Running Dry

Catie Edmondson | The New York Times
How the U.S. Funded the Atomic Bomb

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