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Canadian News

CBC News
Edmundson trial: Woman testifies she froze, feared for her life during alleged sex assault - More

Global News
Ukrainian general wants Canada’s 83,000 decommissioned CRV-7s - More - More

CBC News
N.S. digging out after historic snowfall deposits 150 cm in some areas

CBC News
Mélanie Joly says Canada-Ukraine security assurance deal could be reached in weeks

National Post
Canada’s Ukrainian refugee crisis is about to get much worse, Gen. Rick Hillier says

The Canadian Press
Selina Robinson steps down as B.C. cabinet minister over comments on Middle East

CBC News
PM Trudeau invited veteran of Nazi unit to attend Zelenskyy rally in Toronto

The Canadian Press
Lanny McDonald suffers cardiac event returning from NHL all-star game

CBC News
Air Canada's first female pilot recalls sector's sexist hurdles on route to success

CBC News
Parliament spent nearly $600,000 on luxury hotel rooms it never used

CBC News
How Canada is lagging when it comes to clamping down on 'greenwashing'

La Presse canadienne
Début du procès du vice-amiral Haydn Edmundson, accusé d'agression sexuelle

La Presse canadienne
Le Canada apporte un soutien technique à l’attaque contre les Houthis

Radio-Canada
La première femme pilote d’Air Canada évoque son parcours parsemé d’embûches

Radio-Canada
Le nombre de faillites d’entreprises recensé au Canada a bondi de 41 % en 2023

Canadian Commentary

Marc Johnson | The Globe and Mail
Stagnant investments in training and research compromise Canada’s economic growth

Raymond J. de Souza | National Post
UNRWA has subjugated the Palestinian people

Alan Williams | The Hill Times
Hamas committed to Israel’s destruction, not to reaching peace

Aaron Wudrick and Ryan Alford | National Post
Disruptive protests are best curtailed by court orders, not police guesswork

Hugo Lavallée | Radio-Canada
FAE : quelqu’un ressort-il vraiment gagnant de la négociation?

International News

The Associated Press
Record-breaking storm launches debris through Los Angeles area, leaves 830,000 without power - More

The Associated Press
Normally at a crawl, the Los Angeles River threatens to overflow during torrential rains

The Independent
With one single word Trump employs the same old tactic to divert attention

The Associated Press
Senate border bill would upend US asylum with emergency limits and fast-track reviews - More

The Associated Press
At UN, Russia brings US election into Middle East attacks

Reuters News Agency
New Northern Ireland government calls for more money from London

BBC News
King Charles diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace says

CBC News
What happens when a monarch falls ill? The plan for royal health issues explained.

The Telegraph
BBC vows to ‘re-evaluate’ role of monarchy with new David Dimbleby documentary

Yahoo! News
Met Office issues weather warning as 'significant snowfall' to sweep UK

Reuters News Agency
No new evidence found after review into death of British spy found in bag

The Guardian
Parisians vote in favour of tripling parking costs for SUVs

The Associated Press
National Assembly approves bill meant to enshrine right to abortion in French Constitution

The Associated Press
Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirms he’s thinking about dismissing the country’s military chief

The Guardian
Zelenskiy asks parliament to extend martial law

Reuters News Agency
Journalists say Ukrainian security service spied on them

Reuters News Agency
Ukrainian troops near Bakhmut expect to fight until war ends

Reuters News Agency
No new import bans in next EU Russia sanctions package, sources say

Reuters News Agency
Russian Mi-8 helicopter crashes in Karelia lake, three dead - Photo

Reuters News Agency
Russia to summon Israeli ambassador over 'unacceptable' comments

The Guardian
Kremlin mum as Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia creates Putin interview rumours

The Guardian
We must act on Ethiopia food crisis, says UK minister

Reuters News Agency
Turkey to discuss 'new mechanism' for Ukraine Black Sea grain exports with Russia

Reuters News Agency
Turkey agrees to provide drones to Egypt

Reuters News Agency
Turkey earthquake survivors struggle to rebuild their lives one year on

The Associated Press
A year after Syria’s deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit

Reuters News Agency
Hamas hounds Israeli forces in main Gaza cities

Reuters News Agency
Israeli forces kill dozens of Gazan gunmen in wide operations, IDF says

Reuters News Agency
Israel to bring in foreign construction workers to replace Palestinians

Reuters News Agency
Italy will become a target should it join attacks against Yemen, Houthi leader says

The Guardian
Drone strike in Syria reported to have killed six members of US-backed Kurdish-led group

The Telegraph
Houthis practice Hamas-style attack on mock Israeli town

BBC News
US launches more strikes against Houthis in Yemen

Reuters News Agency
Pakistan election panel halts national carrier PIA's privatisation

Reuters News Agency
Unusual election year budget in India signals Modi's sky-high confidence

Reuters News Agency
Thai former PM hopeful hit with more legal trouble

Reuters News Agency
Philippine defence chief vows to protect sovereignty amid secession threats

Reuters News Agency
Philippines wards off cyber attacks from China-based hackers

The Guardian
Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies

The Associated Press
China gives suspended death sentence to Chinese Australian democracy blogger

Reuters News Agency
South Korea, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on defence cooperation

The Associated Press
Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong acquitted of financial crimes over controversial 2015 merger

The Guardian
Live export ship returns to Western Australia with 15,000 livestock after regulator blocks voyage to Jordan - More

The Associated Press
Forest fires rage on in central Chile, killing at least 112 people - More

Reuters News Agency
El Salvador's Bukele re-elected as president in landslide win - More

Agence France-Presse
Boeing : un « problème de non-conformité » signalé sur les fuselages d’avions en production

Agence France-Presse
États-Unis : la dette publique est « insoutenable », selon Powell

Radio-Canada
États-Unis : les républicains s’opposent au projet de loi l'immigration et sur l'Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Le Sénat s'accorde sur une nouvelle aide à Kiev en échange d’une politique migratoire plus restrictive

Agence France-Presse
Irlande : le premier ministre « très préoccupé » après un nouvel incendie dans un climat anti-migrants

Agence France-Presse
SUV à Paris : le triplement des tarifs de stationnement pour les « voitures lourdes » voté

Le Figaro
Carburants : les prix de l’essence et du gazole en forte hausse cette semaine

Agence France-Presse
Humanitaires français tués en Ukraine : l'ambassadeur de Russie convoqué par Paris

Agence France-Presse
Présidentielle au Sénégal reportée : l'accès à l'internet mobile coupé à Dakar

Agence France-Presse
Syrie : une attaque de drone contre une base américaine tue sept combattants

Agence France-Presse
Antony Blinken attendu au Moyen-Orient alors que les combats font rage à Gaza

Agence France-Presse
Au Pakistan, au moins 10 policiers tués dans une attaque contre leur poste

Agence France-Presse
Un tribunal acquitte le patron de Samsung dans une affaire de fusion

Agence France-Presse
En Argentine, l’inflation pourrait atteindre 250% en 2024

Agence France-Presse
Incendies au Chili : au moins 112 morts dans la « plus grande tragédie » depuis 2010 - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Présidentielle au Salvador : Nayib Bukele revendique une réélection

International Commentary

Samantha de Bendern | The Guardian
The Belgorod crash is yet another front in Putin’s war on truth

Jason Willick | The Washington Post
The antislavery giant at the center of the Trump disqualification case

Linda Greenhouse | The New York Times
There’s a Border War Inside the Supreme Court, Too

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern | Slate
Supreme Court Served Up Another Chance to Kill Voting Rights Act

Michelle Cottle | The New York Times
Impeach Him! No, Him! And Him, Too!

Esther Zuckerman | The Atlantic
The SNL Cameo That Was a Big Miss - Video

Manlio Graziano | Foreign Policy
The Two-State Solution Is a Recipe for Carnage

Nesrine Malik | The Guardian
In Gaza, there’s a war on women. Will the west really ignore it because they’re ‘not like us’?

Michael Beckley and Hal Brands | Foreign Policy
How Primed for War Is China?