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Canadian News

CTV News
Canada accused of 'lack of commitment' to defence spending pledge - More

CBC News
Suspended public servants say they're being scapegoated for telling the truth about ArriveCAN

CBC News
RCMP networks targeted by cyberattack

CBC News
Stubborn flu sticks out in otherwise lower viral mix

CBC News
Convoy rally participants cited for noise, parking violations

CBC News
What's behind rising food costs in Canada's North?

National Post
Trudeau says Albertans have been misled into opposing his 'conservative' carbon tax

CBC News
Make sure you have two measles shots before you travel on spring break

The Canadian Press
Canada pledges $80.5M toward mission to improve security in Haiti

The Canadian Press
'Freedom Convoy' organizer from Sask. suing federal government

The Canadian Press
Massive gun bust by OPP, U.S. Homeland Security nets 274 illegal firearms

National Post
Here's how two Canadians could get paid US$10K to watch the total solar eclipse

Radio-Canada
ArriveCAN : des fonctionnaires suspendus dénoncent une chasse aux sorcières

Radio-Canada
Le Canada, « cible numéro un » de fraudeurs internationaux

Radio-Canada
Attaque de London : un acte terroriste et la prison à vie pour son auteur

Canadian Commentary

Paul T. Mitchell | The Conversation
What does Donald Trump’s NATO posturing mean for Canada?

John Ivison | National Post
Canada wavers on military exports to Israel under pressure to suspend shipments

Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
The government’s ‘national security’ claim for withholding documents from Parliament is exposed as a sham

Aaron Wherry | CBC News
The Liberals and NDP still have reasons to work together — are they good enough?

Murray Brewster | CBC News
Ravaged by war, Russia's army is rebuilding with surprising speed

Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
Angry at businesses like Bell Media? Real competition – not anger – is the answer.

Terry Glavin | National Post
Canada is losing the fight against foreign interference

Konrad Yakabuski | The Globe and Mail
Just whose national anthem is O Canada, anyway?

Chris Selley | National Post
With friends like Trudeau, the carbon tax doesn't need enemies

Mark Kingwell | The Globe and Mail
Can we rescue civility in public discourse?

Perrin Beatty | National Post
Chrystia Freeland should rethink the flawed alcohol escalator tax

Fannie Olivier | Radio-Canada
Pierre Poilievre marche-t-il dans les pas de Stephen Harper ?

Raphaël Bouvier-Auclair | Radio-Canada
La difficile recherche des enfants ukrainiens déportés en Russie

Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski | Radio-Canada
Panser les plaies et les traumatismes de la guerre en Ukraine

International News

The Associated Press
Small, nonthreatening balloon intercepted over Utah by NORAD

The Associated Press
Odysseus spacecraft on its side on the moon - More - More

Reuters News Agency
Google pausing AI portrait tool after complaints of historical inaccuracies

Reuters News Agency
Nvidia hits $2 trillion valuation as AI frenzy grips Wall Street

The Associated Press
Wayne LaPierre used NRA funds for luxurious getaways and travel - More

The Associated Press
Trump’s lawyers seek to suspend $83M defamation verdic - More

The Associated Press
$454 million judgment against Trump is finalized

The Associated Press
Trump says he'll defend Christianity against perceived threats from the left

Reuters News Agency
Nikki Haley makes her case to a Republican Party that no longer exists

Politico
Johnson gets real about funding leverage as shutdown looms

Reuters News Agency
US to target Russia with more sanctions

Reuters News Agency
UK-born woman who joined Islamic State loses appeal

Reuters News Agency
Angry farmers prepare to confront Macron at Paris farm fair

Reuters News Agency
Hungary buys Swedish fighter jets, prepares to approve NATO bid

Reuters News Agency
After fleeing home, Ukrainians face uncertain future across Europe

The New York Times
For Many Ukrainians, It’s Been a 10-Year War, Not a Two-Year One

Reuters News Agency
Debris from North Korean missile in Ukraine could expose procurement networks

Newsweek
Russian TV Says Stalled Ukraine Aid Gives Moscow a 'Window of Opportunity'

Reuters News Agency
Russia says its forces push further west after taking Avdiivka

Reuters News Agency
Putin says nearly all of Russia's nuclear forces have been modernised

The New York Times
Wife, Protector and Now Political Heir: Yulia Navalnaya Rallies Russians

Reuters News Agency
Kremlin seeks clarity from Armenia after it freezes participation in Russian-led security bloc

The Washington Post
Sudanese militiamen carry out wave of abductions, seeking slaves and ransom

Reuters News Agency
Netanyahu's post-war plan says Israel to keep security control on Palestinian areas

The Washington Post
UNRWA head says agency has hit ‘breaking point’ after funding freezes

Reuters News Agency
MSF slams US on Gaza at UN, says children as young as five years want to die

Reuters News Agency
Hamas says it is awaiting new truce proposal from mediators' talks with Israel

Reuters News Agency
US warns Iran against providing ballistic missiles to Russia

Reuters News Agency
Pakistani Islamist parties rally against top judge on blasphemy accusations

Reuters News Agency
With spears and shields, India's Nihang Sikh warriors join farmers' protest

Reuters News Agency
China's "dragon" baby boom may boost population in 2024, report says

Reuters News Agency
China says it aims to 'contain' foreign interference over Taiwan this year

The New York Times
As China Expands Its Hacking Operations, a Vulnerability Emerges - More

Reuters News Agency
Japan takes Taiwan's helping hand on long road to chip revival

Reuters News Agency
Toyota extends shutdown of two production lines after emission test irregularities

Reuters News Agency
Chinese police work in Kiribati, Hawaii's Pacific neighbour

CTV News
Canada accused of 'lack of commitment' to defence spending pledge - More

CBC News
Suspended public servants say they're being scapegoated for telling the truth about ArriveCAN

CBC News
RCMP networks targeted by cyberattack

CBC News
Stubborn flu sticks out in otherwise lower viral mix

CBC News
Convoy rally participants cited for noise, parking violations

CBC News
What's behind rising food costs in Canada's North?

National Post
Trudeau says Albertans have been misled into opposing his 'conservative' carbon tax

The Canadian Press
Canada pledges $80.5M toward mission to improve security in Haiti

The Canadian Press
Massive gun bust by OPP, U.S. Homeland Security nets 274 illegal firearms

National Post
Here's how two Canadians could get paid US$10K to watch the total solar eclipse

International Commentary

Pierre Briancon | Reuters News Agency
Navalny’s death will make Putin weaker

James D. Long | The Conversation
Trump is no Navalny, and prosecution in a democracy is a lot different than persecution in Russia

Michelle Bentley | The Conversation
Donald Trump is already flustering foreign leaders who are trying to prepare for a possible presidency

Ishaan Tharoor | The Washington Post
In Ukraine and Gaza, twilight for the ‘rules-based order’

Gemma Ware and Colin John Irwin | The Conversation
Israel-Gaza: Opinion polls used in Northern Ireland could pave a way to peace

David Wallace-Wells | The New York Times
Just How Many People Will Die From Climate Change?