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Canadian News

The Associated Press
Nashville plane crash kills five Canadians - Photo

CTV News
Video shows lightning striking Boeing 777 after takeoff at Vancouver airport

CBC News
Federal government set to deliver update on Emergencies Act report's recommendations

CTV News
Bank of Canada holds key interest rate at 5 per cent - More

National Post
Anti-Israel 'hate' mobs condemned after massing outside Montreal Holocaust Museum

Radio-Canada
Le printemps hâtif montre comment Montréal peut être laide

Radio-Canada
ArriveCAN : le gouvernement fédéral suspend la cote de sécurité de GC Strategies

Le Devoir
La Banque du Canada dévoilera sa décision sur le taux directeur ce matin

La Presse canadienne
« Postes de police » chinois clandestins : la GRC poursuivie pour 4,9 millions

Radio-Canada
Le Canada va reprendre le financement de l’UNRWA - Plus

Radio-Canada
Des Palestiniens désespèrent de voir leur famille les rejoindre à Sherbrooke

Radio-Canada
Vol de colis à domicile : un paquet de problèmes

TVA Nouvelles
Un avion d’Air Canada et des appareils Bombardier ont vu leurs systèmes GPS piratés en vol

Canadian Commentary

Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
When governments got things done: Mulroney, Chrétien and a lost age of capacity

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
How to take the politics out of judicial appointments

Geoff Russ | National Post
Canada capitulates to mob rule as anti-Israel activists thwart the law

Tristin Hopper | National Post
Another 'victory' declared by Canada's increasingly brazen anti-Israel movement

John Ivison | National Post
Expect a finance minister in survival mode to turn on the spending taps

Josée Legault | Le Journal de Montréal
Brian Mulroney : la volonté et le courage du risque

Guillaume St-Pierre | Le Journal de Montréal
Justin Trudeau est-il dépassé?

International News

The Associated Press
A man who crashed a snowmobile into a parked Black Hawk helicopter is suing the government for $9.5M

ABC News
National Guard to be deployed in New York City subway in crime crackdown: Governor

ABC News
House passes funding bills to avert partial government shutdown

CNN News
OpenAI publishes Elon Musk’s emails - More

The Telegraph
The world is laughing at us, says Trump in victory speech

The Telegraph
The crowd cheers for Trump – but there are other things on his mind

The Telegraph
Five things we learned from Super Tuesday

Business Insider
Trump can insult Haley's supporters all he wants, but he'll need them in November

CNN News
15 promises Donald Trump has made so far in his campaign - More

CNN News
Mitch McConnell endorses Donald Trump for president after years of frosty ties - More - More

The Telegraph
Nikki Haley channels Thatcher as she quits US presidential race - More - More

BBC News
Who will Nikki Haley's supporters back in November election?

The Associated Press
State of the Union: What to watch as Biden addresses the nation

The Telegraph
Michelle Obama rules out running for president

The Telegraph
Trump’s White House ‘awash with speed’ and Xanax, former official claims

The Telegraph
All the charges Donald Trump faces – and what happens next

Newsweek
Alina Habba Admits Trump's Fraud Case Will Be 'Long Game'

Salon
Legal experts warn Trump lawyers could face “criminal prosecution” if they knew Allen Weisselberg lied

The Daily Beast
Con Artist Accused of Trying to Scam Alleged Scammer George Santos

NBC News
Prosecutors close case against 'Rust' armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed - More

BBC News
Methane: The tricky hunt for hidden emissions

The Telegraph
Grandchildren whose lack of visits ‘hurt’ retired soldier lose legal battle over his will

The Associated Press
King Charles’ diagnosis throws UK’s long cancer treatment waiting times into sharp relief

The Telegraph
No apology needed for leaked British military secrets, says German ambassador

The Telegraph
The Dorset tank museum helping Ukraine win the war

The Associated Press
A German officer used an unsecured line for a military call. Russian hackers leaked it.

Reuters News Agency
France and Moldova to sign defence pact amid fears of Russian destabilisation

Reuters News Agency
Inside Europe's drive to get ammunition to Ukraine as Russia advances

Reuters News Agency
Ukrainian drones strike Russian iron ore plant

BBC News
Russia ignores ICC’s arrest warrants for Putin officers

Reuters News Agency
Putin's spy chief scolds Macron for extremely dangerous remark on Ukraine

BBC News
Yulia Navalnaya urges Russians to protest on election day

The Associated Press
Iron Dome interception of rocket barrage fired from Lebanon toward Israel caught on camera

BBC News
Israel approves plans for 3,400 new homes in West Bank settlements

The Associated Press
Hostage crisis poses dilemma for Israel and offers a path to victory for Hamas

BBC News
Crew abandon cargo ship after fresh missile attack off Yemen

Reuters News Agency
Pakistan's Bhutto, hanged 44 years ago, didn't get a fair trial, top court rules

BBC News
How to fix a runway in Antarctica

Agence France-Presse
Incident du 737 MAX : Boeing critiqué pour son manque de coopération à l’enquête

Agence France-Presse
New York déploie la garde nationale dans le métro après une série d’agressions

France 24
États-Unis : l'empire économique de Donald Trump fragilisé

Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump grand gagnant de la journée électorale du super mardi

Agence France-Presse
Nikki Haley se retirera de la course à l'investiture républicaine

Agence France-Presse
Élection présidentielle américaine : Joe Biden appelle les Américains à « défendre la démocratie »

France 24
Présidentielle américaine 2024 : vers un remake du duel Biden-Trump

France 24
Présidentielle aux États-Unis : l'immigration, un thème électoral porteur

Le Figaro
Grande-Bretagne : « déçu » et « blessé », un ancien soldat ne lègue que 50£ à ses héritières

Le Figaro
Emmanuel Macron à Marseille le 8 mai pour les 80 ans de la Libération

Agence France-Presse
D-Day : le 80e anniversaire de la Libération se fera sous le signe de la « renaissance de la Nation »

Agence France-Presse
Guerre en Ukraine : 38 drones sur 42 abattus lors d'une attaque nocturne russe, selon Kiev

Agence France-Presse
Frappes russes lors du déplacement de Zelensky et du premier ministre grec à Odessa

Agence France-Presse
La Russie dit avoir intercepté trois avions militaires français en mer Noire

Agence France-Presse
La veuve de Navalny demande aux Russes d’écrire « “Navalny” en grosses lettres » sur le bulletin de vote

Agence France-Presse
Soudan : « la pire crise de la faim au monde » menace le pays

Agence France-Presse
Gaza : un convoi du Programme alimentaire mondial pillé par « une foule désespérée »

Agence France-Presse
Yémen : explosion près d'un navire dans le Golfe d’Aden

Agence France-Presse
Mer de Chine méridionale : le président philippin Marcos s'alarme des actions de Pékin

International Commentary

Richard Kemp | The Telegraph
It’s hard to admit, but Macron is beating Britain on Ukraine

Stephen Collinson | CNN News
America has never had a presumptive nominee like Donald Trump

Osita Nwanevu | The Guardian
Biden and the Democrats are sleepwalking into a potential Trump win

Michael Lind | The Telegraph
There’s no escaping America’s lurch towards extremism

Rozina Sabur |The Telegraph
Donald Trump may have seen off Nikki Haley but it doesn’t guarantee him the White House

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