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Canadian News

CBC Radio
Canadian farmers take precautions as bird flu outbreaks hit U.S. dairy cattle

Edmonton Journal
Federal investment in artificial intelligence touted as good for Canada

National Post
Most Canadians and Americans don't trust the UN, poll finds

CBC News
Canada contacts Israel after aid agency says water truck bombed in 'targeted' attack

CBC News
Seven human-caused wildfires reported in central B.C.

CTV News
What's a Barnacle? It's yellow, sticks and screams if you try to pry it off your car. - More

National Post
Toronto airport gold heist loot was melted in a forge in local jewelry store's basement

CBC Radio
No planet comes close to the life-giving properties of planet Earth — at least not yet

CBC News
Western University prof says noise pollution from illegal cars needs to be taken seriously

Canadian Commentary

Gwynne Dyer | Postmedia News
Fascism not necessarily in India's future

Conrad Black | National Post
The nadir of our once great nation

Brian Lilley | National Post
Trudeau's budget nothing more than Trump-style populist campaign

International News

The Washington Post
The cicadas are coming, and some may become ‘flying saltshakers of death’ - More

CNN News
Whatever happened to the two-door car?

CNN News
Millions more go to Trump legal expenses

BBC News
What the world's media makes of Trump going on trial

The Associated Press
Trump cancels rally because of stormy weather

CNN News
‘Lame duck’: Marjorie Taylor Greene vows Mike Johnson will lose the speakership

BBC News
TikTok warns US ban would 'trample free speech'

CNN News
Biden signs FISA surveillance bill

The Observer
How Portugal’s 1974 Eurovision entry toppled the country’s fascist regime

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine strikes eight Russian regions in long-range drone attacks

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine says it plans to resume small power exports on Sunday

BBC News
Ukraine aid package could help Kyiv slow Russia’s advance

Reuters News Agency
Aid bill's passage will hurt Ukraine, cause more deaths, Kremlin says - More

Reuters News Agency
Turkey detains dozens over alleged Islamic State ties

Reuters News Agency
West Bank village counts losses after settler attack, and fears more

The Associated Press
Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover

Reuters News Agency
Two Palestinians attack Israeli soldiers in West Bank

CNN News
Agreement reached for aid distribution from US military pier being built off Gaza coast

The Washington Post
Gaza aid flotilla plans to challenge Israeli blockade, organizers say

Reuters News Agency
Thousands of Israelis join anti-government protests

The Associated Press
Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 18

The Associated Press
Satellite image shows damage after Iranian attack on Nevatim AB

Daily Mail
Ayatollah claims Tehran ‘showed power’ in missile attack on Israel

BBC News
Damage seen at air base in Isfahan

CNN News
The week that life in Dubai ground to a halt

Reuters News Agency
Maldives votes in election key to its India, China relations

Reuters News Agency
Gunmen kill seven customs officials in western Pakistan in two attacks

CNN News
Elon Musk postpones India visit

CNN News
Humans and elephants are struggling to coexist. Both are dying at alarming rates.

Reuters News Agency
Taiwan to discuss new funding with US as Chinese warplanes get close to island

Reuters News Agency
China hosts foreign naval officials amid South China Sea tensions

Reuters News Agency
Edmundo Gonzalez, Venezuela's low-profile and last-minute opposition candidate - More

The Associated Press
Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety

Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump a reporté un meeting en Caroline du Nord en raison du mauvais temps - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Deux morts et six blessés dans une fusillade à Memphis

Le Figaro
L'inquiétude des agriculteurs grandit à l'approche de deux épisodes de gel

Agence France-Presse
Victime de « propos antisémites », le maire de Mions, près de Lyon, démissionne

Agence France-Presse
Serbie : une bombe de l'Otan retirée, 1300 personnes évacuées

Agence de presse Reuters
La Chambre des représentants adopte un plan d'aide de $60,8 mds à l'Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Pour Zelensky, l'Ukraine ne sera pas un « deuxième Afghanistan » grâce à l’aide américaine

Agence de presse Reuters
Russie : Attaque de drones ukrainienne sur une raffinerie russe

Agence France-Presse
L'ONU demande une enquête sur la mort d'un militant politique en Libye

Agence France-Presse
Centrafrique : une péniche surchargée coule, au moins 58 morts dans le naufrage

Agence France-Presse
Niger : manifestation à Agadez pour exiger le départ des soldats américains

Agence France-Presse
Deux adolescents tués par des soldats israéliens en Cisjordanie

Agence France-Presse
Le bilan toujours plus catastrophique pour le patrimoine culturel de Gaza

Le Figaro
« L'Iran présente un défi de sécurité pour Israël mais aussi pour l'Europe », déclare Sébastien Lecornu

Agence de presse Reuters
Législatives aux Maldives sur fond de lutte d'influence entre l'Inde et la Chine

Agence de presse Reuters
Le président iranien attendu au Pakistan

Agence de presse Reuters
Des combats éclatent à la frontière entre la Birmanie et la Thaïlande

Agence de presse Reuters
Taipei va discuter avec Washington de l'aide militaire

Agence France-Presse
Antony Blinken va se rendre en Chine

Agence de presse Reuters
Tesla réduit ses prix de près de 2.000 dollars en Chine

Agence France-Presse
Crash de deux hélicoptères d’FJA, un mort et sept disparus - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Colombie : libération des 34 militaires séquestrés dans le sud du pays

International Commentary

Stephen Collinson | CNN News
By passing Ukraine aid, the accidental speaker became an unlikely Churchill

Leigh Ann Caldwell and Marianna Sotomayor | The Washington Post
The evolution of Mike Johnson on Ukraine

Max Boot | The Washington Post
Long-awaited U.S. aid should arrive just in time to avert Ukraine’s defeat

Editorial | The Observer
As the world dithers, Ukraine’s plight grows ever more precarious

Stephen Markley | The New York Times
A Planetary Crisis Awaits the Next President

Mike Pence | The New York Times
Donald Trump Has Betrayed the Pro-Life Movement

Jennifer Rubin | The Washington Post
A rotten week for MAGA Republicans’ feeble stunts

Maureen Dowd | The New York Times
Melania’s Trials: Swept Back Into the Stormy Cyclone

Carlos Lozada | The New York Times
Give Me Liberty or Give Me … What? - Trailer

Will Hutton | The Observer
Britain was wise to cleave to Europe as the empire began to disintegrate. It’s time to do it again.

Frances Stead Sellers | The Washington Post
The pandemic cost 7 million lives, but talks to prevent a repeat stall

Heather Kelly | The Washington Post
How to use Meta’s new AI chatbot that you can’t avoid

Books

Elliot Ackerman | The Washington Post
What it means when the mercenaries appear

Michelle Lalonde | Montreal Gazette
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau's book will disappoint those looking for dirt on her marriage breakup - More

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