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Canadian News

CBC News
Canada purchasing 16 F-35s for delivery in 2026 out of current budget, MND says

The Canadian Press
Ottawa working on artificial intelligence strategy for the public service

CBC News
Doug Ford's change to booze sales could cost far more than $225M

The Canadian Press
Liberal MP calls out PBO for error in carbon price analysis, asks for correction

CBC News
Conservatives offer to help Liberals pass foreign interference bill quickly

CBC News
MPs set to vote on whether to oust Speaker Greg Fergus

Toronto Star
Fear of a Pierre Poilievre victory has Doug Ford considering an early election call

The Canadian Press
NSIRA’s foreign meddling review finds ‘unacceptable gaps’ in accountability

La Presse canadienne
Toujours 10 000 clients d’Hydro-Québec privés d’électricité après les orages

Radio-Canada
Une tornade fait des dégâts matériels à Rigaud

Radio-Canada
Les 50 nouveaux pompiers forestiers de la SOPFEU sont prêts

Radio-Canada
Le tribunal accueille en partie la demande d’injonction de l’UQAM

Radio-Canada
Proches de Canadiens à Gaza : Israël « ne reconnaît pas » le programme, dit Miller

Radio-Canada
Un enseignant blâmé pour propos « islamophobes », l’« inaction » de Drainville dénoncée

La Presse canadienne
Le Canada pourrait taxer davantage les véhicules électriques importés de Chine

Canadian Commentary

Scott Taylor | The Hill Times
Let’s mobilize our veterans - More

Joseph Ingram | The Hill Times
What becomes of Canada’s role in solving global crises if Donald Trump is re-elected?

Adrian Morrow | The Globe and Mail
As Trump’s fate moves to the jury’s hands, a recap of everything heard at his hush-money trial

Carlo Dade | The Globe and Mail
Canada has become roadkill in global economic competition

John Ivison and Steve Verheul | National Post
With Donald Trump 'you're not really sure where you stand'

Robyn Urback | The Globe and Mail
Ontario blowing $225-million to cancel its Beer Store contract is a scandal, not something to celebrate

Martin Regg Cohn | Toronto Star
Doug Ford is betting that beer will help him win an early election — and taxpayers are stuck with the tab

Tristin Hopper | National Post
How the Liberals keep dropping the barriers on who can become a Canadian

Michael Higgins | National Post
The ICJ cannot prosecute a path to peace in Gaza

International News

CBC News
Neuralink looks to the public to solve a seemingly impossible problem

BBC News
Thousands of Americans without power because of severe weather

VOA News
Prosecutors and defense lawyers to deliver closing arguments - More

BBC News
What will Trump jury decide? - More

CVOABC News
UN Security Council to discuss Rafah after deadly Israeli strike

VOA News
Life expectancy bouncing back globally after COVID pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Climate change caused 26 extra days of extreme heat in last year: report

BBC News
What next as Ireland recognises Palestinian state?

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine PM to meet some EU leaders in Prague for military aid talks

Reuters News Agency
Zelenskiy and Belgian PM sign security pact - More

Reuters News Agency
Swiss lawmakers back tougher action against spies, Russia targeted

Reuters News Agency
Spain, Ireland, Norway set to recognise Palestinian statehood

Reuters News Agency
Zelenskiy: Biden’s missing Ukraine talks would be 'applause' for Putin

Reuters News Agency
Ukrainian publisher mourns human toll of Russian attack

Reuters News Agency
Tanks reach Rafah's centre as Israel presses assault

Reuters News Agency
UNRWA says around a million people have fled Rafah in past 3 weeks

BBC News
Netanyahu vows to continue war amid air strike condemnation

Reuters News Agency
Israeli troops push forward in Rafah - More

Reuters News Agency
Vessel taking on water off Yemen's coast after missile attack - More

VOA News
The main contenders to replace Raisi in Iran’s snap presidential election

VOA News
In India, hotter nights intensify impact of searing heat waves

Reuters News Agency
Papua New Guinea bridge collapses on landslide aid route

Reuters News Agency
Taiwan president thanks pilots who scrambled against China drills

Reuters News Agency
Thousands protest as Taiwan's parliament passes contested reforms

Reuters News Agency
China, US agree to manage maritime risks through continued dialogue

Reuters News Agency
Hong Kong arrests six for sedition under new security law

Reuters News Agency
North Korea says it tried new fuel in satellite launch that ended in fiery explosion

Reuters News Agency
UAE president visits South Korea with defence and energy on agenda

Reuters News Agency
Papua New Guinea orders thousands to evacuate from path of landslide - More

Agence France-Presse
France lifts state of emergency in New Caledonia, maintains curfew

BBC News
Survivor of Mexico armed attack given protection

Agence France-Presse
Procès criminel : Trump traite ses opposants de « racaille » à la veille des plaidoiries

Agence France-Presse
Changement climatique: la vague des chaleurs extrêmes s’allonge sensiblement

Agence France-Presse
L'Espagne, l'Irlande et la Norvège actent leur reconnaissance de l'État de Palestine - Plus

Le Figaro
Quels pays reconnaissent désormais l’existence de l’État palestinien ?

Agence France-Presse
Guerre à Gaza : Macron est « coupable » en « laissant faire » Netanyahou, accuse Manuel Bompard

France 24
Débarquement en Normandie : les 177 du commando Kieffer ont tous retrouvé un visage

France 24
À Juno Beach, en Normandie, la mémoire vive du Débarquement des Canadiens

Le Figaro
Pourquoi des hélicoptères vont survoler Paris dans les prochains jours

France 24
Se baigner dans la Seine pour les JO : un défi olympique !

France 24
En Europe, une politique migratoire toujours plus sécuritaire

Agence France-Presse
Volodymyr Zelensky attendu en Belgique et au Portugal pour renforcer la coopération sécuritaire

France 24
L'Espagne s'engage à apporter un milliard d'euros d'aide militaire à Kiev

Agence France-Presse
L'Ukraine dit que les discussions sont toujours en cours avec la France sur l'envoi d'instructeurs

France 24
Au Burkina Faso, des volontaires pour la défense de la patrie déposent les armes

Agence France-Presse
Nouvelles frappes à Rafah, réunion d’urgence du Conseil de sécurité

Agence France-Presse
Zelensky à Bruxelles pour signer un accord bilatéral de sécurité

Agence France-Presse
La Nouvelle-Calédonie poursuit son retour à la normale avec la levée de l'état d'urgence

Le Figaro
Australie : un avion évite de justesse des habitations avant d’atterrir en catastrophe

International Commentary

Jeremy Bowen | BBC News
Ukraine faces its worst crisis since the war began - More

James Landale | BBC News
The impact of recognising a Palestinian state

Jessica Bennett | The New York Times
‘Accordion Hands’ and ‘Caterpillar Eyebrows’: Trump Meets the Female Gaze

Kai Bird | The New York Times
Will Roy Cohn Save Donald Trump’s Hide One Last Time?

Paul Krugman | The New York Times
The Stench of Climate Change Denial

Books

Stephen Maher | National Post
Trudeau's blackface crisis: What Butts and Telford knew about the photos before news broke - More

Andrew Lawton | National Post
The time Pierre Poilievre got a dressing-down from Stephen Harper