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Canadian News

CTV News
RCN sailor jailed for violent sexual assault on CFB Esquimalt - More

CBC News
Police investigate suspected arson at Vancouver synagogue

The Canadian Press
Human smuggling from B.C. to U.S. is soaring, border stats show

CBC News
There's a climate threat lurking in rivers around the world. New research shows where.

CBC News
A new EV hitting the streets? Electric ice cream trikes.

CBC News
What the 'inadvertent error' in the PBO's carbon tax analysis means, in as plain English as possible

CTV News
Shell alerted to 'potential cybersecurity incident'

CTV News
You may pay 37 per cent more than average auto insurance costs due to thefts

Global News
Canada Post CEO says he’d like to see delivery 7 days a week

CBC News
A tale of two convoy trials: Pat King’s courtroom drama differs from Tamara Lich and Chris Barber’s.

The Canadian Press
Can Trump come to Canada now that he's a convicted felon? - More

CBC News
A viral post warned people about mass kidnapping in northwestern Ontario. Police say it never happened.

CBC News
Opposition set to amend election bill to curb MP pension eligibility

Radio-Canada
L’économie canadienne est prête pour une première baisse de taux, plaident des experts

Radio-Canada
Bloqués en Égypte, des Gazaouis s’endettent en attendant un visa pour venir au Canada

Radio-Canada
Trump coupable : la classe politique américaine s’enflamme, Ottawa reste prudent

Canadian Commentary

Thomas Juneau and Stephanie Carvin | The Globe and Mail
Canada’s intelligence providers and policymakers don’t understand each other

Nicholas De Rosa | CBC News
How the new version of ChatGPT generates hate and disinformation on command

Gus Carlson | The Globe and Mail
So it begins: OpenAI, Scarlett Johansson and artificial-intelligence bootlegging

Gary Mason | The Globe and Mail
Nicaragua better than Canada? Try again, Mr. Poilievre

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
A Liberal position on housing that defies gravity

Lawrence Martin | The Globe and Mail
It’s time for the Liberal Party to force Justin Trudeau’s hand

Doug Saunders | The Globe and Mail
A war-crimes investigation against Netanyahu is a favour to Israel and the world

Marsha Lederman | The Globe and Mail
All eyes are on Rafah this week. The ramifications will last generations.

Stephen Marche | The Globe and Mail
Donald Trump is a criminal – and his conviction is a catastrophe for America

David M. Shribman | The Globe and Mail
How Trump’s guilty verdict will play out is among the deepest mysteries of the election year

Jack Mintz and Phil Cross | The Globe and Mail
Canada’s resource sector is being stifled by poorly designed regulations - More

Frédéric Arnould | Radio-Canada
Après le verdict, la vengeance de Donald Trump - Plus

Nicholas De Rosa | Radio-Canada
Le nouveau ChatGPT génère de la désinformation et de la haine sur demande

International News

CBC News
Boeing, NASA prepare for second flight test of new Starliner despite leaky spacecraft

Reuters News Agency
TikTok preparing a US copy of the app’s core algorithm, sources say

The Guardian
Google to refine AI-generated search summaries in response to bizarre results

BBC News
Wordle in legal row with geography spinoff, Worldle

Reuters News Agency
Musk disregarded warnings, hid Twitter stake, US lawsuit claims

CBC News
'Manhattanhenge' wows again - More - More

Reuters News Agency
An angry Trump vows to keep fighting after guilty verdict

Reuters News Agency
Trump supporters call for riots and violent retribution after verdict - More - More

The Guardian
Hundreds of millions wiped from Trump fortune in wake of conviction - More - More

The Associated Press
Lava spurts from Iceland volcano for second day

Reuters News Agency
D-Day: What to expect from 80th anniversary in Normandy

BBC News
French police arrest man over plot to attack Olympics - More

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine signs security deal with Sweden in push for Western support

Reuters News Agency
NATO chief dismisses Russian warnings of escalation after lifting of arms restrictions

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine can use German weapons to defend Kharkiv border region, Berlin says

Reuters News Agency
Far right AfD cracks Germany's post-Nazi firewalls with success in the east

Reuters News Agency
Slovak Prime Minister Fico released to home care, hospital says

VOA News
Slovenian government endorses recognition of Palestinian state

Reuters News Agency
Thousands of Ukrainian prisoners apply to join army in return for parole

Reuters News Agency
Russian missile attack on Kyiv damages power facility, grid

CBC News
U.S. gives Ukraine permission to strike military targets inside Russia near Kharkiv border

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine missiles hit oil terminal at port Kavkaz in Russia's Krasnodar region

Reuters News Agency
Russia says its forces are advancing in all tactical directions in Ukraine

Reuters News Agency
Dmitry Medvedev says Moscow's nuclear threats over Ukraine are no bluff

Reuters News Agency
Kremlin says it backs China's refusal to take part in Ukraine peace summit

Reuters News Agency
Russian court extends detention of Russian-U.S. journalist Kurmasheva

Reuters News Agency
Sudan at 'imminent risk of famine', UN aid chiefs warn

Reuters News Agency
Separatist gunmen kill 11 in Nigeria's southeast, army says

Reuters News Agency
Top ANC official backs Ramaphosa despite dismal election result

VOA News
'Sudden Russian death syndrome' strikes Mozambique ambassador, Russian MFA adds mystery

The Associated Press
Cyprus to keep shipping Gaza aid bound for $320M US pier that broke apart in under two weeks

Reuters News Agency
IDF says combat in part of north Gaza is over

VOA News
Israel pummels Gaza as troops push into central Rafah

Reuters News Agency
Israel reopens Gaza food sales as Rafah raid chokes aid

Reuters News Agency
Hamas says it is ready for a 'complete agreement' if Israel stops war

Reuters News Agency
Biden unveils new Gaza truce proposal, Hamas responds positively - More

Reuters News Agency
Israel will not agree to halt in Gaza fighting without hostage return, official says

Reuters News Agency
Blinken discusses Gaza plan with Turkey, Jordan and Saudi Arabia

The Associated Press
Houthi rebels say at least 16 killed, 35 others wounded in joint US-British airstrikes in Yemen - More

Reuters News Agency
Houthis say they launched missile attack on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in Red Sea - More

VOA News
Pakistan arrests 11 militants in deadly attack on Chinese engineers

Reuters News Agency
At least 24 dead in eastern India as temperatures soar

Reuters News Agency
Zelenskiy expected to attend Singapore security summit

Reuters News Agency
Five powers plan bigger, deeper Asia military exercises

VOA News
US, Chinese defense leaders exchange views over contentious issues in Singapore

VOA News
Young Rohingya men abducted, forced into 'human shield' roles by Myanmar military

Reuters News Agency
China to restrict export of some aviation, space components from July 1

Reuters News Agency
El Salvador presidential inauguration bomb plot foiled, police say

BBC News
UK ambassador to Mexico left post after 'pointing gun at staff'

The Associated Press
A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls

Reuters News Agency
What to know as Mexico prepares to elect its first woman president

Agence France-Presse
Après sa condamnation pénale, Donald Trump annonce qu'il va « faire appel de cette arnaque »

Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump reconnu coupable : ce qu'il va se passer pour l'ancien président américain

Agence France-Presse
En Normandie, bunkers et fresques de 39-45 retrouvent une seconde vie

La Presse canadienne
Trudeau favorable à la présence de la Russie aux commémorations du jour J

Agence France-Presse
JO-2024 : un attentat d'inspiration islamiste déjoué à Saint-Étienne, un Tchétchène écroué

Agence France-Presse
Joe Biden annonce qu'Israël a proposé un nouvel accord « global » de cessez-le-feu à Gaza - Plus

France 24
Mexique : vers la première présidence féminine, mais « sans politique féministe »

International Commentary

Marina Hyde | The Guardian
So Trump moves closer to jail and nearer to the White House. This is our world in 2024.

Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
Is Trump toast? Only if Joe Biden seizes the lifeline this guilty verdict has given him.

Katty Kay | BBC News
Attack Trump verdict or be exiled - a new test for Republicans

Mariam Lau | The Guardian
The AfD’s obsession with the Third Reich is driving a realignment of Europe’s far right

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