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Canadian News

CBC News
Human error caused 2022 Rogers outage, system 'deficiencies' made it worse

The Canadian Press
Foreign streaming services challenge requirement to pay into fund for Canadian news

The Canadian Press
Heat wave expected to hit Vancouver Island, interior B.C.

CBC News
Northern Alberta wildfires threaten Suncor Firebag site, community of Chateh

The Canadian Press
Large parade crowd helps kick off first day of the Calgary Stampede

CBC News
Canadian unemployment rate rises to 6.4% - More

CBC News
Montreal police remove protesters from pro-Palestinian encampment at Victoria Square

CTV News
Terrorism charges laid against B.C. woman who married ISIS fighter

The Canadian Press
Chrystia Freeland says 'vast, vast majority' of Liberal caucus supports Trudeau

CBC News
As Trudeau confronts an anxious caucus, some Liberals say he needs to act swiftly

The Canadian Press
Waterloo software firm OpenText cuts 1,200 jobs

CBC News
Bombardier aircraft assembly workers still on strike

CBC News
$104M awarded to sexual abuse victims of Mount Cashel and N.L. priests - More

CBC News
Copper theft has been growing. The telecom industry wants tougher penalties.

CBC News
Gold stolen in Toronto airport heist now likely overseas

Radio-Canada
« Les États-Unis ne peuvent pas être l’armée de tous », dit un élu américain à Trudeau

La Presse canadienne
Antisémitisme : le député montréalais Anthony Housefather nommé conseiller spécial

Agence France-Presse
Un archidiocèse canadien devra verser 104 millions de dollars à des victimes de violences sexuelles

Canadian Commentary

Terry Glavin | National Post
The unpardonable sins of 2021 and the Afghans who suffer because of them

Scott Taylor | Esprit de Corps
General Wayne Eyre on 'Openness and Transparency'

David M. Shribman | The Globe and Mail
Why Biden is carrying on despite party’s desperate calls for him to go

Alexander Panetta | CBC News
Did the Supreme Court really just give U.S. presidents the power to assassinate opponents?

Gary Mason | The Globe and Mail
Progressive voters in the U.S. and Canada have a right to be furious

Tom Rachman | The Globe and Mail
Britain breathes again after 14 dreadful years

Adam Pankratz | National Post
Keir Starmer's massive majority built on a house of cards

Shannon Proudfoot | The Globe and Mail
Justin Trudeau and Joe Biden are used to being underestimated. That’s not helping now.

Adrian Lee | The Globe and Mail
Even in America’s summer capital Rehoboth Beach, you can’t truly escape politics

Gus Carlson | The Globe and Mail
Finance looks like a sector tailor-made for artificial-intelligence disruption

Jen Gerson | The Globe and Mail
Sometimes conspiracy theorists get things sort of right

Adam Zivo | National Post
Canada has the power (generators) to help beat Russia

Chris Selley | National Post
Ontarians are discovering how unnecessary the LCBO has become

Christian Rioux | Le Devoir
Vers une France ingouvernable ? - Plus

Anyck Béraud et Raphaël Bouvier-Auclair | Radio-Canada
Législatives en France : des failles dans le barrage contre l’extrême droite ?

International News

The Guardian
‘Potentially historic’ heatwave threatens more than 130 million people across US - More

The Associated Press
July Fourth violence nationwide kills at least 33 - More

Reuters News Agency
Trump seeks to disavow 'Project 2025' despite ties to conservative group

The Guardian
Stormy Daniels gets more than $900K from GoFundMe after alleged threats

ABC News
Secret Service will mitigate threats at the 2024 presidential conventions

Hindustan Times
Melania Trump reportedly fretting over as Barron heads to college

The Associated Press
Hawaii governor says Biden could decide within days whether to remain in the presidential race

The Associated Press
Biden faced a low bar in his first post-debate interview

The Associated Press
Beryl churns in Gulf of Mexico as Texas braces for potential hit

Hindustan Times
Jeff Bezos set to sell Amazon shares worth billions of dollars

France 24
Starmer kicks off plan to 'rebuild Britain'

Agence France-Presse
Starmer scraps controversial Rwanda deportation plan

BBC News
Last two migrants bound for Rwanda to be bailed, home secretary says

The Associated Press
A NATO summit and mending EU relations are among first tasks for Keir Starmer - More

The Guardian
Voter turnout at UK’s general election was lowest since 2001

Agence France-Presse
After crushing defeat, fight begins for 'soul' of UK Conservative Party

The Guardian
King Charles ruffles feathers as he drops royal patronage for pigeon racing - More - More

BBC News
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond returns from Red Sea

BBC News
Swedish human rights activist Anna Ardin is glad Julian Assange is free

The Associated Press
The Moulin Rouge has its windmill back

The Associated Press
It's France's moment of truth - More

France 24
Racism and xenophobia on the rise as French voters gear up for crucial election

Reuters News Agency
Orbán's meeting with Putin on Ukraine peace deal is 'appeasement', EU leaders say

Reuters News Agency
Time running out for Ukrainians fleeing Russia's advance

Reuters News Agency
Russian drone attack on Ukraine hits energy facility in Sumy region

The Associated Press
Putin sees no need for nuclear weapons to win in Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Junta leaders in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to hold first joint summit - More

Agence France-Presse
25 soldiers sentenced to death in DR Congo for 'fleeing the enemy'

BBC News
Air strike on Gaza school kills at least 16 people

The Associated Press
Gaza soccer stadium is now a shelter for thousands of displaced Palestinians

Agence France-Presse
Israel to send delegation to Doha for fresh Gaza ceasefire talks next week

Agence France-Presse
Victory of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian shifts Iran's political landscape - More - More

Reuters News Agency
Dalai Lama dismisses health rumours on 89th birthday

Agence France-Presse
Ethnic fighters battling way into key north Myanmar town

France 24
Playing crypto games for a living: Filipinos seek to escape poverty

Reuters News Agency
China anchors 'monster ship' in South China Sea, Philippine coast guard says

Reuters News Agency
Philippines turned down US help amid South China Sea tensions

The Associated Press
Grenada minister tells UN: hurricane-devastated Islands need anything for `a human being to survive'

Reuters News Agency
Storm Beryl spares Mexico's Yucatan beaches, takes aim at Texas

Agence France-Presse
Californie : les incendies se répandent et une vague de chaleur frappe la région - Plus

Agence France-Presse
« Je ne me sentais vraiment pas bien », se justifie Biden après son débat raté face à Trump

Agence de presse Reuters
Biden déterminé à maintenir sa candidature - Plus

The Associated Press
L’ouragan Beryl se dirige désormais vers un Texas en alerte

Agence France-Presse
Keir Starmer va abandonner le projet d'expulsion de migrants au Rwanda - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Législatives en France : début d’un second tour historique, l’extrême droite favorite

Agence France-Presse
Gabriel Attal dénonce un article affirmant que le gouvernement s'apprêterait à suspendre la loi immigration - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Le Moulin Rouge célèbre ses nouvelles ailes avec un French Cancan en pleine rue

Agence de presse Reuters
Première apparition publique du Slovaque Fico depuis sa tentative d'assassinat

Agence de presse Reuters
L'aéroport de Milan va être rebaptisé du nom de Silvio Berlusconi

Agence France-Presse
L’Etna et le Stromboli crachent en même temps des coulées de lave et des nuages de cendres - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Le Japon et le Cambodge vont aider au déminage en Ukraine

The Associated Press
Ukraine : des frappes privent des milliers de foyers d’eau et de courant

Agence France-Presse
Guerre en Ukraine : la Russie assure avoir pris un village dans l'Est

Agence de presse Reuters
L'opposant russe Kara-Mourza hospitalisé en détention, selon son épouse

Agence France-Presse
Frappes et combats à Gaza, violences à la frontière israélo-libanaise

Agence de presse Reuters
Le Hamas accepte une proposition prévoyant des discussions en vue de la libération des otages

Agence France-Presse
Un raid israélien sur une école abritant des déplacés aurait fait 16 morts

Agence France-Presse
Gaza : le ministère de la Santé du Hamas annonce un nouveau bilan de 38.098 morts

Agence France-Presse
Iran : le réformateur Pezeshkian remporte la présidentielle et plaide pour « une ouverture vers l'Occident » - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Panama : le parquet fait appel de la relaxe de 28 prévenus dans les affaires « Panama Papers »

Agence de presse Reuters
L'ouragan Beryl atteint les côtes mexicaines

International Commentary

Sylvie Corbe | The Associated Press
Macron has gone from a successful political newcomer to a weakened leader

Jérôme Fenoglio | Le Monde
Everywhere, always, the far right has ended up adding to the world's woes'

Gordon Brown< | The Guardian
Use this election to reject the Farage version of Britain. Let’s get our country back

Gaby Hinsliff | The Guardian
Starmer has promised bigly – now he must be bold and move quickly

Simon Jenkins | The Guardian
He’s beaten and humiliated, but Rishi Sunak has one final job to do – for party and country

Editorial | Le Monde
Keir Starmer's victory comes with responsibilities

Jérôme Fenoglio | Le Monde
Législatives 2024 : tenir le fil de notre histoire

Éditorial | Le Monde
Au Royaume-Uni, une victoire et des responsabilités pour la gauche