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Canadian News

CBC News
Water breaches landslide damming Chilcotin River

The Canadian Press
B.C. expands wildfire evacuations orders

CBC News
Canada wants to be in the top 10 global tourism destinations — but it's struggling to get there

CBC News
A part of Purrliament history: Last Hill cat survives cancer scare

The Associated Press
G7 ministers urge de-escalation in Middle East

The Canadian Press
Liberals adopt 'weird' tactic from U.S. Democrats

Radio-Canada
Le dégorgement de la rivière Chilcotin va bon train

TVA Nouvelles
Donald Trump dit que Trudeau « pourrait » être le fils de Fidel Castro

TVA Nouvelles
Tempête tropicale en Floride : des Québécois ont vécu une soirée d’« apocalypse »

Canadian Commentary

Scott Taylor | The Hill Times
Let’s get creative: The CAF can’t keep picking up emergency response shortfall

The Hill Times
The world is holding its breath over events unfolding in the Middle East

Campbell Clark | The Globe and Mail
Kill a fallacy to save immigration

Kelly Cryderman | The Globe and Mail
Kamala Harris’s energy policies could be her Achilles’ heel

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
The duelling demands for clean power

Editorial | The Hill Times
Canada needs a national emergency response agency

International News

The Guardian
‘Not stranded in space’: How NASA lost control of Boeing Starliner narrative

Reuters News Agency
As U.S. heat-related deaths rise, some landlords oppose right to air conditioning

The Guardian
RFK Jr says he was behind mystery of dead bear dumped in Central Park - More

The Guardian
Trump leans into religious extremism to energize rightwing evangelicals

The Guardian
Trump says he has ‘no choice’ but to back EVs after Musk endorsement

Reuters News Agency
Virginia man charged with threatening Kamala Harris

BBC News
Three top contenders emerge in Harris VP hunt - More

The Guardian
Democrats have begun belittling Republicans with a cruel mocking epithet - More

Reuters News Agency
Two US battleground states seen vulnerable to post-election chaos

CNN News
Legal plans are being made for Trump’s possible second-term agenda

Reuters News Agency
Musk-backed PAC under investigation for potential violations of Michigan laws

Reuters News Agency
US stock futures down more than 4% as global market rout deepens - More

Agence France-Presse
X's AI chatbot spread election misinformation, US officials say

BBC News
Google's online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules

Reuters News Agency
Hurricane Debby makes landfall as a Category 1 storm - More - More

The Independent
Police tell thugs behind chaos ‘we will find you’ as Starmer holds emergency COBRA meeting - More

Agence France-Presse
British PM Starmer says far-right rioters will 'regret' disorder - More

Deutsche Welle
Paris Olympics: Why is the Seine unsafe for swimmers?

Reuters News Agency
Stocks plunge: Nikkei down 13%, European shares near six-month lows - More

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine finally deploying F-16 fighter jets, Zelenskiy says

Reuters News Agency
U.S. military completes withdrawal from key drone base in Niger

France 24
Hundreds of Somalis protest against Al-Shabaab after deadly attack

BBC News
Somali police seize hundreds of veils amid security fears

Reuters News Agency
Congolese police officers flee to Uganda as fighting intensifies

BBC News
Calls for foreigners to leave Lebanon as war fears grow

The Guardian
Hezbollah launches drone attack on northern Israel

France 24
UN calls for 'urgent de-escalation' as tensions mount in Middle East

Le Monde
Understanding the tensions between Hezbollah and Israel in five key dates

BBC News
Blindfolded, bound and beaten: Palestinians tell of Israeli jail abuse

Reuters News Agency
What are Israel's Iron Dome and Arrow missile defences?

Reuters News Agency
Frustration with Netanyahu mounts as Gaza talks falter - More

Reuters News Agency
Nine UNRWA staff members 'may have been involved' in October 7 attacks

Agence France-Presse
Rockets launched at base hosting US troops in Iraq - More

Deutsche Welle
Iran defends right to 'punish' Israel - More

The Guardian
Bangladesh: PM has resigned and left country, army chief confirms - More

France 24
Bangladesh's army chief Waker-Uz-Zaman takes charge after PM's ouster

BBC News
Sheikh Hasina: The pro-democracy icon who became an autocrat - More

The Associated Press
Vietnam's coast guard visits Philippines for search and rescue exercises

Deutsche Welle
North Korea moves 250 missile launchers to southern border - More

Deutsche Welle
Japan's Nikkei sees biggest tumble since 1987 crash

BBC News
Japan stocks jump 10% a day after global market rout

Deutsche Welle
Indonesia: Separatists murder New Zealand pilot in Papua - More

Reuters News Agency
Australia raises terror threat level to 'probable' from 'possible'

Agence France-Presse
Opposition leaders targeted by investigation amid Venezuela protest crackdown

Agence France-Presse
Risque de guerre entre Iran et Israël : Biden réunit son équipe de sécurité nationale

Agence France-Presse
Reprise de la procédure contre Trump à Washington, sans garantie de procès avant l'élection

Agence de presse Reuters
Google jugé coupable d’abus de position dominante aux États-Unis - Plus

TVA Nouvelles
La tempête « Debby » touche terre en Floride et menace de provoquer des inondations catastrophiques

Agence France-Presse
Une étude confirme que le Groenland était dépourvu de glace dans un passé pas si lointain

Agence France-Presse
Émeutes au Royaume-Uni : plus de 370 arrestations depuis une semaine

Agence France-Presse
Des hôtels pour migrants attaqués au Royaume-Uni

France 24
Grande-Bretagne : les autorités confrontées aux pires émeutes depuis plus de dix ans

Agence France-Presse
Une quarantaine de musées de France cibles d'une attaque par logiciel de rançon

Agence QMI
Conflit au Moyen-Orient : des Libanais fatigués, mais surtout en colère

Agence France-Presse
L'heure tourne pour les otages et la contestation monte contre Netanyahu

France 24
Deux écoles frappées à Gaza, au moins 30 morts

Agence France-Presse
Venezuela : l'opposition appelle l'armée à se ranger « du côté du peuple »

International Commentary

Editorial | Le Monde
The US and the ghosts of Guantánamo

Editorial | Le Monde
Russia-US prisoner exchange is a diplomatic tour de force but not the dawn of a new détente

Ryan Coogan | The Independent
Why calling Trump ‘weird’ is freaking Republicans out