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Canadian News

CBC News
This Nova Scotian's dad flew a Spitfire during WWII - More

Toronto Star
Nuclear war would turn Canada into one of the worst places on the planet

The Canadian Press
Airlines flee small cities, cutting key links to rest of the country

The Canadian Press
One person dead after DFO-contracted plane crash near Corner Brook - More - Photo

The Canadian Press
Quebec recovering from historic rainfall, power outages - More

CBC News
Montreal Pride parade interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters

CTV News
Chinese mystery snails invading Quebec lakes by the thousands

CBC Radio
Having trouble reaching 10,000 steps a day? You might not need that many, anyway.

CTV News
Summer surge: How severe is COVID in Canada?

VOCM News
Research Finds Gen X and Millennials More Prone to 17 Types of Cancer

CTV News
Celine Dion disavows use of Titanic theme at Donald Trump rally

CTV News
Missing-children scams are flooding Facebook feeds in Quebec

TVA Nouvelles
Céline Dion se fâche contre Donald Trump pour avoir utilisé cette chanson sans son autorisation - Plus

Le Devoir
Un profond malaise nucléaire à Deep River

Canadian Commentary

Philip Drost | CBC Radio
What is a brat summer? Once you know, it's probably not cool anymore

Alexandra Minuk and Gail Henderson | The Conversation
A back-to-school wish list for Ontario’s 2025 high school financial literacy requirement

Sandra Binning and Ariane Côté | The Conversation
Our lakes are teeming with parasites. Why that’s good …a nd bad.

International News

CBC Radio
This lawyer bought HarrisWalz.com years ago - More

BBC News
The Hollywood Olympics: All you need to know about Los Angeles 2028

The Guardian
Celine Dion rebukes Trump for unauthorized use of Titanic tune - More

The Guardian
Harris and Walz hold Las Vegas rally and match Trump pledge of no tax on tips - More

BBC News
Joe Biden explains why he dropped out of White House race

Reuters News Agency
Trump campaign says it was hacked, blames Iran

The New York Times
Hacking of Presidential Campaigns Begins, With the Usual Fog of Motives

The Telegraph
Donald Trump: Kamala Harris is a bumbling communist lunatic

The Washington Post
Trump falsely accuses Harris campaign of fabricated AI crowd photos - More

The Telegraph
JD Vance hits out at ‘schoolyard bully’ attacks claiming he is ‘weird’

CBC Radio
Donald Trump said disabled people should just die, his nephew says

BBC News
Trump doubles down on scary helicopter trip story

The Guardian
‘Maybe I’ve gotten worse’: Trump’s attempt at discipline unravels

BBC News
Man arrested over online threats to Taoiseach Simon Harris

The Observer
Banksy’s billboard cat removed as meaning of his London animals revealed

The Telegraph
Elon Musk brands Humza Yousaf a ‘super racist scumbag’

The Guardian
Far right ‘unchristian’, says archbishop of Canterbury as he condemns riots

The Telegraph
Finland’s quiet archipelago is now on alert for Russian spies

The Guardian
Scientists hail ‘smart’ insulin that responds to changing blood sugar levels in real time

Reuters News Agency
Bhutan's marathon runner gets standing ovation for last-place finish

BBC News
Man held for climbing Eiffel Tower on final Olympics day

BBC Sport
Paris 2024 ends with closing ceremony

BBC News
Faroe Islands: The European nation ruled by sheep

The Observer
High-risk slingshot move will send robot craft to Jupiter

Reuters News Agency
Taylor Swift plot suspect's lawyer plays down attack plan

BBC News
Thousands protest against lithium mining in Serbia - More

Reuters News Agency
Father, 4-year-old son killed in Russian air strike on Kyiv region

Reuters News Agency
Zelenskiy acknowledges Ukraine's military operation in Russia

Reuters News Agency
Zelenskyy says surprise Ukrainian attack in Russia puts 'necessary pressure on the aggressor'

Reuters News Agency
Moscow, Kyiv trade blame for blaze at Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

The Telegraph
Russia set fire to Ukrainian nuclear plant to ‘blackmail’ Kyiv, says Zelensky

The New York Times
The Summer Camps of Ukraine’s Forests: Hikes, First Aid and Military Readiness

The Guardian
Ukraine aims to ‘destabilise Russia’ with thousands of troops in Kursk incursion

BBC News
Ukrainian troops now up to 30km inside Russia

The Telegraph
Russia ‘digging trenches’ around Kursk nuclear plant

Reuters News Agency
Belarus boosts troops at border, summons diplomat after accusing Ukraine of airspace violation

BBC News
Moscow promises 'tough response' to Ukraine's offensive inside Russia

Reuters News Agency
Sudanese consultations with US on peace talks conclude without agreement

Reuters News Agency
Sierra Leone court sentences soldiers to long jail terms for failed coup

BBC News
Rwandan president sworn in after 99% election win

BBC News
Landslide at Uganda rubbish dump kills 17

BBC News
South Lebanon: UN vehicle carrying Irish troops damaged in strike

BBC News
Kamala Harris says 'too many' civilian deaths in Gaza - More

Reuters News Agency
Israel orders more Gaza evacuations after school shelter attack kills scores

The Guardian
Israel issues massive evacuation order in Khan Younis

Reuters News Agency
Iran's Revolutionary Guards hold military exercise in western Iran

Reuters News Agency
Philippines says actions of China air force 'illegal', 'reckless'

Reuters News Agency
Chinese rocket's breakup puts over 1,000 satellites and other objects at risk

BBC News
Chinese port rocked by huge container ship blast

BBC News
Cancer doctors and family with dog among Brazil plane crash dead

Global News
ATR 72 crash in Brazil likely caused by icing

The New York Times
Haiti Gangs Shift Reign of Terror Away From Deployed Kenyan Forces

Agence France-Presse
Céline Dion dénonce l’utilisation de sa chanson My Heart Will Go On par Trump

The Associated Press
La campagne de Donald Trump affirme que ses courriels ont été piratés

Agence France-Presse
Kamala Harris devance Donald Trump dans des États clés

Agence France-Presse
Irlande du Nord : 10 policiers blessés dans des heurts avec des jeunes républicains

Le Figaro
À Nice, l’inlassable chasse aux incivilités estivales

Agence France-Presse
Variole du singe : l'OMS va réunir son comité d'urgence le 14 août

Agence France-Presse
« Je n'ai jamais eu l'intention de me rendre », affirme Carles Puigdemont

Agence France-Presse
Moscou promet des représailles après une frappe nocturne ukrainienne sur Koursk

Agence France-Presse
La Russie instaure un régime « antiterroriste » pour repousser l’incursion ukrainienne

Agence France-Presse
Après neuf jours de privation, la Turquie débloque Instagram

Agence France-Presse
Plus de 90 morts dans un raid israélien sur une école à Gaza

Agence France-Presse
Manille condamne les actions « illégales et imprudentes » de Pékin en mer de Chine méridionale

Agence France-Presse
Brésil : après l’écrasement, récupération des corps et examen des boîtes noires - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Cofondateur du cartel mexicain Sinaloa, « El Mayo » affirme avoir été « kidnappé » et livré aux États-Unis

International Commentary

Michael Cohen | The Observer
A wave of optimism is sweeping the Democrats – are the good times really about to roll again?

E.J. Dionne Jr. | The Washington Post
Harris is beating Trump by transcending him

Jake Wallis Simons | The Telegraph
Biden is edging us towards World War III

Richard Kemp | The Telegraph
Ukraine has just humiliated Putin. Long may it last.

Sara Khan | The Observer
Extremism in all its forms has been ignored for too long by British politicians

Justin Welby | The Guardian
After all these days of hate and violence in the UK, we must find a way to live together well

Kenan Malik | The Observer
The roots of the UK’s unrest lie in the warping of genuine working-class grievances

David Olusoga | The Observer
There can be no excuses. The UK riots were violent racism fomented by populism

Larry Elliott | The Guardian
Threat to stock markets comes from China and Middle East, not the US

Alexander Howard | The Conversation
‘Fake news of the highest order’: Trump team refutes racism revelations in new family memoir

Louise Champoux-Paillé and Anne-Marie Croteau | The Conversation
Women are less interested in AI than men, but using it would help them advance at work

Books

Rachel Cooke | The Guardian
The Art of Power by Nancy Pelosi review – politics with principles - More - More

Lloyd Green | The Guardian
‘The obnoxious one’: new book by Fred Trump III exposes a sordid past - More - More

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