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Canadian News

Global News
Canada begins commercially assisted departures from Lebanon

Global News
Former Canadian politician suspected of working for foreign government: CSIS

CBC News
Bye-bye, basements? Climate change could force more buildings above ground.

Global News
Is the CRA doing a good enough job? The agency wants to hear from you.

Global News
Four more charged in Ontario Porsche theft, another luxury vehicle stolen

CBC News
CTV says staffers who altered Poilievre clip 'no longer' work for its news team

CBC News
After first non-confidence motion failed, Poilievre is back with another one

CBC News
Businesses face new limits on temporary foreign worker program

CBC News
Ottawa considering lower threshold for issuing alerts on foreign interference, inquiry hears

La Presse canadienne
Deux nouveaux cas possibles d’ingérence étrangère soulevés devant la commission Hogue

Radio-Canada
« Gagnez un bureau privé en échange d’un don » : un concours controversé au fédéral

Radio-Canada
Pas de représentant du gouvernement Legault au souper pour Emmanuel Macron

Radio-Canada
Québec : Les juges administratifs ne pourront pas faire la grève, tranche la Cour supérieure

La Presse canadienne
Poilievre dépose une deuxième motion de censure pour faire tomber les libéraux

Radio-Canada
Des migrants incarcérés dans des prisons ontariennes pour une autre année

Radio-Canada
Il y a 40 ans, 10 000 caribous se noyaient au Nunavik

Canadian Commentary

Ken Hansen | The Globe and Mail
What are we talking about when we talk about defence spending?

Andrew Erskine | The Hill Times
Wargaming offers parliamentarians greater exposure to military realities

Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
Is Mark Carney’s new job to provide cover for the mother of all U-turns?

Konrad Yakabuski | The Globe and Mail
Unloved at home, Macron and Trudeau could both be gone sooN

Konrad Yakabuski | The Globe and Mail
Joe Biden leaves the world stage worse off than he found it

Marsha Lederman | The Globe and Mail
Politicking Pierre can do better than silly sloganeering

Scott Stirrett | The Globe and Mail
To safeguard democracy, voting should be mandatory

Kevin Yin | The Globe and Mail
The West is in EV denial. We need to overhaul our complacent strategy.

Frédéric Arnould | Radio-Canada
Les Arabes et les juifs américains feront-ils basculer la présidentielle?

Azeb Wolde-Giorghis | Radio-Canada
Allan Lichtman, le « devin » des élections américaines, prédit une victoire de Harris

International News

The Economist
The SpaceX guide to exceptional engineering

The New York Times
Destruction Spreads Across Southeast as Helene Spawns Floods and Landslides

Reuters News Agency
At least 33 dead as Helene cuts destructive path through southeastern US - More

Reuters News Agency
New York Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to corruption charges

The New York Times
An Indicted Mayor and an Indicted Former President, and the Parallels Between

Reuters News Agency
Some of RFK Jr's loyal fans are embracing Trump

Reuters News Agency
Zelenskiy presents 'victory plan' to Trump at New York meeting

Reuters News Agency
US charges Iranians with hacking attack on Trump campaign

Reuters News Agency
Harris visits US southern border - More

Reuters News Agency
Finland has seen rising threats to Baltic Sea subsea infrastructure

Reuters News Agency
Orbán's aide sparks outrage with Soviet invasion comment

Reuters News Agency
Greece investigates death of detained Pakistani migrant

The Associated Press
The US is giving Ukraine billions more in weapons

Reuters News Agency
Russian forces fired missile that killed Reuters safety adviser, Ukraine says

Reuters News Agency
Russian attack on southern town of Izmail kills three, injures 14

Reuters News Agency
Nine deported children brought back to Ukraine, ombudsman says

Reuters News Agency
Russian missile kills one, damages buildings in central Ukrainian city

Reuters News Agency
Putin draws a nuclear red line for the West

Reuters News Agency
Russia's FSB says it detained two Ukrainian agents in Crimea

Reuters News Agency
Russia puts American, 72, on trial as alleged mercenary for Ukraine

Reuters News Agency
Over 30,000 crossed into Syria from Lebanon in 72 hours, says UN

Reuters News Agency
Canada booking seats on commercial flights to help citizens flee Lebanon

Reuters News Agency
Lebanon's Nasrallah has led Hezbollah to become regional force - More

Reuters News Agency
Israeli airstrikes rock Beirut, target Hezbollah command

Reuters News Agency
Communication lost with Hezbollah head, says source close to Hezbollah

Reuters News Agency
Hezbollah reckons with future amid Beirut strikes

Reuters News Agency
US did not have advance warning of Israeli strike in Beirut, Pentagon says

Reuters News Agency
US diplomacy in Middle East falters as clock ticks down for Biden

Reuters News Agency
Netanyahu is dragging region into war and must be stopped, Jordan says - More

Reuters News Agency
Saudi Arabia forms global alliance to push for Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution

Reuters News Agency
U.S.-led coalition mission in Iraq to end by September 2025 - More

Reuters News Agency
Israel is crossing Tehran's red lines, adviser to Iran's supreme leader warns

Reuters News Agency
China's coast guard says Philippine vessel took supplies to Second Thomas Shoal

Reuters News Agency
Chinese nuclear-powered submarine sank this year, US official says

Reuters News Agency
PLAN aircraft carrier spotted in Pacific for seven days, Japan says

Reuters News Agency
Taiwan says it looks forward to deepening ties with Japan under Ishiba

Reuters News Agency
Shigeru Ishiba to be Japan's leader, winning on fifth attempt - More - More

Reuters News Agency
Peru is 'losing the battle' against organized crime, business groups say

Reuters News Agency
Tropical storm John makes landfall near Manzanillo Mexico - More - More - More

Agence France-Presse
Boeing 737 : le gouvernail de certains appareils doit être vérifié en urgence, estime le NTSB

Agence France-Presse
L'ouragan Hélène rétrogradé en tempête tropicale

The Associated Press
L’ouragan Helene, rétrogradé en tempête tropicale, s’attaque à la Georgie

Agence France-Presse
Le maire de New York, inculpé pour corruption, plaide non coupable

Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump lance sa montre personnalisée à 100.000 dollars pour financer sa campagne

Agence France-Presse
Trump annonce qu'il va rencontrer Zelensky vendredi matin

Radio-Canada
« Rien à perdre » : 2024, l’année la plus meurtrière dans les traversées de la Manche

Agence France-Presse
Les anneaux olympiques de la tour Eiffel ont été déposés

Agence France-Presse
Le périphérique parisien à 50 km/h dès le 10 octobre

Le Figaro
Macron exhorte le gouvernement « à mieux protéger les Français », « le faire et moins dire »

Le Figaro
Meurtre de Philippine : plus de 1500 personnes aux obsèques de l’étudiante à Versailles

Agence France-Presse
Cambriolage de l’ambassade de Jordanie : Un ordinateur contenant des données sensibles dérobé

Le Figaro
Soupçons de « terrorisme d'État iranien » en Europe

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : une attaque de drones russes fait trois morts et 11 blessés dans le Sud

Agence France-Presse
Blinken appelle Pékin à cesser d'«alimenter la machine de guerre russe» en Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Russie : l’explosion d’une station-service fait au moins dix morts au Daguestan

Radio-Canada
Israël annonce avoir frappé le « quartier général » du Hezbollah à Beyrouth

Agence France-Presse
Israël vise le QG du Hezbollah près de Beyrouth, Nasrallah indemne selon une source proche du mouvement

Agence France-Presse
« Vous avez du sang sur les mains. Honte à vous » : Macron vivement interpellé sur la situation à Gaza

Radio-Canada
Au Liban, « on craint des frappes contre nos hôpitaux, comme à Gaza »

Agence France-Presse
La coalition internationale contre l'État islamique en Irak prendra fin en 2025

Agence France-Presse
Un responsable américain affirme que la Chine a caché le naufrage d'un de ses sous-marins à propulsion nucléaire

Agence France-Presse
Japon : Shigeru Ishiba sera le prochain premier ministre

Elizabeth Pineau and Michel Rose | Reuters News Agency
France's new government is fragile but don't write it off just yet

International Commentary

OK Boomer | The Economist
American long-range missiles are coming back to Europe

Lexington | The Economist
What J.D. Vance is learning from Donald Trump

The Editorial Board | The New York Times
Donald Trump’s True Character, According to His Own People

Tom Nichols | The Atlantic
MAGA Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry

Jessica Bennett | The New York Times
Trump’s Female Accusers Are Begging You Not to Forget

Jamelle Bouie | The New York Times
The Best Way to Keep Congress From Getting Things Done

Clyde Haberman | The New York Times
The Greatest City in the World, Some Really Lousy Mayors

Anne Applebaum and Peter Pomerantsev | The Atlantic
The Kleptocracy Club

Gwynne Dyer
Who Ruined Sri Lanka?

Leader | The Economist
The war is going badly. Ukraine and its allies must change course

Books

Culture | The Economist
The Malcolm Gladwell rule: How to succeed while annoying critics - More - More - More