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Canadian News

CBC News
Canada marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - More

CBC News
Former Trudeau cabinet minister criticizes PMO over access to prime minister

The Canadian Press
Joly targets polarization in UN speech, urges liberals to reclaim the word 'freedom'

Global News
‘Salad bar extremism’ has come to Canada, ITAC report says

The Canadian Press
Dockworker strike shuts down terminals at Port of Montreal

Reuters News Agency
Buying a home may remain out of reach for many Canadians for the foreseeable future

CBC News
Got a threatening email with a photo of your house? London police warn it's a scam.

La Presse canadienne
Québec injecte 54 millions pour une plateforme dédiée à l’apprentissage du français

TVA Nouvelles
Ils marchent 200 km pour panser les plaies des pensionnats autochtones

Radio-Canada
Un nouveau rassemblement pro-palestinien à Winnipeg appelle le Canada à plus d’action

Radio-Canada
Le Canada versera 10 millions $ en aide humanitaire au Liban

Radio-Canada
Des Libanais vivant au Canada inquiets pour leurs proches

Le Devoir
Des milliers de bâtiments dorénavant situés en zone inondable dans la région de Montréal

La Presse canadienne
Port de Montréal : La grève partielle se poursuivra pour une deuxième journée - Plus

Canadian Commentary

Rose Lemay | The Hill Times
Dying from police intervention in an era of reconciliation

Sheila Copps | The Hill Times
Colbert underscores the obvious: Poilievre is Canada’s Trump

Michael Harris | The Hill Times
Donald Trump is off his rocker, and GOP politics is off the rails - More

Conrad Black | National Post
Civilization is winning the war on terror

Neil Sharma | National Post
Liberals big government has left Canadians struggling for the basics

John Bell and John Zada | The Globe and Mail
Israel’s attacks have revealed Hezbollah’s fatal flaw

Yanik Dumont Baron | Radio-Canada
Les guerres s’invitent dans la campagne électorale américaine

Anne Caroline Desplanques | TVA Nouvelles
Vers la fin de la taxe carbone: le climat grand perdant

International News

VOA News
Former President Jimmy Carter reaches historic 100th birthday

The Associated Press
Stuck NASA astronauts to come home next year

CNN News
'Rust' armourer denied new trial, conviction upheld for fatal shooting

NPR News
East and Gulf Coast dockworkers could strike tonight - More - More

The Associated Press
Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town.

ABC News
Hundreds of miles from landfall, Hurricane Helene's 'apocalyptic' devastation unfolds

NPR News
Helene death toll rises to 120 as millions remain without power

BBC News
Hurricane Helene leaves North Carolina lake filled with debris

The Associated Press
Supplies arrive by plane and mule to North Carolina - More

NPR News
A tiny town just got slammed by Helene. It could massively disrupt the tech industry

CNN News
Man who claimed he had explosives at Trump rally in Michigan is charged

NPR News
Ryan Routh pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump

The Guardian
Top Republicans disavow Trump’s ‘mentally disabled’ attacks on Harris

The Guardian
Kamala Harris’s economic policy slate more popular than Trump’s: Harris Poll

ABC News
Donald Trump suggests police being 'extraordinarily rough' would end retail theft - More

CNN News
Migrant crossings at the US’ southern border drop again

CNN News
Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat

Reuters News Agency
Big US oil companies reveal massive payments to foreign governments

The Associated Press
Norway is mulling building a fence on its border with Russia, following Finland's example

CBC News
Emmanuel Macron says leaders shouldn't 'abandon their values' in the face of bad polls

Agence France-Presse
Marine Le Pen and other RN party figures go on trial over EU fake jobs allegations - More

Reuters News Agency
Mark Rutte's NATO mission: Rally West, reassure East, help Ukraine

The Guardian
Wilders and Orbán congratulate Austria’s far-right Freedom party on poll success

Reuters News Agency
Austria's rightward shift puts immigration in crosshairs

Reuters News Agency
Austrian far right seeks path to power through rivals' blockade

BBC News
Switzerland and Italy redraw border because of melting glaciers

The Guardian
Putin says Russia will achieve ‘all goals set’ as 11 Ukrainian regions hit in drone attack

Reuters News Agency
Russian court hands life sentence to man for bomb attack on Russian nationalist writer

Reuters News Agency
American, 72, pleads guilty in Russia to fighting for Ukraine

Reuters News Agency
Kremlin, asked on Iran's use of Russian comms devices after pager attacks, says trade is growing

Reuters News Agency
Sanctioned tanker with LNG cargo passes via Suez Canal, data show

BBC News
Gang rapists sentenced to life in Tanzania prison

The Guardian
British army to investigate conduct of troops in Kenya amid rape and murder claims

BBC News
Rwanda limits funeral sizes because of Marburg virus outbreak

Reuters News Agency
Lebanon PM ready to implement 2006 deal on Hezbollah's armed presence south of Litani River

Reuters News Agency
Which countries have pledged aid to Lebanon as conflict worsened?

CBC News
Hezbollah's attacks on northern Israel keep coming, prompting extraordinary measures

VOA News
Top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon was UNRWA employee placed on administrative leave

CNN News
US-made 2,000-pound bombs likely used in strike that killed Hezbollah chief Nasrallah

CBC News
How Hezbollah could rebuild — and respond — after Israel’s attacks

The Guardian
Denial, terror and bravado in Beirut as residents await next Israeli air attack

The Guardian
Israel launches rare strike on central Beirut

CBC News
Stories of some of Lebanon's nearly 1 million displaced

The Guardian
Deep intelligence penetration enabled Israel to kill Hassan Nasrallah

The Guardian
Israel’s defence minister hints at Lebanon ground invasion - More

BBC News
Israel says 'localised, targeted ground raids' under way against Hezbollah in Lebanon

Reuters News Agency
Hezbollah says it is ready for any Israeli land invasion in Lebanon

Reuters News Agency
Hezbollah will pick new leader at earliest opportunity, says Sheikh Naim Qassem - More

Reuters News Agency
Britain calls for ceasefire after Israeli strikes in Lebanon

Reuters News Agency
Israeli airstrikes kill 12 in Gaza, but ground fighting less intense

CBC News
This fortified Israeli hospital does operations underground

BBC News
Netanyahu in poll rebound after Hezbollah attacks

The Associated Press
Top Iranian general died in Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah leader

Reuters News Agency
Iran will not leave Israel's 'criminal acts' unanswered, says foreign ministry

Reuters News Agency
Nepal begins to assess damage after deadly rains, floods kill 192

Reuters News Agency
Taiwan on alert over 'multiple waves' of missile firings in inland China

Reuters News Agency
South Korea Halloween crush: Police officials jailed over 'man-made' tragedy

Reuters News Agency
Shigeru Ishiba calls election for Oct 27, seeks to unify party - More

CTV News
Crackdown on treacherous Darién Gap could force migrants to risk more dangerous routes

Agence France-Presse
Le New York Times officialise son soutien à Kamala Harris pour la présidentielle américaine

Radio-Canada
L’ouragan Helene a fait au moins 93 morts aux États-Unis - Plus

Radio-Canada
Pour qui voteront les électeurs du comté baromètre de la Pennsylvanie ?

Radio-Canada
Comment un changement électoral au Nebraska aurait chamboulé la présidentielle américaine

TVA Nouvelles
Un feu dans une usine de produits chimiques crée un immense panache de fumée et force des évacuations en Géorgie

Agence France-Presse
Prisons : 78.969 détenus en France au 1er septembre, nouveau record

Agence France-Presse
Victoire de l’extrême droite en Autriche, une « onde de choc »

Agence France-Presse
L’Ukraine dit avoir frappé un dépôt de missiles et de munitions en Russie

Agence France-Presse
Les dépenses militaires de la Russie exploseront en 2025 pour poursuivre l’offensive en Ukraine

Agence France-Presse
Près de 400 scientifiques russes privés de coopérer avec un laboratoire européen

Agence France-Presse
Tunisie : 12 migrants tunisiens morts noyés dans un naufrage au large de Djerba

Agence France-Presse
La France mobilise un navire militaire au large du Liban par « précaution » en cas d'évacuation

Agence France-Presse
Au moins quatre morts dans une frappe israélienne sur Beyrouth, la première depuis le 7 octobre

Radio-Canada
Anxiété et insomnie : comment les Libanais vivent-ils cette période d’instabilité ?

Radio-Canada
Les Libanais fuient le sud de Beyrouth - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Le Hezbollah poursuivra la lutte contre Israël, malgré la mort de son chef

Agence France-Presse
Le Hamas annonce que son chef au Liban a été tué dans une frappe aérienne

Le Figaro
Liban : que sont les bombes « anti-bunker », soupçonnées d’avoir éliminé l’ancien chef du Hezbollah ?

Agence France-Presse
Iran : trois policiers tués dans des attaques dans le sud-est

Agence France-Presse
Une « paix partielle » avec l’Arménie n’est « pas une option », dit l’Azerbaïdjan à l’ONU

Agence France-Presse
Biden approuve une aide de 567 millions de dollars pour la défense taïwanaise - Plus

Le Figaro
Le probable naufrage d’un sous-marin nucléaire est une très mauvaise nouvelle pour Pékin

Agence France-Presse
Japon : Ishiba veut convoquer des élections législatives anticipées le 27 octobre

Agence France-Presse
Équateur : une fusillade fait sept morts sur un site de combats de coqs clandestin

Agence France-Presse
Mexique : l’ouragan John a fait au moins 16 morts, selon les autorités

International Commentary

Jamal Benomar | The Guardian
In a tumultuous world, we rely on the United Nations more than ever – but it is failing

Nesrine Malik | The Guardian
With Gaza in ruins and Lebanon under siege, what defence remains for Israel’s actions?

Robert F. Worth | The Atlantic
‘It’s an Earthquake’: Beirut Responds to Nasrallah’s Death

Jon Henley | The Guardian
Victory in Austria is another step in far right’s march across Europe

Julia Ebner | The Guardian
How did the far right win in Austria? To understand, look to its global networks.

Simon Jenkins | The Guardian
Britain’s prehistoric attitude to drugs isn’t working. Why not learn from Texas?

Catherine Bennett | The Guardian
Any ice-age telepaths out there? Please explain why Netflix is revisiting Ancient Apocalypse.

Emma Beddington | The Guardian
I took a common sense test – and my result appalled me

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