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Canadian News

CBC News
Corporal calls sex 'consensual' as he testifies in his defence

CBC News
Toronto lawyer representing soldier in sex assault trial is facing his own sex crime charges

CBC News
RCMP says it has 'strong evidence' linking campaign of violence to the 'highest levels' of Indian government

CBC News
New immigration plan aims to stabilize population growth, housing market: Marc Miller

CBC News
Business group says federal move to roll back numbers is 'going to hurt' economy - More

The Canadian Press
David Pugliese says claims that he is a Russian agent are 'fabricated'

CBC News
Wednesday's BOC 50-basis-point cut to 3.75 per cent is twice the size of previous one

CBC News
Parliament Hill gargoyles get facelifts as part of Centre Block restoration project

National Post
Kalawa: Trudeau spotted wearing sacred Hindu thread of protection

National Post
Samidoun issues cease-and-desist to Trudeau, Poilievre, LeBlanc

CBC News
Why some cars sold in Canada are easier to steal than the same models in the U.K.

CBC News
Walmart, LCBO are the latest retailers to embrace single-use paper bags

Agence QMI
Plus de rendez-vous médicaux annulés en raison du blocage du pont Jacques-Cartier

TVA Nouvelles
Crise des travailleurs étrangers temporaires : Marc Miller ouvert à des accommodements

Radio-Canada
Le PQ veut réduire la « dépendance » aux travailleurs étrangers temporaires

TVA Nouvelles
Travailleurs étrangers temporaires : « On pousse nos entrepreneurs du Québec à aller voir aux États-Unis »

La Presse canadienne
Une autre journée de grève pour les débardeurs du port de Montréal dimanche

Radio-Canada
Les tensions montent entre Olivia Chow et Doug Ford au sujet des pistes cyclables

TVA Nouvelles
Les illustrations d’un roman générées par l’IA choquent des illustrateurs québécois

Canadian Commentary

Thomas Juneau and Vincent Rigby | National Post
Ottawa has failed to make national security and its transparency a priority

Lee Carson and Patrick Duxbury | Inside Policy
Canada’s NORAD modernization plan hinges on the North’s expertise and innovation

Balkan Devlen with Edward Hunter Christie | Inside Policy
Our fear of escalation makes the West look weak

Alexander Wooley | The Globe and Mail
Hell no, we won’t go: What do we lose when we stop believing in eternal damnation?

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
Trudeau cries wolf on foreign interference

Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
Liberal MPs lack the means – but mostly the courage – to take down their Leader

Tristin Hopper | National Post
Why it's basically impossible for Liberals to fire Trudeau

Debra Thompson | The Globe and Mail
Donald Trump is losing it. He still might win the election.

Evan Dyer | CBC News
India makes it clear it's not interested in a western alliance

Robert Rotberg | The Globe and Mail
The horrific crisis in Sudan is being prolonged by foreign meddling

Konrad Yakabuski | The Globe and Mail
Religion in public schools is roiling Quebec politics once again

John Ivison | National Post
Red flags all over Trudeau’s flawed plan to curb runaway immigration

Konrad Yakabuski | Le Devoir
Les ambitions de Mélanie Joly

Gérald Fillion | Radio-Canada
Pourquoi ne pas baisser les taux encore plus rapidement ?

Christian Rioux | Le Devoir
« Welcome to the world »

Hugo Lavallée | Radio-Canada
Francisation : une question de crédibilité pour la CAQ

Christian Latreille | Radio-Canada
Présidentielles américaines : Pennsylvanie, la capricieuse

Radio-Canada
Un plan pour la victoire, certes, mais quel plan pour l’Ukraine ?

International News

Aviation Week Network
Lockheed Flies First Bulgarian F-16 Block 70

The Associated Press
Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed

NPR News
McDonald's E. coli outbreak grows, with 75 people sickened in 13 states

Axios
Behind the Curtain: Dems fear they're blowing it

NPR News
'The Washington Post' won't endorse in White House race for first time since 1980s - More

The Associated Press
Progressives warn Harris must change her closing message

The Associated Press
To fight misinfo, news outlets are putting plans in place to combat false election night stories

NPR News
Army releases report about Trump campaign incident at Arlington National Cemetery

The Guardian
Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report

The Guardian
Sliver of cool surface water 2mm deep helps oceans absorb CO2, say scientists

The Associated Press
French culture minister proposes entrance fee for Notre-Dame Cathedral

Agence France-Presse
Georgia set for tense elections as voters choose between Russia and EU

The Globe and Mail
Putin confidently declares ‘new world order’ after a good week

France 24
Nowhere to run? Sudan civil war pushes Darfur to the brink.

France 24
Focus on the Sahel: Terrorism, NGOs and the Fulani communities

The Guardian
Mozambique ruling party declared winner of election marred by killings

France 24
Istanbul on the fault lines: Turkey prepares for massive earthquake

Agence France-Presse
Kurdish rebel group PKK claim deadly attack in Ankara

The Associated Press
France says Paris conference for Lebanon raises $1 billion in pledged aid

France 24
Education on hold as Lebanon’s schools turned into shelters for displaced

France 24
Israel’s attacks have devastated Hezbollah. How is it still fighting back?

France 24
Three journalists killed in 'deliberate' strike on southeast Lebanon - More

The Guardian
Macron warns Netanyahu against ‘sowing barbarism’ in remarks on Lebanon

The Guardian
Israel’s plan to ban UNRWA from accessing Gaza marks new low in its relations with UN

France 24
Gaza war, settler attacks ruin Palestinian olive harvest

NPR News
Israel's military is conducting retaliatory airstrikes against Iran - More

Agence France-Presse
Pakistani Taliban kills 10 police at checkpoint near Afghan border

The Guardian
Journalist who exposed Cambodia’s scam industry released by authorities

France 24
Argentina plunged into recession as Milei's government imposes drastic budget cuts

Reuters News Agency
More than 10,000 displaced by Haiti gang attacks in past week, UN says

The Canadian Press
Canada condemns 'horrifying' wave of gang violence in Haiti

Radio-Canada
Ces livres interdits qui divisent les Américains

Agence QMI
Épidémie d’E. coli : Burger King, PFK, Pizza Hut et d'autres chaînes retirent les oignons de leur menu

France 24
Donald Trump-Kamala Harris, un choix existentiel pour l’Europe : le lien transatlantique en jeu

Agence France-Presse
Soldats nord-coréens en Ukraine : et si Kyïv copiait Moscou et « internationalisait » le conflit ?

France 24
RDC : la Constitution va-t-elle changer ?

Agence France-Presse
Turquie : le PKK revendique l'attentat près d'Ankara

France 24
Trois journalistes tués au Liban, Beyrouth dénonce une frappe « délibérée » de l'armée israélienne

France 24
Au Liban, la guerre prive de cours des dizaines de milliers d'élèves et d'enseignants

France 24
Gaza : un raid israélien sur une école a fait au moins 17 morts à Nousseirat

Agence France-Presse
Philippines : des villes submergées par la tempête « Trami », le bilan porté à plus de 60 morts

International Commentary

David Brooks | The New York Times
The Election Is Happening Too Soon

John Hendrickson | The Atlantic
What will happen if Donald Trump loses the election?

Jamelle Bouie | The New York Times
The Only Guardrail Left Is Us

Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
Trump really could be the next president. So it’s time to call his instincts what they are: fascist.

Mark Joseph Stern | Slate
Trump’s Campaign Is Short on Cash. Its Solution Could Cost Him the Election.

Jason Zengerle | The New York Times
The Improbable Rise of Donald Trump Jr.

Michelle Cottle | The New York Times
The Worst Tucker Carlson Metaphor of the Month. So Far.

Jarvis DeBerry | MSNBC News
The rich owners of The Washington Post and L.A. Times just capitulated to Trump - More

Mona Mawari | The Guardian
Here in Michigan, we know the Democrats have failed on Gaza – and they’ll pay dearly for it

María Ramírez | The Guardian
A prime minister defending immigration? It can happen. It just did here in Spain.

Yasmin Tayag | The Atlantic
The Dilemma at the Heart of McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak

Books

Michel Maisonneuve | National Post
Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream sacrificed on the altar of DEI

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