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Canadian News

National Post
Veterans support groups call for government aid amid expected homeless ‘boom’

Postmedia News
Calgary: Field of Crosses returns to Memorial Drive, commemorating Southern Albertans who died in war - More

Postmedia News
Bill Wilson, D-Day veteran and Calgary war museum-procurement mastermind, turns 100

CP24 News
Arms race: More Torontonians can get the new COVID-19 vaccine on Monday

BNN Bloomberg News
Bank of Canada crashes GIC party, sends retirement savers packing

CBC News
Canada still an 'open country' despite immigration cuts, says minister

The Canadian Press
Seneca Polytechnic to temporarily close Markham campus over international student cap

National Post
New lung cancer vaccine is a cousin of the mRNA vaccine that starred during COVID

The Canadian Press
Canada’s telecom sector sees opportunity in satellite internet

The Canadian Press
Montreal dockworkers to launch one-day strike amid labour standoff

The Canadian Press
Transportation minister looks for collaboration on car thefts - More - More

The Canadian Press
Nova Scotia readies for possible launch of provincial election campaign

Radio-Canada
L’Ontario prolonge sa réduction de la taxe sur l’essence

La Presse canadienne
Justin Trudeau entamera la semaine avec deux épées de Damoclès au-dessus de sa tête

Agence QMI
Vols de véhicules : Ottawa veut lutter contre le clonage de NIV

Radio-Canada
Des décorations d’Halloween mortelles pour les oiseaux

Radio-Canada
Des pneus qui tuent les poissons

Radio-Canada
Les débardeurs du port de Montréal en grève

La Presse canadienne
Le recomptage dans deux circonscriptions a lieu ce dimanche

Radio-Canada
Des élections anticipées en Nouvelle-Écosse le 26 novembre

La Presse canadienne
Campagne électorale en Saskatchewan : les candidats voient la ligne d’arrivée

Canadian Commentary

Jack L. Rozdilsky | The Conversation
Tips for concertgoers on staying safe when attending Taylor Swift’s Eras tour

Diana Cucuz | Toronto Star
Why Donald Trump’s ‘shift’ at McDonald’s was a dangerous stunt

Michel Maisonneuve | National Post
Meritocracy, not wokeness, badly needed in Canadian Armed Forces

Adam Chapnick and Asa McKercher | The Conversation
Why Stephen Harper and Justin Trudeau have taken the same tepid approach to global affairs

Ronald W. Pruessen | The Conversation
Ego, hubris and narcissism: Where Donald Trump ranks among the other 45 American presidents

Allan Woods | Toronto Star
What a Donald Trump victory would mean for Canada

Hiruni Nathasha Fernando | The Conversation
Memory wars: Sri Lankan diaspora in Canada grapples with how to honour those lost in civil war

Priyanka Vittal | Toronto Star
Doug Ford is making work more dangerous for the people who deliver your takeout

Yanik Dumont Baron | Radio-Canada
Présidentielle américaine : le temps des épouvantails

International News

The Associated Press
How to prepare your body and mind for the end of daylight saving time

CBC News
New system from American Airlines triggers a noise signal if you try to board ahead of your zone

The Associated Press
US Navy will apologize for 1882 obliteration of Tlingit village in Alaska

BNN Bloomberg News
Why Trump’s Plan to Escalate Tariffs Has So Many Haters

The New York Times
Barricades and Bulletproof Glass: A County Prepares for Election Day

Intelligencer
Racist Jokes and Obscene Grievances at Trump’s MSG Rally - More - More

NPR News
The Jan. 6 riot included Marines. The military is wrestling with the consequences.

MSNBC News
Army report on Trump Arlington Cemetery incident released but almost entirely redacted - More

The Guardian
Michelle Obama blasts Trump for ‘gross incompetence’ at Harris’s Michigan rally

The Associated Press
Trump repeated election lies in his interview with Joe Rogan - More - More

NPR News
GOP lawsuits about an obscure immigration database may set up election challenges

PA News Agency
Trump veers away from swing states for hometown rally at Madison Square Garden - More - More

BBC News
Vance calls Trump 'candidate of peace'

The Associated Press
Migrant families separated under Trump still feel fallout, fear his return

Agence France-Presse
NASA astronaut released from hospital after return from space station

The Associated Press
Testing rules out beef patties as the source of E. coli outbreak, McDonald’s says

The Associated Press
Judge upholds dismissal of Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter charge

NPR News
Sikh separatist, targeted once for assassination, says India still trying to kill him

Yale Medecine
What to Know About the Updated 2024-2025 COVID Vaccines - More

The Observer
Under-vaccinated ethnic minority groups in UK at higher risk of COVID

The Observer
How an English extremist with a Hitler tattoo hid in plain sight – and plotted to kill

BBC News
The couple who took on Google and cost the tech giant £2bn

Reuters News Agency
Putin threatens ‘range of responses’ if Ukraine strikes deep into Russia

BNN Bloomberg News
How a Mumbai Drugmaker Is Helping Putin Get Nvidia AI Chips

The Guardian
Georgia election: Calls for protests as ruling pro-Russia party declared winner

The Guardian
Who is Bidzina Ivanishvili, the shadowy billionaire behind Georgia’s pivot to Russia?

The Associated Press
More than 120 killed in paramilitary rampage in Sudan - More

The Associated Press
Israel's strikes on Iran draw condemnation, calls for de-escalation

The New York Times
Iran’s Leaders Stress Their Right to Respond to Israel’s Strikes - More - More

The Associated Press
Attack on police convoy in southeastern Iran kills 10 officers

The Associated Press
Iran's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate sentenced to another six months in prison

NBC News
Lost for centuries, Silk Road cities are revealed by drone technology

Reuters News Agency
China vows 'countermeasures' after $2 billion US arms sale to Taiwan

The Observer
Cuba fears total collapse amid grid failure and financial crisis

The Associated Press
A violent start to the term of Mexico’s new president raises questions about strategy, the army

Agence QMI
Des Floridiens victimes de pillages après le passage des deux ouragans

Agence France-Presse
Charles III va reprendre ses déplacements à l'étranger malgré son cancer

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : Poutine espère que l'Occident l'a « entendu » sur les frappes en Russie

Agence France-Presse
Moscou revendique une nouvelle avancée dans la région ukrainienne de Donetsk

Agence France-Presse
Gaza : Il faudra faire « des concessions douloureuses » pour libérer les otages

Agence France-Presse
La Chine a déployé une vingtaine d'avions et drones après la vente de missiles américains à Taïwan

Agence France-Presse
Législatives au Japon : le parti au pouvoir perd sa majorité, même avec son allié

Agence France-Presse
Bolivie : l’ex-président Evo Morales dénonce une tentative d’assassinat dans son véhicule

International Commentary

Simon Tisdall | The Observer
Iran-Israel’s shadow war is out in the open and will only escalate unless causes are addressed

Simon Tisdall | The Observer
Joe Biden’s big blunder: How the war in Ukraine became a global disaster

Analysis | The Economist
America’s glorious economy should help Kamala Harris - More

Jonathan V. Last | The Bulwark
The Guardrails Are Already Crumpling

Eric S. Edelman | The Bulwark
Trump’s National Security Advisers Fall Flat Defending Him

Sam Levine | The Guardian
The big lie 2.0: Trump plan to subvert 2024 election is more organized than ever

Dan Milmo | The Observer
Elon Musk hopes Trump victory will help his $44bn Twitter bet pay off

Nancy Gibbs | The New York Times
Two Billionaires, Two Newspapers, Two Acts of Self-Sabotage

John Naughton | The Observer
Our perverse respect for immense wealth allows Musk and Zuckerberg to run riot

Glenn Kirschner | MSNBC News
How Trump plans to avoid a ‘Saturday Night Massacre’

Jonathan Chait | Intelligencer
Trump Has Already Punished Jeff Bezos Over The Washington Post’s Independence

Tim Adams | The Observer
The Washington Post is sitting on the fence at the most dangerous time in history

Dhruv Khullar | The New Yorker
Trump’s Health, and Ours

Editorial | The Observer
Americans who believe in democracy have no choice but to vote for Harris

David French | The New York Times
Four Lessons From Nine Years of Being ‘Never Trump’

Peter Pomerantsev | The Observer
Polling has turned the US election into a game. We need to take a reality check.

Torsten Bell | The Observer
Why you should give your child a dumbphone if you want them to be smarter

Books

Peter Baker | The New York Times
Amid Talk of Fascism, Donald Trump’s Threats and Language Evoke a Grim Past