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Canadian News

CBC News
Canada expresses concerns to Russia after reports of plot to put incendiary devices on planes

CBC News
After fleeing Taliban and abuse, Afghan woman in Canada for 8 years told she's being deported soon

CBC News
Tens of thousands left without power after strong winds batter B.C.

The Canadian Press
B.C.'s chief electoral officer defends election integrity

CBC News
Butter stolen from another Ontario grocery store

CBC News
Three years of roaring oil prices could be coming to an end

CBC News
Weapons seen at protest near Hindu temple in Brampton, Peel police say

CBC News
'Buckle up' for a another Trump presidency, former U.S. ambassador tells Canada

The Hub
A second Trump administration would likely have a negative effect on Canada’s economy

The Canadian Press
Windsor sues federal government over costs of 2022 Ambassador Bridge blockade

The Canadian Press
B.C. port employers launch lockout at terminals over contract dispute with foremen

CBC News
Canada Post says strike threat is already affecting revenue

Radio-Canada
La gardienne de l’accès à l’information au fédéral veut sa pleine indépendance

Radio-Canada
Élections américaines : des expatriés en Ontario « préoccupés et stressés »

Radio-Canada
Ottawa réactive ses contacts avec l’entourage de Donald Trump

Agence QMI
L’Inde condamne une attaque « délibérée » contre un temple hindou au Canada

Radio-Canada
Trois arrestations près d’un temple hindou à Surrey

Radio-Canada
Pont Jacques-Cartier : La piste cyclable fermée après plusieurs chutes de cyclistes

Radio-Canada
Des bardeaux usagés qui pourraient faire du chemin

Radio-Canada
Quand les glissements de terrain se multiplient, les communautés réagissent

Radio-Canada
Une étude pour aider les stations de ski à s’adapter aux changements climatiques

Canadian Commentary

Peter MacKay | The Globe and Mail
Canada has an opportunity to do more to protect civilians in the Middle East and Ukraine

John Gilmour | The Globe and Mail
Could Iran avenge Israeli strikes by unleashing Hezbollah terror overseas?

Marsha Lederman | The Globe and Mail
Historian Timothy Snyder has an important warning on Trump’s threat to global democracy

Alex Himelfarb | The Globe and Mail
The decades of neoliberalism that fuelled Trump’s rise will endure with or without him

Michael Bailey | The Globe and Mail
Is political polling in the U.S. broken?

David M. Shribman | The Globe and Mail
The 11 labours of the 47th president

J.D. Tuccille | National Post
Democrats and Republicans each fear political violence from the other side

Amy Hamm | National Post
Voters are displeased with how Democrats have handled the economy

Scott Taylor | The Hill Times
The sad saga of Afghan-Canadian military advisers

Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski | Radio-Canada
Jour d’élections aux États-Unis : Un vote sous haute tension à l’issue incertaine

International News

The Associated Press
US Army soldier injured while working on Gaza pier has died

Reuters News Agency
Boeing workers vote to end seven-week strike, accept new contract with 38% raise - More

The Associated Press
Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in funeral home's storage are laid to rest

Reuters News Agency
Phoney bomb threats in 4 U.S. battleground states appear to stem from Russian email domains: FBI

The New York Times
Man Planned to Use Drone With Explosive to Attack Substation - More

NPR News
States and cities beef up security to prepare for potential election-related violence - More

The Guardian
When will we know who is the next president? - More

PBS News
Don’t fall for these false claims as you await the election results - More

NPR News
Trump and allies have primed supporters to falsely believe he has no chance of losing

ABC News
Megyn Kelly endorses Trump, calling him 'protector of women'

France 24
Trump is preparing the ground to challenge the US election

Reuters News Agency
Close races to decide control of US Congress

The Washington Post
Trump might target fluoride in tap water. Here’s what the science says.

The Guardian
How the Associated Press calls election winners in the US

NPR News
How has the Electoral College survived, despite being perennially unpopular?

VOA News
US issues Election Eve warning of ramped-up Russian influence ops

The Guardian
Alarm grows over Trump and Musk’s blizzard of baseless voter-fraud claims

VOA News
Understanding Trump's tariff policy

Reuters News Agency
Trump's tariff plan could cost Americans $78 billion in annual spending, NRF study shows

France 24
Immigration remains among top concerns of American voters - More

Reuters News Agency
State judge allows Elon Musk's $1M US-a-day voter giveaway to continue - More

Reuters News Agency
Musk now says it's 'pointless' to build a $25,000 Tesla for human drivers

Reuters News Agency
Anxious global investors brace for long-awaited US election results

The Associated Press
US arrests Turkish businessman accused of helping Venezuela skirt sanctions

The Guardian
Giant spiders that can grow to size of human hand thriving in the UK

The Guardian
Is your air fryer spying on you? Concerns over ‘excessive’ surveillance in smart devices

The Guardian
Incendiary device plot targeting UK may have been dry run for US and Canada - More

Agence France-Presse
Suspect in Paris student murder to be extradited to France on Wednesday

The Guardian
Climate crisis leaves European farmers vulnerable to far right, say campaigners

VOA News
Ukraine fighting 'first battles' with North Korean troops deployed to Russia

The Guardian
Turkish visitors throng to Atatürk’s birthplace in Thessaloniki

The Guardian
30 reported killed by Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Reuters News Agency
Top UN officials have described situation in northern Gaza as 'apocalyptic'

The Associated Press
Iran executes Jewish citizen convicted of murder

The Associated Press
Iran claims Iranian-German prisoner died before he could be executed

Reuters News Agency
Russia to launch two Iranian satellites Tuesday

Reuters News Agency
US startup Axiom Space explores using Indian rockets for space mission

Agence France-Presse
Myanmar junta chief visits key ally China

The Associated Press
China files complaint at WTO over EU tariffs on Chinese EVs - More

Reuters News Agency
China warns military members against online dating, gambling

Reuters News Agency
China's latest cry for more babies may fall on deaf ears

Reuters News Agency
After SpaceX's requests, Taiwanese suppliers move manufacturing abroad

The Guardian
North Korea tells UN it is speeding up nuclear weapons programme

The Associated Press
North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea

Agence France-Presse
LignoSat: World's first wooden satellite launched into space

The Associated Press
Rafael strengthens to Category 1 hurricane as it churns toward Cuba

Reuters News Agency
Migrant caravan of 3,000 heads north in Mexico

France 24
Trump ou Harris ? L'heure du choix pour les électeurs américains.

France 24
Quand la présidentielle américaine tourne à la guerre des sexes

Radio-Canada
La justice rejette la suspension de la « loterie » électorale de Musk

Agence France-Presse
Les ouvriers de Boeing acceptent un nouvel accord

France 24
Dans le Donbass, la défense ukrainienne souffre face au rouleau compresseur russe

France 24
Massacre de Thiaroye : Des députés veulent enfin briser l'omerta

France 24
Législatives au Sénégal : Bassirou Diomaye Faye condamne la violence politique

France 24
La Turquie veut renforcer ses liens diplomatiques et économiques avec le continent africain

Agence France-Presse
La France « salue le courage » de la jeune Iranienne arrêtée après s'être dévêtue

Agence France-Presse
La Corée du Nord tire des missiles à courte portée

International Commentary

David M. Shribman | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Whoever wins, everyone will rethink everything

Heather Cox Richardson | Letters From an American
We are in the final hours of an unusual campaign season

David A. Graham | The Atlantic
This Is a Test

Samira Shackle | The Guardian
Has poppymania gone too far?

Justin McCurry | The Guardian
Inexperienced, poorly trained and underfed: The North Korean troops heading to Ukraine

John Zogby | The Guardian
Here is what our final polling data says about the US presidential election

Kaleigh Rogers | The New York Times
The Polls Are Close. The Results Might Not Be.

Jamelle Bouie | The New York Times
Don’t Let Trump Make America Into an Image of Himself

Paul Krugman | The New York Times
Why Trump’s Supporters Should Also Be Wary if He Returns to Power

Ed Miliband | The Guardian
A rebuke to those who said clean power by 2030 was unachievable