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Canadian News

CBC News
Canada Post workers give 72-hour notice to strike

Global News
Veteran mental health highlighted on Remembrance Day - More

Global News
B.C. veterans honoured with a ‘glow-up’ so they know they aren’t forgotten

CBC News
Yellowknife woman biked 1,000 km along WW1's front lines - More

La Presse canadienne
Les milliers de facteurs de Postes Canada pourraient débrayer dès vendredi

Radio-Canada
Ottawa redevient officiellement propriétaire du pont de Québec

La Presse canadienne
Traduction des décisions de la Cour suprême : Droits collectifs Québec garde le cap

Canadian Commentary

Scott Taylor | The Hill Times
The new look of remembrance

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
Reflecting on past sacrifice is not enough

Peter Copeland | Inside Policy
Cultivating Canada’s forgotten virtues on Remembrance Day

Nick Booth | National Post
Veterans deserve our support year-round

Paul W. Bennett | National Post
Veterans' uniforms are not traumatic for students

Rory Gilfillan | National Post
Our once brave nation now leaves the fight to others

Kelly McParland | National Post
Trudeau Liberals stick to same path Democrats took in defeat

Alexander Panetta ·| CBC News
Trump pick has strong view on Canada's government. It's not flattering.

Gary Mason | The Globe and Mail
Americans believe the U.S. is strong enough to survive Donald Trump again. Are they right?

Kelly Cryderman | The Globe and Mail
What will Donald Trump mean for Canada’s oil sands?

Editorial | National Post
'We should all take a valium': Canadians should calm down about Trump - More

John Ivison | National Post
Trudeau already has Trump irritated. He might soon make it worse

Barbara Kay | National Post
Trump victory a win for women's rights, ‘War on Terror’

Alexane Drolet | Radio-Canada
Les valeurs conservatrices gagnent du terrain chez les jeunes

Éric Desrosiers | Le Devoir
Les États-Unis, un empire économique en déclin

International News

The New York Times
Chronic Brain Trauma Is Extensive in the U.S. Navy’s Elite Speedboat Crews

The Associated Press
Veterans with PTSD making progress thanks to service dog program

Navy Times
Homelessness among veterans drops to record low levels

Navy Times
Lawmakers want VA to better secure records after campaign violations

BBC News
US airman Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison

Politico
Chris Wallace is leaving CNN. He says he wants to see what the new media environment has to offer.

BBC News
Jan 6 rioters expect Trump will keep pardon promise

NBC News
Judge delays decision on tossing Trump’s hush money conviction - More

The Guardian
Trump advisers reportedly consider ‘warrior board’ to remove military generals - More

The Associated Press
Trump names Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, House control still undecided - More

The Economist
How to get hired for the Trump White House

BBC News
Melania Trump might do it differently this time

The New York Times
Trump Signals Focus on Deportations as Miller Assumes Influence - More - More

Reuters News Agency
Trump picks Kristi Noem to run DHS security department - More

The Associated Press
Young Black, Latino men say they chose Trump because of economy, jobs

The Guardian
‘Democrats presented no alternative’: US voters on Trump’s win and where Harris went wrong

The Associated Press
Trump set to go after measures mitigating climate change

Reuters News Agency
Senator Marco Rubio tapped to be his secretary of state - More

BBC News
Trump lining up Marco Rubio and Kristi Noem for top jobs

Axios
DeSantis' decision in filling Rubio's Senate seat could shape his political future

BBC News
Elise Stefanik is Trump's pick for UN ambassador

Politico
Lighthizer and his allies lay groundwork for Trump’s massive new tariffs

Axios
Trump tariff fears prompt supply chain scramble

Axios
DOGE: Trump announces Musk will lead new Department of Government Efficiency

Reuters News Agency
Bitcoin surges to record high after Trump win, but short traders lose billions - More - More

The Economist
Tesla is not the only winner under Donald Trump

The Associated Press
Two more escaped monkeys recaptured and enjoying peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in South Carolina

Defense News
Why Sweden nixed new wind farms for fear of missing Russian missiles

Defense News
France, UK embrace fully drone-based naval mine-hunting with new tech - More

Axios
Carbon emissions from fossil fuels hit record highs in 2024

The Associated Press
Dutch appeals court overturns landmark climate ruling against Shell - More

The Associated Press
Olaf Scholz is expected to ask for a vote of confidence in his government on Dec. 16

BBC News
Spain braces for torrential rain as new weather system reaches Med coast

Politico
Ukraine war poses threat to America, NATO chief stresses in message to Trump

Politico
Kyiv’s backers take comfort in Trump’s Cabinet picks

The Guardian
Russia readying push on southern front including Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine says

Reuters News Agency
Russia and China must counter any US attempt at containment, Sergei Shoigu says

The New Republic
Trump Names U.N. Ambassador Who Will Wreck Gaza to Unseen Levels - More

Axios
Bernie Sanders seeks to block $20 billion in arms sales to Israel

The Associated Press
Israeli soldier seen celebrating Trump win by firing grenades in Gaza

The Associated Press
Israel misses US deadline to boost humanitarian help for Gaza

The Associated Press
Israeli strikes set off explosions in Beirut suburbs and kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza - More

The New York Times
Attack, Withdraw, Return: Israel’s Bloody Cycle of War in North Gaza

The Associated Press
Satellite images lead archeologists to the site of a historic battle in Mesopotamia

The Guardian
Iran cites 19th century British maps in row over ownership of islands

CBC News
Why a petrostate is hosting UN climate talks — again

The Associated Press
Afghanistan at COP climate talks for first time since Taliban’s return to power

The Guardian
US climate envoy says fight against climate crisis does not end under Trump

The Associated Press
Bangladesh asks Interpol for help in arresting ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

CBC News
Trump's return to White House spells uncertainty for U.S.-China relationship

BBC News
Dozens killed after car ploughs into crowd in China

BBC News
When horror hits China, the first instinct is shut it down

Agence France-Presse
China's largest air show takes off with fighter jets, attack drones - More

Axios
FAA bans U.S. flights to Haiti for 30 days after gunfire hits Spirit plane

The Washington Post
As Trump prepares for mass deportations, Mexico is not ready

France 24
Malgré la réélection de Trump, des républicains crient encore à la fraude électorale

Agence France-Presse
Trump nomme d’ardents fidèles à des postes clés

Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump envisage de nommer Marco Rubio comme chef de la diplomatie

France 24
Donald Trump lance les premiers chantiers de son mandat

Agence France-Presse
Crash d'Ethiopian Airlines : Boeing échappe à un premier procès civil aux États-Unis

France 24
No man's land, barbelés et abris : une tranchée immersive pour plonger dans le quotidien des poilus

France 24
Eurostar, trente ans de défis

Agence France-Presse
En France, un gala controversé déroule le tapis rouge à l'extrême droite israélienne

Agence France-Presse
Allemagne : les élections législatives anticipées se tiendront le 23 février

Agence France-Presse
Allemagne : un adolescent soupçonné d’avoir planifié un projet d'attentat interpellé

Agence France-Presse
Transfert de migrants en Albanie : des juges italiens saisissent la Cour de justice de l'UE

Agence France-Presse
Le chef de l’Otan Mark Rutte demande à « faire plus que seulement permettre à l’Ukraine de se battre »

Agence France-Presse
Russie : les députés adoptent une loi interdisant la promotion d’un mode de vie « sans enfants »

Agence France-Presse
La Russie appelle la Chine à combattre « l'endiguement» américain

France 24
Au Malawi : manger, un combat quotidien dû au dérèglement climatique

Radio-Canada
Quand l’océan avale les côtes du Sénégal

Agence France-Presse
Les États-Unis frappent des cibles liées à l'Iran en Syrie

Agence de presse Reuters
Benjamin Netanyahu a bien approuvé les attaques aux bipeurs au Liban

Agence France-Presse
Un ministre israélien promet l’annexion des colonies en Cisjordanie en 2025

France 24
14 morts dans des frappes à Gaza, Israël annonce avoir perdu quatre soldats

Agence France-Presse
À Riyad, les pays arabes réclament le retrait israélien des territoires occupés

Agence France-Presse
COP29 : les pays adoptent des règles de l’ONU pour le marché des crédits carbone

Agence France-Presse
Chine : une attaque à la voiture-bélier fait 35 morts et des dizaines de blessés/a>

Agence France-Presse
Emmanuel Macron en Argentine ce week-end, avant le G20 à Rio

Agence France-Presse
Haïti : un avion de ligne à destination de Port-au-Prince touché par des tirs

Agence France-Presse
En Haïti, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé remplace Garry Conille au poste de Premier ministre

International Commentary

David A. Graham | The Atlantic
Trump Signals That He’s Serious About Mass Deportation

Michelle Goldberg | The New York Times
If You Thought Trump Wasn’t Serious, Look at His First Appointments

Matteo Wong | The Atlantic
The Great Conspiracy-Theorist Flip-Flop

Adam Grant | The New York Times
If You’re Sure How the Next Four Years Will Play Out, I Promise: You’re Wrong.

Sidney Blumenthal | The Guardian
Trump ducked criminal charges – right into the most powerful office in the world

Randeep Ramesh | The Guardian
The great danger is that this time, Trumpism starts making sense

Leana S. Wen | The Washington Post
RFK Jr. is wrong about many public health issues. Questioning fluoridation isn’t one of them.

Simon Jenkins | The Guardian
What should Biden do with his remaining time?

Nicholas Florko | The Atlantic
There Really Is a Deep State

Arwa Mahdawi | The Guardian
Is Ivanka Trump a secret Democrat? No – and neither is Melania

Moira Donegan | The Guardian
Make no mistake: This Trump presidency will continue to attack abortion rights

Jim Newell | Slate
The MAGA Man vs. the Johns

Aymann Ismail | Slate
Dearborn turned against Kamala Harris decisively. It’s about to find out if Trump was worth it.

Nadira Goffe | Slate
It wasn’t the fascism-loving felon whom voters couldn’t trust. It was the Black woman.

Jamie Dettmer | Politico
With Trump, Netanyahu’s got his work cut out for him

Sébastian Seibt | France 24
Donald Trump, le retour : rien ne va plus pour Pékin ?

Books

Ella Creamer | The Guardian
Samantha Harvey’s Orbital wins Booker prize - More