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Canadian News

The Canadian Press
Human smuggling case heads to trial after family deaths at Canada-U.S. border

CBC News
Ottawa appoints special mediator on Day 2 of Canada Post strike

Global News
Edmonton charities call on Albertans for help amid Canada Post strike

Global News
Impact of plummeting Canadian dollar being felt at the dinner table

The Canadian Press
Canada working with Biden team to finalize B.C. river treaty

Global News
Snap election before Trump sworn in would be best for Canada: John Manley

The Associated Press
How people in Churchill have learned to live with polar bears

CBC News
Sask. woman called a hero after saving boy who fell through ice

The Canadian Press
Trudeau heads to G20 summit in Brazil

Global News
Mexico a ‘solid partner,’ but concerns about Chinese investment linger: Trudeau

Agence France-Presse
Ottawa prend « très au sérieux » la détention présumée d’un ex-soldat en Afghanistan

TVA Nouvelles
Bye-bye jus d’orange, bonjour jus de canneberge ?

La Presse
À quoi l’exploration spatiale sert-elle ?

La Presse canadienne
Trudeau promet 35 millions pour des projets dans la région du Pacifique

La Presse canadienne
Justin Trudeau se rend au sommet du G20 après le sommet de l’APEC

Canadian Commentary

Donna Kennedy-Glans | National Post
The CAF needs to recruit warriors

Mark MacKinnon | The Globe and Mail
A night of fire with Ukraine’s drone warriors

Eric Reguly | The Globe and Mail
How Germany could buy itself economic protection from tariff-mad Donald Trump

Ian McGugan | The Globe and Mail
As investors bet on Trump to stimulate the market, should you follow Warren Buffett’s lead by pulling back? - More

Louis Bernard | Le Devoir
Attention, nous avons un nouveau voisin !

Richard Latendresse | Le Journal de Montréal
Revenez-en ! Donald Trump nous avait prévenus.

Fabien Deglise | Le Devoir
Une armée américaine sous le joug du trumpisme

Konrad Yakabuski | Le Devoir
La revanche des « bros »

Gérard Bouchard | Le Devoir
L’avenir du trumpisme

Loïc Tassé | Le Journal de Montréal
Trump et ses conspirationnistes au pouvoir

Sandrine Vieira | Le Devoir
La politique canadienne face à l’influence d’Elon Musk

Jean-Louis Bordeleau | Le Devoir
À quoi pourrait ressembler l’onde de choc Elon Musk sous un deuxième mandat de Trump ?

Élisabeth Vallet | Le Devoir
La méthode Orbán

Dominique Plante | TVA Nouvelles
Maison-Blanche : pourquoi Melania Trump préfère-t-elle rester à distance ?

International News

BBC News
‘Do not pet’: Robot dogs are patrolling Mar-a-Lago - Video

BBC News
US reports first case of emerging mpox strain

The Guardian
Democratic leaders across US work to lead resistance against Trump’s agenda

The New York Times
Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks

BBC News
Trump, Musk and new cabinet nominees celebrate at UFC

BBC News
'Anointed by God': The Christians who see Trump as their saviour

The Guardian
Loyalists and jesters fill Trump’s ‘winter White House’ for court of King Donald

BBC News
Undocumented migrants hope Trump mass deportations only 'for criminals'

The Observer
Delicate Musk-Trump relationship and growing rivals spell trouble for X

The New York Times
20 Years of Orcs, Guilds and Memes in World of Warcraft

The Observer
UK cheeses miss out on international prize after getting stuck in customs

The Guardian
Lost your sense of direction? Turn off your phone and you’ll soon reconnect.

The Guardian
Russian spy ship escorted away from area with critical cables in Irish Sea

The Guardian
Watch given to captain of RMS Carpathia who saved 700 Titanic passengers sells for £1.56m - More - More

CBC News
Prince William wants to put a smaller 'r' in Royal

The Observer
UK must choose between EU and Trump, trade experts warn

The Observer
Swedes left longing for sweets as viral TikTok starts craze for candy

BBC News
Musk rebuked after siding with Meloni on Italy's foreign migrant centres

The Guardian
Russia launches massive missile strike on Ukraine’s energy grid - More - More

BBC News
Blackouts in Ukraine as Russia targets power grid

BBC News
Russia's soldiers are bringing wartime violence back home

The Guardian
Dozens reported killed after Israeli airstrike on residential building in north Gaza - More

The Guardian
Almost 500 carbon capture lobbyists granted access to COP29 climate summit

BBC News
Melting glaciers leave homes teetering in the Hunza valley

BBC News
Why it is so difficult to walk in Indian cities

CBC News
Bureaucratic mishap brings happy ending to ban on controversial Salman Rushdie book in India

Agence France-Presse
Super Typhoon Man-yi smashes power lines, wrecks houses in Philippines

The Guardian
Biden urges Xi to dissuade North Korea from deepening Russian support - More - More

The Observer
UN warns of ‘economic carnage’ if G20 leaders cannot agree on climate finance for poor countries

Agence QMI
Kraft Heinz en justice pour avoir menti sur son célèbre macaroni au fromage

Agence France-Presse
Olaf Scholz réaffirme que rien ne sera décidé sans Kiev

Agence France-Presse
L'Ukraine ciblée par une nouvelle attaque russe sur son réseau énergétique

Agence France-Presse
Soudan : Londres annonce une aide humanitaire de 113 millions de livres

Agence France-Presse
Législatives au Sénégal : le scrutin a débuté, l'exécutif en quête d'une large majorité

Agence France-Presse
Conflit au Liban : 300 professionnels de la culture interpellent l'UNESCO

France 24
Raids aériens sur la banlieue sud de Beyrouth, frappes israéliennes meurtrières à Gaza - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Un responsable du Hezbollah tué dans un raid israélien à Beyrouth

Agence France-Presse
Israël : tir de deux fusées éclairantes près du domicile de Nétanyahou

Agence France-Presse
Gaza : la Défense civile annonce 20 morts dans des frappes israéliennes

Agence France-Presse
Irak : trois membres des forces de sécurité tués dans une explosion dans le nord

Agence France-Presse
L'Inde salue le vol d'essai « historique » de son missile hypersonique

Agence France-Presse
Les Philippines balayées par le supertyphon Man-yi

Agence France-Presse
Taïwan : Xi Jinping appelle les États-Unis à ne pas franchir la « ligne rouge »

Agence France-Presse
En Chine, une attaque au couteau dans une école fait au moins huit morts

Agence France-Presse
Attaque à Brasilia en 2023 : la justice argentine ordonne l'arrestation de 61 Brésiliens

Agence France-Presse
Rosangela « Janja » da Silva : La première dame brésilienne insulte Elon Musk - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Rencontre Biden-Xi : la Chine se dit prête à œuvrer à une « transition en douceur » avec Trump

International Commentary

David Brooks | The Atlantic
Meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.

Thomas Chatterton Williams | The Atlantic
Is Wokeness One Big Power Grab?

Jim Newell | Slate
Once Trump dissolves the Senate, Senate Republicans won’t be able to accomplish much

Simon Tisdall | The Observer
The barbarians are at the gate but Europe’s leaders are too busy infighting to notice

Ross Douthat | The New York Times
T The Return of Trump Marks the End of an Era

David French | The New York Times
Donald Trump Is Already Starting to Fail

Henry Porter | The Observer
In this age of rage, it’s easy for Trump to keep stoking people’s anger

Jon Henley | The Guardian
Second Trump reign could make life ‘a lot harder’ for EU’s far-right leaders

David Smith | The Guardian
Trump’s shock-and-awe approach to transition is both shocking and awful

Roxane Gay | The New York Times
Enough - More

Carole Cadwalladr | The Observer
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world

Editorial | The Observer
The COP summit is foundering, we need urgent action not more hot air

Editorial | The Observer
Trade relations: Closer ties with EU is the lever for economic growth

Victoria Turk | The Observer
Have your bot speak to my bot’: Can AI productivity apps turbocharge my life?

Books

Thessaly La Force | The New York Times
Was Wallis Simpson Really a Sex-Crazed Spy?