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Tuesday, 18 February 2025  - Some links might have expired.

Canadian News

CBC News
What we know about the plane that crashed, flipped at Toronto's Pearson airport - More

National Post
A look back at some of Canada's deadliest plane crashes

CBC News
Carney pulls in $1.9M from 11,260 donors in race to replace Trudeau

CBC News
Trump's musings on 'very large faucet' in Canada part of looming water crisis, say researchers

CBC News
Mélanie Joly says she gave Europe a 'wake-up call' on threat Trump poses to Canada

CBC News
Scientists at U.S. weather forecasting agency ordered to get clearance before talking to Canadian counterparts

International News

NBC News
Science under siege: Trump cuts threaten to undermine decades of research

France 24
On the ground with Ukraine’s volunteer drone hunters

CNN News
New photos show damage to US aircraft carrier after collision

NBC News
Trump says Ukraine should have never started the war with Russia

The Associated Press
U.S., Russian officials meet in Saudi Arabia for Ukraine war talks

France 24
Trump’s Gaza plan a 'negotiating ploy' for annexation in West Bank, expert says

The Associated Press
As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies

CNN News
Is China’s military really built for war?

NBC News
Wanted: Three asteroid watchers for China's 'planetary defense force'

Axios
Mexico threatens Google with lawsuit over "Gulf of America" label on maps

This Day in Aviation
18 February