SOMNIA - Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Friday, 21 March 2025  - Some links might have expired.

Canadian News

CBC News
WestJet considers hiring TFWs to solve pilot shortage

CBC News
Hudson's Bay to liquidate all but 6 stores

Global News
Measles is spreading across Canada

Global News
Large drug bust made at border crossing in Coutts, Alta.

TSB News
Preliminary report of Endeavor Air accident at Pearson

Thomas Homer-Dixon | The Globe and Mail
If you want peace, prepare for war – an ancient lesson Canada must remember

Peter Jones and Philippe Lagassé | The Globe and Mail
Can Canada-U.S. defence ties survive Trump?

Doug Saunders | The Globe and Mail
What Viktor Orbán taught Trump about how to seize power

International News

The Associated Press
Southwest Airlines flight aborts take-off from taxiway

CNN News
Supernovae may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions

CBC News
Confusion reigns for thousands of reinstated federal workers

Aviation Week Network
Trump rescinds order targeting law firm after it makes $40m promise

Reuters News Agency
Pentagon releases guidance on trans military ban

CBS News
Elon Musk visited the Pentagon Friday morning

CNN News
Tesla faces a brand crisis

CNN News
Whistleblower’s family is suing Boeing over his death

Reuters News Agency
Heathrow Airport closure was due to tranformer fire - More

CBS News
Germany is set to embark on an ambitious defense spending initiative

The Associated Press
Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe

BBC News
Prince William rides in tank during Estonia visit

France 24
Why has the EU kept silent on Serbia’s massive protest movement?

CNN News
Europe needs money to back Ukraine. Why is it reluctant to spend Russia’s?

Aviation Week Network
Sudan army retakes presidential palace

BBC News
Israel's Supreme Court freezes PM's order to sack Shin Bet chief

CBC News
Where does the Israel-Hamas ceasefire stand now?

Agence France-Presse
Iran's supreme leader says US threats over nuclear program "will get them nowhere"

The Associated Press
Today in History: March 21 - More

This Day in Aviation
21 March