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Friday, 11 April 2025  - Some links might have expired.

Canadian News

CBC News
Canadians required to register with U.S. government if in country at least 30 days

CBC News
Liberals and Conservatives said their rallies drew thousands. We decided to count.

CBC News
How Windsor's autoworkers are handling a tariff-induced layoff

CBC News
GM halts production, lays off hundreds at Ingersoll assembly plant

CBC News
At the epicentre of Ontario's measles outbreak, residents reel with concern

CBC News
Oeuf! U.S. egg prices hit record high

CBC News
P.E.I. vet college apologizes for asking artist to remove piece showing lemmings and U.S. flag

Canadian Commentary

Marcus Gee | The Globe and Mail
Why the world is better than you think

John Rapley | The Globe and Mail
Does Donald Trump really think he can win a trade war against China?

Khuram Hussain | The Globe and Mail
In the geopolitical fight for the future economy, Trump shoots the U.S. in the foot

Rita Trichur | The Globe and Mail
Wall Street’s Dr. Frankensteins are waking up to what they’ve created in the White House

International News

Breaking Defense
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine confirmed as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Breaking Defense
Space Force takes ownership of first Meadowlands satellite jammer

Breaking Defense
Acting CYBERCOM chief says dual-hat NSA role key to ‘speed’ in cyberspace

CBC News
Democrats ask SEC to investigate Trump, allies for alleged market manipulation

DOD News
Hegseth Announces Additional $5.1 Billion in DOD Spending Cuts

The Associated Press
Hudson River: Six dead after helicopter plummets into water - More - More

The Huffington Post
Paul Krugman: 'Trump Is Stupid, Erratic and Weak'

The New York Times
Stocks Dive Again as Angst Rises Over Trump’s Trade War - More

The Associated Press
US stocks shake while the value of the US dollar and government bonds sink

Reuters News Agency
China hits back at Trump's tariff hike with 125% duties on U.S. goods

The New York Times
Five Takeaways From Trump’s Plan to Rescue Coal

The Associated Press
A US Navy captain ordered a naval funeral for a kamikaze pilot during during the Battle of Okinawa

The Associated Press
Major nations agree on first-ever global tax on greenhouse gases

BBC News
US fires Pituffik Space Base CO for 'undermining' Vance - More

France 24
Nicolas Sarkozy allegedly received millions from Muammar Gaddafi

BBC News
UK announces further £450m military support to Ukraine

BBC News
Prince Harry in surprise visit to Ukraine to meet war victims - More

The Associated Press
Western countries step up support for Ukraine

The Associated Press
Ukraine ‘coalition of the willing’ presses ahead with force planning

The Associated Press
US ambassador to Ukraine to step down

BBC News
Zelensky claims 155 Chinese fighting for Russia in Ukraine

The Guardian
Moscow frees US-Russian ballet dancer jailed over charity donation

The Associated Press
Is Ethiopia at war again?

The Associated Press
Israelis mark another Passover hoping for Gaza captives to be freed

The Associated Press
Tesla launches in Saudi Arabia with its first showroom and service centre

BBC News
Millions told to stay indoors as China braces for strong winds

The Associated Press
Supreme Court orders return of man mistakenly deported to El Salvador

Agence France-Presse
US to deploy troops along Panama Canal under new deal

The Associated Press
Today in History: 11 April - More

This Day in Aviation
11 April

La Tribune
Trump annonce des discussions avec l'Iran

International Commentary

Fareed Zakaria | The Washington Post
The U.S. economy is for sale

Dana Milbank | The Washington Post
Be cool! Trump knows what he is doing!

Anthony Zurcher | BBC News
Trump had five tariff goals - has he achieved any of them?

Steven Greenhouse | The Guardian
Trump was playing chicken with tariffs. Then he chickened out.

Book Reviews

Caitlin Keith | Deseret News
New books give insights into Biden’s mental decline