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Canadian News

The Canadian Press
Quebec says measles outbreak has ended

CBC News
Poilievre releases platform with promise of referendums on new federal taxes

CBC News
Will offshore wind ever come to the Great Lakes?

Canadian Commentary

Blake C. Goldring | The Globe and Mail
How to crack Canada’s military recruitment and retention problem

Jackie Carmichael | National Post
Hard landing for some Canadian snowbirds as Trump tariffs curdle dreams

David M. Shribman | The Globe and Mail
Trump’s full-court press on Washington risks changing the nature of the American presidency

Tim Philp | The Expositor
Cursive's place in education not over

International News

Reuters News Agency
Could Trump actually fire head of the U.S. central bank, Jerome Powell?

The Associated Press
IMF warns Trump's tariffs will slow U.S., global economies

NBC News
It might be time for Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s own fork in the road

The Associated Press
A sequoia forest in Detroit? Plantings to improve air quality and mark Earth Day.

Reuters News Agency
U.S. academic leaders unite against Trump's higher education policies - More

BBC News
Harvard University sues Trump administration to stop funding freeze

Reuters News Agency
Russia is upping hybrid attacks against Europe, Dutch intelligence says

CBC News
Every night during war, Pope Francis called Gaza's only Catholic Church

BBC News
Putin suggests Russia open to direct talks with Ukraine as strikes continue

BBC News
Burkina Faso army says it foiled 'major' coup plot

The Associated Press
What do 'expert level' talks signal for the progress of Iran-U.S. nuclear negotiations?

BBC News
At least five killed after gunmen open fire on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir - More

BBC News
Vance calls for stronger India-US relations as trade talks progress

BBC News
Pope's death leaves Argentines 'orphaned' in more ways than one

The Associated Press
Today in History: 30 June

This Day in Aviation
30 June

Agence France-Presse
Trump a récolté 239 millions de dollars pour sa cérémonie d’investiture

Donald Trump : ses cent premiers jours en neuf déclarations chocs

Agence de presse Reuters
Wall Street ouvre en baisse après les attaques de Trump contre le président de la Fed - Plus

Agence de presse Reuters
Google de nouveau devant la justice pour son monopole présumé dans la recherche en ligne - Plus

Agence France-Presse
Des horloges atomiques dans l'espace pour tester l'effet Einstein

Le Figaro
Les images de la dernière apparition du pape François, la veille de son décès

Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump espère un accord d’ici la fin de la semaine

Agence France-Presse
Poutine promulgue de nouvelles lois pour museler davantage les voix dissidentes en Russie

Agence de presse Reuters
Une enquête sur la mort de 15 secouristes en mars révèle des défaillances

Agence France-Presse
Israël : le chef limogé du Shin Bet met en cause Benyamin Netanyahou - Plus

Agence de presse Reuters
JD Vance en visite en Inde pour discuter droits de douane

Agence France-Presse
Droits de douane : Pékin dénonce les pays qui jouent l'« apaisement » face à Washington - Plus

International Commentary

Paul Taylor | The Guardian
This is why America first doesn’t have to mean Europe last

Tom Gallagher | Common Dreams
Kristi Noem and the Greenland War … a Dog’s Tale?

Rebecca Gordon | Common Dreams
Trump's Lawlessness Comes From Seeds Planted by Bush-Cheney

Mollie Saltskog and Colin P. Clarke | Defense One
It’s China’s turn to face transnational terrorism threats

Thierry Brugvin | La Tribune
« Quelle solution pour la paix en Palestine ? Un ou deux états ? »

Lives Lived

Chris Iorfida, Jackie Ruryk and Megan Williams | CBC News
Pope Francis has died aged 88 - More

The Associated Press
Vatican says Pope Francis died after cerebral stroke

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