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Canadian News

CBC News
Canadians gave their lives right until the last full day of fighting in Europe

CBC News
Events in P.E.I. to mark 80th anniversary of liberation of the Netherlands

The Canadian Press
Experts see hopeful signs as Mark Carney prepares to talk trade with Trump

The Canadian Press
Trump says ‘highly unlikely’ U.S. ever uses military force to annex Canada

CBC News
When Canada was a place of refuge for European royals

CBC Radio
In Skagway, Canada-U.S. tensions are upending a longstanding relationship

CBC News
Canadian travel to Cuba on a double-digit downturn in early 2025

La Presse canadienne
Affaires étrangères : les défis (autres que Trump) qui attendent Mark Carney

Radio-Canada
« Une lutte très serrée » : les partis s’activent en vue de la partielle dans Arthabaska

Radio-Canada
Entre les tarifs et le retrait des incitatifs, les ventes de véhicules électriques fondent

Canadian Commentary

Lawrence Stevenson | The Globe and Mail
Canada’s military colleges must set high standards to develop our next set of leaders - More - More

Mark Gollom | CBC News
The Liberals need a few floor-crossers to form a majority. That might not be so easy.

Madison McFater and Samantha Carrillo Brito | National Post
Why King Charles will deliver just Canada’s third Speech from the Throne by a reigning monarch

Simon Tuck and Stuart Thomson | National Post
Bad blood, perfect luck and campaign by ‘gut’: Inside the election that surprised everyone

Stephanie Taylor | National Post
Conservatives just need some 'minor adjustments,' Andrew Scheer says after election loss

ANdrew Chang | CBC News
Trump's vision to bring home all U.S. manufacturing is 'almost impossible'

Marcus Gee |The Globe and Mail
Doug Ford’s attack on Ontario judges should not be shrugged off

Étienne Leblanc | Radio-Canada
Mark Carney, l’expert du climat à la tête d’une puissance pétrolière

Nicholas De Rosa | Radio-Canada
Désinformation électorale : impact limité de l’IA générative au Canada

Camille Gaior | Radio-Canada
Quand Trump bouscule les valeurs et réveille des traumas

François Brousseau | Radio-Canada
« L’effet Trump », en Australie comme au Canada

Radio-Canada
La fin de la gestion de l’offre pourrait coûter cher

Radio-Canada
« Un signal d’alarme » : recul de la liberté de presse au Canada et aux États-Unis

Sarah Tomlinson | Radio-Canada
Et si les États-Unis prenaient le Canada de force ? L’art de Dara Vandor s’y penche.

International News

NBC News
Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know'

The Associated Press
Trump says he will reopen Alcatraz prison

Agence France-Presse
Trump says ordering ’100% tariff’ on all movies produced abroad

The Associated Press
SpaceX launch site approved as new city of Starbase

The Associated Press
Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights

The Associated Press
Pritzker and Ocasio-Cortez emerge as Trump resistance leaders

BBC News
Uppsala: Young men were getting a haircut ahead of a festival - then they were shot dead

BBC News
How ordinary Poles are preparing for a Russian invasion

CBC News
Remarkable scenes of gratitude greet Canadian war veterans in the Netherlands - More

CBC News
Crowds line streets to thank Canadian veterans in Netherlands

The Associated Press
WWII survivors share haunting memories as France marks 80 years since Nazi surrender

The Guardian
French police investigate spate of cryptocurrency millionaire kidnappings - More

BBC News
Europe marks VE Day with Trump on its mind

CBS News
For America's European allies, Trump's first 100 days a time of reckoning, backlash

BBC News
Germany defends AfD extremist classification after Rubio criticises 'tyranny in disguise'

The Associated Press
Trump draws criticism with AI image of himself as the pope - More

The Associated Press
Putin says he hopes there will be no need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

The Observer
Russian sabotage squads ramp up attacks to spook the west

BBC News
Paramilitaries strike Port Sudan for first time

Reuters News Agency
Israeli military issues thousands of call-up notices - More

CBC News
Children face starvation in Gaza

The Guardian
Erdoğan tells protesters against Islamification in northern Cyprus they will fail

BBC News
Syrian security forces 'oversaw' armed civilians who killed Alawites

BBC News
Houthi missile hits near Tel Aviv airport

The Associated Press
Iran unveils new solid-fueled ballistic missile

The Observer
UK more involved in Trump's war in Yemen than we realise

BBC News
Brazil police thwart bomb attack on Lady Gaga concert

The Associated Press
Mexico's president says she rejected Trump's plan to send US troops across the border

The Associated Press
Today in History: 6 May

This Day in Aviation
6 May

Agence France-Presse
Au Texas, Musk réussit à faire du site de SpaceX une municipalité à part entière

Agence France-Presse
Trump « ne sait pas » s’il doit respecter la Constitution américaine

La Tribune
États-Unis : malgré Trump, la Fed ne devrait pas bouger ses taux

Agence de presse Reuters
Warren Buffett quittera la tête de son groupe Berskhire à la fin de l'année - Plus

La Tribune
L’incroyable histoire de Gerd Heidemann, chasseur des derniers nazis

Radio-Canada
Trump suscite des critiques en raison d’une image générée par IA le représentant en pape

La Tribune
À l'occasion du défilé militaire du 9-Mai, Poutine montre les muscles

Agence France-Presse
Premières élections depuis le cessez-le-feu entre Israël et le Hezbollah au Liban

France 24
Tir d'un « missile balistique » houthis près de l'aéroport de Tel-Aviv

La Tribune
Xi Jinping en Russie pour les célébrations de la victoire alliée contre l'Allemagne nazie

Agence France-Presse
La Chine et le Japon s’accusent mutuellement d’intrusions dans leurs espaces aériens respectifs

Agence France-Presse
Lady Gaga enflamme la scène dans un mégaconcert à Rio

Agence France-Presse
Attentat déjoué lors du concert de Lady Gaga au Brésil; deux personnes arrêtées

International Commentary

Alain Bentéjac and Etienne Vauchez | Le Monde
The trade war creates new opportunities for Europeans and France

David Smith | The Guardian
Trump feels tug of political gravity as economy falters and polls plunge

Ezra Klen |nThe New York Times
15 July 2024: One Moment That Foretold It All

Paul Hayward | The Observer
Pitching for The Open to be given to Trump is politically incorrect

Hannah Gais and Cathy Johnson | MSNBC News
The petty authoritarianism of the Trump administration’s book purges

Jarvis DeBerry | MSNBC News
Trump’s approval rating is low, but good luck finding those who regret their vote

Stéphanie TROUILLARD | France 24
Le suicide d'Adolf Hitler et « l'autodestruction » de la société allemande

Romain BRUNET | France 24
Appel de Macron aux chercheurs américains : de grandes ambitions mais toujours pas de moyens

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