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Canadian News

CBC News
Competing shipyards teamed up to offer Canada contract worth up to $24B

CBC News
Carney calls White House discussions with Trump 'constructive' - More - More

CBC News
Danielle Smith to chair sovereignty panel, put proposals to 2026 referendum

CBC News
Conservative Damien Kurek says he'll step aside for Poilievre

CBC News
Liberals' Kusmierczyk pushes for recount in 'razor-thin' loss to Conservatives

CBC News
Alberta government beefs up measles defence as cases rival 1980s levels

CBC News
NDP appoints Don Davies as interim leader

La Presse canadienne
Don Davies choisi comme chef intérimaire du NPD

La Presse canadienne
Le candidat libéral de Windsor demande un recomptage judiciaire

Radio-Canada
Tarifs de Trump : stupeur et confusion dans l’industrie canadienne du cinéma

Radio-Canada
Danielle Smith promet un référendum en 2026

Canadian Commentary

Campbell Clark | The Globe and Mail
Mark Carney’s challenge to make a deal with King Trump stick

Thomas Klassen | The Conversation
Mark Carney in Washington: His visit with Trump kicks off high-wire politics in Canada

Brianna Bell | The Globe and Mail
The U.S. wants Canadians to visit. Here’s why we shouldn’t.

Joseph S. Nye | The Globe and Mail
With instability on the rise, more countries could turn to nuclear weapons

Matias Margulis and Kristen Hopewell | The Globe and Mail
How can Canada credibly take on Trump when we, too, break global trade rules?

International News

CBS News
Trump to meet with Mark Carney, as new Canadian PM vows to stand firm against president

CBS News
Hegseth orders 20% reduction of four-star generals and admirals

NBC News
Critics question Trump baby bonus proposal

CBS News
What's causing delays at Newark airport?

CBS News
Shingles vaccine lowers risk of heart disease for 8 years, study finds

Reuters News Agency
U.S. Department of Education tells Harvard it will freeze billions in future grants, aid - More

CBS News
The IRS has lost almost one-third of its tax auditors after 2 months of DOGE cuts

Reuters News Agency
NASA faces cuts to rocket program and lunar space station

CBS News
FDA's top inspector abruptly retires

NBC News
DHS to pay $1,000 to undocumented immigrants who self-deport

MSNBC News
‘I don’t know’: Trump stumped on whether he must uphold the U.S. Constitution

NBC News
Fact-checking Donald Trump's May interview with 'Meet the Press'

CNBC News
Trump set to raise millions from crypto and meme coin this month

CBS News
NIH lays off hundreds more staff, including at cancer research institute

CBS News
19 states sue Trump administration over mass HHS layoffs

Time Magazine
Trump’s ‘100% Tariff’ Proposal for Foreign Films Doesn’t Make Sense

NBC News
What you need to know about the REAL ID requirements

NBC News
McDonald's, Wendy's and other burger joints are leaning into chicken

CBS News
Pictures show royal family watching military procession, flypast to mark VE Day

Breaking Defense
RAF welcomes new StormShroud autonomous drones

Agence France-Presse
International Court of Justice throws out Sudan genocide case against UAE

Deutsche Welle
Russian reporter facing jail says RSF smuggled her to France

The Associated Press
German AfD party sues after spy agency's 'right-wing extremist’ label

Reuters News Agency
Germany's Merz fails to be elected chancellor by parliament

The Associated Press
Portugal to expel 18,000 foreigners

Deutsche Welle
Israel to expand Gaza offensive - More

CBS News
U.S. seeking deportation deals with far-flung countries like Angola and Equatorial Guinea

The Associated Press
WWII-era ship sinks before it can be sunk as target practice

The Associated Press
Colombia arrests over 200 suspected members of cartel accused of paying recruits $3,500

The Associated Press
What is Cinco de Mayo? Here's a look at the celebration and its connection to Mexican history.

The Associated Press
Today in History: 8 May

This Day in Aviation
8 May

Radio-Canada
L’administration Trump veut donner 1000 $ aux sans-papiers qui s’« auto-expulsent » - Plus

Agence de presse Reuters
Allemagne : Friedrich Merz, chef de file des conservateurs, va être désigné chancelier

Agence France-Presse
La Russie et Moscou visés par plus d’une centaine de drones ukrainiens - Plus

International Commentary

David A. Graham | The Atlantic
Trump Is Hiding Behind His Lawyers

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