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Canadian News

CBC News
Canada to join major European rearmament deal as early as June 23

The Canadian Press
Canada's top doctor Theresa Tam leaving role at end of term June 20

CBC News
Men are not OK, report on premature deaths in Canada suggests

CBC Radio
A satirical article said Cape Breton has its own time zone. Google and Meta AI repeated it as fact - More

Radio-Canada
Les pompiers, ces héros en première ligne de la lutte contre les feux de forêt

La Presse canadienne
Santé publique : Theresa Tam quittera ses fonctions à la fin de son mandat, le 20 juin

Canadian Commentary

Peter Armstrong | CBC News
How Canada emerged as the safest port in a storm of global trade

Kamel Bouzeboudjen | Radio-Canada
Quelles sont les probables conséquences de l’attaque israélienne contre l’Iran?

Tiphanie Roquette | Radio-Canada
Gérer l’imprévisible Donald Trump au G7

International News

MSNBC News
Touting ‘Trump Cards,’ president makes dubious claims, unveils weird new website

CBC News
Trump can keep control of National Guard in L.A. for now, U.S. appeals court rules - More - More

The Guardian
US Marines detain civilian in first known instance since Trump deployed troops to LA - More

CBC News
Trump's military parade is costing millions and, potentially, something more valuable, critics say

The New York Times
Trump, Who Has Likened Himself to a King, Bristles at ‘No Kings’ Protests

The Associated Press
Afghan man accused of planning an Election Day attack in the U.S. pleads guilty

CBC News
Russia and Ukraine are returning the bodies of their soldiers. It's a grim snapshot of battlefield loss

The Associated Press
Iran confirms top officials killed after Israel targets nuclear sites, leaders, scientists - More - More

The Jerusalem Post
IDF intercepts massive drone attack from Iran, pummels Tehran's air defenses

MSNBC News
U.S. military helped Israel shoot down Iranian missiles

The Jerusalem Post
IDF targets Tabriz airport in new wave of strikes, destroys Natanz nuclear site - More

The Times of Israel
Israel renews strikes on Iran

The Associated Press
Israel faces second round of retaliatory attacks from Iran - More

Ha'aretz
Israel's Mossad Activated Exploding Drones Smuggled Into Iran Long Before Friday's Strikes - More

The Jerusalem Post
Israel's state plane, Wing of Zion, departs for Athens

The Guardian
Iran says Israel’s strikes on its nuclear facilities are a ‘declaration of war’ - More

BBC News
In Iran, grief for civilian casualties but little pity for commanders

Agence France-Presse
La Bourse de Paris recule après l'escalade au Moyen-Orient

Radio-Canada
Des images de la caravane vers Gaza générées par IA deviennent virales

France 24
Nouveaux tirs de missiles iraniens sur Israël en riposte à une attaque massive

Les Observateurs
Sites de missiles balistiques en Iran : ce que disent les images des frappes israéliennes

International Commentary

Max Burns | MSNBC News
Trump's Truth Social post highlights a key betrayal of farmers. Here's what he omits.

David Smith | The Guardian
Tanks, flypasts, missiles: What to expect at Trump’s ‘dictator chic’ military parade

Anthony L. Fisher | MSNBC News
Kristi Noem says the feds are coming to ‘liberate’ Los Angeles

David Brinn | The Jerusalem Post
Netanyahu achieved his life's work by stopping a nuclear Iran, now it's time to resign

Jonathan Freedland | The Guardian
Netanyahu attacked Iran to avert an ‘existential threat’. He may have made it worse.

Herb Keinon | The Jerusalem Post
The Begin Doctrine commits Israel to preventing any enemy state from obtaining nuclear weapons

Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
Why are Republican authorities mobilizing troops?

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