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Canadian News

CBC News
Deadly opioid 40 times more powerful than fentanyl smuggled into Canada

CBC News
Old, inactive oil and gas wells emitting almost 7 times more methane than official estimates

CBC News
After the puzzling warmth of Earth in 2023 and 2024, what could 2025 have in store?

CBC News
As the U.S. trade war drags, calls grow for Canada to cautiously improve ties with China

Canadian Commentary

Konrad Yakabuski | The Globe and Mail
Will the ‘America First’ President risk an Iran entanglement?

Tony Keller | The Globe and Mail
Trump’s Iran strategy: Is it TACO or FOMO?

Gwynne Dyer | Orangeville Citizen
Netanyahu’s wars

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
The press of history on the AI revolution

Mark Kingwell | The Globe and Mail
In the AI revolution, universities are up against the wall

Doug Saunders | The Globe and Mail
Mark Carney is walking a high-stakes foreign-policy tightrope between Canada’s values and interests

Marsha Lederman | The Globe and Mail
Welcome to the slavery memorial. Enjoy the beautiful view.

International News

CBS News
Maps show heat wave forecast across much of U.S.

BBC News
Appeals court allows Trump to keep control of National Guard in LA

Intelligencer
Trump ‘Erects’ White House Flagpoles

Agence France-Presse
Violence against children in war zones hits record high in 2024, UN says

The Guardian
Norway backs Nato’s 5% defence spending target despite Spain rejecting it as ‘unreasonable’

BBC News
Israeli military kills 23 Palestinians near aid site in Gaza

Reuters News Agency
Israel, Iran show no signs of backing down

Agence France-Presse
European powers to offer Iran 'diplomatic solution' to conflict: Macron - More

Agence France-Presse
Israeli army says struck weapons research center in Tehran

BBC News
China criticises UK warship's patrol in Taiwan Strait

International Commentary

Margaret Hartmann | Intelligencer
All of Trump’s Tacky and Trollish White House Renovations

Isaac Chotiner | The New Yorker
Donald Trump’s No-Strategy Strategy on Iran