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Canadian News

The Canadian Press
Giving staff Monday plus Canada Day off a 'no-brainer,' some employers say

CBC News
Did Trump make Canada Day great again?

CBC News
Over 200 flights delayed at Vancouver airport this weekend

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine on track to withdraw from Ottawa Convention banning anti-personnel mines

CBC News
Prince Edward takes week-long trip to P.E.I., Ontario - More

CBC News
Canada's stubby beer bottle finds new meaning in an age of American bluster

CBC Radio
Your SIN is a 'master key.' Here's why you must protect it

CBC News
Confessions of a gun smuggler: Former trafficker reveals how she brought weapons into Canada

Reuters News Agency
Canada orders China's Hikvision to close Canadian operations

CTV News
Trump’s sudden exit from trade talks sends shockwaves

International News

Defense One
Air Force using Sentinel ICBM money to retrofit Qatar jet

NBC News
Senate advances massive bill for Trump's agenda after GOP leaders sway holdouts - BBB

The Associated Press
Musk renews attacks on Trump's BBB says it will "destroy million of jobs"

The Associated Press
Protesters line highway in Florida Everglades to oppose ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

NBC News
Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling sparks new round of legal fights

The Associated Press
Warren Buffett announces $6 billion in donations to five foundations

BBC News
Thousands party at Budapest Pride in clear message to Orbán

BBC News
Serbia police clash with anti-government protesters in Belgrade

The Associated Press
Russia has launched its largest aerial attack since war began, Ukraine says

Reuters News Agency
Ukraine F-16 pilot killed in large-scale Russian attack

NBC News
Israel says it killed Hamas co-founder in Gaza City strike

The Associated Press
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza - More

The Observer
Israel’s airstrikes may be over, but fear still stalks Iran

BBC News
Iran could start enriching uranium for bomb within months, IAEA chief says

International Commentary

Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
The fight over the McKinley Tariff

Bernard Gray | The Observer
Pleasing President Trump is poor value for Britain’s £2bn

Ruth Michaelson and Steve Bloomfield | The Observer
Expert views on US attack on Iran

Francisco Garcia | The Observer
Someone goes missing in Britain every 90 seconds. How can it be so easy to disappear?

Books

Nick Duerden | The Observer
How animals make us better