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Canadian News
CBC News
Carney promises to curb non-U.S. steel imports as domestic industry sends out distress signals
CBC News
Poilievre wants rules changed to stop long ballot protests
The Canadian Press
RCMP arrest alleged hijacker at Vancouver airport
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The Canadian Press
Rogers launching new satellite-to-mobile text messaging trial
CBC News
Federal government files $60M counterclaim against LaSalle Causeway contractor
Radio-Canada
Le Canada cible l’acier chinois avec des droits de douane plus élevés
Radio-Canada
L’industrie de l’acier accueille favorablement les annonces d’Ottawa
Canadian Commentary
Andrew Coyne | The Globe and Mail
Hard line? Soft line? There may be no way of dealing with Trump that works.
Michael Byers | The Globe and Mail
Donald Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize, but what are his chances?
Jenna Benchetrit | CBC News
Trump wants to take over some U.S. cities
Adam Zivo | National Post
Trump finally realizes Putin was playing him
Lenore Newman and Evan Fraser | The Globe and Mail
We must protect supply management from the trade war
Ethan Lou | The Globe and Mail
America is the buck-wild cryptoland now. Canada will have to live with that.
Glenn McGillivray | The Globe and Mail
We have to learn to live with wildfire smoke
Raheel Raza and Mohammad Rizwan | National Post
Why the Muslim world failed to come to Iran's defence
Anthony De Luca-Baratta | National Post
Canada cannot afford to pivot away from the U.S.
International News
NPR News
Trump floats firing the Federal Reserve chair
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The Guardian
Trump threatens to impose drug and chip tariffs as soon as 1 August
NPR News
Democratic senators raise concerns about a new Trump citizenship data system
NPR News
As Republicans call for transparency into Epstein probe, Trump lashes out
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The Associated Press
17 immigration court judges have been fired by the Trump administration across 10 states
The Daily Beast
White House Tries to Shake Off Trump’s Bizarre Hand Make-Up
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NBC News
GOP senators voice concern about $9B spending-cut bill they say they will vote for
The Guardian
US sends migrants to Eswatini after ban lifted on third-country deportations
The Washington Post
Hegseth lashed out at DOGE official in tense Pentagon confrontation
The New York Times
Iceland Volcano Erupts Again but Doesn’t Threaten Towns
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BBC News
The secret royal 'pyramids' of Scotland
France 24
Angry French react to PM’s idea to cut holidays
The Guardian
Ukraine awaiting details on ‘billions of dollars’ worth of weapons promised by Trump
The Guardian
Trump backtracks from suggestion Ukraine should ‘target Moscow’
The Associated Press
Russian attack targets energy infrastructure in Ukraine, injuring at least 15
The Guardian
Ukraine wing of US-founded terrorist group says it was involved in killing of intelligence officer in Kyiv
The Associated Press
Another Netanyahu ally quits governing coalition, leaving a minority in parliament
The Guardian
Israel steps up Syrian strikes and sends more troops to the border
NBC News
Israel strikes Damascus, pledging to defend Druze minorities
The Guardian
Houthi-linked dealers sell arms on X and WhatsApp, report says
NPR News
A refugee deported to Bhutan by the U.S. finds himself stranded and stateless
The Guardian
Malaysians slam nomination of ‘alpha-male’ Nick Adams as US ambassador
NBC News
National Guard hacked by Chinese 'Salt Typhoon' campaign for nearly a year
BBC News
Why is South Korea retrying a spy chief who assassinated a president?
BBC News
Trump launches probe into Brazil's 'unfair' trade practices
The Guardian
Trump’s Brazil tariffs ultimatum backfires on Bolsonaro
Radio-Canada
Criant au « canular Jeffrey Epstein », Trump fustige ses « anciens partisans »
Agence France-Presse
Donald Trump tergiverse sur la possibilité de renvoyer le président de la Federal Reserve
Agence France-Presse
Droits de douane : Trump annonce qu’il est parvenu à un accord commercial avec l’Indonésie
Agence France-Presse
Gaza : 20 morts à un point d’aide humanitaire
Agence France-Presse
Droits de douane : Trump annonce qu’il est parvenu à un accord commercial avec l’Indonésie
Agence France-Presse
Brésil : le parquet réclame la condamnation de Bolsonaro pour « coup d’État »
International Commentary
Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
One bridge too many for MAGA to cross
David A. Graham | The Atlantic
Disaster at FEMA
Luke Coffey | Foreign Policy
Trump’s Ukraine Shift Sends the Right Signal to Putin
Kenneth Mohammed | The Guardian
Trust in the US is eroding. The question isn’t if the dollar will lose supremacy – it’s when.
Isaac Stanley-Becker | The Atlantic
Security Experts ‘Losing Their Minds’ Over FAA Proposal
Jan-Werner Müller | The Guardian
America’s famed ‘checks-and-balances’ governance system is failing
Philip Bump | The Washington Post
Ten years in, how big is the MAGA universe?
Alexandra Petri | The Atlantic
Congrats on the New DOD Gig, MechaHitler!
Tom Phillips | The Guardian
‘A family of traitors’: Trump’s Brazil tariffs ultimatum backfires on Bolsonaro
William H. McRaven | The Washington Post
Soft power for a tough world
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