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Canadian News

CBC News
Military asked to consider dismissing members after first offence of unwanted sexual touching

Ottawa Citizen
Cameron Highlanders CO relieved of command after social-media posts by soldiers

CBC News
Halifax harbour incident where RCN PO2 died happened after inflatable hit unlit buoy

The Canadian Press
Air quality warnings issued in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, as wildfire smoke lingers

CTV News
Government intervention necessary for Canadian steel industry’s survival: Joly

CBC News
Hamilton steel fabricator pivots from mostly U.S. to Canadian projects

CBC News
'Japanese walking' a fun way for some to boost their health

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Canadian Commentary

Mehrdad Hariri | The Globe and Mail
Defence spending should be leveraged to boost Canada’s R&D

Alex Neve and Amanda Ghahremani | The Globe and Mail
Canada must come off the sidelines of international justice

Lawrence Martin | The Globe and Mail
Trump’s trade war madness won’t last

Lawrence Herman | The Globe and Mail
In a Trump world without rules, what more can Carney do?

Jamie Duncan and Wendy H. Wong | The Globe and Mail
Digital sovereignty is a means to an uncertain goal

The Editorial Board | The Globe and Mail
It’s time to fight fire with fire in Canada

Terry Glavin | National Post
Resist striking a 'devil's bargain' with Beijing

Anthony De Luca-Baratta | National Post
Canada cannot afford to pivot away from the U.S.

Chris Iorfida | CBC News
With Colbert exit, Canada will lose the talk show host most attuned to our whims and politics

International News

NBC News
U.S. hit with record number of flash flood warnings

Aviation Week Network
SpaceOps: New Space Force Plan Aims to Boost Allied Teamwork

BBC News
How the Space Shuttles were given better names thanks to Star Trek

NBC News
Public broadcasters say GOP funding cuts could be 'devastating' to local media

The Guardian
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to end in 2026

BBC News
Netflix uses AI effects for first time to cut costs

BBC News
Relentless immigration raids are changing California's way of life

The Associated Press
French mural of Statue of Liberty covering her eyes in shame angers Trump supporters

BBC News
Kill Russian soldiers, win points: Is Ukraine's new drone scheme gamifying war?

BBC News
UN says it has credible reports of summary executions during Syria fighting

BBC Verify
Israel levelling thousands of Gaza civilian buildings in controlled demolitions

BBC News
Four dead, 1,300 evacuated as heavy rains hit South Korea

BBC News
Unique 1.5m year-old ice to be melted to unlock mystery

France 24
Syrie : près de 600 morts, la présidence accuse les combattants druzes de Soueïda de violer la trêve

International Commentary

David A. Graham | The Atlantic
Is Colbert’s Ouster Really Just a ‘Financial Decision’?

Susan B. Glasser | The New Yorker
Trump Has a Bad Case of Biden on the Brain

Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
Nothing seems to change

Jenna Benchetrit | CBC News
Trump's MAGA base is in crisis over the Epstein files

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