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Canadian News

The Canadian Press
Rick Hillier says reviewing medals for Afghanistan veterans a 'no-brainer' for Carney - More - More

The Canadian Press
Canada's laws said 'inadequate' to fight cross-border crime

CBC News
Air Canada flight attendants intend to strike this weekend

CBC News
Sask. farmers react to Chinese duty on canola - More

Radio-Canada
L’ancien patron de SNC-Lavalin Jacques Lamarre démissionne de l’Ordre des ingénieurs

The Canadian Press
Des habitants doivent évacuer en raison d’un nouvel incendie près de St. John’s

La Presse canadienne
Le bas niveau du fleuve Saint-Laurent représente un danger pour la navigation

La Presse canadienne
Un navire-cargo s’échoue près de Verchères

La Presse canadienne
Le Canada ne serait pas en mesure de lutter contre la criminalité transfrontalière

Canadian Commentary

Stewart Beck | The Globe and Mail
Building an economy on political whim kills competition and breeds corruption

André Picard | The Globe and Mail
Even in war, attacking medical facilities must remain off limits

Gage Haubrich | National Post
Chopping gun confiscation program a good place to start cutting government spending

Kevin Maimann | CBC News
Chatbots learned to write from us. Can AI now change the way we think?

Stéphanie Grammond | La Presse
La politisation de l’armée américaine est dangereuse pour le Canada

International News

The Associated Press
Juneau evacuation warnings intensify as Mendenhall Glacier releases floodwaters

CBS News
China research ships are ramping up activity in U.S. Arctic

MoneyWatch
GE Appliances moving more output from China and some from Mexico to U.S.

The Associated Press
Cuban exiles honored at Miami's 'Ellis Island of the South'

CBS News
mRNA technology could hold hope for fighting cancer, but future is in doubt

CBS News
BLS nominee E.J. Antoni suggests suspending monthly jobs report

CBS News
California and Trump spar in court over military deployment in L.A.

Forbes
Inside the Richest Presidential Cabinet Ever

NBC News
CDC shooter fired nearly 200 rounds and died by suicide

CBs News
Some "Alligator Alcatraz" detainees are DACA recipients and have no criminal history

NBC News
Oklahoma: Heritage comes at a steep price for Round House Jeans

CBS News
Flesh-eating bacteria Vibrio vulnificus risk increasing as ocean temperatures rise

CBS News
United Launch Alliance's new Vulcan rocket launched on first Space Force-sanctioned flight

NBC News
Myanmar junta is detaining and torturing children as young as 2

The Associated Press
Typhoon Podul makes landfall in Taiwan

Foreign Policy
America’s Military Runs on Chinese Rare Earths

The Associated Press
Japanese warships visit Wellington

France 24
La Garde nationale sur place pour "nettoyer" la ville de la criminalité

Agence France-Presse
Lancement d’un satellite permettant d’améliorer les prévisions météorologiques - Plus

France 24
Réchauffement climatique : Comment vivrons-nous sous 50 degrés ?

France 24
Canicule : Les parisiens comptent sur Paris plage pour se rafraîchir

International Commentary

Heather Cox Richardson | Letters From An American
Trump’s lies must be challenged as they happen

Max Burns | The Hill
Trump’s autocratic dreams come true as National Guard turns DC into a police state

Dion Nissenbaum | Foreign Policy
Netanyahu Is Getting What He Wants

Zach Helfand | The New Yorker
Presidential Fitness Test: Can President Trump Run a Mile?