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Canadian News

CBC News
Winnipeg's Afghan community reeling after deadly earthquake

CBC News
Just five companies control 76% of the Canadian grocery market

CTV News
Ontario man pulled over dozens of times by police was actually unsuspecting VIN fraud victim

Canadian Commentary

Kevin Lynch and Jim Mitchell | The Globe and Mail
Implementing Canada’s new defence priorities will take more work than just finding the money

Campbell Clark | The Globe and Mail
There is no flood of newcomers anymore, Mr. Poilievre

David M. Shribman | The Globe and Mail
Is there no end to Trump extending the prerogatives of presidential power?

André Picard | The Globe and Mail
Doug Ford is barking up the wrong tree with his ban on animal research

International News

Aviation Week Network
New Boeing F/A-XX Rendering Hints at Possible Similarities to F-47

Reuters News Agency
Trump to send National Guard troops to Chicago

Reuters News Agency
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CBC News
National Guard troops not seen outside tourist areas of D.C., residents say

CNN News
Army football player rushes to pull man from burning car

CBS News
Judge rules Trump's deployment of troops to Los Angeles violated Posse Comitatus Act - More

United Press International
Trump praises D.C. mayor, declares nation's capital 'crime free zone'

CNN News
Trump to make Oval Office announcement

CBS News
Trump to announce Space Command headquarters moving from Colorado to Alabama

BBC News
Trump and sons' stake in crypto firm worth $5bn

CBS News
Climate experts call Energy Department report on greenhouse gases "not scientifically credible"

CNN News
Southwest Airlines’ new planes fly with barrier to protect the cockpit when the door is opened mid-flight

CNN News
The search for RMS Titanic concealed a top-secret military operation

The Huffington Post
Eric Trump Weighs In On Possible Presidential Run

CBS News
Congress returns to face chaotic funding fight, Epstein drama, crime crackdown - More

NBC News
Trump says he will award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom - More

NBC News
Trump demands pharmaceutical companies release Covid drug success rates

BBC News
Will drones deliver your next hot food order?

The Guardian
Putin claims he never opposed EU membership for Ukraine but draws line at NATO

The Associated Press
Landslide wipes out a village, killing more than 1,000 people in Sudan's Darfur

The Guardian
Leaked ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan dismissed as ‘insane’ attempt to cover ethnic cleansing

Reuters News Agency
Thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty

The Associated Press
Afghanistan earthquake death toll climbs to more than 1,400 - More

BBC News
Trump says India offered to remove tariffs on US goods

Aviation Week Network
Beijing tightens control ahead of Xi's big moment on world stage

BBC News
China's navy is expanding at breakneck speed - and catching up with the US

BBC News
Putin hails 'unprecedented' ties with China at talks in Beijing

The Associated Press
Kim Jong-un travels to Beijing to watch military parade

The Associated Press
Hurricane Kiko forms in the eastern Pacific, moving west

The Guardian
Jair Bolsonaro faces justice over alleged attempt to usurp Brazilian democracy - More

Agence France-Presse
Ukraine : environ 2000 soldats nord-coréens auraient été tués

Agence France-Presse
Nigeria : une femme accusée de blasphème brûlée vive par la foule

Agence France-Presse
Le Vietnam fête ses 80 ans d’indépendance avec une parade inédite

International Commentary

David Frum | The Atlantic
Trump Makes a Mess on Purpose

Rivka Galchen | The New Yorker
Why Don’t We Take Nuclear Weapons Seriously?

Michael Scherer | The Atlantic
The Anti-Trump Resistance That’s Actually Working

Meghann Myers | Defense One
Military support to law enforcement is supposed to be temporary. DOD is making it a core mission.

Henry Sokolski | Breaking Defense
Trump wants to stop nuclear proliferation. US Strategic Command could play a major role.

Paul Rosenzweig | The Atlantic
Trump Is Inventing Fake Emergencies to Gain Real-World Power

Graeme Wood | The Atlantic
Iran: Israel's Neighbor From Hell

Alissa Magrum | MSNBC News
Drowning prevention advocates are working hard this Labor Day. The CDC isn’t. - More

We Ran the C.D.C. | The New York Times
Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

Mark Hertling | The Bulwark
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military

Gabriel Schoenfeld | The Bulwark
America First: Michael Anton’s Final Flight

Alexandra Petri | The Atlantic
Apologies: You Have Reached the End of Your Free-Trial Period of America!

Bill McKibben | The New Yorker
Green Eggs and Sun: The Administration’s irrational dislike of solar and wind energy

Editorial | Le Monde
What is Israel trying to hide by imposing a media blackout on Gaza?

Editorial | Le Monde
France's political instability puts Franco-German alliance to the test

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