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Canadian News

The Globe and Mail
Federal budget 2025: Carney earmarks $89.7-billion in new spending to counter U.S. protectionism

Radio-Canada
L’Ontario annule le règlement sur les toits verts et choque Toronto

Radio-Canada
Compressions au fédéral : le greffier du Conseil privé promet la transparence

Canadian Commentary

Jason Kirby and Matt Lundy | The Globe and Mail
This budget is a Trump survival plan. Here are the highlights.

Tom Mulcair | CTV News
‘Only God can make a tree,’ but a bad budget can destroy it

Fannie Olivier | Radio-Canada
Un budget pour le futur, mais qui oublie l’avenir climatique

Romain Schué | Radio-Canada
Alligator Alcatraz, bienvenue dans la « prison de l’enfer » pour migrants

Raphaël Bouvier-Auclair | Radio-Canada
Les démocrates et la traversée de l’Hudson

International News

The Guardian
Global stock markets fall sharply over AI bubble fears

NBC News
Republicans look for lessons in an election dominated by Democratic wins

CBS News
Trump pushes Senate GOP to scrap filibuster to end impasse

The Guardian
Zohran Mamdani announces all-female transition team as he prepares for New York mayoralty

MSNBC News
After sparking a public backlash, Trump tries to avoid blame for Democratic election wins

The Guardian
Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech laying out plan of action - More

MSNBC News
The blockbuster Supreme Court tariffs case poses a crucial question about presidential power

NBC News
FBI fires, unfires, then refires agents linked to Jack Smith probe

NBC News
Trump tariffs showdown reaches the Supreme Court

MSNBC News
‘Probably illegal’: Trump ups the ante in his offensive against late-night comedy

BBC Worklife
The story behind the scramble for Greenland's rare earths

NBC News
Germany cracks down on Muslim groups viewed as threats to its constitutional order

NBC News
Helicopter raids and street battles: Russia tightens squeeze on Ukraine in eastern city

CBS News
Trump administration ending Temporary Protected Status for South Sudanese nationals

The Guardian
Malaysia defends Trump trade deal after critics warn it will compromise country’s sovereignty

The Guardian
Return of Chinese astronauts delayed after spacecraft struck by debris

NBC News
Japan deploys troops to combat record wave of deadly bear attacks

The Guardian
Man gropes Claudia Sheinbaum as she speaks with citizens on the streets - More

Agence France-Presse
Zohran Mamdani, bête noire de Donald Trump, est élu maire de New York

Agence France-Presse
Pour Donald Trump, le blocage budgétaire est la faute des démocrates « kamizazes »

Agence France-Presse
Un migrant revenu au Royaume-Uni renvoyé une deuxième fois vers la France

Agence France-Presse
En réaction aux propos de Donald Trump, Vladimir Poutine envisage de reprendre les essais nucléaires russes

Agence France-Presse
Gaza : 15 corps de prisonniers palestiniens ont été reçus dans un hôpital

Agence de presse Reuters
La présidente Claudia Sheinbaum agressée sexuellement en pleine rue lors d’un déplacement

International Commentary

Ed Gitre | Time Magazine
A ‘Woke’ Military Won World War II

Mark Hertling | The Bulwark
Threatening Nigeria? Leaving Romania? The Chaos of Trump’s Foreign Policy.

Joe Perticone | The Bulwark
A White House Ballroom Fit for a Bribe

David Smith | The Guardian
Democrats have racked up election wins across America – but they would do well not to misread the results

Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian
There’s a clarity about Mamdani’s message that stands in sharp contrast to most Democratic politicians

Michael Tomasky | The New Republic
Verdict Number One: America Has Big-Time Buyer’s Remorse About Trump

Greg Sargent | The New Republic
Trump’s Boat Bombings Worsen as New Horror Shakes Experts

Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
Letters from an American - More