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L’analyse par le gouvernement des phénomènes aériens non identifiés recommandée

18 juillet 2025 à 08:48
La collecte et l’analyse systématiques par le gouvernement de données sur les observations mystérieuses dans le ciel pourraient aider le Canada à mieux se préparer à des incidents, comme l’apparition soudaine de plusieurs ballons à haute altitude au-dessus de l’Amérique du Nord il y a deux ans, selon un rapport de la Conseillère scientifique en chef du Canada.  

  • ✇Journal Le Soir
  • Stéphane Dupuis cité à son procès
    Stéphane Dupuis, 55 ans, de Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, arrêté le 12 septembre relativement à du trafic de stupéfiants, a été cité à son procès le 14 juillet par le juge Yves Desaulniers à la suite de la tenue de son interrogatoire qui, au préalable, s’est tenu la semaine précédente. La date du procès devrait être fixée le 8 septembre. Dupuis a opté pour un procès devant un juge de la Cour du Québec (sans jury). Une ouverture des paquets scellés a eu lieu dans ces dossiers pour permettre à l
     

Stéphane Dupuis cité à son procès

Stéphane Dupuis, 55 ans, de Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, arrêté le 12 septembre relativement à du trafic de stupéfiants, a été cité à son procès le 14 juillet par le juge Yves Desaulniers à la suite de la tenue de son interrogatoire qui, au préalable, s’est tenu la semaine précédente.

La date du procès devrait être fixée le 8 septembre. Dupuis a opté pour un procès devant un juge de la Cour du Québec (sans jury).

Une ouverture des paquets scellés a eu lieu dans ces dossiers pour permettre à la défense d’avoir accès aux arguments ayant mené à l’émission du mandat de perquisition.

Me Caroline Bérubé remplace Me Pierre Gagnon, qui a présenté une requête pour cesser d’occuper en décembre.

Nouvelles accusations

Quatre nouvelles accusations ont été portées contre Dupuis, le 20 septembre.

Il est accusé de possession dans le but de faire le trafic de cocaïne et de métamphétamines, d’avoir eu en sa possession de l’argent en sachant qu’il a été obtenu par la perpétration d’un acte criminel et d’avoir eu en sa possession une arme à feu sans détenir de permis.

L’accusé a été remis en liberté sous conditions le 20 septembre. Dupuis a comparu une première fois le 13 septembre pour face à des accusations en matière de trafic de stupéfiants.

1,3 kg de coke

Le 12 septembre en avant-midi, des enquêteurs de la division des enquêtes sur les crimes majeurs de Rimouski ainsi que des policiers du poste de la MRC de Rimouski-Neigette ont procédé à l’arrestation de Stéphane Dupuis.

Lors d’une perquisition à son domicile, les policiers ont saisi un peu plus de 1300 grammes de cocaïne, environ 1500 comprimés de métamphétamine, près de 65 000$ en argent, une dizaine d’armes de chasse, deux arbalètes, une camionnette de style pickup saisie comme bien infractionnel, une liste de comptabilité et trois téléphones cellulaires.

Nouveau dossier de vol

Un nouveau dossier a été présenté à la cour le 24 février pour une accusation de vol de moins de 5000$. Pour cette infraction, il est admissible au Programme de mesure de rechange (PMRG).

Il reviendra en cour le 8 septembre pour vérifier si la mesure de rechange (généralement un don ou des travaux communautaires) a été exécutée. Si c’est le cas, le dossier sera rayé et il n’y aura pas de peine.

  • ✇Euromaidan Press
  • Zelenskyy installs ex-defense minister Umierov to run Security Council
    Zelenskyy installs ex-defense minister Umierov to run Security CouncilThe man once in charge of defense now oversees war tech, arms deals, and talks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Rustem Umierov to lead the country’s National Security and Defense Council. He takes over the Security Council after stepping down as defense minister in a wartime Cabinet reshuffle, and will now oversee arms deals, tech coordination, and peace negotiations. Umierov led Ukraine’s Defense Ministr
     

Zelenskyy installs ex-defense minister Umierov to run Security Council

18 juillet 2025 à 08:32

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Zelenskyy installs ex-defense minister Umierov to run Security Council
The man once in charge of defense now oversees war tech, arms deals, and talks.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appointed Rustem Umierov to lead the country’s National Security and Defense Council. He takes over the Security Council after stepping down as defense minister in a wartime Cabinet reshuffle, and will now oversee arms deals, tech coordination, and peace negotiations.

Umierov led Ukraine’s Defense Ministry for almost two years amid the ongoing full-scale Russian invasion. The National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine — known as RNBO — is the executive coordination body under the president, tasked with shaping and directing national security and defense policy.

Umierov replaces Lytvynenko in key wartime reshuffle

Zelenskyy signed the decree appointing Umierov secretary of the Security Council on 18 July, according to the presidential website. He replaces Oleksandr Lytvynenko, who had held the position since 26 March and is now reportedly being considered for an ambassadorial role in Serbia, Forbes reports, citing a government source speaking anonymously due to the sensitivity of the issue.

Umierov had served as defense minister since 6 September 2023 until his dismissal on 17 July 2025. That same day, former Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal was appointed Ukraine’s new defense minister.

Yuliia Svyrydenko was appointed Prime Minister, with new ministers named across the government. Zelenskyy emphasized that the new cabinet must ensure Ukraine’s defenders have confidence in reliable supply, and that boosting internal economic potential would support that goal.

Umierov was floated for a US ambassador role, but Kyiv opted to keep him in command. Forbes says Washington “did not reject” his candidacy, though it likely preferred he remain in Ukraine’s negotiation track. Olha Stefanishyna now serves as special envoy to the US.

Weapons, tech, and coordination now fall under Umierov

In a post on X, Umierov confirmed his appointment and outlined his top priorities in his new role.

“Coordination and control of the security and defense sector,” he wrote, adding that an audit will be conducted on the implementation of decisions made by the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief.

He pledged to coordinate all arms deliveries, joint production, and sensitive international defense partnerships.

“I remain in constant dialogue with our international partners,” he said, referring to critical yet discreet defense agreements.

Umierov also stated he would fully restore the operation of the Technological Command Post to accelerate front-line modernization and battlefield tech innovation. One of the primary missions now under his oversight is the synchronized execution of orders across all components of Ukraine’s defense system.

Umierov to run Security Council and peace track

Umierov’s responsibilities also include overseeing the negotiation track.

“Ukraine consistently advocates for a just peace — and we are working to achieve it in close coordination with our allies,” he wrote.

RFE/RL reports that Zelenskyy met with Umierov on 18 July to discuss the new leadership tasks. Among the key priorities mentioned by the president was “more dynamics” in implementing the agreements with Russia reached during the second summit in Istanbul.

The president referred to failed ceasefire negotiations with Moscow under US President Donald Trump’s pressure. It is not immediately clear, what the “reached agreements” Zelenskyy implied – the only tangible outcome of the talks was prisoner exchanges.

Zelenskyy also tasked Umierov with continuing weapons coordination with Ukraine’s partners, fully implementing all supply agreements, and advancing new projects for joint arms production and defense manufacturing facilities on partner territory.

According to the president’s office, Umierov is expected to strengthen the format of the technological headquarters, enforce decisions delayed in execution, and ensure full compliance across the defense and security sectors.

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  • ✇Journal Le Soir
  • Séquestration : enquête sur remise en liberté en août
    Noah Jalbert, un homme de 19 ans de Rivière-du-Loup arrêté lors d’une opération policière dans le secteur de la rue Témiscouata à Rivière-du-Loup et accusé notamment d’extorsion et de séquestration, était de retour au palais de justice de Rivière-du-Loup le 14 juillet pour la tenue de son enquête sur remise en liberté. Celle-ci a finalement été reportée au 1er août. Les policiers de la division des crimes majeurs de Rimouski, en partenariat avec ceux de la MRC de Rivière-du-Loup, ont procédé
     

Séquestration : enquête sur remise en liberté en août

Noah Jalbert, un homme de 19 ans de Rivière-du-Loup arrêté lors d’une opération policière dans le secteur de la rue Témiscouata à Rivière-du-Loup et accusé notamment d’extorsion et de séquestration, était de retour au palais de justice de Rivière-du-Loup le 14 juillet pour la tenue de son enquête sur remise en liberté. Celle-ci a finalement été reportée au 1er août.

Les policiers de la division des crimes majeurs de Rimouski, en partenariat avec ceux de la MRC de Rivière-du-Loup, ont procédé à l’arrestation de Jalbert le 13 mai. Celui-ci a été interrogé relativement à des actes de violence qui auraient été commis dans les jours précédents dans le secteur de Rivière-du-Loup. 

Plusieurs chefs d’accusation

Il a comparu le jour même sous plusieurs chefs d’accusation, notamment de séquestration, d’extorsion et de voie de fait. 

Dans le cadre de cette opération, environ 140 grammes de cocaïne, près de 2000$ en argent et de l’équipement servant à la vente ont également été saisis.  Il pourrait aussi faire face à des accusations relatives au trafic de stupéfiants. 

Violences armées

Selon la Sûreté du Québec, les enquêtes en cours tendent à démontrer que les actes de violence seraient liés aux violences armées opposant le groupe Blood Family Mafia et les Hells Angels pour le trafic de stupéfiants dans l’Est-du-Québec.

« La Sûreté du Québec continuera d’assurer une pression constante sur le crime organisé et, ainsi, lutter activement contre la violence armée sur l’ensemble de notre territoire », mentionne le service de police par voie de communiqué.

  • ✇Euromaidan Press
  • ISW: Russia is “burning the candle at both ends”—bankers quietly brace for bailouts
    Russia is “burning the candle at both ends” economically as top bankers quietly brace for bailouts amid a growing Russian debt crisis, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on 17 July. While the Kremlin pretends its economy is stable amid the ongoing protracted invasion of Ukraine, structural fractures continue to widen beneath that illusion. In the fourth year of its all-out war against Ukraine, Russia’s wartime economy is buckling under sanctions and military losses. Yet Kremlin propa
     

ISW: Russia is “burning the candle at both ends”—bankers quietly brace for bailouts

18 juillet 2025 à 07:53

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Russia is “burning the candle at both ends” economically as top bankers quietly brace for bailouts amid a growing Russian debt crisis, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on 17 July. While the Kremlin pretends its economy is stable amid the ongoing protracted invasion of Ukraine, structural fractures continue to widen beneath that illusion.

In the fourth year of its all-out war against Ukraine, Russia’s wartime economy is buckling under sanctions and military losses. Yet Kremlin propaganda continues to mask the damage as the West targets Moscow’s ability to fuel its invasion.

Russian bankers brace for fallout as loans go unpaid

Bloomberg reported on 17 July that senior executives at several of Russia’s largest banks have quietly discussed the possibility of requesting government bailouts. This comes as non-performing loans — debts that are late or unpaid — continue to rise in 2025. Documents reviewed by Bloomberg show that three systemically important Russian banks may need to recover funds lost to bad credit.

Russian banks have already seen non-performing loans grow by 1.2% this year. Forecasts suggest the rate could increase from the current 4% to as high as 6–7% by 2026. While ISW cannot independently verify these figures, it notes mounting signs of concern within the financial sector. 

Russia’s Central Bank has advised lenders to restructure credit instead of fully recognizing their bad loans, a move ISW views as reflective of Russia’s risky and contradictory financial policies.

Central Bank Chairperson Elvira Nabiullina has dismissed fears of a banking crisis, claiming that reserves totaling eight trillion rubles (around $102.5 billion) are sufficient to cushion any shocks. However, ISW assesses that the Central Bank is likely unwilling to bail out major banks outright — a decision that could spark liquidity problems or even bank failures, directly undermining Russian President Vladimir Putin’s narrative of economic resilience.

War-driven spending pressures the economy

ISW argues that the Kremlin is worsening the growing Russian debt crisis by expanding military spending while relaxing monetary policy to support short-term growth. Since 2022, the government has boosted one-time payments and salaries to attract military recruits and reinforce its defense industrial base. These high payments are necessary due to sustained battlefield losses and the challenge of attracting volunteers.

This dual policy has triggered a competition for labor between military factories and civilian businesses.

As defense wages rise, civilian industries struggle to retain workers, pushing up prices across service sectors. Labor shortages now impact both economic growth and war production. ISW maintains that Russia cannot indefinitely sustain these payouts or replace troops lost at current rates without a general mobilization — a step Putin has avoided.

Inflation appears tamed — but only on paper

On the surface, the Russian Central Bank reports success in reducing inflation. Bloomberg noted that in June 2025, the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of inflation fell to 4%, matching the Bank’s target. The drop is attributed in part to a temporarily strong ruble, which lowered the cost of imported goods and helped suppress input costs and inflationary pressures for companies.

However, the Central Bank acknowledged that official annual inflation still stands at 9%. The SAAR is a short-term measure and does not reflect deeper economic trends. ISW argues that this data masks the real problems. Two complicating factors — the fading effect of ruble strength and rising service costs — are expected to slow progress in bringing inflation under control.

Moreover, Russia’s Central Bank expects average interest rates to fall below 18% between August and October 2025, further stimulating demand, but risking weakening consumer purchasing power and devaluing the ruble over time.

Contradictions threaten long-term stability

The think tank concludes wrote:

“Russia is effectively burning the candle at both ends by simultaneously loosening monetary policy to stimulate short-term growth, while expanding fiscal expenditure to feed the military effort.”

This path is likely to deepen the country’s macroeconomic instability, erode the value of the ruble, and diminish consumers’ ability to cope with rising costs. Behind the Central Bank’s controlled narrative, ISW sees rising stress in Russia’s economic foundation — a crisis building quietly but steadily.

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  • Kellogg shown Russian weapon components made in West
    The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense showed US Special Representative Keith Kellogg some Western-made parts of Russian weapons that Ukrainian military intelligence found in destroyed or captured Russian gear.
     
  • ✇Euromaidan Press
  • Ukraine to get Patriot missiles “very shortly,” Merz says
    Germany will deliver Patriot missiles to Ukraine “very shortly,” following US President Donald Trump’s NATO agreement to increase weapons aid. The delivery, part of a Europe-funded supply plan, could make the system operational in Ukraine within weeks, according to Germany’s leader. This comes amid daily Russian drone and missile attacks, targeting primarily Ukrainian residential areas and civilian infrastructure. Germany finalizing Patriot missile transfer with NATO According to Politico, Germa
     

Ukraine to get Patriot missiles “very shortly,” Merz says

18 juillet 2025 à 06:13

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Germany will deliver Patriot missiles to Ukraine “very shortly,” following US President Donald Trump’s NATO agreement to increase weapons aid. The delivery, part of a Europe-funded supply plan, could make the system operational in Ukraine within weeks, according to Germany’s leader.

This comes amid daily Russian drone and missile attacks, targeting primarily Ukrainian residential areas and civilian infrastructure.

Germany finalizing Patriot missile transfer with NATO

According to Politico, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz confirmed during a 17 July press conference in the UK that Ukraine will receive Patriot air-defense systems “very shortly, very soon.” He stressed that Kyiv urgently needs deep strike capability and that additional support is on the way. According to Merz, defense ministers are now finalizing logistics to fulfill the delivery.

Politico reports that the announcement followed Trump’s new NATO deal earlier this week. The plan allows European countries to send weapons to Ukraine now and buy replacements from the US.

NATO and Germany already preparing transfer

Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Allied Air Command leader, said on 17 July that preparations for the Patriot transfer were already under way.

Trump stated on 14 July that part of the Patriot system would arrive “within days,” though others have raised questions about the exact timeline. Merz later clarified that the capability could be active in Ukraine within weeks.

 

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Floods and Heavy Rain Kill Dozens in Pakistan

18 juillet 2025 à 07:08
Relentless rain began on Wednesday, causing flooding in several cities and across vast rural stretches in the province of Punjab.

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A flooded village in northern Pakistan on Thursday.

UK, France and Germany Plan for a Post-U.S. Future

18 juillet 2025 à 05:58
The leaders of France, Germany and Britain are building parallel diplomatic institutions to defend Europe as President Trump retreats from the continent.

© Pool photo by Leon Neal

From left: President Emmanuel Macron of France, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain and Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany at a summit in Tirana, Albania, in May.
  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • Morning Update: How to move a river
    Good morning. A new park that will be unveiled tomorrow in Toronto is an ambitious example of moving rivers to bring civic imagination to public spaces. More on that below, plus catching up on First Nation leaders meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Bill C-5 and Ukraine’s cabinet shuffle. But first:Today’s headlinesDocuments used to assess asylum and deportation cases omit Trump’s edicts on gender, deportations and detention Hedge funds sort out winners and losers as Couche-Tard’s bid to
     

Morning Update: How to move a river

18 juillet 2025 à 05:50

Good morning. A new park that will be unveiled tomorrow in Toronto is an ambitious example of moving rivers to bring civic imagination to public spaces. More on that below, plus catching up on First Nation leaders meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Bill C-5 and Ukraine’s cabinet shuffle. But first:

Today’s headlines

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Part of Biidaasige Park nears completion on July 16.
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  • Why First Nations are clashing with Ontario and Ottawa over bills aimed at speeding up megaprojects
    First Nations leaders have opposed both the federal government’s Bill C-5 and Ontario’s Bill 5, pieces of legislation that would allow the two governments extraordinary powers to ignore existing laws – including environmental regulations – to fast-track megaprojects such as mines or pipelines.They say the two bills run roughshod over the constitutional requirement that governments consult First Nations about development on their traditional territories. A group of nine First Nations in Ontario l
     

Why First Nations are clashing with Ontario and Ottawa over bills aimed at speeding up megaprojects

18 juillet 2025 à 05:45
Keisha Paulmartin of Okiniwak Youth Led Movement speaks on Thursday at a protest at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., where Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Indigenous chiefs the same day.

First Nations leaders have opposed both the federal government’s Bill C-5 and Ontario’s Bill 5, pieces of legislation that would allow the two governments extraordinary powers to ignore existing laws – including environmental regulations – to fast-track megaprojects such as mines or pipelines.

They say the two bills run roughshod over the constitutional requirement that governments consult First Nations about development on their traditional territories. A group of nine First Nations in Ontario launched a constitutional challenge this week of both Ontario’s and Canada’s bills.

  • ✇Euromaidan Press
  • Russia’s “human safari” drone smashes into rabbi’s vehicle — family in car survives direct hit
    Amid the Russian “human safari,” a drone attack on Kherson’s rabbi Yossef Itzhak Wolff left his family unharmed after a Russian FPV drone slammed into their vehicle near the regional capital. The strike occurred while the rabbi, his wife, and their young daughter were inside the car. Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Azman reported the incident on 17 July. The drone attack on rabbi is part of Russia’s ongoing “human safari” campaign against civilians in Kherson. Russian forces positioned just across
     

Russia’s “human safari” drone smashes into rabbi’s vehicle — family in car survives direct hit

18 juillet 2025 à 05:56

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Amid the Russian “human safari,” a drone attack on Kherson’s rabbi Yossef Itzhak Wolff left his family unharmed after a Russian FPV drone slammed into their vehicle near the regional capital. The strike occurred while the rabbi, his wife, and their young daughter were inside the car. Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Azman reported the incident on 17 July.

The drone attack on rabbi is part of Russia’s ongoing “human safari” campaign against civilians in Kherson. Russian forces positioned just across the Dnipro River launch FPV drones and munition-dropping UAVs daily, deliberately targeting moving cars and people on the streets and inside buildings. Civilians in Kherson are killed or injured every day in these attacks. In addition to drones, Russia continues to shell Kherson and nearby towns with artillery and missiles, forcing many residents to remain indoors for safety.

Drone strike targeted rabbi’s family in moving vehicle

On 17 July, Moshe Azman wrote on X that “two hours ago” a Russian FPV drone attacked the car of the Chief Rabbi of Kherson, Yossef Wolff. He stated that the drone hit the car at the entrance to Kherson, with the rabbi, his wife, and their daughter inside at the moment of impact.

Azman said he had just spoken with Rabbi Wolff, and emphasized the survival as a “very great miracle.” According to the post, the drone entered the car “at a very high speed.” No one was injured in the explosion.

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Video shows damage to SUV after direct strike

Azman shared a video recorded by Rabbi Wolff showing his Toyota Land Cruiser, which sustained significant damage. In the video, Rabbi Wolff says:

“A drone got into our car and exploded, but incredibly we are alive.”

Yossef Itzhak Wolff has served as Chief Rabbi of Kherson and the oblast since 1998 and is also chairman of the Board of the Kherson Jewish community.

Moscow’s “human safari” continues

Also on 17 July, Russian forces struck an ambulance in Kherson Oblast. The strike hit a medical team en route to a call in Zymivnyk. The vehicle was damaged, and two medics — a 49-year-old medical assistant and a 65-year-old paramedic — were injured.

And this morning, 18 July, Russian forces killed a man in the village of Veletenske in Kherson Oblast’s Bilozerka community. According to oblast head Oleksandr Prokudin, around 09:00, a Russian drone struck a local resident born in 1990 as he rode his bicycle. He sustained fatal injuries.

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