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'We're keeping a couple bags packed': Weyakwin, Sask., residents start returning after evac order lifted; Firefighters managed to prevent wildfire from damaging any buildings in the hamlet of Weyakwin, Sask\. The evacuation order for Weyakwin was lifted Thursday\.

'We're keeping a couple bags packed': Weyakwin, Sask., residents start returning after evac order lifted

June 6 , 2025 at 07:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

On Thursday, an evacuation order for Weyakwin was lifted, allowing residents back in for the first time in a week. Thick smoke remains, as does the threat of spot fires.

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Toronto man had to fight GoFundMe to get paid after organizer gambled away funds for his brother's funeral; Allan Oliver says he's sharing his story about the difficulties he had accessing a GoFundMe that raised money for his brother's funeral last fall in the hope that it will prompt the online fundraising platform to change its policies so no one else has to go through what he did\.

Toronto man had to fight GoFundMe to get paid after organizer gambled away funds for his brother's funeral

June 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Allan Oliver says the online fundraising platform needs to do more to ensure intended beneficiaries actually receive the funds that are raised for them. For months he struggled to recover thousands of dollars in donations from a GoFundMe organized by a family friend to help cover the cost of his younger brother's funeral.

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Musk vs. Trump: A power couple tumbles into a messy divorce; Threats, insults as Trump-Musk feud explodes into public view

Musk vs. Trump: A power couple tumbles into a messy divorce

June 5 , 2025 at 03:29:33 p.m. EDT • :

It's gotten very ugly, very quickly. Within hours, Elon Musk appeared to call for U.S. President Donald Trump's impeachment. Meanwhile, Tesla stock had plunged, as the market feared the president might punish Musk businesses.

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4 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine once again bombarded by Russian missiles and drones; An explosion is seen after a Russian air strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday\.

4 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine once again bombarded by Russian missiles and drones

June 6 , 2025 at 05:15:44 a.m. EDT • :

A nighttime missile and drone attack on Ukraine killed at least four people and injured 20 others in Kyiv, city mayor Vitali Klitschko said Friday, as Russia targeted at least six regions across the country with 407 drones and 44 missiles in one of its largest co-ordinated attacks of the three-year war.

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Mutual aid firefighting system helping in Manitoba wildfire battle; Morris fire Chief Trevor Thiessen says he and another firefighter from his town helped respond to the wildfire near Lynn Lake and Marcel Colomb First Nation last week and over the weekend\.

Mutual aid firefighting system helping in Manitoba wildfire battle

June 6 , 2025 at 06:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Fire departments in southern Manitoba are answering the call to help northern communities, including Flin Flon, Lynn Lake and Pimicikamak Cree Nation, save their homes and lands.

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AT ISSUE | Carney and Trump hold private tariff talks; A man in a suit gestures\. Overlaid on the image are the words, 'At Issue\.'  

June 6 , 2025 at 06:49:43 a.m. EDT • :

AT ISSUE | Carney and Trump hold private tariff talks

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IN PHOTOS | Canadian math prof vies to win back world crokinole title from American champion; Two men shaking hands over a circular crokinole game board during a tournament, with spectators watching in the background\.  

June 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

IN PHOTOS | Canadian math prof vies to win back world crokinole title from American champion

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Nearly half of northern Alberta community destroyed as wildfires flare; Chipewyan Lake's water treatment plant was destroyed when a wildfire ripped through the remote Alberta community last week\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 02:08:14 p.m. EDT • :

Nearly half of northern Alberta community destroyed as wildfires flare

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Here's how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health; A view of La Ronge, Sask\. is seen in this handout photo on Tuesday, June 3, 2025\.  

June 3 , 2025 at 09:57:53 p.m. EDT • :

Here's how wildfire smoke exposure can impact your health

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Canoe expedition retraces historic 1,200-kilometre fur-trade route to James Bay; The 'À La Mer Du Nord' expedition team departed from Tadoussac, Que\., on Saturday\. They're aiming to travel 1,200 kilometres, retracing the historic fur trade route to Waskaganish\.  

June 5 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Canoe expedition retraces historic 1,200-kilometre fur-trade route to James Bay

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June 6 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Canadian technology could be used to mine the deep seas, but there's growing alarm over the risks

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June 6 , 2025 at 02:12:50 a.m. EDT • :

Vancouver man arrested after driving into Pacific Coliseum entrance during Cirque du Soleil show, police say

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June 5 , 2025 at 02:00:00 p.m. EDT • :

What is degrowth? The throwdown over growing down

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June 5 , 2025 at 05:38:50 p.m. EDT • :

Marc Garneau died after 'short but very difficult battle' with cancer, former staffer says

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June 5 , 2025 at 06:21:08 p.m. EDT • :

U.S. Air Force cadet who graduated with flying colours isn't allowed to serve their country

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