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Police use tear gas on crowd as pro-Palestinian activists occupy McGill University building; Pro-Palestinian student protesters at McGill University occupied a building inside the school's downtown campus Thursday evening\.

Police use tear gas on crowd as pro-Palestinian activists occupy McGill University building

June 6 , 2024 at 05:47:43 p.m. EDT • :

Montreal police fired tear gas at a crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters outside McGill University's James Administration Building, where activists had blockaded themselves on the third floor Thursday evening. 

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City crews continue search for source of 'catastrophic' water main break; A drone shot of the spot where the catastrophic water main rupture broke ground, next to a plaza on 16 Ave\. N\.W\., just west of Home Road\.

City crews continue search for source of 'catastrophic' water main break

June 6 , 2024 at 08:20:44 a.m. EDT • :

A water main break that left hundreds of homes without water Wednesday evening triggered an Alberta Emergency Alert warning that Calgary's water supply is in a critical state.

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'Everyone is in pieces': Witnesses to Israeli strike on Gaza shelter say there's nowhere safe to go;

'Everyone is in pieces': Witnesses to Israeli strike on Gaza shelter say there's nowhere safe to go

June 6 , 2024 at 06:00:09 p.m. EDT • :

Mahmoud Nijim was jolted awake by the sounds of bombs falling nearby early Thursday, as the Israeli military attacked the site of a UN-run school in central Gaza that was serving as a shelter for displaced Palestinians.

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Police suspend search for 3 mountaineers missing near Squamish; The mountaineers were last seen near Atwell Peak on Garibaldi mountain near Squamish on Wednesday\.

Police suspend search for 3 mountaineers missing near Squamish

June 6 , 2024 at 06:57:35 p.m. EDT • :

Police in Squamish, B.C., say search and rescue teams have temporarily suspended their efforts to find three mountaineers missing for nearly a week.

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As the survivors fade into history, the world marks a D-Day anniversary like no other;

As the survivors fade into history, the world marks a D-Day anniversary like no other

June 6 , 2024 at 03:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The annual gathering of western leaders in Normandy is always steeped in symbolism — an occasion for the nations whose troops stormed these beaches eight decades ago to reflect on wars both past and present.

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WATCH | Veteran calls Zelenskyy a 'saviour of the people' at D-Day event; Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy kneeled to share a moment with a veteran at an event marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day, with each man praising the other for their war efforts\.  

June 6 , 2024 at 06:58:55 p.m. EDT • :

WATCH | Veteran calls Zelenskyy a 'saviour of the people' at D-Day event

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Putin's threat to put long-range weapons closer to West leaves unanswered questions; Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to senior news leaders of international news agencies on the sidelines of the St\. Petersburg International Economic Forum at the Lakhta Center skyscraper, the headquarters of Russian gas monopoly Gazprom in St\. Petersburg, Russia, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024\. The Russian leader has used the annual forum as a showcase for touting Russia's development and seeking investors\.  

June 6 , 2024 at 06:05:29 p.m. EDT • :

Putin's threat to put long-range weapons closer to West leaves unanswered questions

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No progress being made at bargaining talks, TTC union warns; A TTC driver walks past a bus at Scarborough Centre station on Aug\. 28, 2023\.  

June 6 , 2024 at 08:31:33 a.m. EDT • :

No progress being made at bargaining talks, TTC union warns

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Tory MP says he misspoke after NDP MP accuses him of making anti-Indigenous comment; Conservative MP Brad Redekopp speaks in the House of Commons on June 4, 2024\.  

June 6 , 2024 at 07:11:28 p.m. EDT • :

Tory MP says he misspoke after NDP MP accuses him of making anti-Indigenous comment

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Pride flags will fly in Colorado despite Republican Party call to burn them; A person holds their hands in the shape of a heart in front of a pride flag during a march for solidarity for the those affected after a mass shooting at LGBTQ nightclub Club Q, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, U\.S\. November 26, 2022\. REUTERS/Isaiah J\. Downing     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY  

June 6 , 2024 at 06:53:58 p.m. EDT • :

Pride flags will fly in Colorado despite Republican Party call to burn them

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June 6 , 2024 at 02:59:56 p.m. EDT • :

Whole-body deodorant is trending, but do we need it — or are we being scent-shamed?

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June 6 , 2024 at 04:55:57 p.m. EDT • :

Hunter Biden's sister-in-law testifies she threw gun into trash out of fear of his spiralling addiction

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June 6 , 2024 at 02:58:21 p.m. EDT • :

MPs grill Canadian oil and gas executives over profits and emissions

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June 6 , 2024 at 12:55:22 p.m. EDT • :

Boeing's Starliner capsule docks with ISS after facing thruster issues

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June 6 , 2024 at 03:49:06 p.m. EDT • :

Concerns mount ahead of possible job action at Canadian borders

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