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'I stood up and ran': Miraculous survival of Air India passenger with 241 confirmed deaths; A tail of an Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane that crashed is seen\.

'I stood up and ran': Miraculous survival of Air India passenger with 241 confirmed deaths

June 12 , 2025 at 06:11:12 p.m. EDT • :

Only one passenger survived after an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad on Thursday. The airline has confirmed the deaths of 229 passengers and 12 crew members who were aboard.

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Leaders should ignore Trump outbursts at G7 summit: Former PM Chretien; At a conference on Thursday, former prime minister Jean Chretien said Donald Trump can be a bully and it would be best if the rest of the G7 leaders ignored any outbursts from the U\.S\. president\.

Leaders should ignore Trump outbursts at G7 summit: Former PM Chretien

June 12 , 2025 at 03:54:32 p.m. EDT • :

Former prime minister Jean Chretien says dignitaries attending next week's G7 leaders summit in Alberta should avoid engaging with the "crazy" from U.S. President Donald Trump.

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How a Northern Irish town descended into 3 days of anti-immigrant violence; A car burns in the streets of Ballymena, a town in Northern Ireland, on Wednesday after riots erupted earlier in the week\.

How a Northern Irish town descended into 3 days of anti-immigrant violence

June 12 , 2025 at 03:55:53 p.m. EDT • :

Protests in the small Northern Irish town of Ballymena spiralled into acts of anti-immigrant violence this week after two teenagers who spoke Romanian were charged with sexually assaulting a local girl. 

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He began university in the '70s. Now, 49 years later, this 'farm boy' earns his degree from Guelph; Dave Burnett, 68, graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Guelph after 49 years\.

He began university in the '70s. Now, 49 years later, this 'farm boy' earns his degree from Guelph

June 12 , 2025 at 12:39:15 p.m. EDT • :

In 1976, Dave Burnett attended the University of Guelph at the behest of his mother but quickly dropped out to work with his hands. Little did he know at the time that this was the start of a long, winding road that lead all the way back to his Bachelor of Science 49 years later.

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Trump thanked California National Guard before it arrived in L.A.; Protesters confront a line of U\.S\. National Guard in the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, on Sunday, following the previous night's immigration raid protest\.

Trump thanked California National Guard before it arrived in L.A.

June 12 , 2025 at 06:41:18 p.m. EDT • :

At 2 a.m. Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump posted to social media congratulating the work of California's National Guard in response to immigration raid protests in Los Angeles. In fact, the guards only arrived in the city later that morning, according to several news reports.

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WATCH | #TheMoment a N.S fisherman spotted a pod of orcas; The top and fins of a black whale are seen in the water  

June 12 , 2025 at 02:41:14 a.m. EDT • :

WATCH | #TheMoment a N.S fisherman spotted a pod of orcas

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More than a dozen Canadian Sikhs face active assassination threats, organization warns; Balpreet Singh, spokesperson World Sikh Organization of Canada, says several Canadian Sikhs face active threats on their lives, and that India is the source of those threats\.  

June 12 , 2025 at 05:42:27 p.m. EDT • :

More than a dozen Canadian Sikhs face active assassination threats, organization warns

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Ford government used code words to make it 'unduly difficult' to search Greenbelt records: report; The RCMP is in the midst of an investigation into the Ford government's decision to remove 15 parcels of land from the Greenbelt to remove 50,000 homes\.  

June 12 , 2025 at 03:27:08 p.m. EDT • :

Ford government used code words to make it 'unduly difficult' to search Greenbelt records: report

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English River First Nation grappling with more potential graves found at residential school site; English River First Nation member Katrina Maurice designed grave markers for the Beauval Indian Residential school site\.  

June 11 , 2025 at 05:19:03 p.m. EDT • :

English River First Nation grappling with more potential graves found at residential school site

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This could be Canada's 2nd-worst wildfire season; Smoke rises from the Summit Lake wildfire, west of Fort Nelson, B\.C\., on June 3\. Federal officials say this season is on track to become Canada's second-worst wildfire season\.  

June 12 , 2025 at 02:43:58 p.m. EDT • :

This could be Canada's 2nd-worst wildfire season

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June 12 , 2025 at 01:53:33 p.m. EDT • :

Man accused of plotting NYC Jewish centre 'slaughter' while in Ontario pleads not guilty

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June 12 , 2025 at 11:33:18 a.m. EDT • :

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faces raucous, angry town hall on province's coal policy

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June 11 , 2025 at 02:42:10 p.m. EDT • :

Dozens of Canadians gather in Egypt ahead of global march to Gaza border

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June 12 , 2025 at 10:06:44 a.m. EDT • :

Federal government to put latest Canada Post offer up for union vote

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June 12 , 2025 at 05:54:37 p.m. EDT • :

E.M. did not give 'valid consent' to ex-Hockey Canada players, Crown argues at sex assault tria

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