'I didn't think I was gonna make it,' says Brandon construction worker who survived northern Ontario wildfire | This Palestinian boy lost his eye to an unexploded bomb. Thousands of tonnes of explosives may remain in Gaza | She came to Canada for university, but she'd never been accepted. The scam cost her $7K
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'I didn't think I was gonna make it,' says Brandon construction worker who survived northern Ontario wildfire; Manitoba man recounts harrowing escape from northwestern Ontario wildfire

'I didn't think I was gonna make it,' says Brandon construction worker who survived northern Ontario wildfire

June 9 , 2025 at 11:16:43 p.m. EDT • :

A construction worker who huddled with his crew inside a smoky shipping container as a northern Ontario wildfire encircled them said he's happy to be alive and back home in Brandon with his family.

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This Palestinian boy lost his eye to an unexploded bomb. Thousands of tonnes of explosives may remain in Gaza; Mohamed Hijazi was playing with his cousins outside his family home when he encountered an unexploded bomb, which went off and caused him to lose his eye\. The risks posed by the unexploded bombs, mines, booby traps and other munitions that are left lying all around Gaza are particularly insidious for children\.

This Palestinian boy lost his eye to an unexploded bomb. Thousands of tonnes of explosives may remain in Gaza

June 10 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

There is no shortage of dangers for kids in Gaza. But the risks posed by the unexploded bombs, mines, booby traps and other munitions that are left lying all around Gaza are particularly insidious.

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She came to Canada for university, but she'd never been accepted. The scam cost her $7K; Aminata, pictured in her apartment in Chicoutimi, Que\., says she's living a nightmare after sending thousands of dollars to a man she thought was submitting her university application\.

She came to Canada for university, but she'd never been accepted. The scam cost her $7K

June 10 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Aminata says she was scammed by the agent she trusted to submit her university applications in Quebec. Nearly two years after the ordeal, she discovered she wasn't the only one who lost thousands of dollars.

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Afghan-Canadian combat advisers launch discrimination suit against Department of National Defence; Canadian and American troops on a joint patrol in late June 2011, one of the last conducted by Canadians during the war\. Afghan-Canadian advisers critical to the operations of both armies during combat operations are now suing the federal government for discrimination\.

Afghan-Canadian combat advisers launch discrimination suit against Department of National Defence

June 10 , 2025 at 04:00:16 a.m. EDT • :

Canadian citizens of Afghan descent who were recruited as military language and cultural advisers — and at times carried out some of the most difficult and dangerous assignments of Canada's war in Afghanistan — are now suing the federal government for discrimination and failure to care for them following their service.

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'Come hug it out': Canadian tourism groups reassure U.S. visitors they're welcome amid political tension; A scene from a TV ad launched by Quebec's Eastern Townships for an American audience shows a U\.S\. tourist getting a hug from a local hotel clerk\. The group that produced it hopes it sends the message that, despite recent political tensions between Canada and the U\.S\., American tourists are welcome\.

'Come hug it out': Canadian tourism groups reassure U.S. visitors they're welcome amid political tension

June 10 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

With fewer people from the U.S. visiting Canada, some tourism associations worry many Americans fear a chilly reception here in the wake of political tensions between the two countries. So they've launched ad campaigns seeking to assure their neighbours to the South that they'll be warmly greeted. 

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WATCH | Come aboard with us, breaking ice in Antarctica; A naval ship navigates icy waters with a snowy mountain backdrop\. Crew members in bright gear stand on deck\.  

June 9 , 2025 at 07:43:19 p.m. EDT • :

WATCH | Come aboard with us, breaking ice in Antarctica

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What happened the last time a U.S. president overrode a state to deploy the National Guard; U\.S\. President Lyndon B\. Johnson deployed Alabama's National Guard in March 1965, going over the state's governor, to protect civil rights demonstrators as they marched from Selma to Montgomery\.  

June 9 , 2025 at 07:43:48 p.m. EDT • :

What happened the last time a U.S. president overrode a state to deploy the National Guard

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Choppers, dozers and railway workers: on the front lines of the Manitoba wildfire fight; About 29 wildfires are currently burning in Manitoba, 10 are out of control\.  

June 10 , 2025 at 05:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Choppers, dozers and railway workers: on the front lines of the Manitoba wildfire fight

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At least 8 people killed in school shooting in Austria; A police officer is seen in Graz, southeastern Austria, are police cordoned off an area near the BORG Dreierschützengasse school\.  

June 10 , 2025 at 05:32:55 a.m. EDT • :

At least 8 people killed in school shooting in Austria

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Why hasn't Sask. called for military help? The province says it needs wildfire expertise; Manitoba asked for military help to evacuate remote communities late last month, but Saskatchewan says it has not needed that particular kind of help so far\.  

June 10 , 2025 at 06:00:57 a.m. EDT • :

Why hasn't Sask. called for military help? The province says it needs wildfire expertise

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June 10 , 2025 at 04:58:38 a.m. EDT • :

Russia launches one of war's largest air attacks on Kyiv, Ukraine says

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June 9 , 2025 at 05:23:02 p.m. EDT • :

Panthers defeat Oilers 6-1, take lead in Stanley Cup Final

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June 10 , 2025 at 04:54:17 a.m. EDT • :

Greta Thunberg deported from Israel after Gaza boat seized

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June 9 , 2025 at 11:57:16 p.m. EDT • :

Ashton Bell, Julia Gosling among young stars selected in PWHL expansion draft

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June 6 , 2025 at 07:57:46 p.m. EDT • :

Preventable deaths, violent attacks: doctor alleges deteriorating conditions at Fraser Health hospitals

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