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'He was like my big brother': Friend identifies second victim of Bow Glacier Falls rockfall

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 03:40 IST

33-year-old Hamza Benhilal of Surrey, B.C., was identified by his friend and roommate Khaled Elgamal as the second victim of a fatal rockfall in Banff National Park on June 19.

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Driver charged after Nova Scotia senior left in bus for more than 7 hours

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 19:08 IST

Nova Scotia RCMP have charged a bus driver with criminal negligence after an 81-year-old was found lying on the floor of an empty bus.

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Trump administration can resume deporting migrants to 3rd countries, U.S. Supreme Court rules

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 04:02 IST

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for President Donald Trump's administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them a chance to show harms they could face, handing him another victory in his aggressive pursuit of mass deportations.

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What is the Strait of Hormuz and what could happen to oil prices if Iran shuts it down?

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 02:04 IST

Washington's strikes on Iran stoked fears that Iran could retaliate by closing the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway between Iran and Oman through which around 20 per cent of the oil and gas consumed globally flows. 

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New giant telescope reveals its 1st images of our universe

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 23:47 IST

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which houses a telescope with the largest digital camera ever built, has revealed its first images.

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Hockey stick of Maple Leaf legend Bill Barilko sells for $60K at auction

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 00:43 IST

A game-issued wooden hockey stick said to have belonged to Bill Barilko, who scored the overtime winner to secure Toronto Maple Leafs' Stanley Cup in 1951, was sold at auction for $60,000 on Sunday, well above the estimate of $3,000 to $5,000.

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Partner of Ontario woman who went missing in December charged with murder after remains found in landfill

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 21:14 IST

Hamilton police have charged the live-in partner of Shalini Singh with second-degree murder, shortly after remains found in a landfill last month were identified as the 40-year-old woman's through DNA testing.

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Hudson's Bay receives approval for sale of 3 leases to B.C. mall owner Ruby Liu

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 23:56 IST

The B.C. billionaire looking to turn Hudson’s Bay’s old digs into her own retail empire left court Monday with the beginnings of her venture in hand — and a looming fight that could curtail her full ambitions.

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When the day came that my son no longer needed a heart monitor, everyone was happy but me

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:30 IST

Natasha Chiam struggled to let go of the reassurance from the monitor that all was good with her child, when just a week earlier, his little seven-year-old heart had stopped. More than 10 years later, she still feels the trauma of almost losing him.

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Site of Manitoba bus crash that killed 17 was studied in 2006, but a major recommendation wasn't completed

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:30 IST

With safety upgrade recommendations for the site of Manitoba's deadliest crash set to be announced this week, CBC has learned the province studied the intersection nearly 20 years ago and chose not to fix a significant highlighted issue because of the cost.

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Can't get your fill of strawberries or broccoli? Blame the weather for farmers' slow growing season start

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:30 IST

Unseasonably cold conditions in May stunted the growth of many Canadian farmers' strawberry and leafy green crops, raising concerns about food supply and climate resilience. "What we are harvesting right now is maybe one per cent of what we were harvesting last year," says a strawberry grower in New Hamburg, Ont.

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Sask. students and teachers continue to grapple with pronoun consent law as school year wraps

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:30 IST

The Parents' Bill of Rights or Bill 137, a law passed by the Saskatchewan government in 2023, requires parental consent before a child under the age of 16 can use a different gender-related name or pronoun at school.

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Rescuers use chainsaws, canoe to reach badly hurt boy in Ontario park

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 20:07 IST

Rescuers chopped, paddled and eventually flew their way into a remote corner of Algonquin Park on the weekend to reach a 13-year-old boy who was seriously injured when a tree fell on his tent, according to Ontario Provincial Police.

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Nearly decade-long Ontario sexual assault case 'deeply problematic,' say advocates

Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:30 IST

Legal experts characterize this prolonged case as troubling for both the sexual assault complainant and the accused, calling it just one example of a criminal system that’s failing everyone due to miscommunication and delays.