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Dangerously hot temperatures take hold of Central Canada this week
Folks in Ontario and Quebec will want to avoid strenuous activities in the outdoors this week, especially if they are vulnerable to the heat, as temperatures and humidity will soar to dangerous values
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VideoRussell Crowe wears jeans to Armani show in Milan
Russell Crowe, Damien Chazelle, Hu Ge and more attended the Giorgio Armani Menswear presentation in Milan Monday, with Crowe explaining his choice of outfit for the event. (June 17)
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VideoNew York City prepares for extreme temperatures
Officials in New York City are warning residents to take precautions as a heat wave moves east.
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Why this university student is offering a scholarship to someone who will study the trades
Daniel Rust isn't finished his university education, but after starting a successful painting business, he says he's ready to help another student as they enter school.Rust is a fourth-year architectural engineering student at the University of Waterloo and he also owns and operates Capstone Painting. He started the business as a way to pay for school.Now, the 22-year-old is putting up $1,000 for a scholarship to a student who plans to enter the trades.Rust says he remembers winning scholarships
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VideoAfghans mark first day of Eid with prayers
Kabul residents marked Eid al-Adha with special prayers on Monday, celebrating the second most important holiday in the Islamic calendar. Muslims traditionally mark Eid al-Adha, or Feast of Sacrifice, by offering special prayers and slaughtering livestock, usually a goat, sheep, a cow or a camel, to commemorate Prophet Ibrahim’s test of faith. (AP video by Mohammad Habib Rahmani, production by Fazel Rahman Faizi )
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Details of new health facility at old Grace Hospital site need to be worked out, government says
Health Minister Tom Osborne announced the Downtown Health and Well-Being Centre on Friday. (Mark Quinn)The Newfoundland and Labrador government says a new health-care facility — to be built at the site of the former Grace Hospital in St. John's — will fill important health-care gaps, but the critics say the province is better at announcing plans than delivering results. Health Minister Tom Osborne and Infrastructure Minister John Abbott announced Friday morning that the site — cleared in Februar
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VideoIsraeli military: UN 'yet to take advantage' of protected road to deliver Gaza aid
The Israeli military said Monday the United Nations, the main organization responsible for delivering aid in war-ravaged Gaza, had “yet to take advantage” of the new protected road the army had established in the south of the enclave. (AP Video shot by Shlomo Mor)
