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  If you've been holding onto a Air Miles card waiting to redeem for a flight, the program you signed up for doesn't exist anymore — and the cards that replaced it aren't the best game in town. If you searched "best AIR MILES credit card" and landed here, there's something you need to know first: there is no such thing anymore. AIR MILES, the loyalty program that's been part of Canadian wallets since 1992, officially became BMO Blue Rewards on June 2, 2026. BMO had already stopped issuing new AIR MILES cards back in January, and every collector's Miles converted automatically into Blue Points at a rate of roughly 1 Air Mile to 15.79 Blue Points — no action needed, no lost value. That's good news if you're a longtime collector sitting on a pile of Miles. It's less good news if you were hoping to earn free flights that way going forward, because Blue Rewards was built to compete with PC Optimum and Scene+ — grocery, gas, and everyday spendi...
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Massacre in Darfur: RSF Assault Leaves 40 Dead in Displacement Camp

 

A brutal assault by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the Abu Shouk displacement camp near El-Fasher has left at least 40 civilians dead and 19 injured, according to local aid groups and activists.

The attack, which occurred Monday morning, targeted residents inside their homes and on the streets of the famine-stricken camp, which shelters over 450,000 displaced people. Eyewitnesses and emergency responders described scenes of indiscriminate gunfire and executions, with satellite imagery later confirming the presence of RSF vehicles in the camp’s northwest neighborhoods.

The RSF, locked in a civil war with the Sudanese Armed Forces since April 2023, has laid siege to El-Fasher—the last major city in Darfur under army control—since May 2024. The Abu Shouk camp, already suffering from acute malnutrition and famine, has been repeatedly attacked during the conflict.

Local resistance committees condemned the assault as a “horrific violation” against defenseless civilians. The RSF has faced international accusations of ethnic cleansing and genocide, particularly against non-Arab communities such as the Zaghawa and Fur, many of whom reside in Abu Shouk.

The Sudanese army claimed to have repelled a broader RSF offensive on El-Fasher the same day, destroying dozens of combat vehicles and capturing military equipment. However, the RSF countered with claims of territorial gains and seized weaponry.

This latest atrocity underscores the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, where over 40,000 people have been killed and 12 million displaced. With famine spreading and aid routes blocked, the situation in Darfur continues to deteriorate rapidly.


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