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AIR MILES Is Gone. Here's What Actually Earns You Travel Now

  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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Trump Raises Doubts Over Putin’s Willingness for Ukraine Peace Deal

    

                                            US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin

In a candid interview with Fox News, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed both hope and skepticism about Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions to end the war in Ukraine. While Trump suggested that Putin might be “tired” of the conflict, he acknowledged the possibility that the Kremlin leader “doesn’t want to make a deal” — a scenario he described as a “rough situation” for Putin.

The remarks came a day after a high-profile White House summit with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders from Germany, France, and the UK. Zelenskyy hailed the talks as a “major step forward” toward ending Europe’s deadliest conflict in eight decades, with plans for a potential trilateral meeting involving Trump and Putin in the coming weeks.

Despite the diplomatic momentum, Trump ruled out deploying U.S. troops to Ukraine and offered no specifics on the security guarantees Washington might provide Kyiv under a post-war settlement. Analysts warn that while the summit fostered optimism, the path to peace remains uncertain, with ongoing Russian strikes and deep divisions over potential compromises.

Ukraine’s allies are now working on additional sanctions to pressure Moscow, while NATO leaders prepare to discuss the evolving situation. For Kyiv, the coming weeks could prove pivotal in determining whether diplomacy can halt a war that has claimed over a million lives since 2022.

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