City moving to protect neighbourhoods at risk of future northwest feeder main breaks
Bill Kaufmann / calgaryherald - City takes measures to manage potential flooding should the water main that's burst twice in 18 months fail catastrophically again, says head of infrastructure services.
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Labour arbitrator overturns Canada Post firing over undelivered mail
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - A Canada Post mail carrier fired for keeping thousands of letters undelivered for months has been reinstated after a labour arbitrator ruled the behaviour stemmed from emotional and medical difficulties rather than deliberate misconduct.
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Protests against ICE planned across US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon
News Staff / citynews - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protests against immigration enforcement are planned for cities and towns across the country on Saturday after one federal officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis and another shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon. The demo…
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Iranian government acknowledges protests as Khamenei signals crackdown
Jon Gambrell / theglobeandmail - Gauging demonstrations grows more difficult with internet and phone lines cut off
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How the US could take over Greenland and the potential challenges
The Associated Press / nationalpost - U.S. President Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. He has repeatedly said the United States must take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island, which is a semiautonomous region that’s part of NATO ally Denmark. Officials from Denmark,…
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Fifty years after the Games, Quebecers still spending on Montreal’s Olympic Stadium
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - MONTREAL — Montreal’s Olympic Stadium started 2026 the same way it began the 1976 Games: under construction and without a roof. In 2024, Quebec’s tourism minister announced the province would spend $870 million to replace the stadium’s roof, which was tor…
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RCAF wants more than 1,200 security personnel to protect F-35s, other planes
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Air Force wants to hire more than a thousand new security personnel over the next five years at bases across the country — just as it brings its new F-35 stealth fighter jets into service. Internal documents from spring 2025, o…
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United Arab Emirates cuts state funding for citizens studying in U.K. over fears of Muslim Brotherhood on campuses
Joseph Brean / nationalpost - It reflects growing concern, both in Britain and abroad, about Islamist radicalism at British universities
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Newcomers should be primed for Quebec winter roads after 2025 fatal crash: coroner
News Staff / citynews - A Quebec coroner is recommending the province’s auto insurance board better prepare newcomers about the dangers of winter driving, following the death of a Mexican man last year. Coroner Nancy Bouchard’s findings stem from an investigation into the death …
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US and Venezuela take initial steps toward restoring relations after Maduro’s ouster
The Associated Press / nationalpost - GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) — The United States and Venezuela said Friday they were exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations, as a Trump administration delegation visited the South American nation. The visit marks a major step toward warmin…
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