Preclearance travel screening projects will proceed this year, U.S. and Canada say
Jim Bronskill and Kyle Duggan / theglobeandmail - Future of preclearance operations had been in doubt after comments from U.S. ambassador in Canada
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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.
Back to Top / Saturday, January 10, 2026, 6:20 pm / permalink 17748 / 13 stories in 7 wks
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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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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‘Old gal has had rough night’: Main break floods iconic Yukon bar amid -40 C weather
The Canadian Press / nationalpost - A major water main break in Dawson City, Yukon, flooded streets and a historic bar as temperatures plunged to -40 C amid a recent cold snap. Dawson’s public works department said some residents and businesses were without water as workers tried to fix dam…
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Alberta's Smith calls on Carney to speed up major project approvals
sootoday - EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is calling on Ottawa to further speed up its approval process for major projects, saying she wants to see applications approved within six months.
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Ottawa to send military to Manitoba after power outages force evacuations in First Nation
Temur Durrani / theglobeandmail - At least 200 homes in Pimicikamak are considered unlivable, while around 1,100 others are being assessed for damage
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Calgary water main repaired but restrictions remain until testing done, city says
sootoday - CALGARY — The City of Calgary says it has finished repairs on a disastrous water main break but testing still needs to be done before it's fully operational again.
Back to Top / Friday, January 9, 2026, 6:22 pm / permalink 17701 / 9 stories in 1 month
Supreme Court to hear challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that opens the door to major changes at Ontario Place.
Back to Top / Thursday, January 8, 2026, 12:23 pm / permalink 17646 / 4 stories in 1 month
Ford government to build underwater electricity line to power Toronto for 2 decades
Meredith Bond / citynews - The Ford government is planning to go underwater to build a new electricity line that will power Toronto for at least two decades. The cable will run in Lake Ontario from the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, just east of Oshawa and ending in the eas…
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City of Calgary ignored two decades of warning signs about water system, report finds
Patrick White / theglobeandmail - Panel says the city became aware of vulnerabilities as early as 2004, when a similar type of pipe ruptured
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Chief of Manitoba First Nation hit by power outage surveys damage with federal, provincial leaders
Brittany Hobson / theglobeandmail - Thousands of residents have been forced from the Pimicikamak Cree Nation with no timeline on when they can return
Back to Top / Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 1:22 pm / permalink 17605 / 10 stories in 1 month
First Nations chiefs alarmed by feds’ lack of commitment to protecting source water
News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Some First Nations chiefs say Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty’s recent refusal to commit to source water protections in a promised clean water bill shows the government is sidelining the health of Indigenous communities in its push …
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Residents allowed back into one of two Thorncliffe Park condos evacuated due to fire
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The City of Toronto says it has given the green light for most residents to return to one of two highrises evacuated due to a fire that smouldered inside the walls for weeks.
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B.C. approves extending life of Mt. Milligan copper and gold mine to 2035
theglobeandmail - Operator can expand the mine’s area, boost production and increase height of tailings storage dam
Back to Top / Tuesday, January 6, 2026, 8:22 am / permalink 17547 / 3 stories in 2 months
‘No guarantee’ Bearspaw South Feeder Main will not break again: City of Calgary
Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - More water restrictions will be part of the 'new reality of water usage' warned Mayor Jeromy Farkas, as the city provided an update Monday on the rupture of a major water main.
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Lights back on in Manitoba First Nation, but frozen water posing new threat: chief
News Staff / citynews - The chief of a Manitoba First Nation says about 4,000 residents haven’t been able to return to the community and dozens more are set to leave because its water system has frozen after a days-long power outage. Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias sa…
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Calgary officials urge conservation after water use creeps up during pipe rupture
Fakiha Baig / theglobeandmail - Officials say unsustainable usage could take water away from life-saving services such as fire response
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Two dead, one injured in Marieville apartment fire
Adriana Gentile / citynews - A fire in an apartment building in Marieville, in the Montérégie region, left two people dead and one injured early Friday morning. Emergency services were called to the four-unit building on Sainte-Marie Street around 2:30 a.m. “The fire was brought unde…
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Calgary residents asked to conserve water after rupture of essential water main
Jana G. Pruden / theglobeandmail - Bearspaw South Feeder Main broke without warning on Tuesday, causing dangerous shortage of water reserves
Back to Top / Thursday, January 1, 2026, 9:21 pm / permalink 17413 / 12 stories in 2 months