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Alberta Insider: Calgary’s water crisis could happen in any of Canada’s largest cities
Crews continue to work to repair a major water main break and five other weak spots in Calgary on June 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
Closing Ontario Science Centre was the right decision, Ford government says
Sameer Sayed points out the fencing to his three children (from left) Maryam Sayed, Hammaad Sayed and Rayyaan Sayed outside the Ontario Science Centre on June 30, 2024. They live across the street, and can see the Science Centre from their balcony. Now, tall fencing, signage and security block off the entire property. June 30, 2024. (Sammy Kogan/The Globe and Mail)
canada
Morning Update: Canada’s pipe problems
Calgary's mayor says a major road is set to reopen on Friday for the first time since a pipe rupture shut it down more than three weeks ago. Crews continue to work to repair a major water main break and five other weak spots in Calgary, Saturday, June 22, 2024.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
world
Baltimore bridge collapse survivor recounts fighting for his life in NBC interview
FILE - The cargo ship Dali is stuck under part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, as seen from Pasadena, Md. Julio Cervantes Suarez, the only person who survived falling from Maryland's Francis Scott Key Bridge during its catastrophic collapse says he watched in horror as his coworkers, friends and relatives plunged to their deaths. In an exclusive interview with NBC News that aired Wednesday evening, July 10, 2024, he described fighting for his life after his truck tumbled into the Patapsco River. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
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Sixty years of road salt has destroyed Ottawa’s Alexandra Bridge, officials say
Federal officials say six decades of road salt has spelled the end for a 123-year-old interprovincial bridge in Ottawa. In this photo taken using a drone, the Parliament buildings and Ottawa skyline are seen over the Alexandra Bridge as the sun sets, Wednesday, Sept.7, 2022 THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
british columbia
B.C. Insider: Vancouverites make waves to get iconic Kitsilano pool reopened
Repairs continue at Kitsilano beach in an effort to be completed by the promised August 7th opening in Vancouver, B.C., on July 08, 2024. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim promises the popular 137-metre outdoor pool will open in August after public outrage over an original indefinite closure. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.
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Beloved but neglected, Vancouver’s Kitsilano pool will survive another season after public outrage
Repairs continue at Kitsilano beach in an effort to be completed by the promised August 7th opening in Vancouver, B.C., on July 08, 2024. Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim promises the popular 137-metre outdoor pool will open in August after public outrage over an original indefinite closure. Jimmy Jeong/The Globe and Mail.
european business
‘No time to waste’: Britain’s finance minister takes aim at economic growth barriers
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves gives a speech at the Treasury in London, Britain, to an audience of leading business figures and senior stakeholders, announcing the first steps the new Government will be taking to deliver economic growth. Picture date: Monday, July 8, 2024. Jonathan Brady/Pool via REUTERS
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Vancouver Island to see $3B in BC Hydro upgrades, expansion over the next decade
British Columbia's power provider is planning to spend more than $3 billion on capital projects to upgrade and expand the electricity grid on Vancouver Island. B.C. Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Josie Osborne speaks during a news conference in Burnaby, B.C., on Monday, June 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
alberta
Alberta Insider: Calgary finally sees water relief just in time for Stampede as mayor lifts state of emergency
Crews continue to work to repair a major water main break and five other weak spots in Calgary on June 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
politics
Renovation of Parliament’s Centre Block on schedule, report says
The Canada flag blows on the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, June 28, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
energy and resources
Contractor Aecon settles dispute with Coastal GasLink over pipeline construction
Shares of Aecon Group Inc. fell more than 10 per cent after the infrastructure company announced $237 million in one-time charges related to its work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline project and three other large fixed-price legacy projects nearly completion. An Aecon construction site near the Gardiner Expressway is shown in Toronto on Friday, July 10, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Joe O'Connal
opinion
Western floods could come again – and the consequences will be felt across the economy
Alex Mitchell and Pascal Chan
alberta
Calgary renews state of emergency as crews scramble to restore water in four days
Crews continue to work to repair a major water main break and five other weak spots in Calgary, Saturday, June 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Test water flowing through repaired Calgary pipe, full service days away
Crews continue to work to repair a major water main break and five other weak spots in Calgary, Saturday, June 22, 2024. Calgary's mayor is promising a wide-ranging examination of the city's underground infrastructure as it enters its third week of water use restrictions after a water main break. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
alberta
Calgary urges residents to conserve water as consumption hits highest point in 10 days
Crews work to repair a major water main break and five other weak spots in Calgary, Saturday, June 22, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
energy and resources
Midwestern carbon dioxide pipeline project gets approval in Iowa, but still has a long way to go
A general view of the Iowa Utilities Board meeting on the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline at the Cardiff Events Center on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023, in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Public utility regulators in Iowa will begin a hearing Tuesday on a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground that has been met by resistant landowners who fear the taking of their land and dangers of a pipeline rupture. (Lily Smith/The Des Moines Register via AP)
canada
Morning Update: The Ontario Science Centre’s dramatic shutdown
A general view of the Ontario Science Centre, in Toronto, Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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A US$5-billion deal could finally bring running water to many in the Navajo nation who have never had it
FILE - The Colorado River in the upper River Basin is pictured in Lees Ferry, Ariz., on May 29, 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide a critical water rights case in the water-scarce Southwest. The high court will hold oral arguments Monday, March 20, 2023, in a case with critical implications for how water from the drought-stricken Colorado River is shared and the extent of the U.S. government’s obligations to Native American tribes. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
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