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Calgary mayor apologizes for communication gaps as city works to repair water main

Calgary mayor apologizes for communication gaps as city works to repair water main

CALGARY — Calgary's mayor is apologizing for failing to communicate better with residents as the city continues to urge water conservation until a major feeder main that failed last week is repaired.
Amtrak, CN quietly cancel summer passenger train service between Montreal, New York

Amtrak, CN quietly cancel summer passenger train service between Montreal, New York

MONTREAL — Quebec travellers who were hoping to visit New York City by train this summer will now have to wait until fall.
Residents against graphite mine fear powering Pentagon, environmental ruin

Residents against graphite mine fear powering Pentagon, environmental ruin

MONTREAL — In Quebec's Laurentians region, a few kilometres from a wildlife reserve and just outside the town of Duhamel, lies a source of one of the world’s most sought after minerals for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries: graphite.
'No network is flawless': Wildfires underscore resiliency challenges for telecoms

'No network is flawless': Wildfires underscore resiliency challenges for telecoms

As wind-driven wildfires broke out on the Hawaiian island of Maui last summer, killing more than 100 people and destroying thousands of buildings, a telecommunications blackout kept many residents in the dark.
Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan tease rocky romance for their ‘Bridgerton’ characters

Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan tease rocky romance for their ‘Bridgerton’ characters

TORONTO — "Bridgerton" star Nicola Coughlan says the ups-and-downs of her character's long-anticipated romance with a high society noble are not over.
Federal Court rejects bid to review not renewing licences of B.C. fish farms

Federal Court rejects bid to review not renewing licences of B.C. fish farms

VANCOUVER — A federal Court has rejected a bid by two First Nations and salmon farm operators to review Ottawa's decision to not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in the waters off British Columbia.
Dozens of workers at Manitoba Hydro threaten to strike to back contract talks

Dozens of workers at Manitoba Hydro threaten to strike to back contract talks

WINNIPEG — A union representing approximately 120 workers who provide meter readings, inspections and location services for Manitoba Hydro customers says members have voted to strike in support of their demands for a new contract.
Housing and identity: Questions about Mississauga's future as election looms

Housing and identity: Questions about Mississauga's future as election looms

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Ana Chang has lived in Mississauga since the age of seven and is now raising her own children in the southern Ontario city that has seen rapid development over the last three decades.
Police say two Vancouver drug policy advocates charged with trafficking

Police say two Vancouver drug policy advocates charged with trafficking

VANCOUVER — Two founders of a Vancouver drug user advocacy group that distributed what they said were safe doses of heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines to prevent overdoses have been charged with trafficking as a result of police raids last year.
'We will run out': Calgarians urged to keep cutting water, repairs days away

'We will run out': Calgarians urged to keep cutting water, repairs days away

CALGARY — Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek is urging residents to continue cutting their water use or risk having it run out as crews fix a massive break in a feeder line. Gondek says there are 23 water reservoirs serving Calgary.