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Author: Patrick White
Publication Date: January 7, 2026 - 16:37
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City of Calgary ignored two decades of warning signs about water system, report finds
January 7, 2026
With Calgary facing its second catastrophic water main break in as many years, an independent panel has delivered a report faulting the city for ignoring two decades of warning signs that its water system was vulnerable.
The panel of industry experts was formed to investigate a June, 2024, break along the city’s Bearspaw South Feeder Main, which carries roughly 60 per cent of Calgary’s potable water. The failure prompted a local state of emergency that forced residents to follow various levels of water restrictions for months.
The chief says today's announcement follows decades of work that began before he joined Millbrook's council 26 years ago.
January 30, 2026 - 13:55 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
WASHINGTON, D.C. — “‘Tariffs’ is the most beautiful word to me in the dictionary,” President Donald Trump liked to say early last year, calling it his favourite word and promising they would help usher in a new “golden age” for America.
He was serious.
His administration has imposed tariffs against nearly every other country in the world, either through baseline duties, stacked “reciprocal” charges, product-specific tariffs, or national‑security measures related to fentanyl trafficking imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
In response, world leaders have...
January 30, 2026 - 13:51 | Tracy Moran | National Post
The hottest Olympic merchandise isn’t from the
Team Canada collection
, but a
fleece jacket...
January 30, 2026 - 13:48 | Laura Brehaut | National Post



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