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Publication Date: January 8, 2026 - 15:11
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City council not told Calgary's water system was at risk in 2017, says former mayor Nenshi
January 8, 2026
Two former councillors and the former mayor say they weren't made aware of the high risk the Bearspaw feeder main faced during their time in office, years before a pair of catastrophic breaks left the city's water system in disarray.
British Columbia’s River Forecast Centre has expanded its flood watch advisories to cover swaths of Vancouver Island as an atmospheric river moves through the region.Central, eastern and southern Vancouver Island were upgraded to the status as of 11 a.m. Sunday, joining northern and western Vancouver Island as well as B.C.’s south coast, Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver regions already under that classification.The centre says prolonged periods of heavy rain are expected alongside warmer temperatures and added runoff due to “rain-on-snow melt,” noting that peak river levels are expected...
January 11, 2026 - 15:53 | | The Globe and Mail
Ali Shakar remembers how stressful it was for his parents to put food on the table growing up. Read More
January 11, 2026 - 15:19 | Paula Tran | Ottawa Citizen
A trial set to begin Monday in British Columbia’s Supreme Court questions whether publicly funded faith-based hospitals should be allowed to prevent patients from receiving medical assistance in dying in their facilities.The Charter of Rights challenge is being brought by the advocacy organization Dying With Dignity Canada and the parents of a woman who was forced to leave a Vancouver hospital to receive medical assistance in dying, known as MAID.
January 11, 2026 - 15:17 | Sarah Ritchie | The Globe and Mail

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