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Author: Patrick White
Publication Date: January 11, 2026 - 19:36
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Salt used to keep winter roads safe is also endangering municipal water systems
January 11, 2026
If all goes according to plan, Calgarians will be able to return to their bathrooms this week without worrying that a simple flush of the toilet could push the city’s ailing water system toward another catastrophe.
For nearly two weeks, residents have faced emergency water restrictions as city crews repair the second major rupture in 18 months along a water main that supplies up to 60 per cent of the municipality’s potable water. Officials anticipate easing restrictions early this week but warned that the frail Bearspaw South Feeder Main could blow again before a more permanent solution is ready.
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Starting Feb 16., Canadians will be able to qualify for some consumer rebates on the purchase or lease of a new electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle.
February 10, 2026 - 11:43 | Ariel Rabinovitch | Global News - Canada
Pierre Poilievre gambled with his political future—and won—at the Conservative Party of Canada convention in Calgary two weeks ago. Delegates, who gathered under unseasonably warm January skies courtesy of a timely Chinook, were asked whether to grant their leader a vote of confidence. Late that Friday night, the verdict was delivered: 87.4 percent of those who cast a ballot voted to keep Poilievre at the helm for another round.
Was there ever any real doubt? At first glance, recent polling suggests not. Despite currently trailing the Liberals in both vote intention and seat projections...
February 10, 2026 - 11:39 | Philippe J. Fournier | Walrus
OTTAWA
— Justice Minister Sean Fraser said on Tuesday that the Liberal government is willing to amend its bill targeting hate to address concerns stemming from a change to remove religious defences from the country’s hate speech laws.
Fraser made the comments as the governing party searches for ways to see the bill, known by its legislative title of C-9, passed as part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s justice agenda.
After a meeting of...
February 10, 2026 - 11:35 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
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