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Author: Natasha Baldin
Publication Date: July 23, 2026 - 04:00
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New study shows how rain gardens could minimize Ottawa flooding
July 23, 2026
As calls for better storm infrastructure ripple through the city following the July 1 storm, researchers say upgrading the stormwater pipes is not the only way to make Ottawa more resilient to flooding. Read More
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As WestJet takes measures to prepare for a potential labour disruption this weekend, it has also promised to manage the potential impact on its customers. The airline says that includes continuing to offer flexible change/cancel policies for flyers with travel bookings from now until Aug. 4 who wish to make alternate arrangements. The company has not stated what it will do beyond Aug. 4. WestJet has also not disclosed how many flights it has cancelled ahead of a possible strike or lockout, though airlines typically begin to wind down their flight schedules ahead of a potential labour...
August 1, 2026 - 08:00 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
When Gail Asper started drawing up the initial plans for the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in the early 2000s, her efforts prompted numerous ethnic communities and political interest groups to start vying for special consideration. Indigenous leaders wanted a particular focus on missing and murdered women. Ukrainian Canadian groups campaigned for acknowledgement of Canada’s imprisonment of their people during the First World War, and of later Soviet Union attacks against Ukraine in the 1930s. By the time the Winnipeg-based museum opened in 2014, it had seemingly become a magnet for...
August 1, 2026 - 07:00 | Jesse Snyder | National Post
Gen Z isn’t the teetotalling generation after all, according to new data. They just took some time to catch up to the rest of the drinking population, and their influence is reshaping the alcohol industry. As a larger proportion of gen Zers reaches legal drinking age, the gap between them and drinkers at large “appears to have almost completely disappeared.” The report from IWSR , a leading alcohol data provider, dispels the myth that younger people imbibe less. “They’re late to the party, they’re not skipping the party,” Marten Lodewijks, IWSR managing director and president, told...
August 1, 2026 - 07:00 | Laura Brehaut | National Post
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