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  • Pipe leaking sewage into Red River not fixed yet, Winnipeg Councillor says
    The City of Winnipeg is scrambling to fix a pipe dumping millions of litres of raw sewage into the Red River, after a temporary fix didn't last as long as initially hoped.
    Environment
    Feb 16
  • First Nations file claim over water pollution in Lake Winnipeg
    Eight First Nations that surround Lake Winnipeg filed a joint lawsuit on Tuesday against all levels of government including the City of Winnipeg due to pollution in Lake Winnipeg.
    Environment
    May 1
  • Ellison, B.C. residents accuse nearby fruit-packing plant of dumping sewage
    One resident says the foul stench has been lingering through the air for roughly a month now, but other residents say they’ve noticed it a lot longer.
    Environment
    Feb 5
  • Multi-sensory space for neurodiverse children in Montreal reopens after flooding
    Caden's Lighthouse, a multi-sensory environment geared for neurodiverse children, has reopened 10 months after a flood forced it to close and rebuild.
    Canada
    Apr 20
  • Work on bypass system continues, risk of more sewage spill in Winnipeg remains
    The Red River is seeing a continuing spill of sewage by the Fort Garry Bridge. The city says work on the bypass system is underway.
    Environment
    Feb 22
  • Winnipeg grapples with sewage spill into Red River, urges water conservation amid repairs
    Since the failure of two sewer pipes in the city's south end in early February, millions of litres of raw sewage has spilled into the red river near the Fort Garry Bridge.
    Environment
    Feb 21
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  • Efforts intensify to address sewage spill into Red River at Fort Garry Bridge
    The city says the situation is complicated because crews would normally run equipment through a barrage of tests before going into operation.
    Canada
    Feb 20
  • Belleville nets $1.24M from Ontario government home building fund
    The money comes after Belleville asked for provincial funding following rash of drug overdoses
    Politics
    Mar 1
  • Sewage spill into Winnipeg’s Red River caused by significant pipe leak, city email reads
    Winnipeg's Red River has had millions of litres of sewage waste seep into it since a pipe leak was discovered on Feb. 7. Work is being done to contain it, says the city.
    Environment
    Feb 14
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  • Hamilton, Ont., reporting fewer annual water main breaks, despite fixing 4 over 2 days
    Hamilton, Ont., suffered a string of water main breaks over the past two days. But a city official said the total number of breaks has been down over the past 12 months.
    Environment
    Jan 19
  • ‘Floatel’ ship slated to house 600 LNG workers arrives in Vancouver from Europe
    The ship recently housed people fleeing war in Ukraine, and the company building the LNG export facility says it has since undergone an "extensive refit."
    Politics
    Jan 5
  • City of Hamilton says last of contaminated sediment shipped away from Chedoke Creek
    Hamilton public works says it's met a provincial deadline as remediation of the waterway near Kay Drage Park finished on the weekend.
    Environment
    Jan 2
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  • Urban runoff ‘disastrous to our way of life,’ Tsleil-Waututh Nation says
    Tsleil-Waututh Nation has been working for years to revitalize the Burrard Inlet. They recently launched a story map, 'Restoring a Healthy Inlet,' to engage the community for help.
    Environment
    Nov 21, 2023
  • Israel says conflict at ‘significant stage’ as troops cut off northern Gaza from south
    Israeli forces severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory ahead of an expected push into the dense confines of Gaza City.
    World
    Nov 6, 2023
  • Fraser Valley septic waste disposal plants reach capacity
    This comes after the treatment plant in Abbotsford stopped accepting waste from anywhere outside Abbotsford and Mission in 2021, leading to more being sent to Chilliwack.
    Economy
    Oct 26, 2023
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  • Sewage flowed into Bow River, water remains safe to drink: officials
    Cochrane, Alta., cancelled an emergency alert late Saturday night The alert had been issued Saturday evening after a sewer line break allowed wastewater to flow into the Bow River.
    Environment
    Oct 22, 2023
  • Team effort needed to tackle Manitoba lake pollution, experts say
    'Phosphorus is a really valuable nutrient. And also it can be a contaminant or deteriorate water quality if it is transported in excess to surface waters.'
    Environment
    Oct 17, 2023
  • UN approves international mission to Haiti to counter gang violence
    Kenya will lead the mission that will deploy to Haiti for one year, according to the resolution approved by 13 council members. China and Russia abstained from the vote.
    World
    Oct 2, 2023
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  • Maple Leafs excited by gritty, vocal additions
    Ryan Reaves wasn't going to sign just anywhere.
    Sports
    Sep 22, 2023
  • Canada and Sask. to invest in drinking water, wastewater infrastructure upgrades
    A joint investment of more than $1.7 million dollars to support upgrades to the Danielson Provincial Park sewage lagoon and the Narrow Hills Provincial Park's water system.
    Canada
    Sep 13, 2023
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