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City crews are seen dealing with a water main break Friday morning at Logan Avenue and McPhillips Street.

Businesses in Marda Loop have been wading through construction for nearly two years, but now a broken water main has cut off their supply. Skylar Peters reports.

Tonight: a Calgary community contends with yet another water main break. How another break is impacting homes as well as businesses. Plus, what a new report says about the state of Calgary’s deteriorating streets.

Kerry Black, an assistant professor in the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary, and Matti Siemiatycki, the director of the Infrastructure Institute at the University of Toronto, discuss the importance of the investigation into what caused Calgary’s massive water feeder main break in the summer. Joel Senick spoke to both about how...

Alberta businesses react to Donald Trump’s vows of a 25 per cent tariff on all products coming into the U.S. City council receives an update on the early findings from an investigation into a massive water feeder main break. Crowsnest Pass residents vote overwhelmingly in favour of a coal mining project.

A day after water gushed from a geyser caused by a water main break just east of downtown Montreal, many are assessing the colossal damage done by the flood waters that turned streets into rivers. Some business owners fear their livelihoods are in jeopardy, while the city says it could take months before the pipe...

Large amounts of water were pouring onto streets near the Jacques Cartier bridge in Montreal on Friday morning after a major water main break. The leak began a little before 6 a.m. at the intersection of René-Lévesque and De Lorimier Avenue and was continuing steadily about 45 minutes later.

A day after water gushed from a geyser caused by a water main break just east of downtown Montreal, many are assessing the colossal damage done by the flood waters that turned streets into rivers. Plus, drivers planning to go in and around the city this weekend are advised to be aware of road closures...

Aid groups are racing to avert the spread of polio in Gaza, after the Palestinian territory’s first confirmed case in 25 years was detected in an infant. The news of polio’s reemergence in the territory comes as peace negotiations enter a critical stage. Ukraine’s army continues to push deeper into Russia’s Kursk region, threatening to...

After a devastating wildfire forced thousands of people out of Jasper, Alta., residents are returning to a changed landscape. Evidence suggests Canadian military equipment may be aiding Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia. In Montreal, a massive water main break near the Jacques Cartier Bridge caused substantial damage. Canada’s railways halted more shipments in the face of...

A water main break early Friday morning in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce created major disruptions at the McGill University Health Centre. Most non-urgent appointments and surgeries were postponed and bottled water was brought in to manage the situation. Water pressure returned to normal in the early afternoon but it was a long day for hospital staff and patients....

As many Canadians try to stay financially afloat amid the country’s growing cost of living crisis, more people are using credit cards to get by. Equifax Canada now says the average credit card balance has risen to its highest level since 2007. Eric Sorensen reports on the worsening problem of consumer debt, and how much...

Some garden centres and greenhouses feel the City of Calgary has mismanaged the water main break emergency that began in June. As Doug Vaessen explains, the businesses say it took too long to fix the problem and water restrictions are hurting local vegetation.

In the daily morning water update, Calgary mayor Jyoti Gondek recapped what has happened in the last two weeks. She emphasized the importance of communication, escalation, collaboration and investigation. She reassured Calgarians that the city will overcome this situation and expressed gratitude to everyone who assisted. “Now, the other thing that I want to do...

Mayor Jyoti Gondek chastised some Calgarians who she said have been “harassing” city workers doing water-related work. “This is not acceptable,” she said, adding that any complaints should be logged with 311.

There’s a new effort to bring a bit of well-deserved recognition to some people who have made a big difference after the major water main break in Calgary. As Gil Tucker shows us, it started with one man setting out to send a simple thank you card.

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said Wednesday that a pipe sourced from San Diego, Calif., has arrived after additional points of failure were identified following a catastrophic water main break on June 5, which led to the city’s water supply crisis. Gondek also addressed concerns that the pipe had come from the U.S. rather than being...

In a Tuesday morning update on Calgary’s water main break, Mayor Jyoti Gondek said that the city was “well-below the threshold for usage” and “well-within the range of water required for storage on a regular basis.” Regarding a third-party incident review of the broken pipe, Calgary chief administrative officer David Duckworth said the framework has...

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek said in a Monday morning press conference that repairs on the remaining five hotspots from a broken water main have started, reiterating that no new hotspots have been found along the remaining 300 metres of pipe. Recapping the updates from over the weekend, Gondek also said that heavy equipment will be...

Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek and Calgary Stampede CEO Joel Cowley announced at Monday’s afternoon water main update that the annual festival will proceed in July as planned, despite the city’s local state of emergency that was declared on Saturday. “The show will go on, but it will go on in a very responsible manner,” Cowley...