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Canada

AFN national chief urges all parties to support First Nations clean drinking water legislation

With over 30 long-standing boil water advisories still in place on First Nations across the country, the Assembly of First…

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Nova Scotia

‘Aggressive’ water company appeals N.S. government’s decision to cancel permit

A water filtration company based in Dartmouth, N.S., is appealing the province’s decision to revoke its direct seller’s permit after…

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Health

Canada stresses ‘political’ nature of commitment to providing First Nations clean water

Canada is stressing the “unwavering” but “political” nature of its commitment to providing First Nations with clean water, as it…

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Canada

Montreal-area boy severely burned after stranger throws boiling water on him

WARNING: This story contains graphic images of a burn victim. A woman in her 40s was arrested last week in…

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Canada

Canada has no legal obligation to provide First Nations with clean water, lawyers say

The federal government has no legal duty to ensure First Nations have clean drinking water, even if Liberal ministers publicly…

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Nova Scotia

Why it took almost 8 hours for Halifax water emergency on Canada Day to get provincial alert

Halifax’s CAO hesitated to send an emergency alert through the province’s system about a boil-water order affecting more than 200,000…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax Water asking some residents to temporarily reduce water usage

Nova Scotia·New Halifax Water is asking residents of parts of some neighbourhoods near the Armdale Roundabout to reduce water usage…

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Canada

Man says woman intentionally sprayed him with water gun in Ontario neighbourhood where he’s faced harassment

The man who called police on a Simcoe, Ont., neighbour after he got sprayed with a water gun — resulting in…

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Canada

Calgary water restrictions end as feeder main comes back online

The Bearspaw south feeder main has been reconnected to Calgary’s water distribution system, city reservoirs have been filled and all water use…

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Canada

Small town on hook for $5M after B.C. Hydro impacts water quality

Residents of a town affected by the construction of the Site C dam are set to vote on whether their district…

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