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Replacing Canada’s crumbling water, road infrastructure would cost more than $300B: Statistics Canada

It would take hundreds of billions of dollars to replace Canada’s crumbling road and water systems, says Statistics Canada. On…

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Canada

Montreal is phasing out water fluoridation for the West Island. What’s the risk?

Montreal officials plan to end water fluoridation by year’s end, igniting backlash from West Island municipal leaders who argue the…

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Nova Scotia

Water main break closes 6 Spryfield-area schools for the day

A water main break on Herring Cove Road caused six Halifax schools to dismiss students early on Tuesday.  The following Spryfield-area…

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Canada

Woman who threw boiling water on 10-year-old boy faces aggravated assault charge

A 46-year-old woman from Longueuil, Que., who allegedly threw boiling water at a 10-year-old boy as he walked by her home…

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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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