Unpublished Newswire
A boil water advisory affecting more than 200,000 people has been issued for parts of the Halifax region — for the second time in less than seven months — after a power interruption at a major water treatment facility.Brittany Smith, a spokesperson with Halifax Water, said the Pockwock Lake treatment facility systems were running on generators during a planned power outage Monday night, but as power was restored a fuse blew within the facility. The resulting power interruption meant that for about 30 minutes, water was treated but lacked chlorine disinfection.
January 21, 2025 - 15:41 | Lyndsay Armstrong | The Globe and Mail
The Retail Council of Canada has warned that tit-for-tat tariffs between Canada and the United States could raise prices for consumers on both sides of the border.
January 21, 2025 - 15:37 | Uday Rana | Global News - Canada
Cynthia Erivo, who is starring in the hit musical “Wicked,” was named Tuesday as the 2025 Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals.The theater group, which dates to 1844 and claims to be the world’s third-oldest still operating, said Erivo will receive her Pudding Pot award at a celebratory roast Feb. 5. Afterward, she will attend a performance of Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ 176th production, “101 Damnations.” Actor Jon Hamm, who came to fame starring as ad executive Don Draper on the AMC series “Mad Men,” is the 2025 Man of the Year. He will receive his Pudding...
January 21, 2025 - 15:32 | | The Globe and Mail
Israel denounces move as ‘cynical and psychological exploitation’
January 21, 2025 - 15:30 | Kenn Oliver | National Post
'A good chunk of Americans are going ... "hold on here"'
January 21, 2025 - 15:00 | Stephanie Taylor | National Post
Tenants in Quebec could soon be paying considerably more in monthly rent, based on the province’s rent-increase guidelines.
January 21, 2025 - 14:57 | | CBC News - Ottawa
