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Jackson water system a step closer to getting new owners
Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann listens to debate on suggested legislation that would transfer ownership of the water system from the city of Jackson to a new public entity managed by a nine-member board selected by the mayor, governor and lieutenant governor, at the Mississippi Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Iqaluit says it has lost at least 6 million litres of water due to issues with system
Uvagut TV, Canada's first national T-V channel that's broadcasts Indigenous-language content, is hoping to become part of regular cable. Boats make their way through the Frobisher Bay inlet in Iqaluit on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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B.C’s pink sea urchins are on the move to shallower waters thanks to climate change
Deepsea fragile pink sea urchin aggregating to feed on decaying seaweed at the Endeavour site during a 2016 expedition, is seen in this image provided February 7, 2023. Pink urchins like these are expanding their territory into shallower B.C. water. Researchers say the movement is a sign of how fast climate change is impacting life in the water. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Ocean Networks Canada/WHOI *MANDATORY CREDITDeepsea*
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The battle over the thermostat is making life chilly in our house
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City of Iqaluit announces partial water shutdown; boil water advisory lifted
The Nunavut Legislative Assembly is seen April 23, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The City of Iqaluit has shut down water services for parts of the city after a series of issues with the piped water system over the weekend. The city said it is also causing a sewer back up into the legislative building.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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To save Great Salt Lake, Utah explores radical options – and other water-starved states are taking notes
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California offers counterproposal on water cuts
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These coal mines in Australia have been transformed into lakes
The brilliant blue water of Black Diamond Lake, a former coal mine near the Western Australia town of Collie that ceased operations decades ago, has made the site an Instagram hotspot. Emma Graney/The Globe and Mail
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They waterproofed their homes. Quebec’s outdated building codes left them vulnerable
Carole Linteau carries a few bags to help her sister out of her house, during flooding of the Chaudiere River on Saturday, April 20, 2019 in Sainte-Marie, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
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B.C. couple help African women, girls move water more easily
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Alberta investigates family’s lead-contaminated water well near gravel mine
Jody Young and her family are having to use bottled water after their well became so contaminated by lead it's no longer drinkable, near Red Deer, Alta., Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Kirk leads Sony as Spieth goes from leading to a missed cut
January 13, 2023; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Chris Kirk hits his tee shot on the ninth hole during the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
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California storm causes several deaths, severe flooding and brings bounty of snow to drought-stricken parts of the state
San Diego firefighters help Humberto Maciel rescue his dog from his flooded home in Merced, California, on January 10, 2023. - Relentless storms were ravaging California again Tuesday, the latest bout of extreme weather that has left 14 people dead. Fierce storms caused flash flooding, closed key highways, toppled trees and swept away drivers and passengers -- reportedly including a five-year-old-boy who remains missing in central California. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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‘The brink of famine’: Drought puts an entire generation of Somalis at risk
Hanu Ibrahim (38), holds her daughter Anisu Ebow in Trocare Satiation Center in Dolow, December 11, 2022.
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23 dietitian-approved tips for a healthy head start in 2023
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EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes
FILE - A great egret flies above a great blue heron in a wetland inside the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge in Trenton, Mich., on Oct. 7, 2022. President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday, Dec. 30, announced a finalized rule for federal protection of hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, rolling back a Trump-era rule that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)
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Deep freeze breaks pipes, creates water crisis across South
The fountain is frozen as temperatures hovered in the mid 20's at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home in New Orleans, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Millions of Americans are facing blinding blizzards, freezing rain, flooding and life-threatening cold through Christmas as a winter storm of unprecedented scope smashes its frigid way through most of the country.(David Grunfeld/The Advocate via AP)
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Western New York death toll rises to 28 from cold, storm chaos
Snow plows clear the roads following a winter storm that hit the Buffalo region in Lancaster, New York, U.S., December 25, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Boil water order issued in Mississippi capital as waterlines burst amid freezing temperatures
FILE - Clouds are reflected off the City of Jackson's O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Facility's sedimentation basins in Ridgeland, Miss., Sept. 2, 2022. Officials in Jackson said the city's water system, which partially collapsed in late August, was experiencing “fluctuating” pressure on Saturday, Dec. 24, amid frigid temperatures. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Fierce winter storms knock out power, strand holiday travellers across Canada
A person makes their way through the Glebe neighbourhood of Ottawa, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022. Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the region. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Massive winter storm brings rolling blackouts, power outages
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - DECEMBER 22: Commuters navigate a snow-covered Kennedy Expressway during a lighter-than-ussual evening rush hour as temperatures hang in the single-digits on December 22, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. A winter weather system bringing snow, high winds, and sub-zero temperatures has wreaked havoc on a large section of the county in front of the holidays. Strong winds are expected to combine with sub-zero temperatures tomorrow driving the wind chill in Chicago to around -40 degrees. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Life in the field and in the bomb shelter: The UN’s Canadian chief in Ukraine faces the humanitarian challenge of a lifetime
Denise Brown, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ukraine, at the UN HQ shelter during air raid alert. Kyiv, Ukraine on December 16, 2022.
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These plant-based dessert classics will surprise and satisfy your taste buds
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‘Glaciers can’t get a break’: How climate change is affecting Canada’s icy landscape
The Coquitlam Glacier is shown in this 2022 handout photo. On a mountain high above the residents of Metro Vancouver, tucked inside a north-facing gully, the region's last remaining glacier is disappearing fast. The Coquitlam Glacier has survived 4,000 to 5,000 years thanks to its sheltered location on the east side of the Coquitlam watershed. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Metro Vancouver
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Avatar: The Way of Water makes waves with $134-million domestic debut
(L-R): Ronal (Kate Winslet), Tonowari (Cliff Curtis), and the Metkayina clan in 20th Century Studios' AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
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Great Reads: Century caught on camera; finance hot seat; sneakerheads
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NASA launches mission to measure Earth’s surface water – with help from Canada
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Berlin’s AquaDom, world’s largest freestanding cylindrical aquarium, bursts
Emergency services work on a street outside a hotel after a burst and leak of the AquaDom aquarium in central Berlin near Alexanderplatz, with water poured out onto the street, in Berlin, Germany, December 16, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
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Avatar: The Way of Water is a tremendously entertaining epic that only James Cameron could make
(L-R): Ronal (Kate Winslet), Tonowari (Cliff Curtis), and the Metkayina clan in 20th Century Studios' AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
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Russia preparing major offensive in new year, Kyiv says, as Ukraine pleads for artillery, generators
FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba speaks during the NATO foreign ministers meeting in Bucharest, Romania November 29, 2022. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov
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Floods kill at least 120 in Congolese capital
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever tops North American box office for fifth weekend in a row
This image released by Marvel Studios shows a scene from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." (Marvel Studios via AP)
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Indigenous groups plan to develop new protected conservation area in N.W.T.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets with Premier of the Northwest Territories Caroline Cochrane in his office in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. Trudeau announced this week $800 million in funding over seven years for four large Indigenous-led conservation across Canada.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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U.S. sanctions firms for rights abuses on Anti-Corruption Day
FILE - The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. The Treasury Department says it's sanctioning a group of companies and people linked to illegal fishing operations and human rights abuses in Chinese waters. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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I’ve always found cold water swimming thrilling