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Calgary officials to give update on 'catastrophic' water main break
City of Calgary officials are set to give a technical briefing about a major water main break that caused flooding and prompted a boil water advisory for parts of Calgary. Watch it LIVE here at 2 p.m. Source link
No drop in Calgarians' water usage despite request from city after water main break
A day after officials first asked Calgarians to reduce their water use in the wake of Tuesday’s catastrophic water main break, the city says it is not seeing any real reduction in usage. Source link
Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces
Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis suggests doing so can increase the complexity of the game to favour white, black or neither player Source link
New safe supply rules take effect in B.C., with mixed reactions
Most people who take prescription opioids as an alternative to illicit drugs must now take them under the supervision of a pharmacist. Some worry the move will push people back to toxic street drugs, while others say the changes were long overdue. Source link
Why this former Hab auctioned off his Stanley Cup ring — and how much it sold for
Longtime NHL defenceman Petr Svoboda recently auctioned off his Stanley Cup ring from the Montreal Canadiens’ 1986 championship to raise funds for a cause that hits close to home. Source link
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station
Zohran Mamdani was sworn in a mayor of New York City just after midnight Thursday, taking the oath of office at a historic, decommissioned subway station in Manhattan. Source link
Dozens feared dead after explosion in Swiss ski resort bar, police say
Swiss police said on Thursday that several people had died and others were injured due to a fire of unknown causes at a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana in southwestern Switzerland. Source link