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Nearly a quarter of treated water travelling through pipes below Calgary streets was lost last year due to leaks in the city’s distribution network. According to an update to the city’s Infrastructure and Planning Committee Tuesday, it’s estimated that 23 per cent of the city’s treated water was lost last year, with water loss has ranging between 20 per cent and 24 per cent between 2019 and 2025.The City of Calgary determines water loss through the the difference between how much water is treated, and how much is billed through customer meters. However, the estimates’ accuracy is dependent on how…

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While the policy was introduced to protect officials acting in good faith, some local cadres said fear of complaints and accountability measures continued to discourage initiative.“Whatever we do, the first thing we think about is whether it could cause trouble,” a township official was cited as saying in the report.Data collection has emerged as another source of frustration. Officials described frequent requests for statistics on tight deadlines, sometimes involving information that is difficult to verify within the allotted time.In response, some admitted to resorting to outdated records or fabricated data simply to meet reporting requirements.The report also said an excessive…

Opposition leader and dozens of other defendants handed lengthy prison terms for ‘forming a terrorist alliance’.Published On 3 Jun 20263 Jun 2026A Tunisian court has handed down sentences ranging from 10 years to life imprisonment against opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi and dozens of other defendants in the so-called “secret apparatus” case involving the Ennahdha party.The Tunis Court of First Instance on Tuesday sentenced Ghannouchi, the leader of Ennahdha and a former parliamentary speaker, to life in prison plus 30 years on terrorism-related charges, reported Tunis Afrique Presse, Tunisia’s official news agency.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listEleven other defendants, including Ali…

A Virginia resident is suing Amazon for privacy violations after the e-commerce company’s Ring video doorbell camera allegedly used facial recognition technology to record and store images of his face without his consent.Charles Sigwalt, who filed a lawsuit on Monday in Seattle federal court, where Amazon has one of its headquarters, alleges that Ring’s “Familiar Faces” feature uses facial-recognition software to scan anyone who passes by the doorbell camera and categorizes them using artificial intelligence. The system then collects a “face print” that allows it to re-identify the person, according to his complaint, which seeks class-action status. “When plaintiffs and class members…

The Justice Department said Tuesday it obtained a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center that contained new allegations about how its donations were purportedly used to pay informants inside hate groups.The superseding indictment, which the DOJ said was returned by a grand jury in the Middle District of Alabama, alleges that $4.1 million worth of tax-exempt funds were used to pay informants inside extremist organizations, who then allegedly engaged in activities including recruiting new members and purchasing materials for cross burnings and Ku Klux Klan robes and hoods. The charges do not stem from the general practice of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London can now call himself one of the highest-paid players in franchise history.The Falcons and their top receiver have reportedly come to terms on a four-year, $141 million deal with $100 million guaranteed, according to ESPN. The deal can also reach $150 million with incentives.At $35.25 million per year, London would become the NFL’s third-highest-paid receiver. Only the Seattle Seahawks’ Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who signed a record-breaking $168.8 million extension one month after helping his team win Super Bowl LX, and the Cincinnati Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase, who agreed…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The FBI on Tuesday said 35 people had been charged for narcotics and firearms offenses stemming from a yearlong federal operation in West Virginia while also unveiling a new nationwide summer crime-fighting initiative.The bureau said FBI Pittsburgh and FBI Baltimore launched Operation Turf War in early 2025 alongside the Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force.The operation resulted in the seizure of illegal firearms and narcotics, along with the forfeiture of proceeds allegedly used to fund violent criminal activity, according to the FBI.”Operation Turf War was this FBI answering the call…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new study suggests beluga whales may be capable of recognizing themselves in mirrors, a trait linked to self-awareness and once thought to be uniquely human. Researchers with the New York Aquarium of the Wildlife Conservation Society observed two belugas, Natasha and her daughter Maris, at the New York Aquarium where a two-way mirror was installed to better understand the species’ cognitive abilities.According to the study published May 20, the whales appeared to study their reflections closely, blowing bubbles, performing barrel rolls and examining features such as their faces and teeth —…

Here’s some bad news for both West Coast and Fremantle: Swans superstar Chad Warner is loving life in Sydney and says he has never felt more settled.The Eagles and Dockers made a huge play for Warner last season before the gun midfielder penned a fresh two-year deal tying him down until the end of 2027.Given Fremantle boast a star-studded list already, the Dockers will find it a challenge – but not insurmountable – to be able to squeeze Warner into their salary cap.But rebuilding West Coast have a war chest at their disposal, and are doing their best to convince…