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Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

Construction to cause water shut-off and boil-water advisories for half of Iqaluit, Northern Canada

Angela Hill, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 15:54
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Construction in Iqaluit (Canadian east-Arctic) will lead to water disruptions and boil-water advisories for some residents on piped services over

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Toxic algae a threat to Sweden’s water supply

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at 16:23
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High levels of toxic blue-green algae, which has thrived in this summer’s extreme hot weather, is making it more difficult

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Calls to save water heard as Finland’s underground reserves drop

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 12:05
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Mirjam Orvomaa, a hydrologist with the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), says Finland’s groundwater levels might reach record low levels this

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Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

Northern Canadian city worried about potential water shortage

Michelle Pucci, CBC News
Posted: Friday, July 27, 2018 at 14:06 — Last Updated: Friday, July 27, 2018 at 14:10
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Joanasie Akumalik points to the concrete dam that contains Iqaluit’s only water source. Water, he says, used to spill over

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

Alaska Villages without running water or health aides: Federal officials hear about challenges

Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, August 12, 2016 at 13:54
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HOOPER BAY — A severe housing shortage that makes it hard to recruit needed community health aides. High turnover among

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General Society Society (USA) USA 

New approach to sanitation in Alaska villages

Lisa Demer, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at 14:55 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at 16:38
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BETHEL – Three state-backed teams working to bring running water to 3,300 rural Alaska homes are developing their own versions

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(AFP)
Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

Huge differences in Finland’s tapwater prices: study

Yle News
Posted: Monday, June 29, 2015 at 15:34 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 14:00
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The prices of Finnish tapwater may vary from 2.6 euros per cubic metre of water to as much as 17

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Lake Vänern, Sweden. Water, water everywhere but can Sweden export it overseas? (iStock)
Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Swedish politicians float water export idea

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at 19:09 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 27, 2014 at 22:02
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Local officials from southwestern Sweden are looking into the idea of exporting drinking water from the freshwater Lake Vänern. The motion is

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