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On an uninhabited island just off the community of Westport, N.S., a part of the community’s past is quietly disintegrating.  But this summer, a group of volunteers will be arriving on Brier Island from across North America, to bring that structure back to life.  The Peter Island lighthouse was built in …

Part of the roof of Calgary’s Scotiabank Saddledome is falling apart. Literally. Documents obtained by CBC News through Alberta’s Freedom of Information legislation show that pieces of concrete have fallen loose from the roof’s ring beam while other crumbling pieces have been removed to prevent them from falling. Engineering firm Entuitive recommended that …