{
  "id": 1032992,
  "title": "No storm infrastructure issues in St. Catharines before rainstorms led to floods, mayor and experts say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/no-storm-infrastructure-issues-in-st-catharines-before-rainstorms-led",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/niagara-st-catharines-flood-infrastructure-wastewater-systems-9.7305951"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Back-to-back extreme storms have overwhelmed parts of Ontario's Niagara region, flooding homes, farms and businesses. St. Catharines Mayor Mat Siscoe says aging infrastructure is struggling to keep up — and preparing for future floods could cost billions.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}