[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Halifax and Dartmouth, Winnipeg, Iqaluit, St. Petersburg, Pyongyang

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• Is a mysterious chair in Dartmouth a legacy of the Halifax Explosion? Global News reports.


• Who is Googling Winnipeg, and why? Global News reports.


• The Nunavut capital of Iqaluit faces a serious prospect of water shortages, as its water source Lake Geraldine cannot support growing consumption. CBC reports.


• Guardian Cities reports that the old Tsarist-era palaces of St. Petersburg face a grim future unless someone--artists, say--can rehabilitate these edifices.


• Guardian Cities shares photos of the subway stations of Pyongyang.