[URBAN NOTE] Five city links: Ottawa, Kingston, Halifax, Chicago, Greater Bay Area and Hong Kong

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• CBC reports on how Ottawa is storing its ever-growing mountain of snow removed from its streets.


• The city of Kingston, Ontario, is facing a growing shortage of family doctors despite it being a regional hub. Global News reports.


• The centenary of anti-Chinese riots in Halifax has just passed. (Would you believe I never learned of these at school?) Global News reports.


• VICE tells the story of how most people can, or cannot, afford to live in an ever-pricier city of Chicago.


• The SCMP reports on the "Greater Bay Area" plan just announced by China, an integration of the Pearl River area into a single global powerhouse. How will Hong Kong fit into this?