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Attorneys slash claims in Colorado mine spill
April 03, 2017 - 11:23 AM

DENVER - Economic damage from a Colorado mine waste spill caused by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may be far less than originally feared after attorneys drastically reduced some of the larger claims, The Associated Press has learned.
BC Hydro seeks injunction against Site C dam protesters in province's north
January 21, 2016 - 5:45 AM

VANCOUVER - A months-long dispute is heating up between BC Hydro and a small group of First Nations and landowners who are protesting the construction of the $9-billion Site C dam.
Correction: Mine Waste Leak-New Mexico story
January 15, 2016 - 1:13 PM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - In a story Jan. 14 about New Mexico's plan to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, The Associated Press erroneously attributed a statement by an EPA spokeswoman. The statement should have been attributed to EPA spokeswoman Nancy Grantham, not Christine St. Clair.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability. Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same

Kamloops council to expand tax exemptions for new rental builds
Developers have more land to choose from if they want to cut costs on new rental buildings in Kamloops. The City is looking to expand a tax exemption program to span massive swaths of Kamloops in order to encourage development. Previously r

Attorneys slash claims in Colorado mine spill