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B.C. doesn't know where all its groundwater is going. Experts worry as drought looms
April 10, 2024 - 9:00 PM

VANCOUVER - Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always been part of Kat Hartwig's life, and over the years, she's noticed changes.
The Latest | Israeli strike kills 3 sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
April 10, 2024 - 1:44 PM

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, according to Israel's army and the militant group's official media, with Haniyeh accusing Israel of acting in “the spirit of revenge and murder.”
The Latest | With outrage over strike mounting, Israel punishes officers and vows to let more aid in
April 05, 2024 - 1:57 PM

Amid widespread outrage over a strike that killed seven aid workers delivering food in the Gaza Strip, Israel punished five military officers on Friday and said it would take steps to increase the flow of humanitarian aid, including temporarily reopening a key border crossing into northern Gaza.
The Latest | Israel says it will reopen border crossing with hard-hit northern Gaza
April 04, 2024 - 4:21 PM

Israel says it's taking steps to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, including reopening a key border crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza.
The Latest | Israel ends raid on Gaza hospital; Iran says strike kills 2 generals in Syria
April 01, 2024 - 8:46 PM

The Israeli military has withdrawn from Gaza’s main hospital after a two-week raid, saying it killed some 200 militants in close-quarters fighting and detained hundreds.
The Latest | Israel must open more land crossings for Gaza aid, UN court says
March 28, 2024 - 2:23 PM

In a legally binding order, the top United Nations court says Israel must open more land crossings into Gaza for food, water, fuel and other supplies.
How EU deforestation laws are reordering the world of coffee
March 26, 2024 - 9:00 PM

BUON MA THUOT, Vietnam (AP) — Le Van Tam is no stranger to how the vagaries of global trade can determine the fortunes of small coffee farmers like him.
Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 presumed dead
March 26, 2024 - 8:05 PM

BALTIMORE (AP) — A cargo ship lost power and rammed into a major bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, destroying the span in a matter of seconds and plunging it into the river in a terrifying collapse that could disrupt a vital shipping port for months. Six people were missing and presumed dead, and the search for them was suspended until Wednesday morning.
BC prison officials knew about 4-year chemically treated water leak: report
March 20, 2024 - 4:30 PM

The federal Public Sector Integrity Commissioner says the Correctional Service of Canada committed "gross mismanagement" when it took nearly four years to fix pipes at a B.C. prison that were leaking chemically treated water into the ground.
UPDATE: BC to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought
March 18, 2024 - 12:55 PM

DELTA, B.C. - Rancher Werner Stump said spring is usually a "season of optimism" for farmers in British Columbia, but worries linger after unprecedented drought last year and another dry season looming.
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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

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

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