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MELTDOWN: As water dries up, Creston Valley’s farmers worry for the future (www.nelsonstar.com)
High temperatures, a declining snowpack and impending water shortages are a climate change trend that have farmers in the Creston Valley worried....
Man allegedly pours bleach into Oregon hatchery tank and kills 18,000 salmon (www.theguardian.com)
Allegations of RCMP bullying detailed in Surrey police court docs (www.cbc.ca)
In one incident, a mixed-race Surrey Police Service officer allegedly saw Surrey RCMP members play a game mocking a Black male suspect....
Why the RCMP Won’t Face Consequences for Dale Culver’s Death (thetyee.ca)
On July 18, 2017, shortly after 10 p.m., Dale Culver lay face down on the street in downtown Prince George....
Kelowna business owner denies gang ties, sued again by government (www.nelsonstar.com)
A Kelowna business owner who is alleged to be involved in gang activity may be forced to forfeit nine properties to the provincial government....
Protesters hold onto PSU library (kolektiva.social)
After a long and brutal day of standing off with cops and being subjected to police violence for 12 hours, the students are still standing ground and have taken back the library
Greater Vancouver home sales rise as inventory reaches levels not seen since pandemic (www.cbc.ca)
B.C. investing $156M into rural health worker recruiting and retention (www.nelsonstar.com)
The British Columbia government is spending more money to recruit and retain health-science workers, while expanding an incentive program to dozens more rural communities....
Ex-Bothell council member arrested for investigation of killing woman (www.bothell-reporter.com)
B.C. doctors create template letter to replace sick notes (www.cbc.ca)
Family doctors frustrated with writing sick notes have created a template letter for patients to give to their employers, explaining that the notes place an unnecessary burden on physicians during an ongoing primary-care crisis....
Fire breaks out at historic church building in Kamloops, B.C. (www.cbc.ca)
A historic church building in downtown Kamloops, B.C., is on fire....
Vancouver Island city won’t include prayer at next inaugural meeting (www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/20360469...
Pro-Palestinian protest camps emerge at 2 more B.C. universities (www.cbc.ca)
Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up encampments at two more British Columbia universities, as a wave of demonstrations at North American post-secondary institutions continued to spread....
Publicly Threatening to Lose Your Motherfucking Shit and 5 Other Great Ways to Ask for More Civility (theneedling.com)
A Guest column in The Needling by District 5 Seattle City Councilmember Cathy Moore...
Govt paying vaccine injuries (tnc.news)
If the federal government has been obligated to pay out and reimburse people who were severely injured or damaged from vaccines, why should be get any injections?...
30 taco vendors set for Northwest Taco Fest at Riverfront Park in Salem: What to know | Statesman Journal (www.statesmanjournal.com)
‘Some may go days without water’: No working tap at Kelowna’s Tent City (www.nelsonstar.com)
After more than seven months without water, residents at Kelowna’s Tent City are thirsty....
Vancouver Island farmer worries about the legacy of farming in B.C. (www.nelsonstar.com)
“There’s nothing romantic about it. This is a business, plain and simple. It’s how we make a living. But things have changed and gotten harder over the years. That’s for sure,” Herlinveaux said....
Outspoken Vancouver Airbnb host in court over lack of business licence (www.cbc.ca)
A Vancouver Airbnb host who criticized the city for a tenfold increase in the price of short-term rental licences last September appeared in provincial court Tuesday for failing to pay three alleged violations for not holding a short-term rental business licence....
Why the Green Party Is Supporting Haida Title (thetyee.ca)
As the bill to recognize the Haida Nation’s title to Haida Gwaii moves through the B.C. legislature, it will have the full support of the BC Green Party....
Firefighters who lost homes to wildfire gear up for season ahead (www.cbc.ca)
In August 2023, the McDougall Creek wildfire was wreaking havoc in the Okanagan region of British Columbia....
Seattle police union approves new contract with retroactive raises (www.seattletimes.com)
Rank-and-file Seattle police officers voted in favor of a new, partial three-year contract that, if approved by the Seattle City Council, will give them immediate retroactive raises totaling 23%....
Zebras get loose near highway exit, gallop into Washington community before most are corralled (apnews.com)
