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B.C.’s drought: Water will keep flowing in capital region thanks to planning

B.C.’s drought: Water will keep flowing in capital region thanks to planning

Though this summer is expected to be one of the driest since 1896, the CRD is confident water supply won’t be affected — in part because of a decision made 20-plus years ago.
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Trevor Hancock: The economy should serve well-being, planet health, not dominate them

Trevor Hancock: The economy should serve well-being, planet health, not dominate them

The economy is not a natural phenomenon, it is a human construct, so if it doesn’t work for us we should change it
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Dutch wheelchair tennis standout Esther Vergeer awarded ITF Philippe Chatrier Award

LONDON (AP) — Dutch wheelchair tennis standout Esther Vergeer has been awarded this year's ITF Philippe Chatrier Award for her contributions to the sport.
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30th edition of Victoria Pride Parade starts at 11 a.m. Sunday

30th edition of Victoria Pride Parade starts at 11 a.m. Sunday

At the first Pride parade, organizers were told they had to stay on the sidewalk. This Sunday’s edition will take over Douglas Street with 120 entries
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Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year

Crew of NASA's earthbound simulated Mars habitat emerge after a year

The crew of a NASA mission to Mars emerged from their craft after a yearlong voyage that never left Earth.
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France is voting in key elections that could see a historic far-right win or a hung parliament

France is voting in key elections that could see a historic far-right win or a hung parliament

PARIS (AP) — Voting has begun in mainland France on Sunday in pivotal runoff elections that could hand a historic victory to Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally and its inward-looking, anti-immigrant vision — or produce a hung parliament and pol
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Heat warnings expand in B.C. as heat expected to intensify

Heat warnings expand in B.C. as heat expected to intensify

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada says a heat wave covering more than three dozen regions in British Columbia is expected to intensify today.
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Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years

Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years

MONTREAL — A Montreal elementary school has been inadvertently flushing raw sewage into a nearby river for years, and the city, despite identifying the problem in 2021, is only now taking action to fix it. The Lester B.
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Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years

Montreal failed to address school flushing sewage into river for years

MONTREAL — A Montreal elementary school has been inadvertently flushing raw sewage into a nearby river for years, and the city, despite identifying the problem in 2021, is only now taking action to fix it. The Lester B.
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Trudeau to tell allies to stay resolute as Ukraine to at centre of NATO summit

Trudeau to tell allies to stay resolute as Ukraine to at centre of NATO summit

WASHINGTON, D. C. — Canada will be reassuring allies of its commitment to the western alliance as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travels to Washington, D.C.
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