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Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years threatens dam, prompts evacuations, as more rain looms
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials urged people in hard-hit areas to evacuate Saturday due to…
Hawaii suffers its worst flooding in 20 years and forecasters warn more rain is coming
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii suffered its worst flooding in more than 20 years as heavy…
230 people are rescued as flash flooding hits Hawaii and officials warn 120-year-old dam could fail
HONOLULU (AP) — Muddy floodwaters from severe rains inundated streets, pushed homes off their foundations,…
Michigan cities lose millions to pollution tax breaks with no oversight, little say
Michigan companies receive hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks each year meant to…
The probe of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades begins hearings
HONG KONG (AP) — An independent committee investigating the cause of Hong Kong’s deadliest fire…
Floating furniture and local state of emergency as rain pounds B.C.’s coast
Les Martson said he could see furniture floating in the basement of a friend’s home…
Vernon woman sues for $330,000 after violating strata bylaw to run B&B
And the strata wants her declared a “vexatious litigant.”
Three years after deadly fire, police arrest owner of Old Montreal building
MONTREAL — The owner of an Old Montreal building that went up in flames in…
Lytton, B.C., officials ‘immediately overwhelmed’ by wildfire rebuild, auditor says
The British Columbia government expected the small Village of Lytton to lead its own recovery…
February home sales fell but CREA still hopeful for strong spring market
The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales continued moving at a slow pace in…
Owner of Kelowna escort service fighting to get short-term rental licence back
“Observations included a bedroom equipped as a client room, the living room set up as a party room. . . alcohol, and sexual safety and novelty products.”
iN NUMBERS: Property tax increases in Kamloops, Okanagan over the past decade
A few years ago a 4% increase might have seemed steep, but it’s looking pretty good these days.