{
  "id": 7602739,
  "title": "This small B.C. village records twice the Canadian average for daily water use, and officials aren’t sure why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/this-small-b-c-village-records-twice-the-canadian-average-for-daily",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T13:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canal-flats-daily-water-use-twice-canadian-average-report-9.7344136"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Canal Flats in B.C.'s East Kootenay recorded usage of about 690 litres of water per person per day in 2025. The village says possible leaks, aging water mains and a lack of water meters make it hard to know where all of the water is going.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}