Drought reveals cracks in Canada-U.S. Columbia River Treaty

Residents near a British Columbia reservoir are sounding the alarm as the province continues to send water to the United States under an existing treaty, even as unprecedented low water levels are causing widespread damage to quality-of-life in the region.

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