{ "updated": "2026-06-28T23:01:11.923254", "items": [ { "title": "Is BC\u2019s New Disability Funding Putting Some Kids at Risk?", "url": "https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/06/29/BC-New-Disability-Funding-Kids-Risk/", "source": "The Tyee", "summary": "The Children's Ministry says no child will be left without services. But parents worry kids\u2019 needs won\u2019t be met, to their detriment.", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-06-29T07:30:00+00:00" }, { "title": "A New Recovery Resource Centre Opens in the Downtown Eastside", "url": "https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/06/29/New-Recovery-Resource-Centre-Downtown-Eastside/", "source": "The Tyee", "summary": "The Ashtrey, named after the late Trey Helten, offers low-barrier supports towards sobriety.", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-06-29T07:20:00+00:00" }, { "title": "Enduring the Killer Heat, in Their Own Words", "url": "https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/06/29/Enduring-Killer-Heat-Their-Own-Words/", "source": "The Tyee", "summary": "As they sweltered, Jen Hatton\u2019s newborn was struggling. And so was her ailing cat. First in a series recalling the scorching summer of 2021.", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-06-29T07:40:00+00:00" }, { "title": "The Climate and Capitalism Can Be Fixed, Say These Brilliant Economists", "url": "https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/06/29/Climate-Capitalism-Can-Be-Fixed-Say-Economists/", "source": "The Tyee", "summary": "Thomas Piketty and colleagues lay out a road map to reversing current dire trends.", "category": "Travel & Outdoors", "published": "2026-06-29T07:10:00+00:00" }, { "title": "\u2018Canadian heroes\u2019: Fans react to Canada\u2019s first knockout round win", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/fifa-world-cup/article/canadian-heroes-fans-react-to-canadas-first-knockout-round-win/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Canada\u2019s journey at the World Cup continues.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-06-28T18:09:40-04:00" }, { "title": "Hundreds protested proposed AI data centres in Vancouver, petition counting 15,000 signatures", "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/06/28/hundreds-protested-ai-data-centres-vancouver-petition-signatures/", "source": "CityNews Vancouver", "summary": "Hundreds of protesters gathered on Saturday again near the Vancouver Art Gallery, expressing their opposition to proposed AI data centres in the province.", "category": "AI", "published": "2026-06-28T21:48:32+00:00" }, { "title": "Why Blue Jays need to clean up sluggish first innings to turn things around", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/why-blue-jays-need-to-clean-up-sluggish-first-innings-to-turn-things-around/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Jamie Campbell and Madison Shipman discuss the Blue Jays\u2019 litany of issues, specifically their sluggish first innings, which put the team in tough spots, and how they\u2019re running out of time to turn their season around.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-06-28T17:45:45-04:00" }, { "title": "Sabres to re-sign winger Beck Malenstyn to six-year, $18M deal", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sabres-to-re-sign-winger-beck-malenstyn-to-six-year-18m-deal/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-06-28T23:31:01-04:00" }, { "title": "How Eustaquio\u2019s heroic effort helped Canada earn historic World Cup win", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/video/how-eustaquios-heroic-effort-helped-canada-earn-historic-world-cup-win/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Jordan Wilson joins Jesse Fuchs on Sportsnet Central to discuss Canada\u2019s historic win over South Africa to advance to the round of 16 at the World Cup, highlight the heroic effort of midfielder Stephen Eustaquio, and much more.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-06-28T22:48:07-04:00" }, { "title": "Alexander, Philpot shine as Alouettes hold on for win over Redblacks", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/alexander-philpot-shine-as-alouettes-hold-on-for-win-over-redblacks/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Davis Alexander and Tyson Philpot led the offence as the Montreal Alouettes held on to beat the struggling Ottawa Redblacks 37-35 on Sunday night.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-06-28T22:26:07-04:00" }, { "title": "Wildfires prompt First Nation in northwestern Ontario to order vulnerable residents to leave", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/wildfires-kasabonika-lake-evacuation-9.7251991?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC Canada", "summary": "The remote fly-in community of Kasabonika Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario is making preparations to evacuate vulnerable residents, as concern rises over numerous wildfires surrounding the community. Close to 60 wildfires are now burning across\u2026", "category": "Human Interest", "published": "2026-06-28T16:09:51-04:00" }, { "title": "Swiss collector working with First Nations leaders to repatriate Indigenous artifacts", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11940446/swiss-collector-working-with-first-nations-leaders-to-repatriate-indigenous-artifacts/", "source": "Global BC", "summary": "Vincent Escriba estimates his collection to be worth between $13 and $17 million and wants the items sold together.", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-06-28T20:02:05+00:00" }, { "title": "Scheffler drains clutch putt to force Monday playoff at Travelers", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/golf/video/scheffler-drains-clutch-putt-to-force-monday-playoff-at-travelers/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Watch as Scottie Scheffler drains a clutch par putt on the 18th hole of the final round of the Travelers Championship to tie Viktor Hovland for the lead after 72 holes and force a playoff on Monday.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-06-28T21:53:27-04:00" }, { "title": "Pet CHEK: Sweet mama dog Maddie was found in the forest with her babies", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/pet-chek-sweet-mama-dog-maddie-was-found-in-the-forest-with-her-babies-1333267/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "Gentle mama dog Maddie and her pups were rescued from the woods on a First Nations reserve near Regina. The post Pet CHEK: Sweet mama dog Maddie was found in the forest with her babies appeared first on CHEK .", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-06-29T01:10:01+00:00" }, { "title": "Ford rehires \u2018gray beard\u2019 engineers after AI falls short", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/28/ford-rehires-gray-beard-engineers-after-ai-falls-short/", "source": "TechCrunch AI", "summary": "\"Mistakenly we thought that by just introducing artificial intelligence ... that would produce a high-quality product.\u201d", "category": "AI", "published": "2026-06-28T19:05:39+00:00" }, { "title": "Sharks sign defenceman Michael Kesselring to three-year deal", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/sharks-sign-defenceman-michael-kesselring-to-three-year-deal/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-06-28T21:02:08-04:00" }, { "title": "\u2018It could have been any one of us\u2019: Lisa Marie Young vanished 24 years ago", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/it-could-have-been-any-one-of-us-lisa-marie-young-vanished-24-years-ago-1333258/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "RCMP investigators stood with the family and friends of Nanaimo's Lisa Marie Young on Sunday to mark the 24th anniversary of her disappearance. The post \u2018It could have been any one of us\u2019: Lisa Marie Young vanished 24 years ago appeared first on CHEK .", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-06-29T01:00:13+00:00" }, { "title": "Scheffler makes clutch putt to force Monday playoff against Hovland in Travelers Championship", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/pga-tour/article/scheffler-makes-clutch-putt-to-force-monday-playoff-against-hovland-in-travelers-championship/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-06-28T20:48:55-04:00" }, { "title": "Deafblind Awareness Month celebrates community while raising awareness", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11941813/deafblind-awareness-month-june-awareness/", "source": "Global Canada", "summary": "June is Deafblind Awareness Month, a time for learning and support. Ryan Riehl is deafblind and loves to paint, he says 'it's important that everybody knows that we're out there.'", "category": "Human Interest", "published": "2026-06-29T00:35:05+00:00" }, { "title": "Big Brothers Big Sisters risk cuts due to funding reductions", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/big-brothers-big-sisters-risk-cuts-due-to-funding-reductions-1333229/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "The non-profit must raise $250,000 by the end of September in order to continue programs into the fall and the future. The post Big Brothers Big Sisters risk cuts due to funding reductions appeared first on CHEK .", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-06-29T00:32:50+00:00" }, { "title": "Gabriola Island\u2019s only veterinary clinic set to close after 25 years", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/gabriola-islands-only-veterinary-clinic-set-to-close-after-25-years-1333236/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "Pet owners and wildlife rescuers on Gabriola Island are preparing to lose the community's only veterinary clinic, raising concerns about access to care for many residents and their animals. The post Gabriola Island\u2019s only veterinary clinic set to close after\u2026", "category": "Human Interest", "published": "2026-06-29T00:19:50+00:00" }, { "title": "Search underway for convicted killer believed to have escaped from Vancouver Island prison", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/william-head-escape-ernest-jensen-9.7252165?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC British Columbia", "summary": "A search is underway for a convicted killer police describe as \"dangerous,\" who is believed to have escaped from a federal prison on Vancouver Island.", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-06-28T20:07:43-04:00" }, { "title": "\u2018A life-changing experience\u2019: Young singers in Victoria\u2019s Christ Church choir off to England to perform at famous cathedrals", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/a-life-changing-experience-young-singers-in-victorias-christ-church-choir-off-to-england-to-perform-at-famous-cathedrals-1333068/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "Young singers with Victoria's Christ Church choir are fundraising for an epic trip. The post \u2018A life-changing experience\u2019: Young singers in Victoria\u2019s Christ Church choir off to England to perform at famous cathedrals appeared first on CHEK .", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-06-29T00:01:26+00:00" }, { "title": "Residents of Fort Simpson, N.W.T., ordered to evacuate", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/fort-simpson-wildfire-rain-cooler-temps-9.7252142?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC Canada", "summary": "An evacuation order was called around 7 p.m. MT Sunday due to a nearby wildfire. A fire information officer told CBC News the fire is not expected to reach the community overnight. Residents are advised to head to Yellowknife.", "category": "Human Interest", "published": "2026-06-28T19:45:26-04:00" }, { "title": "Concordia University shooter dies in prison at 86", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11942128/concordia-university-shooting-prison-death/", "source": "Global Canada", "summary": "Valery Fabrikant died at Archambault Institution, a medium- and minimum-security prison in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Que., in the Laurentians.", "category": "National", "published": "2026-06-28T17:20:16+00:00" }, { "title": "Inmate escapes from William Head Institution in Metchosin", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/inmate-escapes-from-william-head-institution-in-metchosin-1333237/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "An inmate has escaped from a minimum-security federal institution in Metchosin, according to the Correctional Service of Canada. The post Inmate escapes from William Head Institution in Metchosin appeared first on CHEK .", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-06-28T22:32:29+00:00" }, { "title": "4 people saved from open water in Strait of Georgia, 6 still missing", "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/06/28/4-people-saved-from-open-water-in-strait-of-georgia/", "source": "CityNews Vancouver", "summary": "Four people have been rescued from the water about 18 kilometres southwest of the Vancouver International Airport by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) in Victoria.", "category": "Human Interest", "published": "2026-06-28T22:26:07+00:00" }, { "title": "Four rescued from water near Vancouver airport, search ongoing for six others", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11942278/canadian-armed-forces-water-rescue-sea-island/", "source": "Global BC", "summary": "The CAF says its Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Victoria was notified by a civilian vessel of several people in the water without personal floatation devices.", "category": "Human Interest", "published": "2026-06-28T22:20:38+00:00" }, { "title": "Four people pulled from water, six believed missing as SAR crews comb coast of Vancouver", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/bc-ferries-sailing-diverted-to-assist-with-marine-rescue-near-tsawwassen-1333228/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "A search remains underway after several people were reported in the water off the coast near Tsawwassen Sunday, prompting two BC Ferries vessels to assist rescue crews. The post Four people pulled from water, six believed missing as SAR crews comb coast of\u2026", "category": "Human Interest", "published": "2026-06-28T21:57:12+00:00" }, { "title": "6 still missing, 4 rescued after charter boat sinks in B.C.'s Georgia Strait", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-marine-rescue-georgia-strait-9.7252084?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC British Columbia", "summary": "The B.C. RCMP said it believed 10 people were aboard the charter vessel when it began taking on water near Roberts Bank around 11:45 a.m.", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-06-28T17:37:47-04:00" }, { "title": "Successful immigration depends on \u2018shared values,\u2019 not ancestry, Trudeau tells Finns", "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/immigration-shared-values-justin-trudeau-finland", "source": "National Post", "summary": "Former prime minister says 'capacity to integrate' newcomers into society is key", "category": "Politics", "published": "2026-06-28T21:01:47+00:00" }, { "title": "Shooting in Surrey, B.C., leaves man with serious but non-life-threatening injuries", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/shooting-in-surrey-b-c-leaves-man-with-serious-but-non-life-threatening-injuries-1333221/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "Police in Surrey, B.C., say they\u2019ve arrested a man after an overnight shooting outside a home left the victim with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The Surrey Police Service says the shooting was reported after midnight outside a home in the 14500\u2026", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-06-28T20:59:58+00:00" }, { "title": "Cougar preys on livestock in Sooke as wildlife groups urge prevention over removal", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/cougar-preys-on-livestock-in-sooke-as-wildlife-groups-urge-prevention-over-removal-1333208/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "A recent cougar attack on livestock in Sooke is renewing calls for farmers and rural residents to help prevent conflicts with wildlife before they happen. The post Cougar preys on livestock in Sooke as wildlife groups urge prevention over removal appeared\u2026", "category": "Travel & Outdoors", "published": "2026-06-28T20:49:17+00:00" }, { "title": "Adam Katz: I visited the \u2018Nakba\u2019 exhibit, and it is every bit as anti-Jewish as feared", "url": "https://nationalpost.com/opinion/adam-katz-i-visited-the-nakba-exhibit-and-it-is-every-bit-as-anti-jewish-as-feared", "source": "National Post", "summary": "It is propaganda endorsed by the Canadian state", "category": "National", "published": "2026-06-28T20:33:27+00:00" }, { "title": "Man in Surrey, B.C. seriously injured after overnight shooting, suspect arrested", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11942191/surrey-shooting-man-serious-injures-suspect-arrested/", "source": "Global BC", "summary": "Police say the man's injuries were non-life threatening and the incident is believed to be targeted but not linked to ongoing extortion threats.", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-06-28T19:05:47+00:00" }, { "title": "Crews knocked down fire in Mission\u2019s homeless shelter", "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/06/28/crews-knocked-down-fire-missions-homeless-shelter/", "source": "CityNews Vancouver", "summary": "The Mission Fire Rescue says that crews were called to a fire in the Haven in the Hollow homeless shelter on Saturday shortly after 2:30 p.m.", "category": "Human Interest", "published": "2026-06-28T18:23:49+00:00" } ] }