{ "updated": "2026-07-01T23:01:27.072602", "items": [ { "title": "Indian tech tycoon bets $30M of his own money to build AI alternative to Microsoft Office", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/01/indian-tech-tycoon-bets-30m-to-build-an-ai-alternative-to-microsoft-office/", "source": "TechCrunch AI", "summary": "Neo is Bhavin Turakhia\u2019s fifth venture and his latest involving enterprise software. This time he's taking on Microsoft Office, Google Apps with AI.", "category": "AI", "published": "2026-07-02T05:30:00+00:00" }, { "title": "Stephanie Allen Wants to Be Vancouver\u2019s Next Mayor", "url": "https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/02/Stephanie-Allen-Wants-Be-Vancouver-Mayor/", "source": "The Tyee", "summary": "The former BC Housing exec pledges to use her research and building bona fides to serve the whole city.", "category": "Politics", "published": "2026-07-02T07:40:00+00:00" }, { "title": "The Inquest into the Death of Tatyanna Harrison Starts This Week", "url": "https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/02/Inquest-Death-Tatyanna-Harrison/", "source": "The Tyee", "summary": "Harrison was one of three Indigenous women and youth whose remains were found over a six-month period in 2022.", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-02T07:30:00+00:00" }, { "title": "People Are Living Shorter Lives in the Cariboo", "url": "https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/02/People-Living-Shorter-Lives-Cariboo/", "source": "The Tyee", "summary": "Making home the rough-and-tumble region comes with many benefits. But it can be hard, too.", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-02T07:20:00+00:00" }, { "title": "The Cities Where Riding the Bus Is Free", "url": "https://thetyee.ca/WhatWorks/2026/07/02/Cities-Where-Riding-Bus-Free/", "source": "The Tyee", "summary": "A third of transit agencies in Washington state operate without collecting fares. Can free buses work elsewhere?", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-02T07:10:00+00:00" }, { "title": "Keys\u2019 first career homer gives Blue Jays boost in Canada Day win", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/keys-first-career-homer-gives-blue-jays-boost-in-canada-day-win/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-01T21:08:06-04:00" }, { "title": "Cousin of teen killed in recent Nanaimo crash starts GoFundMe", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/cousin-of-teen-killed-in-recent-nanaimo-crash-starts-gofundme-1333744/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "A cousin of the 18-year-old killed in a crash in Nanaimo just over a week ago has organized a GoFundMe to support her uncle. The post Cousin of teen killed in recent Nanaimo crash starts GoFundMe appeared first on CHEK .", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-02T00:29:32+00:00" }, { "title": "Did the Maple Leafs take a risk with the Bobrovsky signing?", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/did-the-maple-leafs-take-a-risk-with-the-bobrovsky-signing/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Frank Seravalli joins Martine Gaillard to break down the opening day of NHL free agency, discussing the Maple Leafs landing Sergei Bobrovsky, the Oilers moving on from Darnell Nurse, and what\u2019s next for Connor Hellebuyck and the Jets.", "category": "Medical & Health", "published": "2026-07-02T01:38:29-04:00" }, { "title": "\u2018This was my expiry date in Edmonton\u2019: Nurse reflects on trade to Sharks", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/video/this-was-my-expiry-date-in-edmonton-nurse-reflects-on-trade-to-sharks/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "San Jose Sharks defenceman Darnell Nurse discusses how things ended with the Edmonton Oilers and looks back at the pressure he dealt with throughout his time with the team.", "category": "Medical & Health", "published": "2026-07-02T01:34:09-04:00" }, { "title": "Senators don\u2019t add \u2018shiny new toys\u2019 in free agency", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/senators-dont-add-shiny-new-toys-in-free-agency/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "The Senators opted not to make any big moves on the first day of free agency as they await the decision of hometown-hero Claude Giroux. And that has left fans with mixed feelings, writes, Alex Adams.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-01T19:33:06-04:00" }, { "title": "Vancouver\u2019s cruise ship season expected to be a record-breaking one", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11949476/vancouver-cruise-ship-season-record-breaking/", "source": "Global BC", "summary": "In July, 290,000 passengers are expected to hit the streets of Vancouver, with similar numbers expected in August.", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-01T22:36:21+00:00" }, { "title": "\u2018I\u2019ll never forget it\u2019: Keys on first big-league homer in Toronto on Canada Day", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/ill-never-forget-it-keys-on-first-big-league-homer-in-toronto-on-canada-day/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Recent Toronto Blue Jays call-up Sean Keys discusses his third MLB appearance with Sportsnet\u2019s Hazel Mae, reflecting on the emotions of hitting his first home run, what it was like to play in Toronto on Canada Day, and more.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-01T18:28:36-04:00" }, { "title": "Lightning sign veteran defenceman John Carlson to two-year deal", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/lightning-sign-veteran-defenceman-john-carlson-to-two-year-deal/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "The Tampa Bay Lightning are adding a veteran presence to their blue line.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-02T00:05:31-04:00" }, { "title": "Oilers finally have premier goalie in McDavid era with Andersen", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/oilers-finally-have-premier-goalie-in-mcdavid-era-with-andersen/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "For the first time in Connor McDavid\u2019s career, the Oilers have a premier goalie on the roster. Mark Spector explains what signing Frederik Andersen means for Edmonton.", "category": "Politics", "published": "2026-07-01T23:37:57-04:00" }, { "title": "Ottawa thunderstorms keep Carney from delivering Canada Day unity speech in Edmonton", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/carney-alberta-canada-day-cancelled-9.7255600?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC Canada", "summary": "Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Canadians to remain united in a Canada Day speech in the nation's capital on Wednesday, but his plan to deliver similar remarks in Edmonton later in the day was upended by thunderstorms that prevented his plane from taking\u2026", "category": "Politics", "published": "2026-07-01T22:50:08-04:00" }, { "title": "U.S. beats Bosnia and Herzegovina to reach Round of 16, keep World Cup dreams alive", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/fifa-world-cup/article/u-s-beats-bosnia-and-herzegovina-to-reach-round-of-16-keep-world-cup-dreams-alive/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-01T22:18:18-04:00" }, { "title": "Ontario\u2019s new auto insurance rules now in effect, but choice comes with some risk", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11949348/ontario-auto-insurance-rules-in-effect/", "source": "Global Canada", "summary": "As part of the new rules, some who may have been previously covered by another driver\u2019s policy such as pedestrians and cyclists may no longer be eligible for accident benefits.", "category": "Politics", "published": "2026-07-01T20:00:09+00:00" }, { "title": "While rebuild is far off, construction of Canucks\u2019 culture is well underway", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/while-rebuild-is-far-off-construction-of-canucks-culture-is-well-underway/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "While it\u2019ll likely be years before new Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson fully rebuilds the team, the construction of the team\u2019s culture is well underway, Iain MacIntyre writes.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-01T21:59:21-04:00" }, { "title": "World Cup Daily: England, Belgium advance by skin of their teeth", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/fifa-world-cup/article/world-cup-daily-england-belgium-advance-by-skin-of-their-teeth/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Other than a select few games at this World Cup, the only sure thing has been that there\u2019s no sure thing, a trend that continued on Wednesday as two European powerhouses nearly suffered untimely defeats.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-01T21:46:20-04:00" }, { "title": "Balogun gets USA\u2019s go-ahead goal against Bosnia and Herzegovina, then red card", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/fifa-world-cup/article/usas-balogun-given-red-card-for-hard-challenge-vs-bosnia-and-herzegovina/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-01T21:41:59-04:00" }, { "title": "Russian attack on Ukraine shakes Kyiv for hours", "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/01/russian-attack-on-ukraine-shakes-kyiv-for-hours/", "source": "CityNews Vancouver", "summary": "KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014 Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine\u2019s capital with missiles and drones overnight into Thursday with the intense strikes causing loud explosions and shaking Kyiv for hours. Residential buildings were damaged in the attacks\u2026", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-02T01:33:47+00:00" }, { "title": "Teen driver charged after man on riding lawnmower killed in fatal collision in North Dumfries, Ont.", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/teen-driver-charged-man-on-riding-lawnmower-killed-north-dumfries-9.7255329?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC Canada", "summary": "A 16-year-old has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death, speeding and stunt driving after a fatal collision between a car and riding lawnmower last month. A 51-year-old North Dumfries Township man died in the collision.", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-07-01T15:15:00-04:00" }, { "title": "Memorial Drag Ball Game packs Vic West diamond with players and spectators for PRIDE event", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/memorial-drag-ball-game-packs-vic-west-diamond-with-players-and-spectators-for-pride-event-1333754/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "Among the celebrations across Greater Victoria on July 1, players, spectators and picnic goers packed Vic West Park for the annual Memorial Drag Ball Game, one of Victoria PRIDE's signature events. The post Memorial Drag Ball Game packs Vic West diamond with\u2026", "category": "Travel & Outdoors", "published": "2026-07-02T00:54:22+00:00" }, { "title": "SpaceX has an AI device prototype, and it sure sounds phone-ish", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/01/spacex-has-an-ai-device-prototype-and-it-sure-sounds-phone-ish/", "source": "TechCrunch AI", "summary": "SpaceX reportedly showed investors a \"handset-like\" AI device before going public. It could be another signal SpaceX wants to expand into wireless.", "category": "AI", "published": "2026-07-01T18:54:18+00:00" }, { "title": "Ashton Kutcher leaving Sound Ventures to launch new VC firm with Morgan Beller", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/01/ashton-kutcher-leaving-sound-ventures-to-launch-new-vc-firm-with-morgan-beller/", "source": "TechCrunch AI", "summary": "Sound built its reputation on concentrated, high-conviction bets in category-leading AI labs, while Kutcher's new fund appears to be chasing the layer underneath those companies \u2014 the infrastructure and energy that power them.", "category": "AI", "published": "2026-07-01T18:47:22+00:00" }, { "title": "Some ransom notes sent in Nancy Guthrie case still being investigated as legitimate, FBI says", "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/01/some-ransom-notes-sent-in-nancy-guthrie-case-still-being-investigated-as-legitimate-fbi-says/", "source": "CityNews Vancouver", "summary": "The FBI has discounted some of the ransom notes that surfaced after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as nothing more than extortion attempts, but the agency said Wednesday it\u2019s still evaluating others that might be legitimate. The FBI did not specify how\u2026", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-02T00:47:12+00:00" }, { "title": "Albertans express patriotism, melancholy on Canada Day amid talk of separation", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-separation-canada-day-9.7255536?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC Canada", "summary": "The possibility of Alberta separating from Canada was top of mind for Maple Leaf-clad Albertans in the province's largest city as they celebrated the birth of Confederation.", "category": "National", "published": "2026-07-01T20:26:52-04:00" }, { "title": "\u2018I just like Canada\u2019: Families celebrate Canada Day in B.C.\u2019s capital", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/i-just-like-canada-families-celebrate-canada-day-in-b-c-s-capital-1333742/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "Thousands of people flooded Victoria's Inner Harbour to celebrate Canada day. The post \u2018I just like Canada\u2019: Families celebrate Canada Day in B.C.\u2019s capital appeared first on CHEK .", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-02T00:25:35+00:00" }, { "title": "Suspect in Kits Beach stranger attack released after less than 48 hours in custody", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11949578/suspect-kits-beach-stranger-attack-released-less-48-hours-custody/", "source": "Global BC", "summary": "Vancouver police said that they received several 911 calls on June 28, just before 2 p.m., reporting a man striking an unsuspecting woman in the head with a piece of wood.", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-07-02T00:06:21+00:00" }, { "title": "3 residents remain at Granville SRO despite deadline passing to move them", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11949554/3-residents-remain-granville-sro-past-deadline/", "source": "Global BC", "summary": "The government had said all tenants of the Luugat would be moved by the end of June, but also said no one would be evicted if there wasn\u2019t a place for them to go.", "category": "Politics", "published": "2026-07-02T00:06:17+00:00" }, { "title": "Cloudflare\u2019s new policy pushes AI companies to pay for publishers\u2019 content", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/01/cloudflares-new-policy-pushes-ai-companies-to-pay-for-publishers-content/", "source": "TechCrunch AI", "summary": "Cloudflare is giving AI companies until September 15 to separate web crawlers used for search from those used for AI training and agents, or risk being blocked by default on many publisher sites.", "category": "AI", "published": "2026-07-01T17:48:37+00:00" }, { "title": "Oilers\u2019 Bowman does tidy work to move on from Nurse", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/oilers-bowman-does-tidy-work-to-move-on-from-nurse/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "The Oilers\u2019 GM did tidy work to move on from Darnell Nurse\u2019s massive contract. Mark Spector explains what Edmonton can do with this newly found cap space.", "category": "Medical & Health", "published": "2026-07-01T19:47:29-04:00" }, { "title": "Metro Vancouver nearly exceeded daily water conservation goal in June", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/stage-3-water-conservation-hot-weather-metro-vancouver-9.7255487?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC British Columbia", "summary": "The region of Metro Vancouver is achieving its summertime water-saving goals, but it\u2019s at risk of exceeding them during hot weather, says the local water authority.", "category": "Travel & Outdoors", "published": "2026-07-01T19:38:19-04:00" }, { "title": "Why one superfan thinks now is the right time for Canada's Eurovision debut", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/canada-joining-eurovision-9.7255437?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC Canada", "summary": "When it was announced that Canada would be entering the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest \u2014 it was music to Matti McLean\u2019s ears. A Canadian superfan of the international music competition, co-host of the Think About Eurovision podcast and creator of the Fringe\u2026", "category": "National", "published": "2026-07-01T18:20:00-04:00" }, { "title": "Federal cuts put the squeeze on summer jobs for Island youth and across B.C.", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/federal-cuts-put-the-squeeze-on-summer-jobs-for-island-youth-and-across-b-c-1333731/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "A small museum on Saturna Island is struggling to stay open due to reduced federal funding for Canadian youth museum jobs and rising minimum wage and inflation, making it harder to staff programs like these in B.C. The post Federal cuts put the squeeze on\u2026", "category": "Finance & Taxes", "published": "2026-07-01T21:46:21+00:00" }, { "title": "Oak Bay Police issue public reminder after nabbing licence and vehicle of impaired driver", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/oak-bay-police-issue-public-reminder-after-nabbing-licence-and-vehicle-of-impaired-driver-1333728/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "Following a recent suspension of a driver's vehicle and licence, Oak Bay Police officers are reminding Islanders to plan alternate forms of transportation this summer and avoid driving impaired. The post Oak Bay Police issue public reminder after nabbing\u2026", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-07-01T21:18:50+00:00" } ] }