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  "updated": "2026-07-05T23:01:14.241205",
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    {
      "title": "Out-of-control wildfire near Boston Bar, B.C. exceeds 12 square kilometres",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/out-of-control-wildfire-near-boston-bar-b-c-exceeds-12-square-kilometres-1334309/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "An out-of-control fire near Boston Bar, B.C., has grown more than 10 times its estimated size a day earlier, and responders have requested additional resources to deal with it. The post Out-of-control wildfire near Boston Bar, B.C. exceeds 12 square\u2026",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-07-05T23:46:30+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "New wildfire burning in Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/new-wildfire-burning-in-comox-lake-bluffs-ecological-reserve-1334297/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "A new wildfire discovered Sunday afternoon in the Comox Valley is burning out of control, according to the BC Wildfire Service. The post New wildfire burning in Comox Lake Bluffs Ecological Reserve appeared first on CHEK .",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-07-05T22:36:38+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "World Cup Daily: England, Norway pass big tests",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/fifa-world-cup/article/world-cup-daily-england-norway-pass-big-tests/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-06T00:20:41-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Norway stuns Brazil to reach World Cup quarterfinals for first time",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/fifa-world-cup/article/norway-stuns-brazil-to-reach-world-cup-quarterfinals-for-first-time/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-05T18:04:39-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "\u2018Instant classic\u2019: Sports world reacts to England-Mexico thriller",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/fifa-world-cup/article/instant-classic-sports-world-reacts-to-england-mexico-thriller/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-05T23:31:21-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Summer McIntosh breaks world record in women\u2019s 200-metre butterfly",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/olympics/video/summer-mcintosh-breaks-world-record-in-womens-200-metre-butterfly/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Watch as Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh breaks the world record for the women\u2019s 200-metre butterfly, adding to an impressive list of accomplishments in her young career.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-05T23:30:03-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Steve's Music closes doors to its first location and last remaining store after more than 60 years",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/steves-music-montreal-store-closing-9.7259266?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC Canada",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-07-05T17:22:05-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "England beats Mexico in thriller to advance to World Cup quarterfinals",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/fifa-world-cup/article/england-beats-mexico-in-thriller-to-advance-to-world-cup-quarterfinals/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Jude Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart, Harry Kane converted a penalty when England was down to 10 men, and the Three Lions handed Mexico its first World Cup loss at Estadio Azteca, a wild 3-2 victory on Sunday night to reach the quarterfinals.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-05T23:05:13-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Iran begins a procession through Tehran for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\u2019s funeral",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/05/iran-begins-a-procession-through-tehran-for-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khameneis-funeral/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "TEHRAN, Iran (AP) \u2014 Iran began a procession Monday through its capital, Tehran, for the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei\u2019s flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed Feb. 28 in an airstrike at the start of the war\u2026",
      "category": "Human Interest",
      "published": "2026-07-06T03:04:31+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ahmed, Oluwaseyi grateful for Canada fan support throughout World Cup",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/video/ahmed-oluwaseyi-grateful-for-canada-fan-support-throughout-world-cup/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Canada\u2019s Ali Ahmed and Tani Oluwasyei express appreciation for support throughout the country during the World Cup, and detail why they are optimistic for the future of soccer in the nation.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-05T22:40:24-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump administration not meeting or strategizing with Alberta separatists: Hoekstra",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11953894/hoekstra-trump-alberta-separatists/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "The Trump administration is not meeting or strategizing with Alberta separatists, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra told Global News in an interview.",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-07-06T02:38:02+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Russian missile and drone attack on Ukraine\u2019s capital kills at least 5",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/05/russian-missile-and-drone-attack-on-ukraines-capital-kills-at-least-5/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "KYIV, Ukraine (AP) \u2014 Russia launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Monday that killed at least five people, authorities said, hours after Ukraine\u2019s president warned that another large-scale attack was imminent. A residential\u2026",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-07-06T02:06:06+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Brunswick Creek wildfire balloons to 1,200 hectares, forcing evacuations near Boston Bar, B.C.",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/aggressive-wildfire-burning-near-boston-bar-9.7259251?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "An aggressive wildfire burning near Boston Bar, B.C., has grown sharply and has forced evacuation orders and alerts in some communities in the Fraser Canyon.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-07-05T15:40:20-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Summer McIntosh breaks women\u2019s 200-metre butterfly world record at Canadian trials",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/05/summer-mcintosh-breaks-womens-200-metre-butterfly-world-record-at-canadian-trials/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "MONTREAL \u2014 Summer McIntosh is the new world record-holder in the women\u2019s 200-metre butterfly. The swimming sensation touched the wall in two minutes 1.65 seconds on Sunday night at the Canadian trials, breaking Chinese swimmer Liu Zige\u2019s once-untouchable\u2026",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-07-06T01:38:51+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Travel back in time: Historic house museum Ross Bay Villa is one of Victoria\u2019s oldest homes",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/travel-back-in-time-historic-house-museum-ross-bay-villa-is-one-of-victorias-oldest-homes-1334336/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "Ross Bay Villa, one of the oldest homes in Victoria, was restored by volunteers over the last 25 years. The post Travel back in time: Historic house museum Ross Bay Villa is one of Victoria\u2019s oldest homes appeared first on CHEK .",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-07-06T01:25:22+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bo Levi Mitchell, Zach Collaros exit same game with injuries",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/bo-levi-mitchell-zach-collaros-exit-same-game-with-injuries/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-05T21:15:01-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pet CHEK: Senior dog Buddy and summer BBQ dangers that are sending pets to emergency vets",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/pet-chek-senior-dog-buddy-and-summer-bbq-dangers-that-are-sending-pets-to-emergency-vets-1334325/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "Summer dangers leading to surgeries and even death, along with adoptable 10-year-old pooch Buddy. The post Pet CHEK: Senior dog Buddy and summer BBQ dangers that are sending pets to emergency vets appeared first on CHEK .",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-07-06T01:00:53+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "B.C. search and rescue crews train in critical scenarios on Nanaimo River",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/b-c-search-and-rescue-crews-train-in-critical-scenarios-on-nanaimo-river-1334318/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "While swimmers and sunbathers enjoyed a hot day on the Nanaimo River Sunday, search and rescue crews were preparing for the emergencies that often accompany the summer crowds. The post B.C. search and rescue crews train in critical scenarios on Nanaimo River\u2026",
      "category": "Human Interest",
      "published": "2026-07-06T00:54:42+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "How Mintyukov signing puts more pressure on Ducks",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/how-mintyukov-signing-puts-more-pressure-on-ducks/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "The Anaheim Ducks locked up one of their top young defencemen on Sunday, but the contract puts more pressure on general manager Pat Verbeek as he navigates the off-season.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-05T20:44:44-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "From Bugs to Buzz: Volksfest returns to Victoria",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/from-bugs-to-buzz-volksfest-returns-to-victoria-1334321/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "Around 150 Volkswagen-made vehicles spanning multiple generations travelled to Saanich for the 2026 Volksfest. The post From Bugs to Buzz: Volksfest returns to Victoria appeared first on CHEK .",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-07-06T00:25:40+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "\u2018Disgrace of a rule\u2019: Auger-Aliassime sounds off on Davidovich Fokina\u2019s timeout",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/atp/video/disgrace-of-a-rule-auger-aliassime-sounds-off-on-davidovich-fokinas-timeout/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime did not mince words when he was asked about Alejandro Davidovich Fokina\u2019s medical timeout at Wimbledon, saying the rule needs to be changed since the current iteration is a \u201cdisgrace.\u201d Courtesy: Wimbledon",
      "category": "Medical & Health",
      "published": "2026-07-05T20:14:13-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Summer McIntosh breaks women\u2019s 200m butterfly world record at Canadian swim trials",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/summer/aquatics/swimming/canadian-swimming-trials-july5-9.7259319?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC Canada",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-07-05T19:48:55-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Wildfire evacuation order for Boston Bar area alert extended",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/05/wildfire-evacuation-order-boston-bar-area-alert-extended/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "An out-of-control wildfire burning near the community of Boston Bar, B.C., has triggered an evacuation order and an accompanying alert.",
      "category": "Human Interest",
      "published": "2026-07-05T17:46:24+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Amazon will stop accepting new customers for Mechanical Turk",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/05/amazon-will-stop-accepting-new-customers-for-mechanical-turk/",
      "source": "TechCrunch AI",
      "summary": "These may be the last days of Amazon\u2019s Mechanical Turk.",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-07-05T17:43:36+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Celebrated Canadian fashion designer Marilyn Brooks has died at the age of 93",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/05/celebrated-canadian-fashion-designer-marilyn-brooks-has-died-at-the-age-of-93/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "TORONTO \u2014 A Canadian fashion designer who popularized a clothing style that was famously worn by rebellious British youths in the 1960s has died. Norma Meneguzzi Spall, a friend and spokesperson for Marilyn Brooks\u2019 family, says Brooks died Saturday of\u2026",
      "category": "Human Interest",
      "published": "2026-07-05T23:02:41+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Train derails northeast of Montreal, police say no injuries",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/trail-derailment-repentigny-quebec-9.7259370?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC Canada",
      "summary": "Police in Repentigny, Que., say a train derailed in the city's Le Gardeur sector on Sunday afternoon. There were no reports of injuries.",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-07-05T18:47:11-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "All GVRDEU workers at Metro Vancouver parks walk off job; union warns of \u2018full-scale strike\u2019",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/05/all-gvrdeu-workers-metro-vancouver-parks-walk-off-job-full-scale-strike/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "One day after the Greater Vancouver Regional District Employee Union (GVRDEU) announced that its workers at 25 regional parks will limit their hours of work to 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., the union escalated their strike action once more.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-07-05T22:38:32+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Unionized workers who look after regional parks like Grouse Mountain walk off job",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/unionized-workers-who-look-after-regional-parks-like-grouse-mountain-walk-off-job-1334294/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "The union representing workers who operate and maintain regional services in Metro Vancouver says it is now considering a full-blown strike. The post Unionized workers who look after regional parks like Grouse Mountain walk off job appeared first on CHEK .",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-07-05T22:21:36+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Felix Auger-Aliassime confronts opponent over medical timeout",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/atp/article/felix-auger-aliassime-confronts-opponent-over-medical-timeout/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Medical & Health",
      "published": "2026-07-05T18:10:39-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: July 5",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/1149299/watch-news-hour/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-07-05T22:00:41+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "\u2018It was scary\u2019: Witness recounts Dallas Road attack that left friends seriously injured",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/it-was-scary-witness-recounts-dallas-road-attack-that-left-friends-seriously-injured-1334277/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "A young woman who witnessed Friday night's violent attack along Victoria's Dallas Road says the violence erupted \"out of nowhere,\" leaving two of her friends seriously injured. The post \u2018It was scary\u2019: Witness recounts Dallas Road attack that left friends\u2026",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-07-05T21:50:24+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Out-of-control wildfire forces evacuation in B.C.\u2019s Fraser Canyon",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11953588/wildfire-evacuation-fraser-valley-bc/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "Residents of North Bend, B.C. are being ordered to evacuate as an out of control wildfire grows in the Fraser Canyon. Nearby Boston Bar is also under an evacuation alert.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-07-05T15:28:44+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Maritime Museum of B.C. launches redesigned global maritime history database",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/maritime-museum-of-b-c-launches-redesigned-global-maritime-history-database-1334278/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "The Maritime Museum of British Columbia has unveiled a completely redesigned version of Nauticapedia. The post Maritime Museum of B.C. launches redesigned global maritime history database appeared first on CHEK .",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-07-05T21:17:44+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Nigel Farage faces ethics investigation as Reform U.K. encounters election setbacks",
      "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/world/nigel-farage-investigation-reform-u-k-setbacks",
      "source": "National Post",
      "summary": "The party leader appears to have taken an unusual break from public appearances since it was revealed he accepted US$6.7 million from a British cryptocurrency investor shortly before returning to the Commons",
      "category": "Politics",
      "published": "2026-07-05T14:50:09+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Zelenskyy, wary allies await Donald Trump at NATO summit in Turkey",
      "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/trump-zelenskyy-allies-nato-summit-turkey",
      "source": "National Post",
      "summary": "Ties between Washington and the organization have worsened since the U.S. and Israel launched their war on Iran on Feb. 28",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-07-05T20:43:56+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "B.C. rescuers helped locate young survivor in Venezuela quake rubble",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11953609/bc-rescuers-venezuela-earthquake/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "Burnaby Urban Search and Rescue members returned from Venezuela after helping search earthquake rubble, where their work contributed to the rescue of a young boy.",
      "category": "Human Interest",
      "published": "2026-07-05T20:27:13+00:00"
    }
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