{ "updated": "2026-07-13T23:01:11.852834", "items": [ { "title": "Why did the new Home Run Derby format work so well?", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/why-did-the-new-home-run-derby-format-work-so-well/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Shi Davidi joins Evanka Osmak and Ken Reid to discuss the new Home Run Derby format, the Philadelphia fans, John Schneider\u2019s lineup decisions and how Ernie Clement is taking in the event.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-13T23:40:41-04:00" }, { "title": "Red Sox\u2019s Contreras belts 13 homers to take top spot in derby\u2019s first round", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/red-soxs-contreras-belts-13-homers-takes-top-spot-in-derbys-first-round/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Watch as Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras takes the top spot in the MLB Home Run Derby\u2019s first round after hitting 13 homers and taking the tiebreak over Jordan Walker.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-13T21:54:45-04:00" }, { "title": "Eight Local Books to Upgrade Your Summer Reading List", "url": "https://thetyee.ca/Presents/2026/07/14/Upgrade-Summer-Reading-List-Eight-Local-Books/", "source": "The Tyee", "summary": "A curated booklist to suit varied seasonal whims.", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-14T07:30:00+00:00" }, { "title": "Premier Smith\u2019s Warm Embrace of Meta", "url": "https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/07/14/Premier-Smith-Embrace-Meta/", "source": "The Tyee", "summary": "Not a word about the tech behemoth\u2019s harm to kids. One disgusted jury awarded $375 million in damages.", "category": "Politics", "published": "2026-07-14T07:20:00+00:00" }, { "title": "How a Dock Use Plan Sparked a DRIPA Legal Challenge", "url": "https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/14/Dock-Use-Plan-DRIPA-Legal-Challenge/", "source": "The Tyee", "summary": "A legal expert says the court case reflects anti-Indigenous racism, but the plaintiffs hope to show BC\u2019s legislation is \u2018unconstitutional.\u2019", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-07-14T07:10:00+00:00" }, { "title": "CRD directors\u2019 motion looks to explore impacts and policy options on AI data centres", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/crd-directors-motion-looks-to-explore-impacts-and-policy-options-on-ai-data-centres-1335966/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "Two Capital Regional District (CRD) directors are bringing a motion forward aimed at exploring potential environmental impacts and policy options on regulating AI. The post CRD directors\u2019 motion looks to explore impacts and policy options on AI data centres\u2026", "category": "AI", "published": "2026-07-14T00:52:44+00:00" }, { "title": "New survey highlights widespread mistreatment of Indigenous people during childbirth", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/new-survey-highlights-widespread-mistreatment-of-indigenous-people-during-childbirth-1335913/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "A new national survey led by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is shedding light on the experiences of Indigenous people during pregnancy and childbirth. The post New survey highlights widespread mistreatment of Indigenous people during\u2026", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-13T23:50:54+00:00" }, { "title": "Toronto police identify two men killed in \u2018targeted\u2019 shooting at crowded street festival", "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/toronto-police-identify-two-men-killed-in-targeted-shooting-at-crowded-street-festival", "source": "National Post", "summary": "The men killed were targeted and known to each other, police said, but it is still unknown if they were among the gunmen", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-07-13T23:49:23+00:00" }, { "title": "Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/hermes-agent-maker-nous-research-in-talks-for-new-funding-at-1-5b-valuation/", "source": "TechCrunch AI", "summary": "The company is raising at least $75 million, led by Robot Ventures, with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors.", "category": "AI", "published": "2026-07-13T23:31:18+00:00" }, { "title": "B.C. wildfire crews brace for uptick in fire activity as weather heats up again", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wildfire-weather-brunswick-creek-complex-9.7268986?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC British Columbia", "summary": "Crews fighting out-of-control wildfires near Boston Bar, B.C., were taking advantage of favourable weather to attack the blazes directly, before fire activity is expected to pick up after tempered behaviour over the weekend.", "category": "Travel & Outdoors", "published": "2026-07-13T19:27:09-04:00" }, { "title": "Trump\u2019s IRS immunity deal that followed \u2018bad faith\u2019 lawsuit has no \u2018basis in law\u2019: judge", "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/world/donald-trump-irs-lawsuit-3", "source": "National Post", "summary": "The ruling calls into question whether Trump and his family will be able to benefit from the settlement, which would immunize them from tax audits or other probes related to past filings", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-07-13T23:11:56+00:00" }, { "title": "Pocket doors enjoying a revival in homes", "url": "https://nationalpost.com/life/homes/pocket-doors-enjoying-a-revival-in-homes", "source": "National Post", "summary": "Designers love them for their practicality and versatility", "category": "National", "published": "2026-07-14T05:07:30+00:00" }, { "title": "Calgary company that employed worker killed in trench collapse fined $330K after guilty plea", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/liam-johnston-killed-trench-collapse-mr-mikes-plumbing-guilty-plea-ohs-9.7268927?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC Canada", "summary": "Three years after Liam Johnston was buried alive in a trench collapse while working on an excavation site in northwest Calgary, the company that employed him pleaded guilty to one of 11 charges they faced under Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Act.", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-07-13T19:03:43-04:00" }, { "title": "Wildfire-stricken Manitoba First Nation calls for better emergency response", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11964185/wildfire-manitoba-first-nation-emergency-response/", "source": "Global Canada", "summary": "Wildfires surrounding a Cree nation in northern Manitoba have reduced access to emergency services and knocked out power in the community.", "category": "Human Interest", "published": "2026-07-13T22:29:29+00:00" }, { "title": "Sooke pilot killed in Colorado helicopter crash while battling wildfire", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/sooke-pilot-killed-in-colorado-helicopter-crash-while-battling-wildfire-1335916/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "A veteran firefighting pilot from Sooke has died after the helicopter he was flying crashed into a Colorado reservoir while battling a wildfire. The post Sooke pilot killed in Colorado helicopter crash while battling wildfire appeared first on CHEK .", "category": "Travel & Outdoors", "published": "2026-07-13T22:21:35+00:00" }, { "title": "Whitecaps eliminate Cavalry, advance to Canadian Championship semifinals", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/whitecaps-eliminate-cavalry-advance-to-canadian-championship-semifinals/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "The Vancouver Whitecaps have punched their ticket to the Canadian Championship semifinal round with a 1-1 draw against the Calgary-based Cavalry on Monday.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-14T00:02:21-04:00" }, { "title": "Bulls rookie Wilson defies gravity and throws down ridiculous poster slam", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/video/bulls-rookie-wilson-defies-gravity-and-throws-down-ridiculous-poster-slam/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Watch as Bulls rookie Caleb Wilson drives to the basket and takes flight to throw down a ridiculous poster slam over Jazz big man Jonas Aidoo.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-13T23:50:06-04:00" }, { "title": "Wildlife rehab centre warns of impact as University of Saskatchewan suspends services", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11964488/wildlife-rehab-centre-warns-impact-u-of-s-suspends-services/", "source": "Global Canada", "summary": "Wildlife advocates and students are raising concerns about the University of Saskatchewan veterinary college's decision to stop accepting wildlife at its clinic indefinitely.", "category": "Travel & Outdoors", "published": "2026-07-14T03:36:10+00:00" }, { "title": "He missed the net in Colombia's World Cup elimination in Vancouver. Now he's facing threats", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/colombian-player-threats-missed-shot-vancouver-9.7269151?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC British Columbia", "summary": "One week after Colombia was eliminated from the World Cup in Vancouver, the whereabouts of one of the team's key players are unknown.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-13T23:32:51-04:00" }, { "title": "Does England truly have edge over defending champ Argentina in semifinals?", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/fifa-world-cup/video/does-england-truly-have-edge-over-defending-champ-argentina-in-semifinals/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Faizal Khamisa, Craig Forrest and James Sharman tee up the World Cup semifinals, discussing if Spain is yet to play their best soccer, England\u2019s favourite status over defending champ Argentina, and more.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-13T23:29:28-04:00" }, { "title": "Home Run Derby Highlights", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/?sn-collection=home-run-derby-highlights-2", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-13T23:27:19-04:00" }, { "title": "Australian author Benjamin Stevenson drew on the golden age of mysteries for new novel", "url": "https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/stevenson", "source": "National Post", "summary": "A couple of years ago, Australian mystery writer Benjamin Stevenson plunked himself down in a storefront window so that passersby could watch him composing his latest book. \u201cI\u2019d decided to pressure myself into writing in a different way, so there I was in\u2026", "category": "National", "published": "2026-07-13T21:18:01+00:00" }, { "title": "MLB All-Star Game Highlights: Home Run Derby", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/mlb-all-star-game-highlights-home-run-derby/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Jordan Walker got hot and smacked six consecutive home runs to beat Kyle Schwarber and take the 2026 Home Run Derby.", "category": "Sports & FIFA", "published": "2026-07-13T23:14:07-04:00" }, { "title": "Satya Nadella has issued a shocking warning to companies using AI", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/satya-nadella-has-issued-a-shocking-warning-to-companies-using-ai/", "source": "TechCrunch AI", "summary": "Of all the debates raging about the potential downsides of AI, there is one worry causing the most hand-wringing among AI enthusiasts in Silicon Valley \u2014 that the giant AI labs that sell proprietary models are somehow acting like Trojan horses.", "category": "AI", "published": "2026-07-13T20:59:00+00:00" }, { "title": "Gotta See It: Cardinals\u2019 Walker battles back to win Home Run Derby", "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/gotta-see-it-cardinals-walker-battles-back-to-win-home-run-derby/", "source": "Sportsnet", "summary": "Watch as Jordan Walker battles back from a four-home-run deficit with just one swing left and goes yard on his 12th homer to defeat Kyle Schwarber and become the first Cardinal in MLB history to win the Home Run Derby.", "category": "Finance & Taxes", "published": "2026-07-13T22:56:02-04:00" }, { "title": "Already rich, already successful, why the last wave of tech winners is grinding again", "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/13/already-rich-already-successful-why-the-last-wave-of-tech-winners-is-grinding-again/", "source": "TechCrunch AI", "summary": "They're rolling up their sleeves again, seemingly out of fear of missing AI's defining moment and, presumably, the irresistible allure of making even more money -- potentially a lot more.", "category": "AI", "published": "2026-07-14T02:46:42+00:00" }, { "title": "Dylan Cease will be first Blue Jays pitcher to start MLB all-star game since 2009", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/sports/baseball/mlb/dylan-cease-american-league-starter-mlb-all-star-game-philadelphia-9.7268709?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC Canada", "summary": "Cristopher Sanchez of the Philadelphia Phillies will start Tuesday's MLB all-star game at 8 p.m. ET in his home ballpark, taking the mound for the National League against Dylan Cease of the American League's Toronto Blue Jays.", "category": "National", "published": "2026-07-13T16:31:46-04:00" }, { "title": "Do you really own your video games? Kelowna gaming experts discuss Sony decision", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11964476/do-you-really-own-your-video-games-kelowna/", "source": "Global BC", "summary": "For decades, buying a video game meant owning it. You could lend it to a friend, trade it or sell it. But with digital video games, none of that is possible.", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-14T02:11:04+00:00" }, { "title": "Campfire ban expands across much of B.C.\u2019s coast starting Thursday", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/campfire-ban-expands-across-much-of-b-c-s-coast-starting-thursday-1336008/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "Most campfires will be banned across coastal British Columbia beginning later this week as the BC Wildfire Service expands fire restrictions in response to changing weather conditions. The post Campfire ban expands across much of B.C.\u2019s coast starting\u2026", "category": "Travel & Outdoors", "published": "2026-07-14T01:56:34+00:00" }, { "title": "U.K. counterterrorism police take lead in probe into conservative politician\u2019s killing: minister", "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/world/ann-widdecombe-killing-investigation", "source": "National Post", "summary": "The announcement confirmed that police view terrorism as one of the possible motivations for the attack on 78-year-old former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-07-14T01:45:05+00:00" }, { "title": "2 men killed in targeted shooting at Toronto street festival knew each other: police", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/victim-toronto-salsa-on-st-clair-festival-9.7268624?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC Canada", "summary": "Toronto police have identified two men killed in what they say was a targeted shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival on Saturday night.", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-07-13T15:42:45-04:00" }, { "title": "Delta police investigate alleged voyeurism in FedEx staff washroom", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/delta-police-investigate-alleged-fedex-staff-washroom-voyeurism-9.7268743?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC British Columbia", "summary": "Delta police said Monday they had arrested an employee of the business on July 7, who was subsequently released on conditions \"pending further investigation.\"", "category": "Crime & Courts", "published": "2026-07-13T21:30:46-04:00" }, { "title": "Ottawa provides $71 million for youth mental health services in Quebec", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11964426/ottawa-71-million-youth-mental-health-que/", "source": "Global Canada", "summary": "Front-line workers say mental health challenges among youth are becoming increasingly complex, with many young people facing housing and food insecurity.", "category": "Politics", "published": "2026-07-14T01:01:10+00:00" }, { "title": "B.C. issues environmental assessment certificate for silica sand mine near Prince George", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-sand-mine-9.7269040?cmp=rss", "source": "CBC British Columbia", "summary": "The province has issued an Environmental Assessment Certificate to B.C.-based Vitreo Minerals for its $300 million proposed silica sand mine north of Prince George which will produce sand used in hydraulic fracturing to support B.C.'s crude oil and liquified\u2026", "category": "BC Headlines", "published": "2026-07-13T20:59:58-04:00" }, { "title": "Outspoken Putin critic with plans to run in Russia\u2019s fall elections arrested as \u2018foreign agent\u2019", "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/world/outspoken-putin-critic-with-plans-to-run-in-russias-fall-elections-arrested-as-foreign-agent", "source": "National Post", "summary": "Boris Nadezhdin is one of the few critics in Russia who publicly criticizes Putin's rule and Moscow's Ukraine war who is not in prison or exile", "category": "National", "published": "2026-07-14T00:53:33+00:00" }, { "title": "Courtenay-Alberni MP says former ferry in Fanny Bay shows the problem with boats selling for $1", "url": "https://cheknews.ca/courtenay-alberni-mp-says-former-ferry-in-fanny-bay-shows-the-problem-with-boats-selling-for-1-1335976/", "source": "CHEK News", "summary": "The Courtenay-Alberni MP says the ferry that's been sitting in Fanny Bay is an example of why derelict vessels shouldn't sell for $1. The post Courtenay-Alberni MP says former ferry in Fanny Bay shows the problem with boats selling for $1 appeared first on\u2026", "category": "Travel & Outdoors", "published": "2026-07-14T00:47:14+00:00" } ] }