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    {
      "title": "Cedar Hedges \u2018Go Up Like a Roman Candle\u2019 During Wildfires",
      "url": "https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/15/Cedar-Hedges-Roman-Candle-Wildfires/",
      "source": "The Tyee",
      "summary": "Experts say it\u2019s time they\u2019re axed for less flammable trees and shrubs.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-07-15T07:40:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Question of Indigenous Representation at the World Cup",
      "url": "https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2026/07/15/Indigenous-Representation-World-Cup/",
      "source": "The Tyee",
      "summary": "Critics dive into the contradictions.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-15T07:30:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "People Subject to BC Birth Alerts Can Now Apply for Compensation",
      "url": "https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/07/15/People-Subject-BC-Birth-Alerts-Compensation/",
      "source": "The Tyee",
      "summary": "The class-action lawsuit against the province has reached a proposed settlement of $66 million.",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-07-15T07:10:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Montreal man wins $5 million lottery, plans to buy first home",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11966109/montreal-man-wins-5-million-lottery/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "Pierre Draws said he checked his ticket and first believed he had won $5,000.",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-07-15T00:59:16+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "E-scooter riders urged to take safety seriously after woman without helmet dies, another is injured",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/escooter-death-helmets-police-9.7270222?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "On Saturday, a 30-year-old woman died in hospital, more than a week after the e-scooter she was riding collided with a vehicle at a busy intersection. The next day, a woman sustained head injuries and a broken collarbone when her e-scooter was struck in Coal\u2026",
      "category": "Medical & Health",
      "published": "2026-07-14T20:58:34-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "OpenAI researcher Miles Wang in talks to launch AI drug discovery startup valued at $2B",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/openai-researcher-miles-wang-in-talks-to-launch-ai-drug-discovery-startup-valued-at-2b/",
      "source": "TechCrunch AI",
      "summary": "The funding discussions point to investor interest in applying AI to make breakthroughs in life sciences.",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-07-15T00:27:04+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Forecast heat, lightning and ongoing drought raise risk of 'significant wildfire event' in B.C.",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-lightning-significant-wildfire-event-9.7270323?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "The B.C. Wildfire Service said Tuesday that fuels on the landscape were \"as dry as they can get,\" making much of the province \"highly susceptible\" to wildfires.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-07-14T20:09:49-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Toronto under air quality warning due to wildfire smoke after city swelters in extreme heat",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/near-record-temperature-toronto-heat-wave-9.7270071?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC Canada",
      "summary": "Environment Canada is warning of poor air quality in Toronto due to wildfire smoke after the city reached a sweltering 36 C in the late afternoon Tuesday.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-07-14T20:03:36-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Blue Jays at All-Star Game",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/?sn-collection=6666082",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-15T01:37:22-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Victoria dog owner calls for stricter leash bylaws after beloved pet killed in alleged attack",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/victoria-dog-owner-calls-for-stricter-leash-bylaws-after-beloved-pet-killed-in-alleged-attack-1336266/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "A Victoria man is speaking out after his six-year-old dog was killed in what he says was a sudden attack by another dog near Beacon Hill Park. The post Victoria dog owner calls for stricter leash bylaws after beloved pet killed in alleged attack appeared\u2026",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-07-14T23:26:19+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Lorde says AI glasses are \u2018not sexy\u2019",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/lorde-says-ai-glasses-are-not-sexy/",
      "source": "TechCrunch AI",
      "summary": "\"Increasingly in our world, it gets harder and harder to know what is real,\" Lorde said onstage.",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-07-14T23:10:02+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "OpenAI\u2019s first hardware device is reportedly a screenless speaker that can move",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/openais-first-hardware-device-is-reportedly-a-screenless-speaker-that-can-move/",
      "source": "TechCrunch AI",
      "summary": "The device is weirdly described as involving \"mechanical elements that can move on their own\" and the Bloomberg report includes the detail that the device is designed to \"feel like a companion and become a physical manifestation of OpenAI\u2019s ChatGPT.\"",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-07-14T22:22:24+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Kawhi Leonard waiting game continues for Raptors after Silver\u2019s press conference",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/article/kawhi-leonard-waiting-game-continues-for-raptors-after-silvers-press-conference/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "The Kawhi Leonard-Clippers investigation likely will conclude at some point this summer. That\u2019s about all Raptors fans learned from Adam Silver\u2019s press conference on Tuesday night.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-15T00:17:30-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Manitoba sheriff dies after van collides with train near Portage la Prairie",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11965998/driver-dead-collision-train-manitoba/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "The driver of a Manitoba Sheriffs van has died after his van collided with a train. The passenger was said to have minor injuries.",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-07-14T22:14:47+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "OpenAI pushes back on Apple trade secret lawsuit",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/openai-pushes-back-on-apple-trade-secret-lawsuit/",
      "source": "TechCrunch AI",
      "summary": "OpenAI has issued another statement on the lawsuit, this time suggesting it lacks merit.",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-07-14T22:07:42+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "MLB All-Star Game Highlights: American League 4, National League 0",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/mlb-all-star-game-highlights-american-league-4-national-league-0/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Dylan Cease struck out the side in his All-Star Game debut and Cody Bellinger hit a two-run single in the first inning as the American League defeated the National League 4-0 at the Midsummer Classic.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-14T23:59:49-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Labour dispute shifts to background as product shines at All-Star Game",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/labour-dispute-shifts-to-background-as-product-shines-at-all-star-game/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "There is a dissonance around baseball right now that\u2019s difficult to reconcile. While the product on the field is tremendous, like it was in Tuesday\u2019s All-Star Game, the ongoing labour dispute is a reminder that the path forward for MLB is an immensely bumpy\u2026",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-14T23:53:30-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "OpenAI\u2019s new flagship model deletes files on its own, people keep warning",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/openais-new-flagship-model-deletes-files-on-its-own-people-keep-warning/",
      "source": "TechCrunch AI",
      "summary": "A number of social media posts claim that GPT-5.6 Sol deleted files and data without warning. OpenAI had basically disclosed the problem in June.",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-07-14T21:50:11+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "CRD Peninsula Recreation Commission pitches scaled down $9.1M loan for new rec centre in Central Saanich",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/crd-peninsula-recreation-commission-pitches-scaled-down-9-1m-loan-for-new-rec-centre-in-central-saanich-1336215/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "The CRD\u2019s Peninsula Recreation Commission is proposing a new $9.1 million loan for a recreation centre in Central Saanich after a $14.2 million proposal was shot down by Sidney earlier this year. The post CRD Peninsula Recreation Commission pitches scaled\u2026",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-07-14T21:47:16+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Anand offers Brazil $125M in energy financing, seals wildfire pact amid trade talks",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/14/anand-offers-brazil-125m-in-energy-financing-seals-wildfire-pact-amid-trade-talks/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "OTTAWA \u2014 Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has announced $125 million in financing for sustainable infrastructure in Brazil, a country she describes as one of Canada's closest partners on the global stage.",
      "category": "Politics",
      "published": "2026-07-14T21:46:46+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Winnipeg has a new pro soccer team. Can the women last longer than the men?",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-northern-super-league-team-soccer-9.7270015?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC Canada",
      "summary": "A new professional soccer team is launching in Winnipeg, just a year after the last one folded. This time, it's a women's team. The question is whether it can survive where a men's team shut down after only seven years.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-14T17:44:20-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "26 Meta employees sue, alleging AI-driven layoff picks hit workers on medical and parental leave",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/14/26-meta-employees-sue-alleging-ai-driven-layoff-picks-hit-workers-on-medical-and-parental-leave/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave.",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-07-14T21:43:14+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Toronto FC II to play at new stadium in Barrie",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mls/article/toronto-fc-ii-to-play-at-new-stadium-in-barrie/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-14T17:31:51-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "American League combines on 3-hitter in All-Star Game win over National League",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/american-league-combines-on-3-hitter-in-all-star-game-win-over-national-league/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-07-14T23:31:48-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Court freezes accounts of separatist lawyer as First Nation alleges misappropriation",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jeff-rath-tallcree-first-nation-court-9.7270118?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC Canada",
      "summary": "The personal and professional bank accounts of lawyer Jeff Rath, one of the leaders of Alberta\u2019s independence movement, were temporarily frozen as part of a legal dispute over millions of dollars in trust funds that a First Nation alleges were misappropriated.",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-07-14T17:26:57-04:00"
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    {
      "title": "Afternoon front page: Teen killer still enjoys violence, hearing told; infectious disease specialists embroiled in bitter lawsuit; and more",
      "url": "https://nationalpost.com/editors/afternoon-front-page-20",
      "source": "National Post",
      "summary": "Catch up on the stories we\u2019re following today",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-07-14T21:25:44+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Opposition cries foul as Vancouver council scrubs last meeting before summer break",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-council-meeting-cancelled-opposition-9.7270563?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "Opposition members of Vancouver city council are accusing ABC Vancouver of playing politics after the party used its majority to cancel the last council meeting scheduled before the summer break.",
      "category": "Politics",
      "published": "2026-07-14T23:16:43-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Calgary family mourns 7-year-old girl who drowned in southeast pond",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11965877/calgary-family-mourns-7-year-old-girl-drowned-southeast-pond/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "A GoFundMe has been set up to help the grieving family cover funeral costs, household bills and any other immediate needs as they come to terms with Drihanna Matamona's loss.",
      "category": "Human Interest",
      "published": "2026-07-15T03:01:52+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Calgary dog park safety in question over city-planted Ohio Buckeye trees",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11966104/calgary-dog-park-safety-in-question-ohio-buckeye-trees/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "A tree that produces nuts that is toxic to pets has been planted by the City of Calgary in a dog park. The Cambrian Heights community says they filed reports two years ago.",
      "category": "Human Interest",
      "published": "2026-07-15T02:56:57+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Accommodations filling up as wildfires spur more evacuations in northwestern Ontario",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/northwestern-ontario-wildfire-evacuations-update-9.7270565?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC Canada",
      "summary": "Additional communities are facing evacuations as dozens of wildfires continue to rage on across northwestern Ontario. Meanwhile, heat and air quality warnings remain in place in much of the region, as wildland fire hazards range from moderate to extreme.\u2026",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-07-14T22:25:46-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fears that street disorder, open drug use will return to Granville Strip post World Cup",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11966077/street-disorder-open-drug-use-fears-granville-strip-post-world-cup/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "The Granville Pedestrian Zone has been extended to Labour Day, meaning eligible FIFA-related temporary patios and public realm expansions will also remain.",
      "category": "Medical & Health",
      "published": "2026-07-15T02:03:13+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "B.C. pilot killed in crash while battling Colorado wildfire",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11965515/pilot-bc-killed-battling-colorado-wildfire/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "'Today, we mourn the loss of Nicholas Dale, who gave his life while supporting response efforts on the Gold Mountain Fire,' Colorado Congressman Jeff Hurd posted on X.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-07-14T19:55:36+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Woman dies after Vancouver e-scooter crash",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/14/vancouver-e-scooter-crash-woman-dies/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "The Vancouver Police Department (VPD) says a 30-year-old woman who was badly hurt in an electric scooter crash has tragically died.",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-07-14T19:54:50+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump vows \u2018really, really big news\u2019 in speech on \u2018free and fair elections\u2019 on Thursday",
      "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/donald-trump-speech-to-nation",
      "source": "National Post",
      "summary": "\u2018It doesn't get bigger because without free and fair elections, you don't have a country. We'll be discussing other things too, but it's going to be a very big announcement,\u2019 Trump said Tuesday",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-07-15T01:51:43+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Apple opens its new Siri AI to everyone with the iOS 27 public beta",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/apple-opens-its-new-siri-ai-to-everyone-with-the-ios-27-public-beta/",
      "source": "TechCrunch AI",
      "summary": "If you\u2019ve been waiting to try Apple\u2019s revamped Siri without installing a developer beta, you now can. The company on Tuesday released the iOS 27 public beta, giving iPhone owners early access to its AI-powered assistant and other new features before the\u2026",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-07-14T19:42:27+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "The founder of Hinge raised $18M to build a new AI dating service, Overtone",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/the-founder-of-hinge-raised-18m-to-build-a-new-ai-dating-service-overtone/",
      "source": "TechCrunch AI",
      "summary": "Overtone describes itself as \"a voice- and audio-forward service, enabled by AI, that provides highly curated introductions.\"",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-07-14T19:39:39+00:00"
    }
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}