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      "title": "Saskatoon Berries head to WCBL championship series for the first time",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12022382/saskatoon-berries-wcbl-championship-series-first-time/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "The Saskatoon Berries won their way into the WCBL championship series against the Sylvan Lake Gulls for the first time, after 3 years in the league.",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-08-15T05:08:12+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "New trial ordered for B.C. man convicted in killing of ex-girlfriend\u2019s chihuahua",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12022733/new-trial-bc-man-convicted-killing-ex-girlfriends-chihuahua/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "Randeep Ghataura, 45, was convicted in October 2024 of willfully killing, wounding or injuring an animal, and sentenced in February 2025 to four months in jail.",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-08-15T04:43:25+00:00"
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    {
      "title": "Okanagan communities rally around Bald Range wildfire evacuees",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12022456/okanagan-communities-rally-bald-range-wildfire-evacuees/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "For many evacuees, the immediate challenge was finding somewhere to sleep, something to eat and the basic necessities they had suddenly left behind.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-15T04:29:05+00:00"
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    {
      "title": "George Lombard Jr. caught trying to go first-to-third on Grisham single",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/george-lombard-jr-caught-trying-to-go-first-to-third-on-grisham-single/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Watch as George Lombard Jr. makes an aggressive attempt to reach third, but is ruled out for leaving the baseline after avoiding the tag, costing the New York Yankees a crucial out.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-14T20:45:41-04:00"
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    {
      "title": "Man who lured, kidnapped, killed \u2018friend\u2019 for inheritance, sentenced to 10 years",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/man-who-lured-kidnapped-killed-friend-for-inheritance-sentenced-to-10-years-1342135/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "A Vancouver Island homicide case dating back nearly a decade has finally reached a resolution. The post Man who lured, kidnapped, killed \u2018friend\u2019 for inheritance, sentenced to 10 years appeared first on CHEK .",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-08-15T00:42:06+00:00"
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    {
      "title": "Bear shot, killed after girl attacked in Maple Ridge was the right one, officials say",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12022405/bear-shot-killed-girl-attacked-maple-ridge-right-one/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "Initially, Maple Ridge RCMP said the bear that was shot in a neighbour's yard was not the same bear, but in an update on Friday, the Conservation Service said it was.",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-08-14T23:48:59+00:00"
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    {
      "title": "American League Wild-Card Roundup: Blue Jays, Orioles one game out",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/american-league-wild-card-roundup-blue-jays-orioles-one-game-out/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-15T01:12:55-04:00"
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    {
      "title": "First day of Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham cancelled due to incomplete track",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/auto-racing/article/first-day-of-ontario-honda-dealers-indy-at-markham-cancelled-due-to-incomplete-track/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-14T18:54:19-04:00"
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    {
      "title": "Man acquitted of decades-old murders settles lawsuit with Montreal and Quebec",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12022345/que-wrongful-conviction/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "A Quebec man who spent more than 40 years in prison and on parole before being acquitted of a 1983 double murder conviction has reached a settlement with Montreal and the province.",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-08-14T22:42:58+00:00"
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      "title": "Teen drama gives Canadian cottage country top billing",
      "url": "https://nationalpost.com/entertainment/television/teen-drama-gives-canadian-cottage-country-top-billing",
      "source": "National Post",
      "summary": "Prime Video\u2019s Sterling Point examines adolescent angst in the Great White North",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-08-15T04:37:16+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Blue Jays Beat Yankees (home)",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/?sn-collection=blue-jays-beat-yankees-home",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-15T00:29:10-04:00"
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    {
      "title": "All evacuation orders downgraded for Quilpituk Creek wildfire, residents return home",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12022261/all-evacuation-orders-downgraded-quilpituk-creek-wildfire-return-home/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "All residents who were forced out of their homes due to the Quilpituk Creek wildfire, burning north of West Kelowna, were allowed to go home on Friday.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-14T22:16:38+00:00"
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    {
      "title": "Redblacks fall to Blue Bombers for 15th straight loss",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/cfl/article/redblacks-fall-to-blue-bombers-for-15th-straight-loss/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-15T00:16:11-04:00"
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    {
      "title": "Charges laid against two men in fatal 2025 Langley taxi shooting",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/14/charges-in-2025-langley-homicide/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "Two men have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a passenger inside a taxicab in Langley nearly a year ago, according to the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team.",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-08-14T22:13:48+00:00"
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      "title": "UFC 330: Why aggression, grappling will be Makhachev\u2019s path to another victory",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/ufc/article/ufc-330-why-aggression-grappling-will-be-makhachevs-path-to-another-victory/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "UFC 330 takes place Saturday, with Philadelphia hosting its first UFC numbered event since UFC 133. Aaron Bronsteter takes a look at the paths to victory for every fighter on the main card.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-14T23:59:51-04:00"
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    {
      "title": "Metro Vancouver regional parks could be impacted over weekend due to workers' strike",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-vancouver-regional-parks-strike-9.7308283?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "The union representing outside workers at the Metro Vancouver Regional District says that it's pulling workers off the job this weekend, impacting services in 24 regional parks.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-14T23:47:26-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "What are next steps for Blue Jays, Guerrero after scary moment vs. Yankees?",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/what-are-next-steps-for-blue-jays-guerrero-after-scary-moment-vs-yankees/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Hazel Mae and Shi Davidi break down the Toronto Blue Jays\u2019 win over the New York Yankees, including what\u2019s next for Vladimir Guerrero Jr. as he undergoes concussion testing and Shane Bieber\u2019s terrific start.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-14T23:43:50-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "NFL pre-season roundup: Willis impresses in Dolphins debut",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nfl/article/nfl-pre-season-roundup-willis-impresses-in-dolphins-debut/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Malik Willis got off to an impressive start as Miami\u2019s new quarterback, leading a 14-play, 93-yard touchdown drive as the Dolphins lost 20-7 to the Washington Commanders Friday night in the preseason opener for both teams.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-14T23:23:50-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bear attack leads to closure of regional park on Vancouver Island",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bear-attack-stoney-hill-regional-park-9.7308345?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "A regional park on Vancouver Island was closed on Friday after a hiker and her off-leash dogs were attacked by a black bear.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-14T23:21:58-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Canada helped build modern AI. Data centres could power its next advantage",
      "url": "https://thehub.ca/2026/08/14/canada-helped-build-modern-ai-data-centres-could-power-its-next-advantage/",
      "source": "The Hub Canada",
      "summary": "The post Canada helped build modern AI. Data centres could power its next advantage appeared first on The Hub .",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-08-14T20:33:11+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Residents describe returning home as fire evacuation orders lift in Okanagan",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/evacuees-return-okanagan-9.7307904?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "On Friday, evacuation orders were lifted for 2,400 residences around the Quilpituk Creek fire zone, as well as in Peachland and Trout Creek where the Bald Range fire continues to burn.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-14T22:21:31-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "U.S. strategy for Cuba shifts from military option to focus on sanctions",
      "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/world/us-cuba-sanctions",
      "source": "National Post",
      "summary": "The strategy is aimed at creating fractures in the ranks and room for negotiation in a government that\u2019s rejected U.S. calls for change after almost seven decades of one-party rule",
      "category": "Politics",
      "published": "2026-08-15T02:07:43+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Bald Range wildfire: New orders issued as some residents allowed home",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12021951/bald-range-wildfire-august-14-evacuation-orders-alerts/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "Erin Catherall said structural protection and firefighters continue to work on the southern flank, which is the area around Mt. Conkle, with Penticton to the south.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-14T20:03:35+00:00"
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    {
      "title": "Migrant workers left with uncertain future amid B.C. wildfire evacuations",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/14/migrant-workers-left-with-uncertain-future-amid-b-c-wildfire-evacuations/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "Migrant workers who are key to British Columbia's orchards, farms and ranches have been left with an uncertain future after a wildfire swept through the Okanagan near Summerland, forcing them to evacuate without knowing when they'll be able to return.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-14T19:51:13+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "After months of debate, East Kootenay will stop changing clocks and stay on mountain daylight time year-round",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/east-kootenay-stops-changing-clocks-9.7308201?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "The Regional District of East Kootenay voted 12-3 to stop changing clocks twice a year and stay on Mountain Daylight Time, keeping the region aligned with Alberta year-round.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-14T21:34:59-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Victoria barista makes it to Western Canada barista finals",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/victoria-barista-makes-it-to-western-canada-barista-finals-1340746/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "A barista from Victoria was just one of four Starbucks employees from Western Canada to compete in the Western Canada Regional Final of the company's 2026 North America Barista Championship earlier this summer. The post Victoria barista makes it to Western\u2026",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-15T01:02:32+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Witnesses sought after North Vancouver arrest investigated by IIO",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/14/iio-north-van-arrest/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia is seeking witnesses to the arrest of a man in North Vancouver on Aug. 10.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-15T01:01:44+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Stunning video shows Vancouver Island marmots in mountain alpine after release",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/stunning-video-shows-vancouver-island-marmots-in-mountain-alpine-after-release-1342162/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "A new video shows the first few moments after three endangered Vancouver Island Marmots were released into the wild. The post Stunning video shows Vancouver Island marmots in mountain alpine after release appeared first on CHEK .",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-15T00:47:39+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Wrestling with a Titan of the Vancouver School",
      "url": "https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2026/08/14/Wrestling-Titan-Vancouver-School/",
      "source": "The Tyee",
      "summary": "Jeff Wall\u2019s latest exhibition asks vital questions of why we value what we do.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-15T00:40:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "2 men charged in relation to 2025 gang-related killing in Langley",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/langley-shooting-men-charged-conspiracy-9.7308274?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "The charges stem from a shooting in September 2025 when 24-year-old Taran Pandher was attacked while riding in a taxi as a passenger.",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-08-14T20:32:31-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "'We have a lot to show': Vancouver Rise make additions ahead of NSL playoff push",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/vancouver-rise-defensive-additions-playoff-push-nsl-9.7308376?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "Reinforcements have arrived for the Vancouver Rise. The Northern Super League club signed a pair of defenders this week, bolstering their ranks ahead of a crucial matchup with the visiting Halifax Tides on Saturday.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-14T20:29:51-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Conservation officers say RCMP weren't mistaken in shooting bear that attacked 3-year-old",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rcmp-black-bear-maple-ridge-9.7308250?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is apologizing for causing confusion, saying that investigations have revealed RCMP killed the bear that attacked a three-year-old girl in Maple Ridge earlier this month.",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-08-14T19:47:01-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Vancouver Island park closed following black bear attack",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12022369/vancouver-island-park-closed-black-bear-attack/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "B.C. Conservation Officers said that shortly before 10 a.m. Friday morning, a woman was hiking with her dogs off-leash in Stoney Hill Regional Park, east of Duncan.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-14T23:34:36+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "6 dead, including suspect, in series of killings in Michigan",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/14/6-dead-including-suspect-in-series-of-killings-in-michigan/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "Five people were killed and a suspect is dead Friday in Michigan, where an extensive search unfolded around two homes and a wooded area, according to police.",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-08-14T23:18:49+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Alberta mayors welcome more money for local housing infrastructure",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12022343/alberta-mayors-welcome-housing-funding/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "A new bilateral program to accelerate homebuilding was announced in July with the funding set aside being used to set up water and wastewater infrastructure for homes.",
      "category": "Politics",
      "published": "2026-08-14T22:46:06+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Days-long Telus outage leaves Calgary residents frustrated",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12022249/telus-copper-wire-theft-outage/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "Thieves cutting copper telecommunications wires has resulted in hundreds of Calgarians being without phone, internet or cable service for more than a week now, Telus says.",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-08-14T22:42:40+00:00"
    }
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