{
  "updated": "2026-08-16T23:01:23.592197",
  "items": [
    {
      "title": "Help Shape The Tyee\u2019s Civic Election Reporting",
      "url": "https://thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/2026/08/17/Tyee-Civic-Election-Reporting-Survey/",
      "source": "The Tyee",
      "summary": "We want to know what\u2019s on your mind as BC voters head to the polls to elect mayors, councillors and school trustees.",
      "category": "Politics",
      "published": "2026-08-17T07:10:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hayden Panettiere, who starred in television series \u2018Heroes\u2019 and \u2018Nashville,\u2019 dies at 36",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/16/hayden-panettiere-dies-at-36/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "Hayden Panettiere, a prolific actor who starred in the television series \u2018Heroes\u2019 and \u2018Nashville,\u2019 has died at age of 36.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-17T03:45:59+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "BC Is Quietly Planning to Split Forest Lands into Three Use Zones",
      "url": "https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/08/17/BC-Quietly-Planning-Split-Forest-Lands/",
      "source": "The Tyee",
      "summary": "The policy shift, revealed in a government email obtained by The Tyee, takes First Nations by surprise.",
      "category": "Politics",
      "published": "2026-08-17T07:40:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "After the Fire Comes the Rotting Meat. The Province No Longer Helps",
      "url": "https://thetyee.ca/News/2026/08/17/After-Fire-Comes-Rotting-Meat/",
      "source": "The Tyee",
      "summary": "BC stopped paying to dispose of freezers after long-term evacuations. That brings health concerns.",
      "category": "Medical & Health",
      "published": "2026-08-17T07:30:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Please Advise! Where Do I Sign the Hoekstra Heave-Ho Petition?",
      "url": "https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026/08/17/Please-Advise-Hoekstra-Petition/",
      "source": "The Tyee",
      "summary": "As Canadians\u2019 signatures fast accumulate, how do we eject this Trumpian troll?",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-17T07:20:00+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "\u2018We build our confidence\u2019: Stroke survivors make a splash with Canada\u2019s first para dragon boat team",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/we-build-our-confidence-stroke-survivors-make-a-splash-with-canadas-first-para-dragon-boat-team-1342086/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "A new dragon boat team for stroke survivors has hit the water in Victoria. Tess van Straaten looks at how it's building connections. The post \u2018We build our confidence\u2019: Stroke survivors make a splash with Canada\u2019s first para dragon boat team appeared first\u2026",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-16T23:59:29+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Whitecaps find pair of late goals to hand Sounders seventh straight loss",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mls/article/whitecaps-find-pair-of-late-goals-to-hand-sounders-seventh-straight-loss/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Rayan Elloumi and Thomas M\u00fcller scored second-half goals and goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka wasn\u2019t tested as the Vancouver Whitecaps handed the Seattle Sounders a club-record seventh straight defeat in MLS play with a 2-0 victory on Sunday night.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-17T01:04:06-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Muller, Elloumi rifle two late goals five minutes apart to seal Whitecaps\u2019 win",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/video/muller-elloumi-rifle-two-late-goals-five-minutes-apart-to-seal-whitecaps-win/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Watch as Elloumi scores his first of the season to open the scoring in the 77th minute, only for Peter Muller to follow suit with a free-kick strike just five minutes later, lifting the Vancouver Whitecaps to a 2-0 win over the Seattle Sounders.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-17T01:03:52-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Mixed wildfire conditions across B.C. as new fires spark and evacuations ease",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/mixed-wildfire-conditions-across-b-c-as-new-fires-spark-and-evacuations-ease-1342301/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "Wildfire crews across British Columbia are dealing with a mixed bag of conditions as unstable weather sparks new lightning-caused fires, while some evacuation orders are beginning to lift around communities affected by major blazes. The post Mixed wildfire\u2026",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-16T22:34:59+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "B.C. farmer who fled wildfire teams up with chef on sauces to support other producers",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sauce-okanagan-produce-bc-wildfire-evacuees-9.7308796?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "A B.C. chef and a local farmer who lost his home to the raging Bald Range wildfire have teamed up on a project to support other producers hit hard by fires this summer.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-16T17:57:21-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Raleigh extends Mariners\u2019 lead with moonshot for 13th homer of season",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/video/raleigh-extends-mariners-lead-with-moonshot-for-13th-homer-of-season/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Watch as Cal Raleigh gets all of one, launching a fastball high over the wall in left field to hand the Seattle Mariners a 3-1 sixth-inning lead over the Houston Astros.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-16T23:38:01-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fitz the grizzly bear briefly escapes his enclosure at the Calgary Zoo",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12023679/fitz-the-grizzly-bear-briefly-escapes-his-enclosure-at-the-calgary-zoo/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "A one-year-old male grizzly bear escaped its enclosure at the Wilder Institute's Calgary Zoo on Sunday morning, zoo officials have confirmed.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-17T03:16:37+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "American League wild-card roundup: Blue Jays remain game back of final spot",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/american-league-wild-card-roundup-blue-jays-remain-game-back-of-final-spot/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-16T23:02:07-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Stripe will reportedly acquire AI gateway startup OpenRouter for $7B+",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/stripe-will-reportedly-acquire-ai-gateway-startup-openrouter-for-7b/",
      "source": "TechCrunch AI",
      "summary": "OpenRouter's CEO recently described the startup as Stripe for AI.",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-08-16T20:57:04+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Why people aren\u2019t buying Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s AI future",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/why-people-arent-buying-mark-zuckerbergs-ai-future/",
      "source": "TechCrunch AI",
      "summary": "On the latest episode of Equity podcast, we discuss why not everyone is buying Zuckerberg\u2019s vision.",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-08-16T20:32:01+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Meet Finn, the 15-year-old who saved a shark in New Brunswick",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/porbeagle-shark-saved-new-brunswick-9.7309209?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC Canada",
      "summary": "\u201cWhen we saw it, it looked really hurt, it almost looked dead,\" says Finn Holland. \"But then we saw subtle movements.\u201d",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-08-16T16:12:09-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Dodgers not playing \u2018clean baseball,\u2019 Dave Roberts says after loss to Brewers",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/dodgers-not-playing-clean-baseball-dave-roberts-says-after-loss-to-brewers/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called out his struggling club after a 6-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday cost them a significant tiebreaker in the race for home-field advantage.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-16T21:42:07-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Quebec man must pay $1K over using fake AI-generated legal cases, court rules",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12023486/quebec-man-payment-fake-ai-generated-court-cases/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "The court says the man cited four court decisions that did not exist, including two he claimed were from the Supreme Court of Canada.",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-08-16T19:37:42+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Metro Vancouver lifts air quality warning as wildfire smoke reduces",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/16/air-quality-warning-lifted/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "Metro Vancouver Regional District has ended its air quality warning after improving conditions across the region.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-16T19:35:55+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "LB Von Miller signs with home-state Cowboys",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nfl/article/report-lb-von-miller-expected-to-sign-with-home-state-cowboys/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "A native of the Lone Star State, the veteran linebacker has signed with the Dallas Cowboys, the team announced Sunday.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-16T21:26:20-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Grizzly bear escapes enclosure at Calgary Zoo",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/grizzly-bear-escapes-enclosure-at-calgary-zoo-9.7309309?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC Canada",
      "summary": "One-year-old grizzly bear Fitz escaped his enclosure at the Calgary Zoo Sunday morning. The zoo says the bear was safely returned to his enclosure.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-16T20:56:22-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Barking good times: Day of the Dog returns to Victoria",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/barking-good-times-day-of-the-dog-returns-to-victoria-1342347/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "North America\u2019s largest pet festival returns for its 16th year, making the most of the dog days of summer. The post Barking good times: Day of the Dog returns to Victoria appeared first on CHEK .",
      "category": "Human Interest",
      "published": "2026-08-17T00:50:58+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Oak Bay police seek public help locating missing 15-year-old",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/oak-bay-police-seek-public-help-locating-missing-15-year-old-1342340/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "Oak Bay police are asking for the public\u2019s help locating a 15-year-old boy who has been reported missing. The post Oak Bay police seek public help locating missing 15-year-old appeared first on CHEK .",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-08-17T00:25:17+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fire near Fountain Restaurant prompts investigation",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/fire-near-fountain-restaurant-prompts-investigation-1342336/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "Victoria fire investigators and the Victoria Police Department are investigating a small fire that broke out near a shed next to the Fountain Restaurant in Blanshard Square Sunday morning. The post Fire near Fountain Restaurant prompts investigation appeared\u2026",
      "category": "Crime & Courts",
      "published": "2026-08-17T00:18:09+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Pet CHEK: Meow! Playful kittens from Greater Victoria Animal Crusaders and a bonus adoptable from ElderDog",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/pet-chek-meow-playful-kittens-from-greater-victoria-animal-crusaders-and-a-bonus-adoptable-from-elderdog-1342273/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "It's kitten cuteness and some basket juggling for Tess van Straaten with the rambunctious 14-week-old \u2018Pitt\u2019 TV Show Litter for adoption from Greater Victoria Animal Crusaders. The post Pet CHEK: Meow! Playful kittens from Greater Victoria Animal Crusaders\u2026",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-17T00:15:03+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "B.C. offering free N95 masks for B.C. Interior as wildfire smoke persists",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12023424/b-c-offering-free-n95-masks-for-b-c-interior-as-wildfire-smoke-persists/",
      "source": "Global BC",
      "summary": "The wildfire service says temperatures are expected to slightly rise across central and southern regions while northwest areas will see a slight dip in temperatures.",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-16T18:04:11+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Canada\u2019s Leylah Fernandez eliminated in second round of Cincinnati Open",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/wta/article/canadas-leylah-fernandez-eliminated-in-second-round-of-cincinnati-open/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "Canada\u2019s Leylah Fernandez lost in Round 2 of the WTA 1000 tournament to China\u2019s Xiyu Wang (3-6, 6-2, 6-2) on Sunday, exiting the tournament without notching a win after earning a bye through the first round.",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-16T19:38:41-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Report: Vikings safety Jamal Adams out for season with knee injury",
      "url": "https://www.sportsnet.ca/nfl/article/report-vikings-safety-jamal-adams-out-for-season-with-knee-injury/",
      "source": "Sportsnet",
      "summary": "",
      "category": "Sports & FIFA",
      "published": "2026-08-16T19:30:12-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Immigrant services organization MOSAIC celebrates 50 years in Metro Vancouver",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mosaic-50th-anniversary-walkathon-9.7309257?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "Metro Vancouver organization MOSAIC celebrated 50 years of helping immigrants and newcomers settle in Canada with a walkathon at Burnaby's Swangard Stadium on Sunday. First formed as the Multilingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities\u2026",
      "category": "Immigration",
      "published": "2026-08-16T19:13:18-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Anthropic CEO says AI backlash is \u2018fundamentally a crisis of trust\u2019",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/16/anthropic-ceo-says-ai-backlash-is-fundamentally-a-crisis-of-trust/",
      "source": "TechCrunch AI",
      "summary": "Dario Amodei is pushing back against the idea that he's been painting an overly pessimistic picture of AI.",
      "category": "AI",
      "published": "2026-08-16T16:53:51+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Simon Fraser University Pipe Band wins World Pipe Band Championships in Scotland",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sfu-pipe-band-wins-world-pipe-band-championships-9.7309182?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "summary": "For the first time in 17 years, the Simon Fraser University Pipe Band has won the global title at the World Pipe Band Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-16T18:24:51-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Wildfires shut down B.C. wineries\u2019 peak tourism season, leaving financial strain",
      "url": "https://cheknews.ca/wildfires-shut-down-b-c-wineries-peak-tourism-season-leaving-financial-strain-1342298/",
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "summary": "Summer is usually peak season for wine tourism in Summerland, but wineries in town have been temporarily closed, while road closures and smoke are turning visitors away. The post Wildfires shut down B.C. wineries\u2019 peak tourism season, leaving financial\u2026",
      "category": "Travel & Outdoors",
      "published": "2026-08-16T21:54:46+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Sea Bears show 'you can do it from Winnipeg' in first Canadian Elite Basketball League championship win",
      "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/sea-bears-cebl-championship-9.7308899?cmp=rss",
      "source": "CBC Canada",
      "summary": "An explosion of cheers erupted at Canada Life Centre Saturday evening as Winnipegger Simon Hildebrandt hit the shot of a lifetime.",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-08-16T11:39:34-04:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump orders Pentagon to scale back joint exercises with South Korea",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/16/trump-orders-pentagon-to-scale-back-joint-exercises-with-south-korea/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon on Sunday to scale back planned joint military exercises with South Korea after the Republican president said South Korea declined to help denuclearize Iran.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-16T21:38:26+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fire in Port Coquitlam damages two homes, injures firefighter",
      "url": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/16/fire-port-coquitlam-sunday-morning/",
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "summary": "A fire that broke out Sunday morning in Port Coquitlam caused extensive damage to two homes and left one firefighter with non-life-threatening injuries.",
      "category": "BC Headlines",
      "published": "2026-08-16T21:24:48+00:00"
    },
    {
      "title": "Marcus Ericsson wins inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy in Markham",
      "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12023553/ontario-honda-indy-markham-victory/",
      "source": "Global Canada",
      "summary": "It\u2019s the first year Markham has hosted the only IndyCar race in Canada after it moved from Toronto\u2019s Exhibition Place, where it had been held since 1986.",
      "category": "National",
      "published": "2026-08-16T21:08:40+00:00"
    }
  ]
}