{
  "title": "BC Daily Brief: Top stories across British Columbia — October 13, 2026",
  "article_url": "https://newsforbc.com/bc-daily-brief-2026-10-13.html",
  "published_at": "2026-10-13T07:03:11.471062-07:00",
  "timezone": "America/Vancouver",
  "author": "NewsForBC Staff Writer",
  "story_count": 6,
  "method": "All four named RSS feeds reviewed; selected B.C.-specific public-interest reports and read all six linked articles. No full source paragraphs reproduced.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Port Hardy Hospital ER closes for second straight day due to staffing shortage",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/port-hardy-hospital-er-closes-for-second-straight-day-due-to-staffing-shortage-1352758/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:25:55 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-10-12T18:25:55+00:00",
      "http_status": 200,
      "category": "Health care and North Island",
      "brief_headline": "Port Hardy’s repeat ER interruption highlights staffing pressure",
      "basis": "Linked article body read; original summary, not on-scene reporting."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Coastal GasLink investment deal by TC Energy gives 5 First Nations economic interest",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tc-energy-indigenous-investment-deal-coastal-gaslink-9.7378473?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:41:48 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-10-13T13:41:48+00:00",
      "http_status": 200,
      "category": "Energy and Indigenous investment",
      "brief_headline": "Five First Nations obtain an economic interest linked to Coastal GasLink",
      "basis": "Linked article body read; original summary, not on-scene reporting."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Squamish homeowners say LNG power line will completely change their neighbourhood",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-hydro-transmission-line-woodfibre-lng-brackendale-9.7376382?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-10-13T13:00:00+00:00",
      "http_status": 200,
      "category": "Infrastructure and Sea-to-Sky communities",
      "brief_headline": "Brackendale residents question the route for Woodfibre LNG’s power supply",
      "basis": "Linked article body read; original summary, not on-scene reporting."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. party leaders make campaign stop at Vancouver trade board ahead of election",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12100359/b-c-party-leaders-make-campaign-stop-at-vancouver-trade-board-ahead-of-election/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:46:02 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-10-13T12:46:02+00:00",
      "http_status": 200,
      "category": "Provincial politics and public accountability",
      "brief_headline": "Vancouver business forum offers separate presentations from party leaders",
      "basis": "Linked article body read; original summary, not on-scene reporting."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Truck hits construction sign, careens around vehicles before head-on crash with bus in Delta",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/10/12/truck-crashes-into-bus-delta/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:30:20 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-10-12T19:30:20+00:00",
      "http_status": 200,
      "category": "Road safety and Metro Vancouver",
      "brief_headline": "One person taken to hospital after truck–bus collision in Delta",
      "basis": "Linked article body read; original summary, not on-scene reporting."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Divers remove 250 kg of abandoned fishing gear from beneath Sidney Pier",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/divers-remove-250-kg-of-abandoned-fishing-gear-from-beneath-sidney-pier-1352776/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:59:30 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-10-12T22:59:30+00:00",
      "http_status": 200,
      "category": "Marine environment and Vancouver Island",
      "brief_headline": "Sidney divers clear a substantial tangle of discarded fishing gear",
      "basis": "Linked article body read; original summary, not on-scene reporting."
    }
  ]
}