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My home does not feel like a home without him,” she says. We cannot identify her because her seven-year-old boy is in the ministry’s care." }, { "source": "CHEK News", "title": "Blind Nanaimo runner wants to knock down barriers as he becomes first to finish Run Saysutshun half marathon", "link": "https://cheknews.ca/blind-nanaimo-runner-wants-to-knock-down-barriers-as-he-becomes-first-to-finish-run-saysutshun-half-marathon-1331377/", "pubDate": "Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:27:27 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-18T01:27:27+00:00", "description": "Richard Harlow competing in Run Saysutshun on June 13, 2026. COURTESY: Jon Benke \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Behnksy-DSCF8622-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C584&ssl=1\" /> Richard Harlow, became the first runner, who is blind, to finish the half marathon at Run Saysutshun, near Nanaimo, this past weekend. The post Blind Nanaimo runner wants to knock down barriers as he becomes first to finish Run Saysutshun half marathon appeared first on CHEK ." }, { "source": "CityNews Vancouver", "title": "Alphonso Davies available for Canada vs. Qatar World Cup match", "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/06/17/alphonso-davies-available-for-canada-vs-qatar-world-cup-match/", "pubDate": "Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:25:29 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-18T01:25:29+00:00", "description": "Head coach Jesse Marsch wasn’t revealing which players will be in his starting lineup when Canada continues its FIFA World Cup quest Thursday. 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The post Ruby Liu reveals plans for former Hudson’s Bay space at Mayfair Mall appeared first on CHEK ." }, { "source": "Global BC", "title": "Cultus Lake Waterpark must correct all hazards to reopen, Technical Safety BC says", "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11910983/cultus-lake-waterpark-hazards-technical-safety-bc/", "pubDate": "Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:55:49 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-18T00:55:49+00:00", "description": "'We understand that the closure of a popular summer attraction is disappointing for visitors and families looking forward to their summer activities,' Technical Safety BC said." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Qualicum School District votes to cut front-line staff due to declining enrolment", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/qualicum-school-district-staffing-cuts-9.7239481?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:33:27 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-18T00:33:27+00:00", "description": "The Qualicum School Board voted to cut front-line staff to balance its budget due to declining enrolment next year, despite objections from parents who say the positions are greatly needed to support students in the Vancouver Island district." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "3 youths arrested after fire destroys historic rail car in Port Alberni", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/suspicious-fire-destroys-rail-car-port-alberni-9.7239471?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:05:37 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-18T00:05:37+00:00", "description": "A rail car burned in Port Alberni on Tuesday, amidst a string of vandalism to the property. Volunteers at the Alberni Pacific Railway believe the act may be targeted." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Man sentenced to 8 years in prison after fatally stabbing teen on Surrey bus", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kaiden-mintenko-sentencing-fatal-stabbing-surrey-9.7239434?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:05:36 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-18T00:05:36+00:00", "description": "Kaiden Mintenko was found guilty last year in the killing on April 11, 2023, of a 17-year-old youth on the 503 bus near Surrey Central station." }, { "source": "CityNews Vancouver", "title": "B.C. 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The post Smith tells First Nations chiefs to ‘check themselves’ over treason accusation appeared first on CHEK ." }, { "source": "Global BC", "title": "Intimate partner violence will soon have tougher penalties under new law", "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11910306/intimate-partner-violence-penalties-conservative-law/", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:08:52 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T23:08:52+00:00", "description": "The Conservative bill essentially leapfrogged the Liberal government's own intimate partner violence bill that includes many of the same measures as 'Bailey's Law.'" }, { "source": "Global BC", "title": "Kalamoir Park closed following wildfire, evac alert still in place", "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11910841/kalamoir-park-closed-wildfire-evac-alert/", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 23:00:51 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T23:00:51+00:00", "description": "The Regional District of Central Okanagan says the Kalamoir Regional Park remains closed until further notice while safety and damage assessments are conducted." }, { "source": "CHEK News", "title": "B.C. Energy Minister Dix announces upgrades to multiple hydro dams", "link": "https://cheknews.ca/b-c-energy-minister-dix-announces-upgrades-to-multiple-hydro-dams-1331343/", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:50:00 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T22:50:00+00:00", "description": "Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions, Adrian Dix speaks during a press conference in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, July 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/21a16b29ba2dd94008977cdcb32f654ec34aeeea95787d8d72f39b90375be585-e1781735863480.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The B.C. government is launching an upgrade on the provincial hydro system in an effort to increase the power supply by seven per cent. The post B.C. Energy Minister Dix announces upgrades to multiple hydro dams appeared first on CHEK ." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Pump failure prompts emergency water restriction in Elkford, B.C.", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/elkford-bc-water-restrictions-9.7239267?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:48:44 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T22:48:44+00:00", "description": "A boil water advisory is in place for approximately half of Elkford's properties." }, { "source": "CHEK News", "title": "Qualicum School District approves job cuts in 2026/27 budget in face of enrollment decline", "link": "https://cheknews.ca/qualicum-school-district-approves-job-cuts-in-2026-27-budget-in-face-of-enrollment-decline-1331333/", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:38:59 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T22:38:59+00:00", "description": "A Qualicum School District sign is shown. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/sd-69-e1781735216520.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The Qualicum School District has approved its budget for the 2026/27 school year, which involves staffing cuts due to a decline in enrollment. The post Qualicum School District approves job cuts in 2026/27 budget in face of enrollment decline appeared first on CHEK ." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "B.C. allows retail and online sales of non-prescription hearing aids", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/retail-online-sales-non-prescription-hearing-aids-9.7239403?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:38:36 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T22:38:36+00:00", "description": "The provincial government says in a statement that adults with mild to moderate hearing loss can now buy over-the-counter hearing aids without a prescription." }, { "source": "Global BC", "title": "Watch: B.C. woman kicks cougar in side to save her little goat", "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11910777/bc-woman-kicks-cougar-save-little-goat-video/", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:35:49 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T22:35:49+00:00", "description": "Earlier this month at Gina Moore's farm, surveillance video captured a cougar latching onto the neck of Donnie the Nigerian Dwarf goat." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "'Very rare whale': Endangered North Pacific right whale photographed in B.C.", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/north-pacific-right-whale-off-malcom-island-9.7238980?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:19:32 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T22:19:32+00:00", "description": "North Pacific right whales have only been spotted seven times in B.C." }, { "source": "CHEK News", "title": "U.S. Homeland Security secretary calls out ‘fracturing’ relationship with Canada", "link": "https://cheknews.ca/u-s-homeland-security-secretary-calls-out-fracturing-relationship-with-canada-1331317/", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:15:00 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T22:15:00+00:00", "description": "Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks during a news conference on unaccompanied children at the Justice Department Thursday, June 11, 2026, in Washington. 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The post U.S. Homeland Security secretary calls out ‘fracturing’ relationship with Canada appeared first on CHEK ." }, { "source": "CHEK News", "title": "Conservative MP’s bill on intimate partner violence becomes law", "link": "https://cheknews.ca/conservative-mps-bill-on-intimate-partner-violence-becomes-law-1331313/", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 22:00:00 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T22:00:00+00:00", "description": "Conservative MP Frank Caputo speaks in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, April 27, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/911530c5-c6fd-4465-83ad-8e171ddc0ab3-scaled-e1781729861738.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The Criminal Code will soon be updated to allow for a charge of first-degree murder against the killer of an intimate partner, regardless of whether the act was premeditated. The post Conservative MP’s bill on intimate partner violence becomes law appeared first on CHEK ." }, { "source": "CHEK News", "title": "Retail and online sales of non-prescription hearing aids now allowed in B.C.", "link": "https://cheknews.ca/retail-and-online-sales-of-non-prescription-hearing-aids-now-allowed-in-b-c-1331309/", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:45:00 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T21:45:00+00:00", "description": "A hearing aid is pictured Friday, April 15, 2022, in Salt Lake City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Rick Bowmer \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/3386caed-aee6-49c4-8f82-99f447bea1f4-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> The provincial government says in a statement that adults with mild to moderate hearing loss can now buy over-the-counter hearing aids without a prescription. The post Retail and online sales of non-prescription hearing aids now allowed in B.C. appeared first on CHEK ." }, { "source": "CHEK News", "title": "Committee set to recommend against allowing MAID for mental illness in report", "link": "https://cheknews.ca/committee-set-to-recommend-against-allowing-maid-for-mental-illness-in-report-1331302/", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:30:00 +0000", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T21:30:00+00:00", "description": "Justice Minister Sean Fraser waits to appear before the Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs in Ottawa, Monday, June 15, 2026. 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The 23-year-old was selected first overall by Vancouver at the 2026 PWHL Draft in Detroit on Wednesday night." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Initial probe finds 'electrical non-compliances' at B.C. water park where 12 kids shocked", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cultus-lake-water-park-incident-tsbc-initial-probe-9.7238984?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:37:23 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T20:37:23+00:00", "description": "A preliminary investigation into an incident at a B.C. water park that sent a dozen children to hospital on Monday has found multiple \"electrical non-compliances\" at the site." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Vancouver's beloved, aging Kitsilano Pool opens for the season amid uncertain future", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kitsilano-pool-opens-summer-9.7238705?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:43:24 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T19:43:24+00:00", "description": "Avid swimmers packed the lanes of Vancouver's Kitsilano Pool just an hour after the pool opened for the summer season Wednesday morning. But the pool's future is up in the air as local politicians must decide between three options for how to renew the facility." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Vancouver bar nearly drank dry by FIFA fans as World Cup brings surge in business to Granville Street", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-bars-world-cup-9.7238795?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:08:09 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T18:08:09+00:00", "description": "Vancouver bars are rushing beer and staff to the front line of the World Cup's war on thirst." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Gwa'sala-'Nakwaxda'xw Big House opens in a moment more than 60 years in the making", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/big-house-port-hardy-vancouver-island-grand-opening-9.7238056?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:00:00 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T14:00:00+00:00", "description": "The opening takes place more than 60 years after the two tribes, who are part of the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw peoples, were amalgamated and relocated to the Tsulquate reserve on northern Vancouver Island from B.C.'s mainland." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Prince George Humane Society overrun with cats and kittens, forced to stop intakes", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-goerge-humane-society-cat-overrun-9.7238079?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:00:00 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T12:00:00+00:00", "description": "The City of Prince George says the Prince George Humane Society has temporarily stopped taking in cats as it is overrun with cats and kittens." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Archaeology field school near Fort St. John reflects 12,500 years of Indigenous history", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/field-school-fort-st-john-indigenous-history-9.7234615?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 07:00:00 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T11:00:00+00:00", "description": "An archaeological field school at a national historic site near Fort St. John, B.C., is offering a look into 12,500 years of First Nations history, finding pieces of ancient stone tools and animal bones." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Plan to rename parts of highways running through Parksville fizzles out after report shows $2.15M price tag", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/parksville-highway-renaming-9.7237536?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:00:00 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T10:00:00+00:00", "description": "A proposal to rename parts of Highway 19A and Highway 4A that run through Parksville, B.C., has come to a halt after city councillors reviewed a staff report suggesting it would cost businesses, property owners and residents a collective $2.15 million." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Fire-loving fungi are nature's first responders after wildfire, readying the soil for rebirth", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/fire-loving-fungi-9.7233110?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:00:00 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-17T08:00:00+00:00", "description": "Within weeks of a wildfire, an orange crust coats deadwood and the charred forest floor, creating an otherworldly landscape that still seems to be smoking. But instead of continued destruction, it’s a signal of rebirth: tiny fungi are colonizing the wreckage." }, { "source": "CBC British Columbia", "title": "Hundreds of families return home after crews bring West Kelowna wildfire under control", "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/livestory/west-kelowna-wildfire-kalamoir-regional-park-live-updates-9.7237568?cmp=rss", "pubDate": "Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:35:17 EDT", "published_utc": "2026-06-16T19:35:17+00:00", "description": "" } ] }