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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Popular Kelowna waterfront walkway closed due to dispute between city, hotel over repairs",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kelowna-eldorado-boardwalk-standoff-public-access-9.7267194?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "A long-running public access dispute between the City of Kelowna and the Eldorado Hotel has flared up again over structural repairs, leaving a popular waterfront boardwalk blocked by chain-link fences at the height of the summer season."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Majority of new Ebola cases are ‘from unknown chains of transmission,’ WHO official says",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/14/majority-of-new-ebola-cases-are-from-unknown-chains-of-transmission-who-official-says/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:13:03 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T13:13:03+00:00",
      "description": "The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo “continues to outpace the response efforts,” the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said on Tuesday after returning from a trip to Bunia, in Ituri province, which is one of the worst hit areas. “Perhaps the most alarming finding is that many of the newly reported deaths are people who […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "U.S. company interested in providing rail service between Squamish and 100 Mile House as CN pulls out",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rail-line-100-mile-house-squamish-cn-rail-9.7268885?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Washington-based Columbia Rail confirmed the company has been looking into the viability of the corridor between Squamish and 100 Mile House."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Independent investigation into major Comox sewage leak recommended by regional district staff",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/comox-sewage-leak-independent-investigation-9.7268650?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Staff at the Comox Valley Regional District on Vancouver Island have recommended an independent investigation into a major sewage leak in May after residents called for one."
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "NASA chief visits Russia’s space launchpad for U.S.-Russian crew launch",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/14/nasa-chief-visits-russias-space-launchpad-for-u-s-russian-crew-launch/",
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      "description": "MOSCOW (AP) — NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman was attending a scheduled launch Tuesday of a U.S.-Russian crew to the International Space Station, a sign of the ongoing cooperation in orbit between Moscow and Washington despite tensions over Russia’s military action in Ukraine. Isaacman ’s trip to the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan marked the first […]"
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Who gets left behind during immigration cuts?",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/14/immigration-cuts-ircc-canada-big-story-podcast/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:16:50 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T11:16:50+00:00",
      "description": "Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has made drastic cuts to the amount of student and temporary foreign worker visas issued to newcomers. Impacted by the cuts are not just school programs, but local restaurants, hotels, long-term care homes, construction sites, etc. Host Maria Kestane speaks is joined by Shilpashree Jagannathan, a freelance journalist who […]"
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "First Nations chiefs to debate major projects, Indian Act changes in Ottawa",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/14/first-nations-chiefs-to-debate-major-projects-indian-act-changes-in-ottawa/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:00:05 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T08:00:05+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — Hundreds of First Nations chiefs are gathering in Ottawa today for the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting. They’ll be debating 53 separate resolutions during the three-day gathering. They include resolutions on the federal government’s major projects agenda, the state of First Nations child welfare, Indian Act status and calls for the Vatican […]"
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Royal LePage bumps up home price forecast for this year as momentum builds",
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      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 08:00:03 +0000",
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      "description": "TORONTO — Royal LePage says it is raising its national housing price forecast for this year as demand continues to outpace supply in some regions. The real estate company now expects the aggregate price of a home in Canada to increase two per cent in the fourth quarter of 2026 to $823,344 compared with the […]"
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "He missed the net in Colombia's World Cup elimination in Vancouver. Now he's facing threats",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/colombian-player-threats-missed-shot-vancouver-9.7269151?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:32:51 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T03:32:51+00:00",
      "description": "One week after Colombia was eliminated from the World Cup in Vancouver, the whereabouts of one of the team's key players are unknown."
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      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Do you really own your video games? Kelowna gaming experts discuss Sony decision",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11964476/do-you-really-own-your-video-games-kelowna/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 02:11:04 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T02:11:04+00:00",
      "description": "For decades, buying a video game meant owning it. You could lend it to a friend, trade it or sell it. But with digital video games, none of that is possible."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Campfire ban expands across much of B.C.’s coast starting Thursday",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/campfire-ban-expands-across-much-of-b-c-s-coast-starting-thursday-1336008/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:56:34 +0000",
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      "description": "File photo. \" data-image-caption=\" Most campfires will be banned across coastal British Columbia beginning later this week as the BC Wildfire Service expands fire restrictions in response to changing weather conditions. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/campfire-2.jpg?fit=720%2C405&ssl=1\" /> Most campfires will be banned across coastal British Columbia beginning later this week as the BC Wildfire Service expands fire restrictions in response to changing weather conditions. The post Campfire ban expands across much of B.C.’s coast starting Thursday appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Delta police investigate alleged voyeurism in FedEx staff washroom",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/delta-police-investigate-alleged-fedex-staff-washroom-voyeurism-9.7268743?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:30:46 EDT",
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      "description": "Delta police said Monday they had arrested an employee of the business on July 7, who was subsequently released on conditions \"pending further investigation.\""
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. issues environmental assessment certificate for silica sand mine near Prince George",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-sand-mine-9.7269040?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:59:58 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T00:59:58+00:00",
      "description": "The province has issued an Environmental Assessment Certificate to B.C.-based Vitreo Minerals for its $300 million proposed silica sand mine north of Prince George which will produce sand used in hydraulic fracturing to support B.C.'s crude oil and liquified natural gas extraction."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "CRD directors’ motion looks to explore impacts and policy options on AI data centres",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/crd-directors-motion-looks-to-explore-impacts-and-policy-options-on-ai-data-centres-1335966/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:52:44 +0000",
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      "description": "Two Capital Regional District (CRD) directors are bringing a motion forward aimed at exploring potential environmental impacts and policy options on regulating AI. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-13-at-5.51.40-PM-scaled-e1783990329665.png?fit=780%2C415&ssl=1\" /> Two Capital Regional District (CRD) directors are bringing a motion forward aimed at exploring potential environmental impacts and policy options on regulating AI. The post CRD directors’ motion looks to explore impacts and policy options on AI data centres appeared first on CHEK ."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Courtenay-Alberni MP says former ferry in Fanny Bay shows the problem with boats selling for $1",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/courtenay-alberni-mp-says-former-ferry-in-fanny-bay-shows-the-problem-with-boats-selling-for-1-1335976/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:47:14 +0000",
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      "description": "The former Washington State ferry the Rhododendron in Fanny Bay on July 13, 2026. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Rhodo.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> The Courtenay-Alberni MP says the ferry that's been sitting in Fanny Bay is an example of why derelict vessels shouldn't sell for $1. The post Courtenay-Alberni MP says former ferry in Fanny Bay shows the problem with boats selling for $1 appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "US launches attacks on Iran as Tehran retaliates against UAE tankers in Strait of Hormuz and Bahrain",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/13/us-launches-attacks-on-iran-as-tehran-retaliates-against-uae-tankers-in-strait-of-hormuz-and-bahrain/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:43:16 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T00:43:16+00:00",
      "description": "DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday morning, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is “reinstating” a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz . Trump separately suggested the United States will charge other ships for safe passage, upending hundreds of years of American policy supporting freedom of navigation across the globe. Iran responded with attacks targeting Bahrain and two tankers associated with the United Arab Emirates traveling through the strait, killing one mariner and wounding eight others. The Emirates threatened to retaliate against Iran, potentially drawing the nation home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai back into fighting with Tehran. The attacks come as Iran and the U.S. both vie for control of the strait through which a fifth of all crude oil and natural gas once passed in peacetime. The price of benchmark Brent crude "
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    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Man charged in Vancouver stranger assault, remains in custody",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11964397/man-charged-vancouver-stranger-assault-in-custody/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:19:19 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T00:19:19+00:00",
      "description": "Dylan Brandon Gaita is accused of six counts of assault, including two causing bodily harm, between January 2025 and June of this year."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Striking B.C. nurses to suspend picket lines amid mediated talks",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-nurses-strike-suspend-picket-lines-mediation-9.7269018?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:16:37 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-14T00:16:37+00:00",
      "description": "The province announced Friday it had appointed veteran labour mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers in an effort to restart stalled talks."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "1 year later: Victoria’s $10.35 million safety plan",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/1-year-later-victorias-10-35-million-safety-plan-1335929/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:09:37 +0000",
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      "description": "Pandora Avenue in Victoria is pictured in this April 2024 file photo. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/WIP2B-SIDAWAY-VICTORIA-BILLING-A-ROLL-001_01587.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> A year after the City of Victoria diverted more than $10.35 million to address public safety concerns, what changes are the downtown core seeing? The post 1 year later: Victoria’s $10.35 million safety plan appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "New survey highlights widespread mistreatment of Indigenous people during childbirth",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/new-survey-highlights-widespread-mistreatment-of-indigenous-people-during-childbirth-1335913/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:50:54 +0000",
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      "description": "Pexels.com \",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"pair of baby shoes and a babys leg\",\"orientation\":\"1\",\"alt\":\"\"}\" data-image-title=\"pexels-photo-21920108\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\" Photo by ROBBER RB on Pexels.com \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/pexels-photo-21920108-e1783986345467.jpeg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> A new national survey led by researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is shedding light on the experiences of Indigenous people during pregnancy and childbirth. The post New survey highlights widespread mistreatment of Indigenous people during childbirth appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘Very disappointing’: Province rejects North Cowichan’s proposal to turn old hospital into drug treatment facility",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/very-disappointing-province-rejects-north-cowichans-proposal-to-turn-old-hospital-into-drug-treatment-facility-1335922/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:41:57 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T23:41:57+00:00",
      "description": "Cowichan District Hospital. File photo. \" data-image-caption=\" Cowichan District Hospital. File photo. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Cow-Valley-hospital-e1530902600757.jpg?fit=720%2C435&ssl=1\" /> North Cowichan's mayor is disappointed after the province rejected the community's proposal to convert the aging, and soon to be empty, Cowichan District Hospital into an addictions and mental health treatment facility. The post ‘Very disappointing’: Province rejects North Cowichan’s proposal to turn old hospital into drug treatment facility appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. wildfire crews brace for uptick in fire activity as weather heats up again",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wildfire-weather-brunswick-creek-complex-9.7268986?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:27:09 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T23:27:09+00:00",
      "description": "Crews fighting out-of-control wildfires near Boston Bar, B.C., were taking advantage of favourable weather to attack the blazes directly, before fire activity is expected to pick up after tempered behaviour over the weekend."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Province establishes protected area larger than city of Surrey in northeast B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/protected-area-northeast-b-c-9.7268852?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:15:03 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T23:15:03+00:00",
      "description": "The new K'ih tsaaʔdze Protection Area is within Treaty 8 territory and stems from a 2021 B.C. Supreme Court case ruling that the cumulative impacts of multiple industrial developments in the region infringed on the treaty, signed in 1899."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Conservation planning for Qat'muk underway between Ktunuxa Nation and B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/conservation-ktunaxa-nation-bc-9.7268903?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:09:56 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T23:09:56+00:00",
      "description": "B.C. says conservation planning is underway to protect 70,000 hectares of Qat'muk, which was formerly the controversial site of a proposed ski hill known as Jumbo Glacier Resort."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Hudson's Hope ER closed for 3 weeks as doctor shortage persists",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hudsons-hope-er-closed-three-weeks-9.7268875?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:57:22 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T22:57:22+00:00",
      "description": "Hudson's Hope has just one doctor, which has contributed to ongoing closures of the community's emergency department since late last year."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Tatyanna Harrison’s family says inquest left them heartbroken, raised more questions",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11964364/tatyanna-harrison-family-inquest-heartbroken-more-questions/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:49:55 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T22:49:55+00:00",
      "description": "The 20-year-old's remains were discovered in Richmond aboard a dry-docked yacht, but were not identified until that August following DNA tests."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "B.C. nurses to halt picketing as mediation talks set to begin",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/b-c-nurses-to-halt-picketing-as-mediation-talks-set-to-begin-1335924/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:48:21 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T22:48:21+00:00",
      "description": "Members of the BC Nurses’ Union picket outside Surrey Memorial Hospital, in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, July 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/25ca95ad667e4b0c2712b0438d4684d764ad8cb5e00d73c65f310fb01e6b46e7.jpg?fit=780%2C519&ssl=1\" /> The BC Nurses' Union says it's entering mediation with employers and will wind down picketing from tomorrow night in recognition of the process. The post B.C. nurses to halt picketing as mediation talks set to begin appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Family, supporters call for renewed investigation into death of Tatyanna Harrison",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tatyanna-harrison-9.7268247?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:45:46 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T22:45:46+00:00",
      "description": "Supporters say serious questions remain about police and coroner accountability in the missing person and death investigation of the 20-year-old Indigenous woman."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Vancouver Mayor says he won’t try to eliminate the park board if re-elected",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ken-sim-park-board-stays-9.7268871?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:24:19 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T22:24:19+00:00",
      "description": "Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said he will move on from a three-year campaign to get rid of the city’s independently elected park board if re-elected this October."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Sooke pilot killed in Colorado helicopter crash while battling wildfire",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/sooke-pilot-killed-in-colorado-helicopter-crash-while-battling-wildfire-1335916/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:21:35 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T22:21:35+00:00",
      "description": "Firefighters drive along Highway 550 as they try to access the Gold Mountain Fire on the town line of Ouray and Ridgeway, Colo., on Sunday, June 28, 2026. (Michael Seamans/The Gazette via AP) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cc319ae1-d0ff-448f-bf8c-e358a56330e2-scaled-e1783980317594.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> A veteran firefighting pilot from Sooke has died after the helicopter he was flying crashed into a Colorado reservoir while battling a wildfire. The post Sooke pilot killed in Colorado helicopter crash while battling wildfire appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: July 13",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/1149299/watch-news-hour/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:00:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T22:00:41+00:00",
      "description": "Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Vancouver mayor slams B.C. government over lack of involuntary care beds",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11964002/vancouver-mayor-slams-bc-government-lack-involuntary-care-beds/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:35:03 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T21:35:03+00:00",
      "description": "Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is lashing out at the B.C. government about funding new involuntary care beds, but not 'where they're needed most.'"
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Summer surge: Arrowsmith Search and Rescue tackles multiple emergencies in just over a week",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/summer-surge-arrowsmith-search-and-rescue-tackles-multiple-emergencies-in-just-over-a-week-1335901/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:23:12 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T21:23:12+00:00",
      "description": "Arrowsmith Search and Rescue (ASAR) volunteers have responded to one of their busiest periods of the summer, answering more than 10 emergency calls in just eight days, including the team's first-ever nighttime hoist rescue. The post Summer surge: Arrowsmith Search and Rescue tackles multiple emergencies in just over a week appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Nanaimo RCMP seek witnesses after jogger allegedly groped by cyclist",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/nanaimo-rcmp-seek-witnesses-after-jogger-allegedly-groped-by-cyclist-1335900/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:05:37 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T21:05:37+00:00",
      "description": "A Nanaimo RCMP vehicle is pictured in this file photo. (Nicholas Pescod) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Nanaimo-RCMP-Vehicle-000003-scaled-e1723847839794-1024x576-1.webp?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Nanaimo RCMP is asking for the public's help to identify a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman while she was out for a run last month. The post Nanaimo RCMP seek witnesses after jogger allegedly groped by cyclist appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Who is Darline Graham Nordone, Sen. Lindsey Graham’s sister?",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/13/who-is-darline-graham-nordone-sen-lindsey-grahams-sister/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:31:24 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T20:31:24+00:00",
      "description": "CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Darline Graham Nordone, who was appointed to serve the remaining months of the Senate term that her late brother, Lindsey Graham , left behind when he died over the weekend, hasn't been in office before. But through her brother's decades of public service, Nordone has been by his side, supporting him in speeches, appearances and even campaign ads. Besides being a frequent attendee at Graham's political events, Nordone is woven deeply into her brother's personal and political biography. After both of their parents died in just over a year, Graham, then age 22, became legal guardian for his 13-year-old sister. Now, after South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster tapped Nordone to serve in Graham's seat until January, Nordone is heading to Washington, tasked with representing the interests for which her brother advocated with passion. A special primary held next month will "
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Metro Vancouver loosening water restrictions — slightly — after infrastructure work",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/13/metro-vancouver-stage-three-watering-restrictions-loosening/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:15:27 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T19:15:27+00:00",
      "description": "Metro Vancouver says it is moving from Stage 3 to Stage 2 water restrictions, starting this week."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Call to reopen Tatyanna Harrison death investigation after cause ruled undetermined",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/13/tatyanna-harrison-death-investigation-after-cause-ruled-undetermined/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:46:20 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T18:46:20+00:00",
      "description": "The mother of Tatyanna Harrison and advocacy groups including the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs are calling for the reopening of an investigation into the young woman's disappearance and death four years ago."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Suspected recording device found in staff washroom at Delta business: police",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11963738/suspected-recording-device-staff-washroom-delta-business-police/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:44:56 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T18:44:56+00:00",
      "description": "At this stage, investigators believe the incident was isolated to this workplace and there is no information to suggest a broader risk to the public, police said in a release."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Metro Vancouver to revert to Stage 2 water restrictions with key supply pipe back in service",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-vancouver-downgrades-water-restrictions-stage-2-9.7268428?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:32:36 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T18:32:36+00:00",
      "description": "Metro Vancouver Regional District says it will revert back to Stage 2 water restrictions on July 16 as a critical piece of infrastructure is now back in service."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "ICE agent shoots and kills a motorist in Biddeford, Maine, Sen. Angus King says",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/13/ice-agent-shoots-and-kills-a-motorist-in-biddeford-maine-sen-angus-king-says/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:53:49 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T17:53:49+00:00",
      "description": "A federal immigration agent fatally shot a motorist in Maine on Monday, the second time in a week that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have used deadly force. Sen. Angus King, I-Me., said Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told him the agent opened fire in Biddeford after the man tried to use his vehicle […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Metro Vancouver moving back to Stage 2 water restrictions",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11963773/metro-vancouver-stage-2-water-restrictions/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:51:24 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T17:51:24+00:00",
      "description": "In a post on X, Metro Vancouver said it can move back to Stage 2 now that the First Narrows Crossing has returned to service. Changes take place July 16."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Disc golf players are calling for Vancouver to ‘make it easy to play the game’",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/disc-golf-players-are-calling-for-vancouver-to-make-it-easy-to-play-the-game-9.7266852?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The Vancouver Park Board is set to vote on its disc golf plan on Monday, July 13. Players hope the approval leads to safer courses."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Nearly two-thirds of Indigenous people report mistreatment during childbirth: study",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ubc-study-on-indigenous-people-mistreatment-during-childbirth-9.7267757?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:40:41 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T13:40:41+00:00",
      "description": "Nearly two-thirds of Indigenous people who took part in a national study on perinatal care reported experiencing mistreatment during childbirth — findings that a B.C. Indigenous midwife says reaffirms longstanding evidence of racism and discrimination in the province."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Pigeons’ shifting gaze could help drones navigate more like birds: UBC study",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pigeons-wearing-cameras-can-improve-how-drones-fly-9.7267617?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "A study out of the University of British Columbia looked into how bird's eye view from pigeons in the sky could help enhance how flying drones gather information."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Wildfires have cut off communities on Vancouver Island. Now, leaders push for an alternate road",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wildfire-road-vancouver-island-9.7266277?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Twice in the last three years, communities on western Vancouver Island found themselves cut off by a wildfire that closed their lone road connecting them to the rest of the Island."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. wildfires 2026: Live map shows fires burning, locations and evacuations",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11963207/bc-wildfire-map-2026-live/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 02:39:26 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-13T02:39:26+00:00",
      "description": "This B.C. wildfire map shows you where fires are burning in the province, how big they are and if there are any evacuation alerts or orders with the wildfires."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Striking B.C. nurses take picket lines to Vancouver Island",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nurses-union-job-action-grows-9.7267370?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:36:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-12T21:36:00+00:00",
      "description": "British Columbia nurses expanded job action on Sunday with new picket lines outside Victoria General Hospital."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Wildfire sparks East Kootenay evacuation alert, weather helps firefight near Boston Bar",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kootenay-boston-bar-wildfires-evacuation-alert-9.7267501?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:55:48 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-12T19:55:48+00:00",
      "description": "Dozens of people have been told to leave their homes on a moment's notice due to an out-of-control wildfire in British Columbia's southeast."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Recipe: Samosa kale chaat",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11962587/recipe-samosa-kale-chaat/",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:00:36 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-12T15:00:36+00:00",
      "description": "This recipe will be sure to liven up your tastebuds as you blend Traditional Indian cooking flavours with a handful of friend kale."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Evacuation alert for East Kootenay wildfire, Brunswick Creek fire grows: officials",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11962789/b-c-wildfire-service-calls-for-compliance-amid-reports-of-speeding-and-drone-flights/",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:41:09 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-12T14:41:09+00:00",
      "description": "The BC Wildfire Service is issuing a call for compliance, as two out-of-control wildfires continue to burn in the Fraser Canyon."
    }
  ]
}