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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. review board finds man charged with killing Burnaby RCMP officer unfit to stand trial",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jongwon-ham-shaelyn-yang-trial-review-board-9.7278980?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:54:59 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T13:54:59+00:00",
      "description": "A man accused of first-degree murder in the 2022 killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park has been found unfit for trial by the British Columbia Review Board and has been ordered held in custody."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "B.C. earmarks $800K for Vancouver Island emergency operations centres",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/b-c-earmarks-800k-for-vancouver-island-emergency-operations-centres-1337645/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:45:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T13:45:00+00:00",
      "description": "(File Photo) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Tahsis.png?fit=780%2C443&ssl=1\" /> The B.C. government has promised nearly $800,000 to support 17 emergency operations centres on Vancouver Island. The post B.C. earmarks $800K for Vancouver Island emergency operations centres appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "AMBER Alert issued for 4-year-old boy reported missing from West Kelowna",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/22/bc-amber-alert-west-kelowna-rcmp/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:05:06 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T13:05:06+00:00",
      "description": "The West Kelowna RCMP says it has issued a BC AMBER Alert after receiving a report of a parental abduction."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Massive indoor pickleball facility opening on Tsawwassen First Nation land",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/indoor-pickleball-facility-opening-tsawwassen-first-nation-9.7278224?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "A massive 29-court pickleball facility called \"The Nest\" is opening up on Tsawwassen First Nation land, just in time to host the Pickleball B.C. Championships."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "BC Wildfire Service braces for heat peak, warns of potential new starts",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11975521/bc-wildfire-service-braces-for-heat-peak-warns-of-potential-new-starts/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:24:10 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T12:24:10+00:00",
      "description": "An incident commander for a complex of fires burning near Kimberley, B.C., says more resources are on the way to help firefighters battle the fires as heat peaks this week."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C.’s Brunswick Creek wildfire triggers more evacuations",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11975518/b-c-s-brunswick-creek-wildfire-triggers-more-evacuations/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:17:34 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T12:17:34+00:00",
      "description": "The latest call for locals to get out comes in the Hells Gate area, just downstream of the community of Boston Bar, where the Fraser River's flow tightens."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. review board finds suspected police killer unfit for trial",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11975515/jongwon-ham-fitness-ruling/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:09:46 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T12:09:46+00:00",
      "description": "The ruling will keep Jongwon Ham at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam, B.C., for at least one year, when the disposition is reviewable."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Prince George to adopt standardized catalogue of pre-approved housing designs",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-pre-approved-housing-design-catalogue-9.7278708?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The City of Prince George says it will be developing a catalogue of standardized house designs to make small-scale and affordable housing easier to build in the northern B.C. community."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Trumps threatens tariffs on Canada – again",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/22/tariffs-canada-trump-carney-big-story-podcast/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:19:01 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T11:19:01+00:00",
      "description": "Another round of 50 per cent tariffs are coming for a number of Canadian goods, ranging from dairy, hockey sticks to hair wigs. Prime Minister Mark Carney has since agreed to intensify negotiations in the coming weeks. U.S. President Donald Trump’s reason for the tariffs was to address what he calls Canada’s “discrimination against and […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. RCMP issue Amber Alert for 4-year-old boy",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/amber-alert-british-columbia-9.7278998?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 05:12:43 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T09:12:43+00:00",
      "description": "West Kelowna Mounties have issued an Amber Alert for a four-year-old boy. They say Atlas Andrews was last seen on Ridge Boulevard West in Kelowna at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc chief says probe into possible unmarked graves continues with no end in sight",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/kamloops-residential-school-chief-search-update-2026-9.7276990?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Five years after Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc sent shockwaves around the world by announcing the First Nation found more than 200 possible unmarked graves at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School, the chief says the community doesn't yet know if or when it will proceed with excavation."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Chicken thighs are how much? Here's what's driving the latest grocery sticker shock",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/chicken-thigh-prices-canada-9.7277782?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Prices for fresh or frozen chicken thighs jumped 8.2 per cent from May to June — far above the monthly increases for the usual offenders like beef and coffee, according to inflation numbers."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Amber Alert activated for missing 4-year-old in West Kelowna",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11975404/amber-alert-missing-4-year-old-west-kelowna/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 07:23:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T07:23:41+00:00",
      "description": "RCMP said Atlas Andrews is believed to have been abducted on July 21 from the Ridge Boulevard area of West Kelowna."
    },
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      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Riders will honour crash victim Bhishma Rajyaguru",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11975318/riders-will-honour-crash-victim-bhishma-rajyaguru/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:01:10 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T03:01:10+00:00",
      "description": "The Saskatchewan Roughriders will honour crash victim Bhishma Rajyaguru before their game Thursday night against the Edmonton Elks."
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    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "New wildfire near Boston Bar prompts evacuation of entire area",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11975278/boston-bar-evacuation-order-wildfire-highway-1-closed/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:27:21 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T02:27:21+00:00",
      "description": "The Fraser Valley Regional District has issued an evacuation order for the area after a new fire sparked on Tuesday afternoon."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "How hot is too hot to work? Report calls for heat protections for B.C. workers",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11975139/report-heat-protections-bc-workers/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:25:09 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T02:25:09+00:00",
      "description": "Researchers with BC Policy Solutions say B.C.'s heat exposure regulations have not kept pace with increasingly frequent extreme heat."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Outreach group concerned after fire damages Service B.C. building in Port Alberni",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/group-concerned-loss-servicebc-tuesday-fire-port-alberni-9.7278729?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:49:59 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T01:49:59+00:00",
      "description": "Cindy McAnerin, executive director of the Kuu-Us Crisis Line, said she's worried what the loss of Service B.C. could mean for vulnerable populations in the area."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Remaining Boston Bar residents ordered to 'leave now' due to new, fast-moving fire",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/boston-bar-new-fire-evacuation-order-9.7278893?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:11:31 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T01:11:31+00:00",
      "description": "The Fraser Valley Regional District has ordered anyone remaining in Boston Bar, B.C., to leave immediately due to a new fire south of the community."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Evacuation order lifted as threat of glacial lake outburst eases for community near Pemberton",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/glacial-lake-outburst-ended-9.7278801?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:30:11 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T00:30:11+00:00",
      "description": "The regional district said Tuesday that the “potential danger to life and health” had subsided and the residents of 24 properties could return home."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "BC Hydro to triple EV-charging network to 3,500 ports by 2035",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/bc-hydro-to-triple-ev-charging-network-to-3500-ports-by-2035-1337733/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:10:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T00:10:00+00:00",
      "description": "A DC fast charging station manufactured by Sumitomo Electric is seen at Fully Charged Live, an electric vehicle (EV), renewable and clean energy and urban mobility exhibition, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/fefb962f96d5b44d34dba9a3005ef09f7a7815fbfa50dc53bd297b44e2147a1b-e1784676824730.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> British Columbia's Crown power utility is planning to add more than 2,500 public charging ports for electric vehicles, tripling the size of its network by 2035. The post BC Hydro to triple EV-charging network to 3,500 ports by 2035 appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘I’m honoured’: New base commander sworn in at CFB Esquimalt",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/im-honoured-new-base-commander-sworn-in-at-cfb-esquimalt-1337738/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:07:43 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T00:07:43+00:00",
      "description": "New CFB Esquimalt commander Captain Douglas Layton is shown during a swearing in ceremony on July 21, 2026. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cfb-commander-e1784678636634.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> A Change of Command ceremony took place on Tuesday at CFB Esquimalt to officially swear in Captain Douglas Layton as the new base commander from Captain Kevin Whiteside. The post ‘I’m honoured’: New base commander sworn in at CFB Esquimalt appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "For 1st time in Canada, drones are being used in B.C. wildfire response",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11975075/1st-time-canada-drones-used-bc-wildfire-response/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:06:44 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T00:06:44+00:00",
      "description": "In a social media update, the service said they used the technology on the Brunswick Creek Complex, which is two huge wildfires burning near Boston Bar."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘Gap in the system’: Missing inmate alert not sent to Metchosin subscribers",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/gap-in-the-system-alert-about-escaped-murderer-in-metchosin-didnt-reach-25-of-people-1337687/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:47:23 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T23:47:23+00:00",
      "description": "William Head Institution in Metchosin is shown in this file photo. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/william-head-1-e1784677601125.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> More than a quarter of Metchosin's population who had signed up for notifications during public emergencies were not notified when an inmate was reported missing from the town's minimum security prison in late June. The post ‘Gap in the system’: Missing inmate alert not sent to Metchosin subscribers appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "OpenAI says its AI technology acted on its own in an ‘unprecedented’ hack of another company",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/21/openai-says-its-ai-technology-acted-on-its-own-in-an-unprecedented-hack-of-another-company/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:44:46 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T23:44:46+00:00",
      "description": "ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.”"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Metro Vancouver bus drivers reach tentative deal — again — to avoid strike possibility",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-vancouver-bus-drivers-reach-tentative-deal-9.7278775?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:43:01 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T23:43:01+00:00",
      "description": "The union representing Metro Vancouver transit bus operators and the Coast Mountain Bus Company have reached another tentative deal in their latest bid to end the dispute."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Two found by rescuers on B.C. lakeshore in Sea to Sky region after plane ‘submerged’",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/two-found-by-rescuers-on-b-c-lakeshore-in-sea-to-sky-region-after-plane-submerged-1337729/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:40:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T23:40:00+00:00",
      "description": "People look on as the AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant helicopter demonstrates a search and rescue operation demonstration during the Defence on the Dock, CFB Esquimalt’s open house where the base comes to the community and for the public a chance to meet Canadian Armed Forces and Maritime Forces at the Ogden Point Breakwater District in Victoria, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/8e9b41e226ea8dec8fdc5f45b1b100dea4b00709a0703fec5531ab79a65ab1ec-e1784676658884.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Search and rescuers in Victoria, B.C., say two people were found on the shore of Seagram Lake in the Squamish River Valley early Tuesday after their plane went down. The post Two found by rescuers on B.C. lakeshore in Sea to Sky region after plane ‘submerged’ appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. Hydro aims to add 2,500 public EV charging ports by 2035",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/2-500-public-ev-charging-ports-b-c-2035-9.7278520?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:34:41 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T23:34:41+00:00",
      "description": "B.C.'s Crown power utility is planning to add more than 2,500 public charging ports for electric vehicles by 2035, nearly tripling the size of its network."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Man wanted for Quebec murder is arrested in Burnaby, B.C.",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/21/man-wanted-for-quebec-murder-is-arrested-in-burnaby-b-c/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:33:52 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T23:33:52+00:00",
      "description": "British Columbia’s organized crime agency says collaboration between police forces across Canada has led to the arrest of a man who is wanted in Quebec for murder. The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says in a news release that three people were charged in January in connection with the death of Sébastien Giroux in Montreal on May […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Measles exposure reported at Nanaimo mall, golf course",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/measles-exposure-reported-at-nanaimo-mall-golf-course-1337720/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:28:23 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T23:28:23+00:00",
      "description": "A nurse prepares a combination measles, mumps and rubella vaccine for a 12-month-old at Tiger Pediatrics in Easley, S.C., on March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/1bb68e10-2bf2-4a57-abd9-9c30cd1c50d9-scaled-e1778782406531.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Island Health has issued a warning that there was a measles exposure at a Nanaimo mall and golf course on July 12. The post Measles exposure reported at Nanaimo mall, golf course appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Kelowna boardwalk expropriation a 'last resort,' city says. What happens next?",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kelowna-boardwalk-expropriation-what-happens-next-9.7278246?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:10:21 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T23:10:21+00:00",
      "description": "The city's real estate director says the municipality will compensate Hotel Eldorado’s owners for the boardwalk based on an assessment by a third party."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Whiskey Creek gas station reopens 4 years after being destroyed in fire",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/whiskey-creek-gas-station-reopens-4-years-after-being-destroyed-in-fire-1337689/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:58:32 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T22:58:32+00:00",
      "description": "The Whiskey Creek Co-op gas station reopened on July 17, 2026. (Mid-Island Co-op/Facebook) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Whiskey-Creek-Co-op.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> The Co-op gas station in Whiskey Creek has now reopened, four years after it was destroyed in a fire. The post Whiskey Creek gas station reopens 4 years after being destroyed in fire appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Man charged with second-degree murder in Nanaimo woman’s death",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11974987/man-charged-second-degree-murder-nanaimo-woman-death/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:50:44 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T22:50:44+00:00",
      "description": "On Tuesday, Nanaimo RCMP announced that Cameron Compton has been charged with second-degree murder and indignity to human remains."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Kaylee Hottle, deaf ‘Godzilla’ actor, killed in car crash at 18",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/kaylee-hottle-deaf-godzilla-actor-killed-in-car-crash-at-18-1337680/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:41:12 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T22:41:12+00:00",
      "description": "FILE – Kaylee Hottle appears at the premiere of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,” in Los Angeles on March 25, 2024. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/56ecc4049020b2c4637f092caa7960071d954b5a163eae5d0e6eaf29bea6455a-e1784673601384.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Kaylee Hottle, a deaf actor best known for her starring role in two “Godzilla” films, died in a car crash in Maryland early Tuesday morning, the Frederick County Sheriff's Office said. She was 18. The post Kaylee Hottle, deaf ‘Godzilla’ actor, killed in car crash at 18 appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Pink donkey stuffed animal’s owner found after multi-day BC Ferries adventure",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/pink-donkey-stuffed-animals-owner-found-after-multi-day-bc-ferries-adventure-1337663/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:41:08 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T22:41:08+00:00",
      "description": "Churro the Burro got a behind-the-scenes look while he was on his BC Ferries adventure. (BC Ferries/Facebook) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/751703542_1485396036963376_6870836889349059717_n-e1784673292261.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> A five-year-old has stepped forward as the owner of a lost pink donkey stuffed animal, after it had a few days of adventure on board BC Ferries sailings. The post Pink donkey stuffed animal’s owner found after multi-day BC Ferries adventure appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "B.C. approves Nanaimo municipal boundary expansion to include Snuneymuxw First Nation",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/b-c-approves-nanaimo-municipal-boundary-expansion-to-include-snuneymuxw-first-nation-1337660/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:31:53 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T22:31:53+00:00",
      "description": "Nanaimo is shown in this file photo. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/nanaimo-skyline-2-e1778028131841.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The B.C. government has approved a joint request from the City of Nanaimo and Snuneymuxw First Nation to include the nation in the city’s municipal boundary for elections. The post B.C. approves Nanaimo municipal boundary expansion to include Snuneymuxw First Nation appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Man dead after police shooting at Westview Plaza in North Vancouver",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/north-vancouver-westview-plaza-police-incident-9.7278666?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:31:23 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T22:31:23+00:00",
      "description": "A man has died after a police shooting at a shopping plaza in North Vancouver Tuesday afternoon. Police officers responded to reports of a man armed with an \"edged weapon\" threatening people inside of a business at Westview Plaza, according to a release from North Vancouver RCMP."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: July 21",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/1149299/watch-news-hour/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 22:00:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T22:00:41+00:00",
      "description": "Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Cross-border bridge celebration ‘inappropriate’ after Trump’s tariff threats: Canada",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/21/canada-no-longer-celebrating-opening-of-gordie-howe-bridge-with-u-s/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 21:29:11 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T21:29:11+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — The federal government said Tuesday that in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats, Canada will not be celebrating the opening of the Gordie Howe International bridge with the United States."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Nine Canadian premiers agree to direct-to-consumer alcohol sales from out-of-province",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/21/nine-canadian-premiers-agree-to-direct-to-consumer-alcohol-sales-from-out-of-province/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:18:36 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T20:18:36+00:00",
      "description": "CHARLOTTETOWN — Canadian premiers say they have removed a major barrier to interprovincial sales of alcohol."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Metro Vancouver bus drivers reach second tentative deal",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/21/metro-vancouver-transit-operators-second-tentative-contract-deal/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:30:01 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T19:30:01+00:00",
      "description": "A second tentative contract deal has been reached between the Coast Mountain Bus Company and transit operators across Metro Vancouver."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Heat warnings expand to much of southern B.C. as daily temperature records fall",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/21/bc-weather-heat-warnings-temperature-records/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 19:10:43 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T19:10:43+00:00",
      "description": "Heat warnings in British Columbia have expanded to much of the southern and coastal inland of the province, after several daily records fell."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "2 rescued after plane crashes into remote lake near Squamish",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/plane-crash-near-squamish-9.7278195?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:45:12 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T18:45:12+00:00",
      "description": "The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre said it was contacted at 10:55 p.m. PT Monday about an overdue Cessna 172 in the Squamish area."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "B.C. group says new gender-based violence funding must reach survivors",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/21/bc-gender-based-violence-survivors-funding/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:01:10 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T18:01:10+00:00",
      "description": "More federal funding is coming to help fight gender-based violence, but there is growing pressure to make sure the money actually reaches survivors."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Burnaby police arrest suspect 10 minutes after alleged robbery",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/21/burnaby-rcmp-robbery-suspect-arrested/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:36:59 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T17:36:59+00:00",
      "description": "The RCMP says it took them less than 10 minutes to arrest a suspect after an alleged robbery at a business in Burnaby last week."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Heat warnings in effect for much of southern B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heat-warnings-southern-b-c-9.7278136?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:23:49 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T17:23:49+00:00",
      "description": "Temperatures in coastal areas are expected to surpass 30 C, while the southern Interior and Fraser Valley can expect temperatures into the mid-30s, according to Environment Canada."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Man charged with murder, indignity to remains in 2025 death of 65-year-old Vancouver Island woman",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-island-woman-2025-homicide-9.7278102?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:15:32 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T17:15:32+00:00",
      "description": "Nanaimo RCMP say Cameron Compton was arrested Monday after a months-long investigation."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Hundreds in B.C. under evacuation order as wildfire activity heats up, officials say",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pear-lake-wildfire-evacuation-orders-issued-9.7278105?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:05:59 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T17:05:59+00:00",
      "description": "Wildfire activity in B.C. has increased significantly in recent days, with 600 properties under evacuation order and thousands more on alert, officials said in a briefing Tuesday."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Why these First Nations in B.C. are studying nuclear power",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-first-nations-nuclear-power-9.7277224?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:26:26 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T16:26:26+00:00",
      "description": "Should nuclear power play a role in the future of B.C.'s energy mix? It's a question some First Nations say is worth asking, after a delegation travelled to Ontario last week to visit the Darlington New Nuclear Project."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Premier Eby says 'not a chance in hell' U.S. alcohol coming back to B.C. shelves",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-premier-david-eby-alcohol-trump-tariffs-9.7277781?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:21:18 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T15:21:18+00:00",
      "description": "B.C. Premier David Eby says the province won't back down from its ban on U.S. alcohol at government-run liquor stores, despite U.S. President Donald Trump's newly announced tariffs of 50 per cent on a wide range of Canadian exports."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "From keeping booze boycotts to withholding energy, premiers talk how to hit back at Trump",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/council-of-the-federation-meeting-prince-edward-island-9.7270861?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-21T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "As U.S. President Donald Trump takes another swing to Canada's economy, the country's premiers are musing about whether retaliatory measures are needed to, as Ontario's Doug Ford put it, \"hit him back as hard as we can.\""
    }
  ]
}