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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. wildfires trigger evacuation orders, alerts amid hot, dry weather",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wildfires-burn-bc-fiftynine-creek-clinton-9.7282189?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:51:44 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T13:51:44+00:00",
      "description": "Officials are reporting that some properties have been damaged by wildfire."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "3 CFB Esquimalt warships join Canadian operation in the Arctic",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/3-cfb-esquimalt-warships-join-canadian-operation-in-the-arctic-1338138/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:45:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T13:45:00+00:00",
      "description": "A crew aboard the HMCS Ottawa sails past Duntze Head during the arrival ceremony before docking at CFB Esquimalt in Esquimalt, B.C., on Dec. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/548e29b14dc1256b13344aa5d3462718303297011d450ebe7b6f594a3880778b-e1738969421893.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Three ships from CFB Esquimalt are part of the Canadian Armed Forces’ Operation LATITUDE, which patrols northern waters alongside other NATO allies. The post 3 CFB Esquimalt warships join Canadian operation in the Arctic appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Seaplane carrying 11 crashes south of Lower Mainland on U.S. side of the border",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/24/seaplane-crash-near-lower-mainland-bc-south-us-border/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:02:48 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T13:02:48+00:00",
      "description": "A seaplane carrying 11 people crashed and caught on fire near an island tourist destination south of Vancouver on the U.S. side of the border."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "CrossRoads brewing location up for sale after downtown Prince George business destroyed by fire",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-crossroads-building-for-sale-9.7281928?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The property that was home to CrossRoads Brewing and Distillery in downtown Prince George is officially up for sale, nearly a year after an arson fire destroyed the landmark business."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Doctors are using a regulatory gap to prescribe an unauthorized peptide",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigates/unauthorized-peptide-loophole-bpc157-9.7281300?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:53:28 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T12:53:28+00:00",
      "description": "Despite Health Canada's warnings against the use of unauthorized peptides as a health and fitness shortcut, a CBC News investigation uncovered doctors using a regulatory loophole to administer one of the unproven products to patients."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Has rise of the right primed B.C. politics for a party that breaks the binary?",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11987440/bc-party-politics/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:33:31 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T12:33:31+00:00",
      "description": "Political allegiances are being redrawn, with a series of departures from both flanks of the Opposition and MLA Amelia Boultbee switching sides entirely to join the NDP."
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "WestJet offers customers chance to make changes ahead of possible strike",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/24/westjet-flight-attendants-potential-strike-booking-changes/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:31:51 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T12:31:51+00:00",
      "description": "WestJet is offering customers set to fly ahead of a possible strike by the airline’s flight attendants this summer a chance to make one-time changes to their bookings without fees. The airline says the flexible travel policy applies to those planning to travel between July 30 and Aug. 4. WestJet flight attendants could go on […]"
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    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Wildfires in B.C. prompt evacuations as hot, dry conditions persist",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11987434/wildfires-in-b-c-prompt-evacuations-as-hot-dry-conditions-persist/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:24:51 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T12:24:51+00:00",
      "description": "BC Wildfire Service says the Fiftynine Creek wildfire, which is burning out of control northwest of Clinton, B.C., has grown to more than 102 square kilometres."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Big cats, new rules: B.C.’s crackdown on exotic pets",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/24/exotic-cats-crackdown-bc-big-story-podcast/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:49 +0000",
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      "description": "It won’t surprise you know that owning an exotic cat like a lion or tiger is illegal in B.C. — it is in most places, and for good reason. Exotic large cat ownership has led to many preventable tragedies. But there is a middle ground of cat, of breeds much bigger than domestic cats but […]"
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Security concerns flagged as B.C. port tapped for possible fast track",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/port-of-vancouver-expansion-security-concerns-9.7278448?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "George Harvie, mayor of Delta, B.C., has been sounding the alarm over security and crime at the province's port facilities for years, and he has plenty of questions as the federal government pushes a massive port expansion project in his city."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "U.S. senator stands up for Canada against smoke complaints as U.S. wildfire moves into B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/united-states-trump-wildfire-smoke-complaints-9.7281922?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T11:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "A U.S. senator is speaking out against statements made by American leaders, including President Donald Trump, alleging Canada is doing a poor job of managing wildfires. Her remarks come as a wildfire from the United States has spread into British Columbia."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Alberta's got a new plan for a southern pipeline to B.C.'s coast — it still won't be easy",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/alberta-southern-pipeline-plan-9.7281355?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Alberta's proposal for a new pipeline through southern B.C. has been billed as a duplication of the 2024 Trans Mountain expansion, but a deviation to another terminal in the Fraser Valley is unearthing familiar challenges including seismic and environmental concerns and possible objections by First Nations."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Cities may be going too easy on coyotes, researcher says",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-coyote-strategy-euthanization-hazing-9.7281223?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
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      "description": "A new research paper suggests Toronto needs to revamp its approach to coyote control in a way that's raising the hackles of some animal lovers and advocates. The study's lead author says coyotes that become a persistent nuisance should be euthanized and suggests the city waits too long before exercising that option."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Recent search for 11-year-old boy sparks calls for ‘Indigo Alert’ for missing children with developmental needs",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/recent-search-for-11-year-old-boy-sparks-calls-for-indigo-alert-for-missing-children-with-developmental-needs-1338228/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:37:40 +0000",
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      "description": "The search for an 11-year-old boy with autism continues in Calgary, which is prompting national calls for changes to the emergency alert system. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-43.png?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> The search for an 11-year-old boy with autism continues in Calgary, which is prompting national calls for changes to the emergency alert system. The post Recent search for 11-year-old boy sparks calls for ‘Indigo Alert’ for missing children with developmental needs appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Americans call in to Vancouver council meeting in what mayor says is ‘foreign interference’",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11987150/americans-call-vancouver-council-meeting-mayor-says-foreign-interference/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:34:34 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T01:34:34+00:00",
      "description": "People from outside Vancouver and even outside Canada called into a public hearing on Wednesday on the city's controversial villages plan."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Telecommunications giant Telus now in the housing business after opening 195 units in Nanaimo",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/telecommunications-giant-telus-now-in-the-housing-business-after-opening-195-units-in-nanaimo-1338230/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:17:55 +0000",
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      "description": "Telus Living Nanaimo is its first housing project to open but many more are to come as Telus owns land in most B.C. communities. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-40.png?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Telus, formerly BC Tel, has been in the communications business for 135 years but it can now add rental housing to its portfolio. The post Telecommunications giant Telus now in the housing business after opening 195 units in Nanaimo appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Homes, structures destroyed as B.C. wildfires burn out of control",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11986586/homes-structures-destroyed-bc-wildfires-burn-out-of-control/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:05:28 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T01:05:28+00:00",
      "description": "In the Fraser Canyon, where three massive fires, called the Brunswick Creek Complex, are burning, the past few days have been heartbreaking for a farm owner in North Bend."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "CRD plans to build wetland to restore Beaver Lake",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/crd-plans-to-build-wetland-to-restore-beaver-lake-1338214/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 01:03:29 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T01:03:29+00:00",
      "description": "The CRD plans to build a wetland to restore Beaver Lake in the South Island regional park. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-39.png?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> A new wetland project is the Capital Regional District's latest plan to solve the ongoing, multi-year, blue-green algae bloom at Beaver Lake, located at the popular regional park in the South Island. The post CRD plans to build wetland to restore Beaver Lake appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Hit man in former Air India suspect’s murder gets 15 years for unrelated B.C. killing",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/23/hit-man-in-former-air-india-suspects-murder-gets-15-years-for-unrelated-b-c-killing/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:35:11 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T00:35:11+00:00",
      "description": "A hit man who is already serving a life sentence for the 2022 murder of a former suspect in the Air India terrorist attack has been sentenced to another 15 years for an unrelated killing that took place less than four months earlier."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Woman pleads guilty to human smuggling after migrants drown in St. Lawrence River",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/23/woman-pleads-guilty-to-human-smuggling-after-migrants-drown-in-st-lawrence-river/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:24:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T00:24:00+00:00",
      "description": "Another person has pleaded guilty in a human smuggling case that involved the drowning of nine people in the St. Lawrence River as they tried crossing into the United States."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Victoria zoning changes and hotel tax exemption moves ahead",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/victoria-zoning-changes-and-hotel-tax-exemption-moves-ahead-1338218/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:16:08 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T00:16:08+00:00",
      "description": "A motion aiming to address empty office buildings and shortage of hotel rooms has passed, meaning staff will now be coming back with bylaw amendment proposals. The post Victoria zoning changes and hotel tax exemption moves ahead appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Man convicted and sentenced for 2022 murder in Abbotsford: IHIT",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/23/abbotsford-manslaughter-conviction-sentence/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:11:53 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T00:11:53+00:00",
      "description": "A 25-year-old man has been sentenced for the 2022 murder of a 41-year-old Abbotsford man."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Trump hitting countries, including Canada, with forced labour tariffs",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/trump-hitting-countries-including-canada-with-forced-labour-tariffs-1338210/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:45:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T23:45:00+00:00",
      "description": "United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer testifies during a Senate Committee on Finance hearing to examine the president’s 2026 trade policy agenda on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/a7649a4002611ad98831a47a4a54c1dcbeb9c743a68cb446c2271378721a3132-e1784849607237.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The Trump administration said Thursday it is hitting dozens of countries, including Canada, with tariffs citing forced labour in supply chains. The post Trump hitting countries, including Canada, with forced labour tariffs appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Arrest made following Maple Ridge shooting: RCMP",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/23/arrest-made-following-maple-ridge-shooting-rcmp/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:34:54 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T23:34:54+00:00",
      "description": "RCMP in Maple Ridge have announced they have arrested a man in connection with the shooting that happened on Tuesday evening."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "B.C. premier says businesses can tap into $1.5 billion fund if U.S. escalates tariffs",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/b-c-premier-says-businesses-can-tap-into-1-5-billion-fund-if-u-s-escalates-tariffs-1338204/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:29:23 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T23:29:23+00:00",
      "description": "British Columbia Premier David Eby answers a question from reporters as he, fellow premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney hold a closing press conference at the First Ministers Meetings in Charlottetown on Thursday, July 23, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/74f5aa6aa8a04ffe630280caf5ecf39be7f5795dd82274b46790a48d498b5481-e1784849353996.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> British Columbia Premier David Eby says local businesses will have access to a federal emergency fund if the United States follows through on new tariff threats. The post B.C. premier says businesses can tap into $1.5 billion fund if U.S. escalates tariffs appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "These giant clouds are the result of the Boston Bar wildfires — more than 200 km away — experts say",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/pyrocumulus-clouds-wildfire-fraser-canyon-9.7281671?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:14:20 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T23:14:20+00:00",
      "description": "Photos of giant, cauliflower-like clouds are popping up on Vancouver-area social media feeds that experts say are pyrocumulus clouds produced by a wildfire more than 200 kilometres away."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "B.C. premier says businesses can tap into $1.5 billion fund if U.S. escalates tariffs",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/23/b-c-premier-says-businesses-can-tap-into-1-5-billion-fund-if-u-s-escalates-tariffs/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:13:38 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T23:13:38+00:00",
      "description": "British Columbia Premier David Eby says local businesses will have access to a federal emergency fund if the United States follows through on new tariff threats."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "New study tracks municipal spending across the Lower Mainland",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/23/study-municipal-spending-revenue/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:01:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T23:01:41+00:00",
      "description": "A new study from the Fraser Institute tracks municipal spending across the Lower Mainland and compares both spending and revenue."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. expands repeat property offender program, will monitor 365 people in Lower Mainland",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/repeat-offender-property-public-disorder-9.7281541?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:59:08 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T22:59:08+00:00",
      "description": "The B.C. government will soon monitor more than 350 repeat offenders in the Lower Mainland as it launches seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the region."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Comment collection: Why did the province say no to re-purposing the Cowichan district hospital?",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/comment-collection-why-did-the-province-say-no-to-re-purposing-the-cowichan-district-hospital-1338172/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:30:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T22:30:00+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-e1784844153852.jpg?fit=719%2C404&ssl=1\" /> In the latest collection of comments, a CHEK reader shares their thoughts on the province's decision to reject a proposal to convert the Cowichan District hospital into an addictions treatment facility. The post Comment collection: Why did the province say no to re-purposing the Cowichan district hospital? appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Unlicensed Alberta driver caught speeding 230 km/h near Fairmont Hot Springs",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11986805/alberta-driver-fairmont-hot-springs-speeding/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:26:06 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T22:26:06+00:00",
      "description": "An Audi was seized and an Alberta man charged with driving impaired and without a licence, after the car was caught speeding nearly three times the limit near Fairmont Hot Springs."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Properties destroyed by wildfire near Clinton, B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/clinton-bc-properties-destroyed-wildfire-9.7281675?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:21:15 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T22:21:15+00:00",
      "description": "A regional official says the damage ranges from melted siding to all structures on properties being burned down."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "1 man dead, small wildfire ignited after tractor catches fire near Lumby: RCMP",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lumby-fire-tractor-fatal-9.7281500?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:05:55 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T22:05:55+00:00",
      "description": "RCMP say the fire started in the tractor's machinery, before spreading into a field, nearby trees and a hay shed."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Victoria to ban landlords from prohibiting cooling devices with new measure",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/victoria-to-ban-landlords-from-prohibiting-cooling-devices-with-new-measure-1338179/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:02:26 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T22:02:26+00:00",
      "description": "An air conditioner is shown in this file photo. (Everett Pachmann) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/everett-pachmann-JsPkVrHMQoo-unsplash-e1778021369386.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Maximum temperatures in rental buildings in Victoria could soon be a reality, with council voting unanimously in favour of the next step. The post Victoria to ban landlords from prohibiting cooling devices with new measure appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: July 23",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/1149299/watch-news-hour/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:00:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T22:00:41+00:00",
      "description": "Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – July 23",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/9913127/watch-global-okanagan-news-at-530/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:00:38 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T22:00:38+00:00",
      "description": "Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "UK travel creators remind Vancouver Islanders not to take home for granted",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/uk-travel-creators-remind-vancouver-islanders-not-to-take-home-for-granted-1338167/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:49:49 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T21:49:49+00:00",
      "description": "Josie Stuart is shown driving on Vancouver Island. (James and Josie Travel/YouTube) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-23-145048-e1784843354734.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> For Islanders, BC Ferries delays, winding backroads and even a trip to Canadian Tire are just part of everyday life. But for UK travel creators Josie Stuart and James Linley, they're part of the adventure. The post UK travel creators remind Vancouver Islanders not to take home for granted appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Police pick-up driver going 230km/h after investigation",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/23/speeding-audi-caught-in-campsite/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:36:33 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T21:36:33+00:00",
      "description": "BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) officers found that while a speeding driver was not stopped during roadside intervention, a continued investigation still caught the speeder."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "This B.C. region wants to identify vulnerable residents to better help them in emergencies",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rdek-vulnerable-person-emergency-database-9.7281196?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:39:55 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T20:39:55+00:00",
      "description": "As British Columbia faces yet another difficult wildfire season, one region is rolling out a new tool aimed at protecting some of its most vulnerable residents."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Aggressive wildfire near Clinton forces expanded evacuation order, alert",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11986468/bc-wildfire-update-latest-july-23/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:14:09 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T20:14:09+00:00",
      "description": "There are now approximately 193 properties on evacuation order and 104 properties on evacuation alert due to the Fiftynine Creek wildfire in the Thompson Nicola Regional District."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. boosts monitoring of 865 repeat offenders, adds Lower Mainland intervention hubs",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11986438/bc-monitors-repeat-offenders/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:39:33 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T19:39:33+00:00",
      "description": "The British Columbia government says it's expanding the supervision of repeat offenders with the creation of seven new intervention and monitoring hubs in the Lower Mainland"
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Nanaimo ‘stranger homicide’ suspect previously convicted of assaulting teen in alleged abduction attempt",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11986254/nanaimo-stranger-homicide-suspect-previous-assaulting-teen-alleged-abduction-attempt/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:50:28 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T17:50:28+00:00",
      "description": "Cameron Compton was charged Monday with the second-degree murder of Sherry Shelley near Lantzville and interfering with human remains in Nanaimo from Nov. 13 to Nov. 14, 2025."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Lytton hits 41 C, hottest temperature in Canada this year",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lytton-b-c-41-c-hottest-temperature-canada-9.7281037?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 13:21:43 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T17:21:43+00:00",
      "description": "The heat wave that has scorched southern British Columbia this week has seen temperatures pass 40 degrees for a second consecutive day in the Fraser Canyon, marking the two hottest temperatures recorded in Canada this year."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Matt Damon's The Odyssey stunt double is B.C. woman with 'the greatest arms' he's ever seen",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/matt-damon-b-c-born-stuntwoman-9.7280168?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "She might be small, but this B.C.-born stunt performer is making big waves for her part in Christopher Nolan's box-office busting epic The Odyssey."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "'Challenging conditions' ahead for wildfires near Boston Bar, as evacuation orders, alerts issued across B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-squamish-lillooet-brunswick-complex-9.7280581?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:53:30 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T13:53:30+00:00",
      "description": "With hot, dry weather in the forecast and gusty winds expected in the Fraser Canyon, B.C. firefighting crews are gearing up for a difficult day battling the Boston Bar wildfire complex."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Can direct-to-consumer sales offset new U.S. tariffs for B.C. wineries?",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-wineries-tariffs-direct-to-consumer-sales-9.7279986?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "British Columbia's wine industry is balancing hope and trepidation amid new U.S. tariff threats and a long-awaited movement to break down interprovincial trade barriers."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Prince George residents give feedback on new involuntary care centre",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-public-feedback-involuntary-care-centre-9.7280298?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "As the province prepares to open an involuntary care facility in Prince George, organizers held an open house to hear from social workers, Indigenous peoples, and people who have lived with addictions and mental health disorders."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Where will Trump's new tariffs have the biggest impact? Data suggests it could be B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/charts-trump-tariffs-9.7279519?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-23T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "These three charts break down which sectors are in the crosshairs, which provinces will be the hardest hit and how the tariffs will be felt on both sides of the border."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "First Nations-led evacuation centre in B.C. ensures resources available for IPV survivors",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/first-nations-evacuation-resources-intimate-partner-violence-9.7279793?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:50:54 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T21:50:54+00:00",
      "description": "A First Nations-led wildfire evacuee centre in B.C. is taking steps to ensure survivors of intimate partner violence receive the unique support they need."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Extreme heat, wildfire smoke prompt weather warnings across B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/heat-smoke-weather-warnings-b-c-9.7279560?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:16:36 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-22T17:16:36+00:00",
      "description": "Environment Canada warns temperatures set to hit mid 30s, even higher in some regions Wednesday. It adds wildfire smoke is deteriorating air quality throughout much of the province."
    }
  ]
}