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      "title": "How a Vancouver ATM user with 66 cards set off years-long probe of online drug sales",
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      "pubDate": "Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:07 +0000",
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      "description": "VANCOUVER — It was more than three years ago when Vancouver police arrested a man after he was seen using multiple bank cards to make withdrawals at an ATM."
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. woman faces 'disheartening' 5-year wait for cochlear implant. She's not alone",
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      "pubDate": "Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
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      "description": "A B.C. woman is highlighting the province's long waits for cochlear implants after she was told despite being eligible, she wouldn't be able to have the surgery for five years."
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "End to B.C.’s $2K nursing tuition grant ‘like a shot in the back,’ says student",
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      "pubDate": "Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
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      "description": "A grant B.C. introduced in 2023 that gave nursing students $2,000 a year to help cover tuition costs is set to expire on Aug. 1, leaving some students feeling undervalued."
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Part of northeast B.C. back to 'abnormally dry,' with long drought recovery expected",
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      "title": "A forced-labor crackdown or an end-run around Congress? Dissecting Trump’s new tariffs",
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      "description": "NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration has imposed double-digit tariffs on more than 60 countries, using a legal justification that permits the president to levy import taxes and other sanctions against countries found to engage in “unjustifiable,” “unreasonable” or “discriminatory” trade practices."
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      "title": "‘Bright’ future: RCAF chief says spike in defence spending is boosting flight times",
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      "description": "OTTAWA — One year into her new job as commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet said she could see an immediate effect of the federal government's defence spending boost: RCAF pilots are spending more time in the air."
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      "title": "Laneway homes a way for affordable housing, multi-generational living",
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      "description": "For Eugene Blanchard's daughter and her partner, the search for a starter home began in Calgary, expanded to Edmonton and then even beyond Alberta's borders to the Maritimes and Ontario."
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      "title": "Israel pitches Canada high-tech trade and safer AI as diplomatic tensions persist",
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      "description": "OTTAWA — Israel is pitching itself to Canada as a technology partner that can offer tangible solutions and safer artificial intelligence, despite the heavy strains on the bilateral relationship over wars in the Middle East."
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      "title": "Conservatives call for emergency meeting on Trump threats, demand Carney explain plan",
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      "description": "OTTAWA — The Conservative shadow minister for Canada-U.S. relations is calling on Ottawa to provide its negotiation plan with U.S. President Donald Trump at an emergency meeting."
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      "title": "Snail-mail clubs deliver on the desire for physical letters",
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      "pubDate": "Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
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      "description": "Creative entrepreneurs are finding their way into people's hearts — and mailboxes — by offering snail-mail subscriptions. Creators, subscribers and academic experts alike say they're tapping into a desire to seek healthier relationships with technology and more personal, tangible — and tactile — ways of communicating."
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "My grandma soon won't know who I am. Here's what Alzheimer’s has taught me about love",
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      "pubDate": "Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
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      "description": "When Edlyn To's grandmother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, she thought she knew what it meant: memory loss, confusion, forgetfulness. However, she didn’t realize it would challenge her ideas of unconditional love, identity and acceptance."
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "UNESCO adds France’s D-Day landing beaches, Greece’s Mount Olympus to World Heritage List",
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      "description": "SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — World War II’s D-Day landing beaches in northern France and the iconic Mount Olympus in Greece were among the sites added to the World Heritage List on Sunday at a U.N. committee meeting in South Korea reviewing dozens of nominations."
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Wildfires in France drive 250,000 people from their homes and creep toward wine city of Bordeaux",
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      "description": "LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — A raging wildfire in southwest France forced the evacuation of 55,000 people overnight Sunday, bringing the total forced out of their homes to 220,000 in one region alone, as flames crept ever closer to the wine region city of Bordeaux. Neighboring Spain oversaw its own fire evacuations on the country's east coast."
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      "title": "Germany says fatal Berlin Pride attack believed to be an act of Islamic extremist terror",
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      "description": "BERLIN (AP) — German authorities on Sunday issued a wanted notice for a fugitive suspect in the van ramming near Berlin’s Pride festival that left one person dead and injured at least 16 others."
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      "title": "More than 500 properties under evacuation alert as wildfire burns north of West Kelowna",
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      "description": "A newly discovered out-of-control wildfire burning in B.C.’s Central Okanagan has prompted an evacuation alert for more than 500 properties in a popular vacation destination north of West Kelowna."
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      "title": "Halifax Tides ride own goal to 1st-ever win over Vancouver Rise, snapping 3-game skid",
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      "description": "Jessica De Filippo's own goal lifted the visiting Halifax Tides over the Vancouver Rise 1-0 on Saturday in Northern Super League play in Burnaby, B.C."
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      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Island firefighters deployed to help battle B.C.’s more than 120 wildfires",
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      "description": "Island wildfire fighters deployed to other parts of the province. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/heli.jpg?fit=720%2C406&ssl=1\" /> Firefighters from across Vancouver Island are being deployed to B.C.'s interior to help battle the more than 120 wildfires burning across the province. The post Island firefighters deployed to help battle B.C.’s more than 120 wildfires appeared first on CHEK ."
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      "title": "Veterinarian warns emergency pet care patchy north of the malahat",
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      "description": "A Veterinarian specialist is making pet owners aware of current gaps in emergency care on Vancouver Island. The post Veterinarian warns emergency pet care patchy north of the malahat appeared first on CHEK ."
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      "title": "Central Saanich celebrates 75th anniversary milestone",
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      "title": "‘It was difficult’: Residents of Clinton, B.C. recount evacuating wildfires",
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      "description": "Wildfires burning across British Columbia have forced residents from communities including Clinton and Boston Bar, with many unsure if they'll have homes to return to."
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      "title": "CRD warns of traffic delays in Victoria, Saanich: Neighbourhood bikeway construction starts late July",
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      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:28:15 +0000",
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      "description": "CRD map of Regional Trail Widening Project. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-50.png?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> The Capital Regional District is warning drivers and other road users of two separate traffic disruptions in the coming weeks, both connected to the Neighbourhood Bikeway project. The post CRD warns of traffic delays in Victoria, Saanich: Neighbourhood bikeway construction starts late July appeared first on CHEK ."
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      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. community’s water system damaged by alleged vandalism during wildfire response",
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      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:24:17 +0000",
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      "description": "Police are investigating after the water system serving the evacuated B.C. community of Boston Bar was allegedly vandalized, potentially delaying residents' return home."
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      "title": "B.C. wildfire service at capacity with over 120 blazes in the province",
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      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:15:30 EDT",
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      "description": "With over 120 fires blazing across the province as of Saturday morning, the B.C. Wildfire Service says it's all hands on deck — and then some."
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Abbotsford police release suspect's sketch after attempted abduction of 2 girls",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/police-looking-for-man-who-attempted-to-abduct-2-abbotsford-girls-9.7284549?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:12:16 EDT",
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      "description": "Abbotsford police have released a composite sketch of a man suspected of trying to lure two young girls into his vehicle earlier this week."
    },
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      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Canadian Blood Services calling for donors amid serious drop in supply",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/canadian-blood-services-calling-for-donors-amid-serious-drop-in-supply-1338591/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:46:23 +0000",
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      "description": "Blood donor Sin Amen, right, and Jackie Grant of Canadian Blood Services pose for a photo at the Bloody Good Drag event in Halifax, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Kelly Clark \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cdnblood-e1785015864878.jpeg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Canadian Blood Services says it is facing a shortage as blood donations have plummeted over the last several weeks. The post Canadian Blood Services calling for donors amid serious drop in supply appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Clinton, B.C., still standing with some structure losses, but wildfire looms",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/clinton-fire-town-9.7284441?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:33:25 EDT",
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      "description": "According to the province, 1,300 properties have been ordered to evacuate and another 6,650 properties are under evacuation alert."
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      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Canadian NATO intern arrested on suspicions of espionage in Belgium",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/canadian-nato-intern-arrested-on-suspicions-of-espionage-in-belgium-1338573/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:26:34 +0000",
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      "description": "A woman walks down steps next to the NATO logo during the NATO Defense Industry Forum at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla) Hussein Malla \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/NATO-e1785011140728.jpeg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> A Canadian intern at NATO has been arrested on suspicions of espionage. Belgium’s federal prosecutor says in a statement the female intern of Chinese origin is suspected of spying on behalf of a third country. She is also suspected of being a member of a criminal organization. The Canadian intern had been working at NATO’s […] The post Canadian NATO intern arrested on suspicions of espionage in Belgium appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Nanaimo-Lantzville MLA says B.C.’s new $241M trades training investment gives Islanders a ‘life close to home’",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/nanaimo-lantzville-mla-says-b-c-s-new-241m-trades-training-plan-will-keep-more-workers-in-the-region-1338565/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 20:14:45 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T20:14:45+00:00",
      "description": "The province is adding 64 new trades training seats to Vancouver Island University this year as part of the Look West Strategy (BC Government) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-48.png?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Vancouver Island University will see 64 new trades training seats added this year as part of the province's $241-million plan to get more skilled workers trained and into in-demand jobs faster. The post Nanaimo-Lantzville MLA says B.C.’s new $241M trades training investment gives Islanders a ‘life close to home’ appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Embrace difference, says 4-foot-6 B.C. performer Devyn Dalton, Damon’s Odyssey double",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/embrace-difference-says-4-foot-6-b-c-performer-devyn-dalton-damons-odyssey-double-1338562/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:06:12 +0000",
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      "description": "Devyn Dalton poses in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout – Scott Hemenway (Mandatory Credit) Scott Hemenway \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cp.actor_-e1785006301920.jpeg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Vancouver stunt woman Devyn Dalton says she never expected her biceps to go viral. The post Embrace difference, says 4-foot-6 B.C. performer Devyn Dalton, Damon’s Odyssey double appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "After experiencing 2016 wildfire, Fort McMurray survivor addresses evacuation trauma",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11993053/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-survivor-on-evacuation-trauma/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:57:14 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T18:57:14+00:00",
      "description": "As wildfires force evacuations across B.C., Fort McMurray survivor Terese Greenwood reflects on losing her home in 2016 and the lessons she learned about recovery."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Road reopens near PKOLS/Mount Douglas Park after vehicle recovered from embankment",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/road-closure-near-pkols-mount-douglas-park-saanich-police-responding-to-crash-1338553/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:43:24 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T17:43:24+00:00",
      "description": "The road in the 4500 block of Cordova Bay has reopened as of Saturday afternoon after a the vehicle crash injured one person and led to a police investigation. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/pkols-e1785029299884.jpg?fit=719%2C404&ssl=1\" /> The road in the 4500 block of Cordova Bay has reopened as of Saturday afternoon after a the vehicle crash injured one person and led to a police investigation. The post Road reopens near PKOLS/Mount Douglas Park after vehicle recovered from embankment appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "One person has died in a single-vehicle crash near Parksville: Oceanside RCMP",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/parksville-fire-rescue-responds-to-single-vehicle-crash-early-saturday-morning-1338549/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:18:25 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T17:18:25+00:00",
      "description": "Flowers have been placed at the site of the fatal crash in Parksville Saturday morning. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-47.png?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> A single-vehicle crash on Island Highway West has claimed the life of one person, says Oceanside RCMP. The post One person has died in a single-vehicle crash near Parksville: Oceanside RCMP appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "What’s life like under wildfire alert? For Kimberley, B.C., residents, it’s part prep, part wait and see",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/life-in-kimberley-b-c-under-wildfire-evac-alert-9.7282980?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T15:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Three Kimberley, B.C., residents describe what they would pack, leave behind and hope to return to as the Matthew Creek wildfire keeps the city under evacuation alert."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Nanaimo's outgoing poet laureate hopes his replacement brings 'enthusiasm and delight'",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nanaimo-poet-laureate-9.7276702?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Nanaimo is currently taking applications for its next poet laureate, who will be tasked with creating poetry and other work that reflects the city's community."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Beach wheelchairs available to rent for free at White Rock beach",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/free-beach-wheelchairs-white-rock-9.7278890?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The City of White Rock will soon acquire a third chair equipped with flotation devices, which will allow wheelchair users to go in the water."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Businesses split on whether Granville Street can keep momentum post-World Cup",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/granville-street-pedestrian-business-reaction-9.7278144?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Will keeping a pedestrian zone along Granville Street post-World Cup help revitalize the struggling downtown strip? The answer depends on who you ask, with some local businesses more skeptical than others."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "How the peaceful hobby of puzzling turned into an international competition of speed",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/speed-puzzling-competitions-9.7264139?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The concept of speed puzzling is simple: get a puzzle — often 500 pieces — and see how fast you can put it together. Times vary widely depending on the puzzle's image, but the world's best speed puzzlers can typically finish a 500-piece puzzle in under an hour."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "2026 BC Summer Games open in Kelowna under smoke warning",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11988720/bc-summer-games-open-smoke-warning/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:24:38 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T02:24:38+00:00",
      "description": "Despite an air quality warning, organizers decided the Games could continue safely on Friday morning, after consulting with Environment Canada and closely monitoring conditions"
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "High unemployment in Kelowna making it hard for young people to find work",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11988753/kelowna-growing-population-harder-young-people-find-work/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:23:40 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T02:23:40+00:00",
      "description": "Some have handed out résumé after résumé, only to hear nothing back. Hooman Matin says he visited more than 20 stores before finally getting an interview"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Temporary office opens after fire destroys Service B.C. building in Port Alberni",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/temp-office-in-place-after-fire-destroys-port-alberni-service-b-c-9.7283582?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:49:45 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T01:49:45+00:00",
      "description": "The province says it has opened a temporary office in Port Alberni, B.C., to continue providing some essential services after a fire destroyed the community's Service B.C. building earlier this week."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. wildfires causing flickering lights, outages for some BC Hydro customers",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11988666/bc-wildfires-flickering-lights-outages-bc-hydro/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:22:52 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-25T00:22:52+00:00",
      "description": "'Part of the backbone of the grid is near where there's a lot of fire activity in the Southern Interior,' Bob Gammer, BC Hydro community relations coordinator, told CKPG News."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. man still waiting for compensation from COVID vaccine injury",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11988605/bc-man-still-waiting-compensation-covid-vaccine-injury/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:55:34 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T23:55:34+00:00",
      "description": "Jan Przeranski suffers from a chronic, progressive condition that has caused swelling and infections in his arm, rendering it mostly non-functional."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Creston homicide victim identified, suspect arrested after investigation closes busy downtown street",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/creston-b-c-homicide-9.7283428?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:24:47 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T23:24:47+00:00",
      "description": "RCMP say they've arrested a suspect in a homicide investigation that closed a busy portion of Creston, B.C., this week."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "U.S. man gets 15 years for attempting to smuggle drugs into Canada",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11988509/us-man-15-years-attempting-smuggle-drugs-canada/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:00:29 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T23:00:29+00:00",
      "description": "In 2021, duffel bags with roughly 180 kg of meth and almost a kilogram of fentanyl washed up on a beach near Port Angeles in Washington state."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "‘I’m not leaving’: Some B.C. residents vow to defend homes from wildfires",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11987540/b-c-residents-wildfires/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:36:04 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T22:36:04+00:00",
      "description": "As wildfires intensify across Canada, a transportation expert says governments need a national firefighting strategy focused on prevention instead of evacuation."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: July 24",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/1149299/watch-news-hour/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:00:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T22:00:41+00:00",
      "description": "Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. nurses to end job action after accepting mediators’ recommendations",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bcnu-job-action-to-end-9.7283219?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:54:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T21:54:00+00:00",
      "description": "The union representing 55,000 nurses in B.C. says weeks of job action will end late Friday after its bargaining association accepted recommendations from provincially-appointed mediators."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "IIO clears Surrey police officer in 2025 crash that killed pedestrian",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-police-officer-cleared-2025-fatal-crash-9.7282894?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:40:08 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T20:40:08+00:00",
      "description": "The IIO said the officer was speeding to the scene of a domestic violence call on what witnesses described as a dark, rainy night when the crash happened."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Evacuation orders expand around Clinton as 2 wildfires threaten community",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/clinton-evacuation-order-expanded-wildfire-9.7282912?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:22:33 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-24T19:22:33+00:00",
      "description": "The orders cover the village of around 650 people, along with about 280 properties to the southwest and north of the community."
    }
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}