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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Leaders in northeast B.C. push back against province's plan to fast track new wind farms",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/peace-region-bcer-wind-projects-cumulative-impacts-9.7286326?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:56:59 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T13:56:59+00:00",
      "description": "Local governments in northeastern B.C. are voicing concerns about the province’s push to fast track several wind farms in the region, which are now going through a new approval process that skips lengthy environmental reviews."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Clinton set to assess damage after 'apocalyptic' wildfire forces evacuations",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/clinton-evacuation-pear-lake-fire-9.7286711?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Hundreds of people have been evacuated from the area, where the Pear Lake and Fiftynine Creek fires have merged into a 668-square-kilometre behemoth that's destroyed a number of properties."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Over half of Canadians report behaviours that increase fraud vulnerability: survey",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/28/over-half-of-canadians-report-behaviours-that-increase-fraud-vulnerability-survey/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:49:45 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T11:49:45+00:00",
      "description": "A new survey suggests the risk of fraud could be on the rise with nearly one-quarter of respondents saying they or a family member have been the victim of financial fraud or scams in the past year. The poll, commissioned by TD and conducted by Leger, found 46 per cent of respondents encounter scams or […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "The debate on MAiD for mental illness",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/28/maid-mental-illness-big-story-podcast/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:13:37 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T11:13:37+00:00",
      "description": "Warning: This episode contains discussion of mental illness, suicide, and death. Please take care. MAiD has caused contentious debate across Canada for years. This year marks 10 years since Ottawa allowed for certain adults to apply for medically assisted death, and since then there has been push to expand eligibility — beyond track two — […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. SPCA voices concerns over animal welfare as Dawson Creek ends animal control services",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-spca-animal-welfare-public-safety-risks-animal-control-dawson-creek-9.7286245?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T11:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The South Peace SPCA will no longer respond to aggressive dogs, address animal noise complaints, or remove dead animals, among other services, once the B.C. SPCA's contract with the city ends in December."
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    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Canadians returning from ISIS ‘highly likely’ to pose threat, intelligence report says",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11995886/canadians-returning-from-isis-highly-likely-threat/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:38 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T09:00:38+00:00",
      "description": "The report by Canada's threat assessment agency highlights the risks posed by veterans of the terror group."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Data shows some psychiatric patients wait days in the ER for a hospital admission. Why?",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/28/data-shows-some-psychiatric-patients-wait-days-in-the-er-for-a-hospital-admission-why/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:02 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T08:00:02+00:00",
      "description": "TORONTO — A patient in Alberta waited 16 days in an emergency department for a psychiatric hospital admission last year."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Wildfires and extreme heat are wreaking havoc on wine regions from Bordeaux to B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/bordeaux-wildfires-extreme-heat-climate-bc-wineries-9.7286924?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Winemaking has always depended on weather, but climate change is making weather patterns more unpredictable — extreme heat, drought, hail and wildfires are reshaping harvests and yields in regions from Bordeaux in France to B.C.'s Okanagan Valley. Experts and wine industry insiders say it impacts everything from financial planning to growing techniques and decisions about what kinds of grapes to plant."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "75 of these whales remain. A new West Coast pipeline would be 'devastating' for them, experts say",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/southern-resident-killer-whales-alberta-bc-oil-pipeline-9.7282483?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Multiple environmental groups are concerned the Alberta government's proposed oil pipeline route poses a risk to southern resident killer whales. They are protected under the Species At Risk Act, but the Carney government is considering changes that would give cabinet power to exempt certain projects from the \"jeopardy test\" for species at risk."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/28/a-magnitude-7-1-earthquake-shakes-part-of-southern-japan-but-no-tsunami-detected/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:48:40 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T07:48:40+00:00",
      "description": "An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon, causing damage and injuries, officials said. A tsunami advisory was temporarily issued but was lifted within two hours, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The agency said the tsunami advisory covered the nearby Ariake and Yatsushiro Seas […]"
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "France evacuates 4,000 more people as heat threatens wildfire fight across southwestern Europe",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/28/france-evacuates-4000-people-as-heat-threatens-wildfire-fight-across-southwestern-europe/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:26:24 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T07:26:24+00:00",
      "description": "French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 more people to evacuate Tuesday from tourist sites on the Atlantic coast as returning heat threatened firefighters’ fragile hold on a vast wildfire west of Bordeaux. The blaze in the Gironde region has burned an area four times the size of Paris and forced 220,000 people to evacuate. Across France […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Evacuations underway on B.C.'s West Coast Trail as rain makes Vancouver Island hike 'impassable'",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/west-coast-trail-evacuations-9.7286867?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:55:33 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T01:55:33+00:00",
      "description": "Parks Canada says creeks and rivers are running high with more rain expected through Wednesday, and visitors are urged to delay or cancel planned trips."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. man who devoted nearly 3 decades to rescuing strangers dies in Squamish",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/michael-coyle-dies-in-squamish-9.7286826?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:48:24 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T01:48:24+00:00",
      "description": "Michael Coyle had worked with Coquitlam SAR for years and helped many other teams in B.C."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Union president refuses to answer questions about controversial Vancouver council campaign",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11996013/union-president-refuses-answer-questions-controversial-vancouver-council-campaign/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:47:12 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T01:47:12+00:00",
      "description": "During a public hearing on July 22, several callers opposing a Vancouver urban planning proposal acknowledged to council that they were not local and some were from California."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "More funding needed to get fugitives off capital city’s streets, says mayor",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/more-funding-needed-to-get-fugitives-off-capital-citys-streets-says-mayor-1338840/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:32:47 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T01:32:47+00:00",
      "description": "So far none of the 31 fugitives Victoria Police say are living in Victoria, have been sent back to issuing provinces to face justice. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-27-at-6.31.01-PM-scaled-e1785202337314.png?fit=780%2C398&ssl=1\" /> So far none of the 31 fugitives Victoria Police say are living in Victoria, have been sent back to issuing provinces to face justice. The post More funding needed to get fugitives off capital city’s streets, says mayor appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘Changing rapidly’: Island fire crews battle dynamic wildfire conditions in B.C. Interior",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/changing-rapidly-island-fire-crews-battle-dynamic-wildfire-conditions-in-bc-interior-1338871/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:29:08 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T01:29:08+00:00",
      "description": "The Pear Lake Fire near Clinton is now over 63,000 hectares big and burning out of control. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-27-at-6.27.34-PM-scaled-e1785202129352.png?fit=780%2C414&ssl=1\" /> The Pear Lake Fire near Clinton is now over 63,000 hectares big and burning out of control. The post ‘Changing rapidly’: Island fire crews battle dynamic wildfire conditions in B.C. Interior appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Firefighters from Yukon, Alberta coming to B.C. to aid in wildfire fight this week",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-firefighters-alberta-yukon-mexico-help-9.7286694?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:32:47 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T23:32:47+00:00",
      "description": "Wildland firefighters are coming from other jurisdictions to help local crews battle the more than 130 wildfires currently burning across B.C."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Video shows smouldering aftermath of wildfire outside Clinton, B.C.",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/video-shows-smouldering-aftermath-of-wildfire-outside-clinton-b-c-1338831/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:59:51 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T22:59:51+00:00",
      "description": "This handout still image from a video shot on Saturday, July 25, 2026, shows the smouldering aftermath of the Pear Lake wildfire that swept towards Clinton, B.C., a day earlier. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Facebook, Joey Johnson \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/799672a7b5b1d3efb038bf07f6ecb26cbd88269f5a39381423acafc4d6245db0.jpg?fit=780%2C623&ssl=1\" /> A video circulating on social media is providing insight into the wrath of a wildfire that triggered a battle to save the evacuated village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding community, where homes and other structures have been lost. The post Video shows smouldering aftermath of wildfire outside Clinton, B.C. appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Police watchdog investigating after AbbyPD officer shoots, kills man",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/iio-abbotsford-july-2026-9.7286576?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:51:37 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T22:51:37+00:00",
      "description": "The Independent Investigations Office is investigating after a police officer fired their gun while trying to arrest two men at a gas station. One of the men has died, while the other remains at large."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/trump-administration-urges-supreme-court-to-allow-order-targeting-mail-in-voting-before-midterms-1338828/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:49:49 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T22:49:49+00:00",
      "description": "Visitors walk in front of the Supreme Court Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bd29f172f648ad89a668f6e6e4f0badc4a950c04d3f29adf2eeeaee0bbe2b40a-e1785192360319.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. The post Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Minister says espionage allegations against Canadian in Belgium are ‘quite serious’",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/27/minister-says-espionage-allegations-against-canadian-in-belgium-are-quite-serious/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:30:21 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T22:30:21+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree committed Monday \"to get to the bottom\" of the arrest of a Canadian in Europe on spying charges."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Metro Vancouver votes to cut number of board members",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metro-vancouver-board-director-cap-cut-9.7286379?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:22:51 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T22:22:51+00:00",
      "description": "Metro Vancouver board directors have voted to move ahead with reducing its size by almost a quarter next term, cutting the number of directors to 34 — but one big city mayor is pushing back on the details."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "TransLink says it can no longer provide HandyDART service for passenger after 28 years",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11995791/translink-no-longer-accommodate-handydart-user/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:08:38 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T22:08:38+00:00",
      "description": "Tom Cretain has spinal muscular atrophy and isn't able to sit up. For decades he has relied on HandyDART to drive him to his destinations on an accessible bus or taxi."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Duncan pushes back after being ranked B.C.’s highest for crime severity",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/duncan-pushes-back-after-being-ranked-b-c-s-highest-for-crime-severity-1338779/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:03:56 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T22:03:56+00:00",
      "description": "Duncan is shown in this file photo. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/duncan-yt-2-e1784824552402.jpg?fit=780%2C438&ssl=1\" /> The City of Duncan is challenging Statistics Canada's methodology after the community was ranked as having the highest crime severity index in British Columbia, arguing the numbers don't accurately reflect what residents experience day-to-day. The post Duncan pushes back after being ranked B.C.’s highest for crime severity appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Trump trolls Canada with fake online image",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/27/trump-trolls-canada-with-fake-online-image/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:01:47 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T22:01:47+00:00",
      "description": "U.S. President Donald Trump has already threatened to slap Canada with more tariffs for wildfire smoke that recently drifted over the border from Ontario into the United States, but now he is trolling Canadians with a fake online image. Trump shared a photo on his social media feed on Sunday afternoon that was created using […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Ancient Gabriola Island petroglyphs defaced by graffiti",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/ancient-gabriola-island-petroglyphs-defaced-by-graffiti-1338793/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:12:26 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T21:12:26+00:00",
      "description": "A set of ancient petroglyphs on Gabriola Island was recently defaced with graffiti, prompting concern from residents and renewed calls to educate the public about the cultural significance of the island’s Indigenous rock carvings. (Photo by Catherine Thomspon) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-1-8.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> A set of ancient petroglyphs on Gabriola Island was recently defaced with graffiti, prompting concern from residents and renewed calls to educate the public about the cultural significance of the island's Indigenous rock carvings. The post Ancient Gabriola Island petroglyphs defaced by graffiti appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Suspicious fire damages trees in Nanaimo’s Bowen Park, RCMP seek witnesses",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/suspicious-fire-damages-trees-in-nanaimos-bowen-park-rcmp-seek-witnesses-1338796/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:00:42 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T21:00:42+00:00",
      "description": "Police say Nanaimo Fire Rescue crews responded Sunday morning to reports that two large trees near the park entrance off Riverside Drive had been set ablaze. July 26, 2026. (Nanaimo RCMP) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Fire-set-in-Bowen-Park-1-scaled-e1785185847836.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Nanaimo RCMP are asking the public for help after two large trees were deliberately set on fire in Bowen Park over the weekend. The post Suspicious fire damages trees in Nanaimo’s Bowen Park, RCMP seek witnesses appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Vancouver council approves mega tower project",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11995642/vancouver-council-approves-mega-tower-project/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:36:58 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T20:36:58+00:00",
      "description": "The project includes three towers on the old Hudson's Bay parkade city block on West Georgia and Seymour streets and a social housing building on Abbott Street."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Police watchdog called in after shooting death, chase started in Abbotsford",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11995525/abbotsford-shooting-langley-deceased-watchdog/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:06:38 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T20:06:38+00:00",
      "description": "Police said that at approximately 11:30 p.m., patrol officers went to the Petro-Pass Truck Stop as part of an active property crime investigation involving a prolific offender."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Victoria playground damaged in arson to be replaced by fall",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/victoria-playground-damaged-in-arson-to-be-replaced-by-fall-1338782/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:05:22 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T20:05:22+00:00",
      "description": "Renderings of the structure to replace the Stadacona Park playground that was damaged in an arson on March 31, 2026. (Jeremy Caradonna/Facebook) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Stadacona-Park-rendering.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> A playground in Victoria that was damaged in an arson is set to be replaced by the fall, with money coming from the city's reserve funds and a fundraiser. The post Victoria playground damaged in arson to be replaced by fall appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Victoria to conduct smoke testing near Banfield Park, Rock Bay this week",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/victoria-to-conduct-smoke-testing-near-banfield-park-rock-bay-this-week-1338781/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 19:52:02 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T19:52:02+00:00",
      "description": "Underground pipe smoke testing is shown. (City of Victoria) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-52-1.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Residents near Banfield Park and Rock Bay may notice white smoke rising from streets and rooftops this week as the City of Victoria carries out routine inspections of its sewer and stormwater systems. The post Victoria to conduct smoke testing near Banfield Park, Rock Bay this week appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "City council approves trio of new tallest towers in Vancouver",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-tower-tallest-holborn-approved-9.7286265?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:47:30 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T19:47:30+00:00",
      "description": "The proposal includes 1,546 housing units, a 920-room hotel, and a three-level viewing deck and garden on the top floor of the biggest tower, which would be open to the public."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Another B.C. community evacuated as massive wildfires merge",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11995381/bc-community-evacuated-70-mile-house-massive-wildfires-merge/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:30:56 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T18:30:56+00:00",
      "description": "The Pear Lake wildfire merged with the Fiftynine Creek wildfire over the weekend and is now measured at more than 63,000 hectares."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "TD report predicts 'meaningful' GDP boost from West Coast pipeline",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/gdp-alberta-bc-west-coast-pipeline-9.7286192?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:20:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T18:20:00+00:00",
      "description": "A new oil pipeline to the West Coast would lift Canada and Alberta's gross domestic product, but perhaps not to the degree the provincial and federal governments are forecasting, says a new report from TD Economics."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "RCMP seek public help locating missing View Royal woman",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/rcmp-seek-public-help-locating-missing-view-royal-woman-1338773/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:07:44 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T18:07:44+00:00",
      "description": "RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating a woman who was reported missing from View Royal on July 21. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-1-7.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> RCMP are asking for the public’s help locating a woman who was reported missing from View Royal on July 21. The post RCMP seek public help locating missing View Royal woman appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Wildfire near Clinton expected to grow as dry conditions, stronger winds approach",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wildfires-burn-around-bc-evacuation-clinton-9.7285828?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:42:49 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T17:42:49+00:00",
      "description": "Hundreds of British Columbians have fled their communities as wildfires grow in B.C.'s Interior."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Driver fined $2,000 for wild 2024 crash in downtown Vancouver",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11995311/driver-fined-wild-2024-crash-downtown-vancouver/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:26:02 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T17:26:02+00:00",
      "description": "Soyoub Kim, 53, was charged with dangerous driving in connection with the May 31, 2024 collision on Alberni Street that saw multiple vehicles struck."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Day 4: Ethan Katzberg completes Canada’s Commonwealth Games gold rush with hammer throw crown",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/sports/commonwealthgames/livestory/commonwealth-games-day-4-july27-9.7285809?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:25:49 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T17:25:49+00:00",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Man found dead in Aldergrove after officer-involved shooting in Abbotsford: police",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/27/aldergrove-abbotsford-officer-involved-shooting-fatal/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:51:56 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T16:51:56+00:00",
      "description": "A man was found dead in Aldergrove Monday morning after an earlier officer-involved shooting in Abbotsford, police say."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Trump’s constant Canada-bashing may be changing Republican views",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/27/trumps-constant-canada-bashing-may-be-changing-republican-views/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:25:10 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T16:25:10+00:00",
      "description": "WASHINGTON — No one is shocked now when U.S. President Donald Trump calls Canada the \"51st state\" or refers to Prime Minister Mark Carney as a \"governor.\""
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "B.C.’s patient transfer workers vote to authorize strike action",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/27/b-c-s-patient-transfer-workers-vote-to-authorize-strike-action/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:32:36 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T15:32:36+00:00",
      "description": "The union representing 200 of B.C.'s patient transfer drivers, patient care attendants, and dispatchers has voted in favour of authorizing strike action."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Cyclists on mid-Vancouver Island say this stretch of highway is a disaster waiting to happen",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nanoose-cycling-highway-19-9.7281684?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Cyclists on mid-Vancouver Island say it's only a matter of time before someone is seriously injured or killed along a dangerous stretch of Highway 19 between Nanoose Bay and Lantzville."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Police in B.C. release sketch of suspect in attempted child abduction",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11994933/abbotsford-police-sketch-attempted-child-abduction-suspect/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:30:54 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T13:30:54+00:00",
      "description": "Anyone who witnessed suspicious activity in the area, or may have dashcam or surveillance footage from the area at the time of the incident, is also asked to call police."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Man in his 60s dead in scuba diving incident off West Vancouver, B.C.: police",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11994948/west-vancouver-scuba-death/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:07:37 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T13:07:37+00:00",
      "description": "A statement from police says officers responded to a report of a diver in distress at Whytecliff Park, near the Horseshoe Bay neighbourhood, just before 10:45 a.m. on Sunday."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "What is 'wishcycling,' and why are some B.C. municipalities cracking down on it?",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/contaminated-recycling-wishcycling-9.7279807?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Facing a rising rate of people putting the wrong items in recycling bins, the Regional District of Nanaimo says it may start fining repeat offenders."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Some of B.C.'s biggest cities are using artificial intelligence — but what for?",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-biggest-cities-ai-use-policy-9.7282884?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Cities are exploring AI for a range of operational and administrative purposes, from summarizing reports and writing emails to early wildfire detection and identifying contaminated garbage."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Jade across the Rockies: New research on stone celt artifacts helps map Indigenous trade routes",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alta-bc-jade-trade-9.7282695?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T11:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "New research analyzing jade artifacts, unearthed east of the Rocky Mountains, sheds light on vast Indigenous trade networks that once cut across pre-colonial Western Canada."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "1 in 10 emergency physicians leaving Canadian ERs, national survey suggests",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/ed-physician-survey-9.7279736?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "One out of every 10 emergency physicians in Canada have left their specialty, while the vast majority of others are reducing their hours or taking time off to manage burnout. The findings, part of a study out Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, are based on a 2025 cross-country survey of hundreds of emergency medicine doctors."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Water shortages, vandalism complicate wildfire response in 2 B.C. communities",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/boston-bar-water-system-vandalized-9.7285356?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:45:31 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-27T00:45:31+00:00",
      "description": "Officials in two evacuated B.C. communities are warning resident who remain behind to leave or conserve water because supplies are running low as firefighters tackle nearby out-of-control wildfires."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. man charged, accused of driving motorhome onto Abbotsford airport runway",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11994508/abbotsford-airport-motorhome-enters-runway/",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:38:13 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-26T22:38:13+00:00",
      "description": "Abbotsford International Airport operations were impacted Saturday when a man drove an RV onto the runway. Air traffic control took immediate measures to safely reroute aircraft."
    }
  ]
}