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      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "This Victoria area was named one of Canada’s ‘Coolest Neighbourhoods’: Maclean’s",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/this-victoria-area-was-named-one-of-canadas-coolest-neighbourhoods-macleans-1339055/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:45:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T13:45:00+00:00",
      "description": "The Songhees Walkway shoreline is shown near the Victoria International Marina. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WEB-LEPINE-SONGHEES-SHORELINE-2022-10-27_02938.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> A stretch of Victoria’s waterfront has been named one of Canada’s “Coolest Neighbourhoods,” according to a new list by Maclean’s magazine. The post This Victoria area was named one of Canada’s ‘Coolest Neighbourhoods’: Maclean’s appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Feds to spend $1.9B to replace Via Rail locomotive fleet, build plant",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/29/feds-to-spend-1-9b-to-replace-via-rail-locomotive-fleet-build-plant/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:36:39 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T13:36:39+00:00",
      "description": "The federal government says it plans to spend $1.6 billion to replace 45 of Via Rail’s aging locomotives. Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon is making the announcement today in Montreal, where the federal government is spending another $357 million to build a new assembly plant and maintenance facility. Ottawa says the trains will be built by […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "A new autism support group in B.C. is providing specialized training for first responders",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/local/orcas-bc-autism-support-group-first-responders-9.7287932?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Optimize Response Care for Autism Safety, or ORCAS, says its goal is to help both first responders and people with autism while interacting during an emergency."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C.'s air quality is worsening due to wildfires, report finds",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-worsening-air-quality-wildfire-smoke-report-9.7286932?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The B.C. Lung Foundation's annual State of the Air report has found that wildfires are now the leading cause of fine particulate matter pollution in the province."
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Alberta’s ‘two-tier’ challenge to public health care",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/29/alberta-health-care-surgery-big-story-podcast/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:23:48 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T11:23:48+00:00",
      "description": "Starting in the fall, Albertans will be able to pay out of pocket for surgery. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the move will allow people to get off waitlists, thereby getting people the surgeries they need while also shortening lists for those who can’t pay. Critics, however, say it creates a health system that prioritizes […]"
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Clock ticks down on WestJet flight attendants’ strike deadline",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/29/clock-ticks-down-on-westjet-flight-attendants-strike-deadline/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:00:09 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T08:00:09+00:00",
      "description": "The clock is ticking down toward a strike deadline that could see 4,400 WestJet flight attendants hit the picket line as soon as Sunday. Cabin crew at the Calgary-based airline voted 99 per cent in favour of a strike mandate in mid-July, with intense negotiations on a new contract ongoing since then and a mandatory […]"
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "House committee meeting today to debate Gordie Howe bridge deal",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/29/house-committee-meeting-today-to-debate-gordie-howe-bridge-deal/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:00:04 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T08:00:04+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is holding a special meeting today on the Gordie Howe International Bridge as the Liberal government continues to face questions about its revenue-sharing agreement with the U.S."
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "You can only see these fire clouds during huge wildfires",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/pyrocumulonimbus-explainer-9.7287545?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "A huge fire in southwest France has generated the country's first recorded pyrocumulonimbus fire cloud, which are far more common in Canada. Here's why these clouds are special, how they form and how they make wildfires worse."
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Vancouver council decisively rejects villages plan after 'tsunami' of opposition",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-council-rejects-villages-plan-9.7288472?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:01:56 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T03:01:56+00:00",
      "description": "Vancouver city council has decisively rejected an ambitious but controversial plan that would have reshaped the growth of the city for decades to come."
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. restricts water usage on Salmon River watershed amid 'severe' drought",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/salmon-river-water-restriction-order-9.7288369?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:02:07 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T02:02:07+00:00",
      "description": "The British Columbia government has issued an order affecting more than 450 water licenses to protect fish in the Salmon River watershed, saying the Thompson-Okanagan region has been wracked with \"severe\" drought."
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Ottawa lends $100M to company with B.C., Alberta pulp mills to offset tariff impacts",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/100-million-loan-millar-western-tariffs-9.7288291?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:58:10 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T01:58:10+00:00",
      "description": "The federal government is extending a $100-million loan to help a forest products company in Western Canada cope with tariffs and trade uncertainty."
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "1 of 3 men arrested for alleged drug offences in cross-border investigation denied bail",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/one-of-three-men-arrested-multinational-investigation-denied-bail-9.7288355?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:50:16 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T01:50:16+00:00",
      "description": "Gurtej Smagh is one of three men facing bail hearings in Vancouver ahead of extradition proceedings to the United States."
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      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C.-designed dive suit to be showcased at the Pentagon",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11997655/bc-designed-dive-suit-showcased-pentagon-this-is-bc/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:27:13 +0000",
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      "description": "The DSEND suit used by the US Navy will be showcased at the Pentagon later this week. It’s the latest design that allows divers great mobility."
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      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. minister says TransLink must find way to transport HandyDART passenger",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11997702/bc-minister-translink-transport-handydart-passenger/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:23:27 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T01:23:27+00:00",
      "description": "Both TransLink and HandyDART operator Transdev say they cannot safely accommodate Tom Cretain anymore because of the size of his mobility device."
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      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Okanagan researchers wade into streams to help shape the future of the region’s water",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11997731/okanagan-researchers-future-region-water/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:16:32 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T01:16:32+00:00",
      "description": "The work is part of an effort by the Collaborative Leadership Table, a partnership of First Nations and governments developing a vision for managing water across the Okanagan."
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      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘It’s degrading’: First Nations Leadership Council reacts to BC Conservative leader’s call to have them named Indians",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/its-degrading-first-nations-leadership-council-reacts-to-bc-conservative-leaders-call-to-have-them-named-indians-1339111/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 01:08:47 +0000",
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      "description": "The First Nations Leadership Council in B.C. responded Tuesday to CHEK News political reporter Rob Shaw’s report that B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay told some MLAs she wants First Nations people referred to as “Indians,” “Indigenous” or “Aboriginals” instead. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-28-at-6.06.18-PM-scaled-e1785287278534.png?fit=780%2C404&ssl=1\" /> The First Nations Leadership Council in B.C. responded Tuesday to CHEK News political reporter Rob Shaw's report that B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay told some MLAs she wants First Nations people referred to as “Indians,” “Indigenous” or “Aboriginals” instead. The post ‘It’s degrading’: First Nations Leadership Council reacts to BC Conservative leader’s call to have them named Indians appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Victoria team on the verge of Intermediate Little League World Series berth",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/victoria-team-on-the-verge-of-intermediate-little-league-world-series-berth-1339110/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:37:32 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T00:37:32+00:00",
      "description": "The Victoria Intermediate Bulldogs are just one victory away from making a bit of history. No Vancouver Island team has ever qualified for the Intermediate Little League World Series. The post Victoria team on the verge of Intermediate Little League World Series berth appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Coroner's inquest begins into death of Haida elder fatally shot by Surrey RCMP",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/haida-elder-rcmp-shooting-death-9.7288123?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:30:59 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T00:30:59+00:00",
      "description": "A coroner's inquest is underway into the 2022 death of Haida Elder Jimmie Johannesson, who was shot and killed by Surrey RCMP during a wellness check."
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    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Richmond homeless camps prompt increased concern, with one above a jet fuel pipeline",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11997678/increasing-concern-richmond-homeless-encampments-jet-fuel-pipeline/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:15:16 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-29T00:15:16+00:00",
      "description": "Guylaine Auclair told Global News she has been offered a spot in modular housing, but with so much space, rent-free, she said she doesn't need to leave."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘Progressive’ group creates candidate scorecard for upcoming municipal election",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/progressive-group-creates-candidate-scorecard-for-upcoming-municipal-election-1339084/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:11:48 +0000",
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      "description": "Victoria City Hall is shown in this file photo. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/City-Hall-e1785283849318.png?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> A new coalition of advocacy groups across Greater Victoria is looking to help people decide who to vote for ahead of October's municipal elections. The post ‘Progressive’ group creates candidate scorecard for upcoming municipal election appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Summer blood donation slump prompts urgent call for donors",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/summer-blood-donation-slump-prompts-urgent-call-for-donors-1339085/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:58:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T23:58:00+00:00",
      "description": "CHEK’s Tchadas Leo donates blood on July 28, 2026. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/blood-3-e1785282869273.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Canadian Blood Services is calling on Canadians to book appointments after a sharp decline in blood donations this summer has left the organization facing a significant shortfall. The post Summer blood donation slump prompts urgent call for donors appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "New Westminster mother who killed 18-month-old sentenced to 4.5 years in prison",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-westminster-mother-killed-18-month-old-sentenced-to-4-and-a-half-years-in-prison-9.7288256?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:49:55 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T23:49:55+00:00",
      "description": "Police say the child died in July 2021. The child's mother was charged in February 2023 with manslaughter, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, and failure to provide the necessaries of life."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan’s southern Kyushu island killing at least 3",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/a-7-1-magnitude-quake-hits-japans-southern-kyushu-island-killing-at-least-3-1339087/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:39:25 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T23:39:25+00:00",
      "description": "This aerial image shows the damaged AEON Mall following an earthquake in Kashima, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/3a2c6d6481a69b41c1c86e7bd4da4966ec965d20e25c61320493dc79a1f85cf3-e1785281820579.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> A 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook Japan ’s southern main island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving several people dead and dozens of others injured or missing after part of a shopping center and a huge chimney at a paper factory collapsed. The post A 7.1 magnitude quake hits Japan’s southern Kyushu island killing at least 3 appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "New skilled-trades training seats added, which Eby says will help build major projects",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11997606/new-skilled-trades-training-seats-bc-eby-help-build-major-projects/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:34:46 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T23:34:46+00:00",
      "description": "Premier David Eby said major projects don't just need permits and materials, they also need people and 462 new skilled-trades training seats at Kwantlen Polytechnic will help"
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Ottawa lends Millar Western $100M to cope with tariff impacts",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/ottawa-lends-millar-western-100m-to-cope-with-tariff-impacts-1339069/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:10:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T23:10:00+00:00",
      "description": "FILE– A worker moves wood at the Abitibi-Consolidated mill Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2006 in Saint-Raymond, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/691ab4cef2c16819685f7634716fa197940a37c17248adf34fbe96bb43775201-e1785278506976.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The federal government is extending a $100-million loan to help a forest products company in Western Canada cope with tariffs and trade uncertainty. The post Ottawa lends Millar Western $100M to cope with tariff impacts appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Woodfibre LNG in Squamish prepares to export to Asia",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/woodfibre-lng-explainer-video-9.7287799?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:03:45 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T23:03:45+00:00",
      "description": "As the Canadian government touts the nation's liquified natural gas (LNG) projects, one project near Squamish, B.C., is preparing to export LNG to Asia."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "New accessible paddle launch opens at Elk/Beaver Lake",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/new-accessible-paddle-launch-opens-at-elk-beaver-lake-1339056/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:55:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T22:55:00+00:00",
      "description": "A new accessible paddlecraft launch at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park is making it easier for more people to get out on the water. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-28-at-3.20.58-PM-e1785277290304.png?fit=780%2C438&ssl=1\" /> A new accessible paddlecraft launch at Elk/Beaver Lake Regional Park is making it easier for more people to get out on the water. The post New accessible paddle launch opens at Elk/Beaver Lake appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Duncan woman sets Canadian record with silver medal win in water-ski championships",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/duncan-woman-sets-canadian-record-with-silver-medal-win-in-water-ski-championships-1338986/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:47:56 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T22:47:56+00:00",
      "description": "Damaris Barry from Duncan took home a silver medal in Over 65 Women’s Jump at the 2026 IWWF World Over 35 Waterski Championsions. (Johnny Howard/Water Ski and Wakeboard Canada) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/IMG_4466-scaled-e1785267324576.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> A Duncan woman has set a new Canadian record and taken home a silver medal at the water-ski championships. The post Duncan woman sets Canadian record with silver medal win in water-ski championships appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Vancouver Island beaches named among Canada’s best",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/vancouver-island-beaches-named-among-canadas-best-1338966/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:40:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T22:40:00+00:00",
      "description": "Chesterman Beach is pictured in this file photo. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Chesterman-Beach-1-e1643651988192.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> British Columbia’s beaches are getting international attention, with Vancouver Island’s Chesterman and Long beaches singled out as some of Canada’s most impressive coastal destinations. The post Vancouver Island beaches named among Canada’s best appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Woman injured in targeted Surrey shooting",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/28/targeted-surrey-shooting-city-centre/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:37:57 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T22:37:57+00:00",
      "description": "One woman has been injured in an early-morning shooting in Surrey's City Centre."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "‘Sounded like two 747 jets’: B.C. business owner flees fast-moving wildfire",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11997387/bc-business-owner-flees-wildfire/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:31:09 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T22:31:09+00:00",
      "description": "The owner of Steve's Towing and Auto Repair has been living there for 12 years and survived the massive Elephant Hill wildfire, which burned more than 1,900 square kilometres."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "More than 70 hikers evacuated from West Coast Trail amid heavy rains",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/west-coast-trail-evacuated-50-hikers-9.7288085?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:12:04 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T22:12:04+00:00",
      "description": "The owner of a charter ferry service says he can't remember a storm this severe on the trail during the month of July, and that there's typically one rain storm in August."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "B.C. mother sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for death of 18-month-old",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/28/bc-mother-sentenced-for-death-of-18-month-old/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:28:51 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T21:28:51+00:00",
      "description": "British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says a 44-year-old woman has been sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison for the death of her of her 18-month-old child."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Mobile cricket pitch up for approval for Comox Valley club",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mobile-cricket-pitch-comox-valley-club-9.7286609?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:17:23 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T20:17:23+00:00",
      "description": "The Comox Valley Regional District is looking at supporting a local cricket club with a mobile pitch, after a permanent one at a local high school was torn down due to safety concerns."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Vancouver police warn of distraction thefts with 35 already reported this year",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11997084/vancouver-police-warn-distraction-thefts-victim/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 20:09:52 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T20:09:52+00:00",
      "description": "Sgt. Tim Russell, with the Vancouver Police Department said the impact on victims is long-lasting with the loss of family heirlooms and their sense of safety lost."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Fines for illegal campfires in B.C. top $21,000 over the weekend",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11997114/fines-illegal-campfires-bc-weekend/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:32:02 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T19:32:02+00:00",
      "description": "Over the weekend, B.C. Conservation officers conducted campfire ban patrols across several regions and said that, unfortunately, numerous illegal fires were discovered."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Weather grants slight reprieve in battle against wildfire threatening Clinton",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-clinton-pear-lake-boston-bar-brunswick-9.7287180?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:00:02 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T19:00:02+00:00",
      "description": "The B.C. Wildfire Service says a break in weather aided the fight against a fire that has forced hundreds of people from their homes in and around Clinton, B.C., on Tuesday."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "RCMP searching for missing swimmer in Kamloops",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/28/rcmp-searching-for-missing-swimmer-in-kamloops/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:54:04 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T18:54:04+00:00",
      "description": "The search continues in Kamloops for a missing swimmer who disappeared last week, the RCMP says."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "B.C. university gets trades training boost, adds 462 seats",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/28/bc-university-gets-trades-training-boost-adds-462-seats/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:39:19 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T18:39:19+00:00",
      "description": "Another 462 skilled-trades training seats are being added at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey this year."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Former Surrey mayor calling for investigation into foreign interference over Facebook ‘news’ pages",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/28/surrey-bc-mccallum-foreign-interference-facebook-news-pages/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:21:31 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T18:21:31+00:00",
      "description": "A former Surrey mayor and declared mayoral candidate in the upcoming election says he is calling for an immediate investigation into foreign interference."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Federal government launches expanded online passport renewal service",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/07/28/federal-government-launches-expanded-online-passport-renewal-service/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:10:17 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T18:10:17+00:00",
      "description": "Immigration Minister Lena Diab says that, starting today, online passport renewal is open to all eligible Canadian adults. To qualify, applicants must have an address in Canada, be older than 16 when they got their last passport, and must have received it within the last 15 years, among other criteria. Applicants will still need to […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. hands out nearly $22K in fines for illegal campfires over weekend",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-campfire-ban-fines-9.7194411?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:37:19 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T16:37:19+00:00",
      "description": "\"Claiming you didn’t know about the campfire ban is not an acceptable excuse,\" the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "New interpretive centre traces Lheidli T'enneh connection to rare ecosystem near Prince George",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ancient-forest-interpretive-centre-opening-9.7286653?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T15:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Lheidli T'enneh First Nation is getting ready to open a new 4,000-square-foot interpretive centre, which will welcome visitors to the Ancient Forest east of Prince George."
    },
    {
      "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": "Global BC",
      "title": "Some psychiatric patients wait days in the ER for a hospital admission. Why?",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/11996506/psychiatric-patients-er-hospital-admission/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:24:10 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-07-28T12:24:10+00:00",
      "description": "Disparity in wait time has been the case for decades, experts say, and it’s only getting worse as demand outpaces funding across the spectrum of mental health care."
    },
    {
      "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": "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 Dawson Creek ends in December."
    },
    {
      "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": "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": "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."
    }
  ]
}