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      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Keating Crossroad Overpass officially complete after 3 years",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/keating-crossroad-overpass-officially-complete-after-3-years-1341520/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The Keating Crossroad Overpass is pictured on Monday, July 28, 2025. (CHEK News photo) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/WEB-CUNNINGHAM-2025-07-28_00493.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> It’s smooth sailing once again Highway 17, also known as the Pat Bay Highway, with the official completion of the Keating Cross Overpass. The post Keating Crossroad Overpass officially complete after 3 years appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "5th annual Hub City Soap Box Derby returns to Nanaimo this weekend",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/5th-annual-hub-city-soap-box-derby-returns-to-nanaimo-this-weekend-1341376/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T13:30:00+00:00",
      "description": "Soap box cars are pictured at the 2025 Hub City Soap Box Derby. (Alair Van Isle/Facebook) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/765929234_18549223318077519_2203278068256630214_n-e1786475644427.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The fifth annual Hub City Soap Box Derby is returning to Nanaimo this weekend, with funds going to the non-profit Nanaimo Child Development Centre. The post 5th annual Hub City Soap Box Derby returns to Nanaimo this weekend appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Federal government invests $24 million for cannabis and brain health research",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/12/federal-government-invests-24-million-for-cannabis-and-brain-health-research/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:00:06 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T13:00:06+00:00",
      "description": "Federal Minister of Health Marjorie Michel has announced $24 million to create the Canadian Cannabis and Brain Health Consortium. Funded through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the group of 10 research teams from across Canada will work together to study how cannabis affects the brain in people of various ages. The consortium, announced Wednesday, […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Doctors are leaving the U.S. to work in this remote coastal B.C. community",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/doctors-are-leaving-american-to-work-in-b-c-9.7303952?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "One American doctor said changes in B.C.'s health care have allowed him to move to Canada."
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      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Smoke in B.C. Interior causing poor air quality but helping fire fight",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12018225/smoke-in-b-c-interior-causing-poor-air-quality-but-helping-fire-fight/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:15:21 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T12:15:21+00:00",
      "description": "Many of the blazes burning across the province have been smoked out for a number of days and have resulted in poor air quality, but have helped in the fire fight."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Federal government announces $34M to help communities cope with climate change",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/12/federal-government-announces-34m-to-help-communities-cope-with-climate-change/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:00:06 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T12:00:06+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — The federal government is spending $34 million for 141 climate resilience projects across the country."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 12",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/need-to-know-bc-wildfires-aug-12-9.7304156?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Regional officials say they have heard frustration from families who had to flee their homes in Summerland, B.C., but that they \"can't even think about\" lifting evacuation orders until the Bald Range fire is better controlled."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "What Canada is missing toward finding MMIWG",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/12/mmiwg-sex-trafficking-big-story-podcast/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:10:03 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T11:10:03+00:00",
      "description": "The Big Story breaks down the latest information on MMIWG and what it might tell us about how to fight this criminal enterprise."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Cranbrook wants a hospice house, but where it should go is up for debate",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cranbrook-hospice-house-9.7302725?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 07:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T11:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Cranbrook residents will be surveyed this fall on five possible locations for a proposed 10-bed hospice house, including the Mount Baker RV Campground."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Why Canada’s deeper linkage of foreign aid with trade outcomes is raising concerns",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/12/why-canadas-deeper-linkage-of-foreign-aid-with-trade-outcomes-is-raising-concerns/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:00:08 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T08:00:08+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — Some in Canada's aid sector say they're growing more and more concerned by how closely the Carney government is tying foreign aid to its efforts to boost domestic economic growth."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Canadian Armed Forces holds major drone testing event with manufacturers",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/12/canadian-armed-forces-holds-major-drone-testing-event-with-manufacturers/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 08:00:06 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T08:00:06+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is holding an event today with Canadian drone manufacturers to test their platforms in real-world scenarios."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Doctors say Trump’s vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/11/doctors-say-trumps-vaccine-order-will-raise-fears-cause-confusion-and-endanger-kids/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:06:44 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T04:06:44+00:00",
      "description": "Doctors say President Donald Trump’s new executive order on vaccines is misguided and likely to stoke fear and confusion among parents at a time when measles is raging, immunization rates are falling and children are heading back to school."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Dawson Creek homeless shelter seeks to ease community conflict, improve services",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dawson-creek-homeless-shelter-seeking-to-address-issues-9.7302510?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:57:59 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T02:57:59+00:00",
      "description": "The Aboriginal Housing Management Association is the new operating partner of the Nawican Friendship Centre and emergency homeless shelter in Dawson Creek."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. temporarily rescinds protection order for the Salmon River watershed",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/protection-order-salmon-river-watershed-rescinded-9.7304097?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:42:14 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T02:42:14+00:00",
      "description": "The protection order restricted irrigation for ranchers and farmers in the area, to preserve water flow for Chinook salmon. Less than two weeks later, the province temporarily rescinded the order because of elevated wildfire risk in the region."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "It has cost more than $100K a month to house 1 tenant in Vancouver SRO",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12017812/cost-100k-a-month-house-1-tenant-vancouver-sro/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 02:24:59 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T02:24:59+00:00",
      "description": "Last month, the sole tenant, Ryan Donnelly, told Global News he suffers from a seizure disorder and requires a large room. He also showed a hole in his ceiling."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. may transfer Crown land to Vancouver Island First Nations",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12017786/bc-may-transfer-crown-land-vancouver-island-first-nations/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:22:48 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T01:22:48+00:00",
      "description": "New documents show that more than 300,000 acres of land could be transferred to Vancouver Island First Nations, which are currently finalizing treaties."
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Researchers say whale entanglements on B.C.'s coast continue to be a concern",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whale-entanglements-rise-bc-coast-9.7303754?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:03:26 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T01:03:26+00:00",
      "description": "Paul Cottrell, marine mammal co-ordinator with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said his team has been responding to an average of one to two entanglements a week for the last two months — on track with similar numbers from last year — in addition to several necropsies."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘He means everything’: Ladysmith para equestrian to compete in championship, credits horse with recovery",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/he-means-everything-ladysmith-para-equestrian-to-compete-in-championship-credits-horse-with-recovery-1341519/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:49:50 +0000",
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      "description": "Laura Hall is pictured with her horse, Istrano. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/horse-1-e1786495555301.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> A Ladysmith woman is embarking on the trip of a lifetime with her horse, Istrano, flying to Germany Tuesday to take on the world's best in Para Dressage. The post ‘He means everything’: Ladysmith para equestrian to compete in championship, credits horse with recovery appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Faulder family loses both homes in devastating Summerland wildfire",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12017717/faulder-family-loses-both-homes-devastating-summerland-wildfire/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:04:28 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-12T00:04:28+00:00",
      "description": "Shawna and Lucas Wagner were forced to leave behind what they had envisioned for their future as the newlyweds had only purchased the home in December."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Victoria's only public pool to close in September, with alternative to open next year",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/crystal-pool-closure-9.7303711?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:47:27 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T23:47:27+00:00",
      "description": "The only public swimming pool and fitness centre in the city of Victoria is set to close its doors next month as part of a years-long project to replace the 55-year-old facility."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Two DFO officers injured in ‘incident’ between vessel and humpback whale",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/two-dfo-officers-injured-in-incident-between-vessel-and-humpback-whale-1341488/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:19:42 +0000",
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      "description": "The damaged DFO vessel is shown. (Submitted) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_0656-scaled-e1786490084298.jpeg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Two Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) officers were injured in an “incident” between a DFO vessel and a humpback whale along B.C.’s coast this past weekend. The post Two DFO officers injured in ‘incident’ between vessel and humpback whale appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "What to know about the Bald Range fire and B.C.’s wildfire emergency",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/what-to-know-about-the-bald-range-fire-and-b-c-s-wildfire-emergency-1341491/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:16:43 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T23:16:43+00:00",
      "description": "The Bald Range wildfire, that has forced 20,000 people out of their homes in the south Okanagan region, burns in Summerland, B.C., late Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/90740315-659d-439c-a81b-2671a7d20ef1-scaled-e1786490083983.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Here are key facts about the Bald Range wildfire that exploded within hours of its detection in British Columbia's south Okanagan region on Aug. 7. The post What to know about the Bald Range fire and B.C.’s wildfire emergency appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Man acquitted of 1984 Winnipeg murder sentenced to 10 years for sexual assault",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/man-acquitted-of-1984-winnipeg-murder-sentenced-to-10-years-for-sexual-assault-1341479/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T23:05:00+00:00",
      "description": "The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Monday, January 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/155aad0fd8302c384e4b990e70dd8debff73ca9d10b07225504bd0f51ebfc08d-e1774974548355.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> A man, who was acquitted of the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Winnipeg schoolgirl Candace Derksen, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a British Columbia woman. The post Man acquitted of 1984 Winnipeg murder sentenced to 10 years for sexual assault appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Calgary boy, 9, recovering in hospital after nearly drowning in B.C. river",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/calgary-boy-9-recovering-in-hospital-after-nearly-drowning-in-b-c-river-1341474/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:46:23 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T22:46:23+00:00",
      "description": "Paul-Angelo Warren, 9, of Calgary, shown in this undated handout photo, is in a hospital in Vancouver, after being trapped underwater while swimming with his family. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout – Matthew Warren \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/9f682526a7658815feaf9276f2619bc20db7cf0aa232f062f24409e38032ca14-e1786488351755.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> A Calgary boy rescued after nearly drowning in a B.C. river is recovering in hospital, but his family says his lungs are badly damaged. The post Calgary boy, 9, recovering in hospital after nearly drowning in B.C. river appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "BC SPCA caring for nearly 100 animals displaced by B.C. wildfires",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/bc-spca-caring-for-nearly-100-animals-displaced-by-b-c-wildfires-1341459/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:34:24 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T22:34:24+00:00",
      "description": "The B.C. SPCA says Robert Carolan of Duncan has been sentenced to four months in jail in the beating death of his 16-week-old mixed-breed puppy. Photo courtesy Times Colonist. \" data-image-caption=\" With more than 100 wildfires burning across B.C. and the province under a state of emergency, the BC SPCA says it is prioritizing support for animals and families affected by evacuations. Photo courtesy Times Colonist. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/b-c-spca-photo-e1519059767639.jpg?fit=720%2C485&ssl=1\" /> With more than 100 wildfires burning across B.C. and the province under a state of emergency, the BC SPCA says it is prioritizing support for animals and families affected by evacuations. The post BC SPCA caring for nearly 100 animals displaced by B.C. wildfires appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Surge in overnight calls to Kids Help Phone ‘a canary in the coal mine’: CEO",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12017310/overnight-calls-surge-kids-help-phone/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:25:01 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T22:25:01+00:00",
      "description": "Requests via text in the evening and overnight hours are 183 per cent higher than those received during the day, Kids Help Phone said."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Before and after photos show home, music venue lost to B.C. wildfire",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12017396/before-after-photos-home-music-venue-lost-bc-wildfire-bald-range/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:18:43 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T22:18:43+00:00",
      "description": "'As we drove away, we could see in our rear view mirror the fire cresting the mountain. It was that close and that fast. There was no time to do anything more,' Craig Milton said."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "RCMP pair with helicopter service to target dangerous drivers in Nanaimo",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/rcmp-helicopter-dangerous-drivers-9.7303399?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:12:08 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T22:12:08+00:00",
      "description": "RCMP in Nanaimo partnered with a police helicopter service to target dangerous drivers in the city, following multiple complaints from residents about drag racing and other risky behaviour in some parts of the city in recent months."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: Aug. 11",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/1149299/watch-news-hour/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:00:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T22:00:41+00:00",
      "description": "Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – August 11",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/9913127/watch-global-okanagan-news-at-530/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:00:38 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T22:00:38+00:00",
      "description": "Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Northwest B.C. faces 3rd large-scale internet outage in months",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/northwest-bc-internet-outage-9.7303612?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:48:12 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T21:48:12+00:00",
      "description": "In an update to its website, internet service provider CityWest said the outage affected customers from Prince George heading west."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "From geckos to goats and livestock, B.C. wildfires affect thousands of animals",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/from-geckos-to-goats-and-livestock-b-c-wildfires-affect-thousands-of-animals-1341439/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T21:30:00+00:00",
      "description": "A goat belonging to Greg Krauter, who was forced to evacuate his Summerland, B.C., property with his seven goats due to the Bald Range wildfire, stands in the back of his truck outside an evacuee centre, in Penticton, B.C., on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/e4bf151a56d02e6b65c537196f47cea18f70c2abd5650d612e5518e0c9f95363-e1786482940577.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The ferocious wildfire burning in British Columbia's south Okanagan region has claimed one life and displaced more than 20,000 people, but its impacts go beyond human victims, with tens of thousands of farm animals and pets also affected. The post From geckos to goats and livestock, B.C. wildfires affect thousands of animals appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "10 arrested after ‘numerous’ complaints made about disorder in Nanaimo public plaza",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/10-arrested-after-numerous-complaints-made-about-disorder-in-nanaimo-public-plaza-1341435/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:29:04 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T21:29:04+00:00",
      "description": "Nanaimo RCMP handout photo of the cash and drugs seized from the two day enforcement at the Diana Krall Plaza. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Diana-Krall-Plaza-cash-seized--scaled-e1786483441631.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Nanaimo RCMP made 10 arrests after responding to a public plaza that has been subject to \"numerous complaints\" about disorder. The post 10 arrested after ‘numerous’ complaints made about disorder in Nanaimo public plaza appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Body of 13-year-old girl recovered from Cultus Lake: RCMP",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/body-13-year-old-girl-recovered-cultus-lake-9.7303279?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:28:34 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T21:28:34+00:00",
      "description": "RCMP have recovered the body of a 13-year-old girl from Cultus Lake, following a three-day search of the popular Fraser Valley swimming spot."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Body of missing 13-year-old pulled from Cultus Lake after medical emergency",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12017394/body-13-year-old-pulled-cultus-lake-medical-emergency/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:01:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T21:01:00+00:00",
      "description": "Chilliwack RCMP said that on Aug. 10, just before 2 p.m., the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team found the girl's body and the investigation has been turned over."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Man acquitted of 1984 Winnipeg murder sentenced to 10 years for sexual assault",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/11/man-acquitted-of-1984-winnipeg-murder-sentenced-to-10-years-for-sexual-assault/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:48:34 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T20:48:34+00:00",
      "description": "A man, who was acquitted of the 1984 murder of 13-year-old Winnipeg schoolgirl Candace Derksen, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a British Columbia woman. A B.C. Supreme Court justice sentenced Mark Edward Grant on Monday for charges of sexual assault and forcible confinement. The province’s prosecution service says the imposed sentence […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Man accused of setting VPD officer on fire pleads guilty",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12017397/man-accused-setting-vpd-officer-on-fire-pleads-guilty/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:35:27 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T20:35:27+00:00",
      "description": "Jordan Mutual, 41, was scheduled to stand trial in Vancouver provincial court Monday on two separate counts of assaulting a peace officer."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Ontario man accused in Ryan Wedding case won’t fight extradition to U.S.: lawyer",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/11/ontario-man-accused-in-ryan-wedding-case-wont-fight-extradition-to-u-s-lawyer/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:06:03 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T20:06:03+00:00",
      "description": "An Ontario jeweller accused of laundering hundreds of millions of dollars in drug money for a violent criminal network allegedly run by former Olympian Ryan Wedding will not fight his extradition to the United States. Rolan Sokolovski’s lawyer confirmed in an email that his client consented to extradition in a court hearing today, but stressed […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Homecoming: how an Indigenous matriarch is struggling to live on her traditional territory",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/11/bc-indigenous-matriarch-struggling-traditional-territory/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:21:11 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T19:21:11+00:00",
      "description": "Descendants of an Indigenous tribe that was considered extinct are now raising money so that their oldest matriarch can have a dignified home."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Why NASA flew a repurposed Cold War spy plane over B.C.'s wildfires",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nasa-aircraft-b-c-wildfires-9.7303288?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:02:16 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T19:02:16+00:00",
      "description": "A high-altitude research aircraft from NASA flew over British Columbia's wildfires over the weekend in a bid to better understand weather events generated by large blazes."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Canada could lose more than 100K jobs if CUSMA dies, report warns",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/11/cusma-jobs-canada-us-trade/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:33:16 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T18:33:16+00:00",
      "description": "Canada could lose 102,000 jobs if the Canada-U.S.-Mexico agreement on trade breaks down, a new report warns. The report, prepared for the Canadian American Business Council by Oxford Economics, studied the potential economic consequences of CUSMA negotiations, including termination of the deal. The report says the United States would lose 214,000 jobs in 2027 if […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Over 29,000 Canadians call for U.S. Ambassador Hoekstra to be expelled",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/petition-ambassador-hoekstra-removed-from-canada-9.7303372?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:01:17 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T18:01:17+00:00",
      "description": "A petition set to be presented in the House of Commons this fall calls on the government to declare U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra persona non grata and remove him from Canada."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "'Explosive' wildfire behaviour keeps thousands of British Columbians out of their homes",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/livestory/bc-wildfires-live-updates-aug-11-9.7303376?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:43:34 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T17:43:34+00:00",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Wrong bear killed by RCMP after girl attacked in Maple Ridge",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wrong-bear-killed-maple-ridge-9.7302730?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:04:38 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T16:04:38+00:00",
      "description": "Officials say they are still searching for the black bear that attacked a three-year-old girl in Maple Ridge, B.C., on Sunday, after confirming a bear RCMP killed wasn't the one that did it."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Mom's multiple sclerosis journey an inspiration for Vancouver Goldeneyes goalie",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/pwhl/kristen-campbell-janet-campbell-multiple-sclerosis-goldeneyes-pwhl-9.7303073?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:35:04 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T15:35:04+00:00",
      "description": "As Kristen Campbell battled on the ice as a young goalie, her mom Janet waged her own fight against multiple sclerosis. The PWHL netminder says her mom is her best friend and biggest role model and is sharing her family's story as part of A&W's annual Burgers to Beat MS campaign."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Search for B.C.'s best roadside attraction: Southwest B.C. semifinals",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-roadside-attraction-round-2-southwest-bc-9.7300385?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Fraser Valley destinations Hope Slide View Point and Othello Tunnels battle Sea-to-Sky’s Britannia Mine and Shannon Falls."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Man acquitted in 1984 killing of Winnipeg teen sentenced to 10 years for sexual assault in Vancouver",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/mark-grant-sexual-assault-vancouver-9.7302820?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:45:37 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T13:45:37+00:00",
      "description": "Mark Edward Grant — previously convicted, then acquitted, in the 1984 killing of Winnipeg teen Candace Derksen — has been sentenced in British Columbia for sexually assaulting a woman in her 60s."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Why an information officer kept camera rolling even as he fled B.C. wildfire with family",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/information-officer-live-stream-summerland-wildfire-9.7302647?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:23:23 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T01:23:23+00:00",
      "description": "The senior manager of communications for the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen decided to keep his livestream running while evacuations were active to help inform the public."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "1-time settlement 'windfall' means B.C.'s deficit last year was $3B less than expected",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-deficit-last-year-was-3-billion-less-than-expected-9.7302451?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:04:31 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-11T00:04:31+00:00",
      "description": "British Columbia's finance minister is touting a rosier than expected financial picture for last year, with a deficit of $7.7 billion instead of the projected $10.9 billion."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Hiker escapes after being attacked by grizzly bear in backcountry near Pemberton",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/grizzly-bear-attack-near-pemberton-backcountry-9.7302291?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:05:54 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-10T23:05:54+00:00",
      "description": "This is the second grizzly bear attack near Pemberton in just one week."
    }
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}