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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Wildfire smoke drives tourism to some B.C. communities",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wildfire-smoke-bc-tourism-9.7306800?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "As wildfire smoke blankets the province, people are travelling to find places with better air quality. It's led to a recent uptick in tourism for some communities."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Highway through Summerland, B.C., reopened with limited hours, stopping restrictions",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12021429/summerland-b-c-highway/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:23:52 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T12:23:52+00:00",
      "description": "Every exit was blocked off with pylons, including entrances to local businesses, with some staffed by security guards to prevent people from pulling off the road."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 14",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/need-to-know-british-columbia-wildfires-aug-14-9.7306907?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The Regional District of Central Okanagan is pleading for patience from residents forced to flee their homes due to the Bald Range wildfire, saying it remains a dynamic and challenging fire."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Site E dam proposal in northeast B.C. prompts calls for compensation, energy alternatives",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/site-e-dam-peace-river-compensation-energy-alternatives-9.7306607?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T11:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "B.C. Hydro gave elected officials in northeastern B.C. their first public briefing on the Site E dam proposal for the Peace River, a fourth dam that would be located near the Alberta border north of Dawson Creek."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Young grizzly bear with limp killed in Nelson, B.C., sparks rally",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nelson-grizzly-yearling-killed-9.7306936?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:35:57 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T04:35:57+00:00",
      "description": "Some community members in Nelson, B.C., organized a rally after a young grizzly bear was killed."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. housing minister says situation at single-tenant Granville SRO ‘not ideal’",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12021125/bc-housing-minister-single-tenant-granville-sro-not-ideal/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:50:59 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T02:50:59+00:00",
      "description": "Housing Minister Christine Boyle said she shares the public's frustration on this issue and that the government is working to close the building down."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Vancouver mayor wants plebiscite on strengthening drug use laws — but doesn't say which ones",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-ken-sim-plebiscite-drug-use-9.7306755?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:59:39 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T01:59:39+00:00",
      "description": "Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's push for two plebiscite questions in the upcoming municipal election on public drug use and adding involuntary care beds has been condemned by opponents as an election ploy."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Vancouver mayor calls special council meeting to approve public safety plebiscite",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/13/special-council-meeting-plebiscite/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:52:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T01:52:41+00:00",
      "description": "Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has called a special council meeting to seek approval for a plebiscite focused on public safety, street disorder and the treatment of severe mental health and addiction disorders."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey diagnosed with ‘early-stage, treatable cancer’",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12021163/brenda-bailey-cancer/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:50:54 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T01:50:54+00:00",
      "description": "Bailey said Thursday in a post on social media that the diagnosis came a few weeks ago and she has been given a good prognosis for full recovery."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Victoria transit workers serve 72-hour strike notice",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/victoria-transit-workers-serve-72-hour-strike-notice-1341977/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:34:08 +0000",
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      "description": "Unionized BC Transit workers in Victoria have served a 72-hour strike notice, with the first piece of job action to start on Monday. The post Victoria transit workers serve 72-hour strike notice appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. finance minister diagnosed with 'treatable' cancer, aims to return in fall",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/brenda-bailey-cancer-diagnosis-9.7306856?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:14:39 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T01:14:39+00:00",
      "description": "Brenda Bailey says she has worked with Premier David Eby to find the best path to get through treatment and continue the government's work, and they will have more information on Friday."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey diagnosed with ‘early-stage, treatable cancer’",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/b-c-finance-minister-brenda-bailey-diagnosed-with-early-stage-treatable-cancer-1341972/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 01:13:10 +0000",
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      "description": "B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey attends a blessing ceremony for the first tower at the Senakw Indigenous-led housing development being built by the Squamish Nation, in Vancouver, on Friday, May 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/fdb1bfd9-5060-444a-a628-9879c1a13042-scaled-e1786669954119.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> British Columbia's Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says she has \"early-stage, treatable cancer.\" The post B.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey diagnosed with ‘early-stage, treatable cancer’ appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Weak Lower Mainland market leads to B.C. home sales falling nearly 7% in July",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-home-sales-july-2026-9.7306691?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:08:17 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T01:08:17+00:00",
      "description": "The British Columbia Real Estate Association says 6,561 residential property sales were recorded in the Multiple Listing Service in the province last month, down 6.7 per cent from a year ago."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘We never forget them’: Victoria NICU graduates and caregivers reunite at annual picnic",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/we-never-forget-them-victoria-nicu-graduates-and-caregivers-reunite-at-annual-picnic-1341957/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:58:36 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T00:58:36+00:00",
      "description": "A family at the annual Victoria General Hospital NICU reunion on Aug. 13, 2026. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-18.png?fit=780%2C433&ssl=1\" /> Children, parents, and medical staff reunited at Victoria General Hospital (VGH)’s annual Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) reunion to reconnect with caregivers who were part of the family's life-changing journey. The post ‘We never forget them’: Victoria NICU graduates and caregivers reunite at annual picnic appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Nanaimo RCMP officer pleads guilty to breach of trust for having sex with vulnerable woman he met on duty",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/breach-of-trust-nanaimo-rcmp-officer-has-sex-with-woman-he-met-on-duty-1341950/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:49:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T00:49:41+00:00",
      "description": "Const. Mark Hilland (right) outside of the Nanaimo courthouse on Aug. 13, 2026. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image-17.png?fit=780%2C436&ssl=1\" /> A Nanaimo RCMP officer pleaded guilty to breaching the public’s trust, after having sex with a woman he met while he in uniform, on duty, and driving a police cruiser. The post Nanaimo RCMP officer pleads guilty to breach of trust for having sex with vulnerable woman he met on duty appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Jared Kushner to visit Israel and Egypt next week with Board of Peace officials to talk Gaza",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/13/jared-kushner-to-visit-israel-and-egypt-next-week-with-board-of-peace-officials-to-talk-gaza/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:35:20 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T00:35:20+00:00",
      "description": "WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and negotiator Jared Kushner will travel to the Middle East next week to try to advance plans for an end to the conflict in Gaza after a deal recently announced by the Trump administration ran into Israeli opposition."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Metro Vancouver, Victoria transit workers issue 72-hour strike notices",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/strike-notice-vancouver-victoria-bus-9.6956879?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:24:22 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T00:24:22+00:00",
      "description": "Three local union chapters representing thousands of transit workers in Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria have issued 72-hour strike notices."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Thousands of dollars estimated to clean up Royal Theatre graffiti",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/thousands-of-dollars-estimated-to-clean-up-royal-theatre-graffiti-1341930/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:09:49 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-14T00:09:49+00:00",
      "description": "The graffiti on the Royal Theatre is shown on Aug. 13, 2026. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-51.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> In a theatre known for art, it's the type of billing that the Royal Theatre was not looking for, a huge piece of graffiti, spray painted on the side of the Royal Theatre building, facing a parking lot. The post Thousands of dollars estimated to clean up Royal Theatre graffiti appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Iconic castle in Greater Victoria is to be transferred under B.C. treaty",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/13/iconic-castle-in-greater-victoria-is-to-be-transferred-under-b-c-treaty/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:56:50 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:56:50+00:00",
      "description": "The minister responsible for treaty negotiations with First Nations in B.C. confirms public access to 30 properties, including a well-known castle, could be limited or lost completely following an agreement."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Meadow Valley resident stayed to save his home from wildfire: ‘This is my life’",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12020987/meadow-valley-resident-wildfire-stayed-behind/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:50:48 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:50:48+00:00",
      "description": "The Bald Range wildfire broke out near Summerland last Friday evening. Meadow Valley resident Tyler Wall said he knew he wasn't going to leave his home and business."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Swiatek beats Rybakina to win women’s title at National Bank Open",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/13/swiatek-beats-rybakina-to-win-womens-title-at-national-bank-open/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:46:28 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:46:28+00:00",
      "description": "TORONTO — The “Iga, Iga, Iga” chants started after the third point of the match. They just kept coming on Thursday night as Iga Swiatek completed a long-awaited return to top form. With the Polish community here leading the cheers, the seventh-seeded Swiatek captured her first WTA tournament title of the year with a 6-2, […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal case in UnitedHealthcare killing, AP source says",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/luigi-mangione-expected-to-plead-guilty-in-federal-case-in-unitedhealthcare-killing-ap-source-says-1341939/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:43:32 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:43:32+00:00",
      "description": "Luigi Mangione attends a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (David Dee Delgado/Pool Photo via AP) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/65424a92-791b-449b-b64c-6427d81932a7-scaled-e1786664560291.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to a person familiar with the matter. The post Luigi Mangione expected to plead guilty in federal case in UnitedHealthcare killing, AP source says appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Top B.C. Mountie Dwayne McDonald relieved of duties over unspecified allegations",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12021024/rcmp-dwayne-mcdonald-relieved-of-duties/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:43:01 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:43:01+00:00",
      "description": "RCMP say Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, the commanding officer for the Mounties in British Columbia, has been relieved of his duties following unspecified allegations."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Top B.C. Mountie Dwayne McDonald relieved of duties over unspecified allegations",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/top-b-c-mountie-dwayne-mcdonald-relieved-of-duties-over-unspecified-allegations-1341933/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:37:54 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:37:54+00:00",
      "description": "RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald speaks about the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge B.C. during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/015f55cd0abd69a3c830dc725bacda679f870e315f14e9380dd5b681dcb1cade-e1786664264917.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> RCMP say Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, the commanding officer for the Mounties in British Columbia, has been relieved of his duties following unspecified allegations dating back to between 2016 and 2018. The post Top B.C. Mountie Dwayne McDonald relieved of duties over unspecified allegations appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "WestJet agrees to pay settlement in sexual harassment suit",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/westjet-agrees-4-5-million-sexual-harassment-settlement-9.7305070?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:36:22 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:36:22+00:00",
      "description": "WestJet has agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a sexual harassment class-action lawsuit launched a decade ago involving more than 3,000 flight attendants, according to the lead plaintiff and her lawyer."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Prince Rupert lab workers at SGS Minerals set to strike over wages",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-rupert-lab-worker-strike-9.7306233?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:32:07 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:32:07+00:00",
      "description": "Workers at a company that tests materials for export from the mining, forestry and other industries at B.C.'s Port of Prince Rupert issued strike notice effective Friday, according to their union."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Metchosin responding to ‘multiple’ small fires on local trails",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/metchosin-responding-to-multiple-small-fires-on-local-trails-1341925/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:30:14 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:30:14+00:00",
      "description": "Fire crews responding to a fire on a trail system in Metchosin. (Photo credit: Metchosin Fire Department/Facebook) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/774270674_1682982369425606_8266513525840505780_n-e1786663436500.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The Metchosin Fire Department is responding to \"multiple small fires\" in a local trail system. The post Metchosin responding to ‘multiple’ small fires on local trails appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Child dies after being hit by car at Abbotsford townhouse complex",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12020945/child-dies-hit-by-car-abbotsford-townhouse-complex/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:20:39 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:20:39+00:00",
      "description": "Anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have dash camera footage of the incident is asked to contact the Abbotsford Police Department at 604-859-5225."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Top B.C. Mountie relieved of duties over unspecified allegations",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/13/top-b-c-mountie-relieved-of-duties-over-unspecified-allegations/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:18:53 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:18:53+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — RCMP say Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald, the commanding officer for the force in British Columbia, has been relieved of his duties following unspecified allegations dating back to between 2016 and 2018."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Mexican citizen charged in murder of Vancouver woman following 30-year cold case investigation",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cold-case-mexican-citizen-9.7306542?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:12:04 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:12:04+00:00",
      "description": "A 68-year-old Mexican national has been charged in the death of a Vancouver woman in 1996."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘No questions asked’: RCMP seek ukulele that went missing after Nanaimo blues fest",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/no-questions-asked-rcmp-seek-ukulele-that-went-missing-after-nanaimo-blues-fest-1341911/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:02:26 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T23:02:26+00:00",
      "description": "The stolen ukulele is shown. (Nanaimo RCMP) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ukulele.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Nanaimo RCMP are asking the public to keep an eye out for a ukulele that may have been stolen from a recent blues festival. The post ‘No questions asked’: RCMP seek ukulele that went missing after Nanaimo blues fest appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Police investigating after child fatally struck by car in Abbotsford",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/13/fatal-crash-abbotsford/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:59:14 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T22:59:14+00:00",
      "description": "A child has died after being struck by a car in the parking lot of an Abbotsford townhouse complex Thursday afternoon."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. RCMP commanding officer relieved of duties following unspecified allegations",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dwayne-mcdonald-allegations-relieved-duties-9.7306665?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:59:10 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T22:59:10+00:00",
      "description": "The B.C. RCMP's commanding officer has been ousted following unspecified allegations dating from 2016 to 2018, according to a statement from the force. Dwayne McDonald, who served as the RCMP's deputy commissioner, was relieved of his duties."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Wildfire near Summerland threatens mountain goats living on nearby cliffs",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fate-mountain-goats-summerland-bc-9.7305781?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:04:35 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T22:04:35+00:00",
      "description": "The B.C. government says a small herd of mountain goats are \"thought to have escaped\" the large wildfire that burns out of control near the evacuated community of Summerland."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Penticton search and rescue members helped others evacuate as their homes burned",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12020750/penticton-search-rescue-members-helped-evacuate-homes-burned/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:59:28 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T21:59:28+00:00",
      "description": "Other search and rescue teams also responded to calls for help, including Princeton, Central Okanagan, Oliver, Osoyoos, Rossland and Grand Forks."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "North Vancouver RCMP seek help identifying e-scooter, e-dirt bike riders at Fen Burdett track",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/13/dangerous-e-scooter-e-bike-riders/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:58:21 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T21:58:21+00:00",
      "description": "North Vancouver RCMP are asking for the public’s help in identifying a group of youths who were allegedly riding e-scooters and e-dirt bikes dangerously on the Fen Burdett track."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Feds earmark $3M for search and rescue teams across Canada",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/feds-earmark-3m-for-search-and-rescue-teams-across-canada-1341903/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:51:13 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T21:51:13+00:00",
      "description": "Search and rescue teams and volunteers watch a man be transported to hospital by helicopter after he was missing on Vancouver Island for four days. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/sar-fund-1-e1786657475337.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> The federal government has promised to support search and rescue teams across the country with $3 million spread out over the next three years. The post Feds earmark $3M for search and rescue teams across Canada appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Fact File: Claims Liberal MP voted in House of Commons while in China are false",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/13/fact-file-claims-liberal-mp-voted-in-house-of-commons-while-in-china-are-false/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:50:20 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T21:50:20+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — After Liberal MP Shaun Chen announced Monday his plans to resign his seat in the House of Commons in September, he was accused online of breaking House rules by voting on legislation while he was in China earlier this year."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "All-party committee, including 3 NDP MLAs, calls for government to scrap PST expansion",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/all-party-committee-calls-for-government-to-scrap-pst-expansion-9.7305442?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:29:55 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T21:29:55+00:00",
      "description": "May small businesses are not happy about the NDP government's plan to expand the provincial sales tax to a range of professional services in October. An all-party finance committee, which includes NDP MLAs, recommends that the government scrap the expansion. The B.C. Conservatives say it shows NDP backbenchers are at odds with the Finance Minister."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Lower Similkameen Indian Band wants B.C. to pause new mining claims in Ashnola watershed",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/lsib-bc-wants-province-pause-mining-ashnola-9.7297172?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:04:44 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T21:04:44+00:00",
      "description": "Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB) says the province has stunted conservation efforts in the Ashnola watershed by not pausing mining claims in an area of southern B.C., despite the First Nation declaring it an Indigenous Protected Area in 2022."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Jury selected for trial of former gang leader accused of ordering Tupac Shakur’s killing",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/13/jury-selected-for-trial-of-former-gang-leader-accused-of-ordering-tupac-shakurs-killing/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:03:51 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T21:03:51+00:00",
      "description": "LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury of 6 men and 10 women was selected Thursday to hear the case against an ex-gang leader accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s killing nearly 30 years ago in one of hip-hop’s most pivotal moments."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Canadian judge denies Russian cargo airline sanctions relief",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/08/13/canadian-judge-denies-russian-cargo-airline-sanctions-relief/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:00:58 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T21:00:58+00:00",
      "description": "A Federal Court judge has shot down a plea for sanctions relief by the Russian company that owns the massive cargo plane Canada seized after the start of the Ukraine war."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Prince George movie theatre employee goes viral after hand drawing Spider-Man poster",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/prince-george-spiderman-movie-poster-9.7306229?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:07:50 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T19:07:50+00:00",
      "description": "A Famous Players 6 employee in Prince George, B.C., improvised and drew movie posters for the film Spider-Man: Brand New Day when the official movie posters never showed up."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Man acquitted in murder of Winnipeg teen given 10 years for violent Vancouver sex assault",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12020349/man-acquitted-murder-winnipeg-teen-sentenced-violent-vancouver-sex-assault/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:54:13 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T18:54:13+00:00",
      "description": "Mark Edward Grant, who turns 63 on Friday, was originally charged with unlawful confinement, sexual assault with a weapon, assault with a weapon, and uttering threats."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Highway 97 between Penticton and Kelowna reopens with limited hours",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12020391/highway-97-penticton-kelowna-reopens-limited-hours/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:50:46 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T18:50:46+00:00",
      "description": "The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen said the highway will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day and speed limits have been reduced to 70 km/h."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Mexican citizen charged with second-degree murder of Vancouver woman in 1996",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12020296/vancouver-cold-case-murder-extradition/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:47:18 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T17:47:18+00:00",
      "description": "Police said that Juan Salud was identified as a person of interest in the case at the time, but he left for Mexico in March of 1996."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Search for B.C.'s best roadside attraction: Northern semifinals",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-roadside-attraction-northern-semifinal-9.7304630?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "After more than 300 submissions from across the province, just four roadside attractions from B.C.'s north remain — but which will make the final?"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Members of Okanagan Indian Band mourn loss of forests and irreplaceable artifacts in wildfire",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/members-of-okanagan-indian-band-mourn-loss-of-forests-and-irreplaceable-artifacts-in-wildfire-9.7305507?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "More than just homes have been destroyed by the Bradley Creek Wildfire. The Okanagan Indian Band Indigenous community has also lost irreplaceable artifacts and forests where their great-grandparents picked berries."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "What you need to know about B.C. wildfires on Aug. 13",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/need-to-know-british-columbia-wildfires-aug-13-9.7305510?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Highway 97, which has been closed due to the wildfire between Peachland and the Pyramid Picnic Area in Kickininee Provincial Park, has reopened with limited hours, according to DriveBC on Thursday ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Unsealed documents reveal details of RCMP's response, investigation into Tumbler Ridge shooting",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tumbler-ridge-unsealed-documents-9.7305135?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-08-13T10:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Documents unsealed by CBC News and a consortium of other media outlets reveal a chronology of the day law enforcement responded to the deadly shooting in northern B.C."
    }
  ]
}