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      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Saanich Fair returns this long weekend, more than 150 years since inception",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/saanich-fair-returns-this-long-weekend-more-than-150-years-since-inception-1345764/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T13:45:00+00:00",
      "description": "File photo. (Saanich Fair/Facebook) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/491411172_1286363639781666_9222762811917194172_n-e1788472081929.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The long running Saanich Fair is returning to Central Saanich this weekend, nearly 160 years after its initial inception. The post Saanich Fair returns this long weekend, more than 150 years since inception appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Fishers empty-handed following dismal Fraser River sockeye run",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fishers-empty-handed-following-dismal-fraser-river-sockeye-run-9.7331979?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Many Fraser River sockeye salmon fishers are coming home empty-handed, following a dismal run that shut down fisheries this season."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Nanoose Bay residents hope petition will bring change after multiple fatalities on stretch of Highway 19",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nanoose-petition-highway-fatalities-9.7331783?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "One resident in Nanoose Bay, B.C., is re-circulating a petition calling for improvements to a stretch of Highway 19 on Vancouver Island that's seen a number of fatalities. She's hoping better infrastructure and enforcement will help reduce the number of crashes seen in the area."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "What comes next for the Lindsay Clancy trial?",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/04/lindsay-clancy-trial-big-story-podcast/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:25:53 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T11:25:53+00:00",
      "description": "WARNING: This episode contains discussion about suicide, death and the killing of children. Please take care. The fate of a 36 year-old former nurse from Massachusetts is in the hands of a nine-women three-men jury in a U.S. courthouse who’s been deliberating since last Friday. Lindsay Clancy admitted to killing her three children in January […]"
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      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Only 1 person charged after RCMP dismantle Canada’s largest super lab",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12047239/only-one-person-charged-after-rcmp-dismantle-canadas-largest-superlab/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:11:36 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T11:11:36+00:00",
      "description": "Gaganpreet Singh Randhawa pleaded guilty in B.C. Supreme Court to several drug-trafficking and firearms-related charges."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Economy sheds 42,000 jobs, unemployment rate steady in August: StatCan",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/04/statistics-canada-to-release-labour-force-survey-for-august-today/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 08:00:02 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T08:00:02+00:00",
      "description": "The previously hot labour market stalled out to end the summer with a loss of 42,000 jobs in August, Statistics Canada said Friday. The unemployment rate held steady at 6.4 per cent last month, the agency said. August’s losses fell short of economists’ expectations for a gain of 15,000 positions. It puts an end to […]"
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "A single juror may prevent a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial as deliberations resume",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/03/lindsay-clancy-trial-deliberations/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:06:40 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T04:06:40+00:00",
      "description": "PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A deadlocked jury returns Friday for the seventh day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial, a day after the jury's foreperson told the judge a single juror won’t follow the court’s instructions about reasonable doubt."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Golden, B.C., to align with Pacific Time zone after final November clock change",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/golden-b-c-to-align-with-pacific-time-zone-after-final-november-clock-change-9.7331951?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:49:17 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T03:49:17+00:00",
      "description": "Golden town council has decided it will join the rest of B.C. and adopt Pacific Time from Nov. 1, ending bi-annual clock changes."
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Rescuers pull 2 trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/03/rescuers-pull-2-trapped-workers-from-a-hydropower-tunnel-9-days-after-nepal-floods/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 03:47:14 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T03:47:14+00:00",
      "description": "Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after deadly floods swept away villages and submerged the Himalayan region in mud and debris. Search teams first heard voices from inside the tunnel in the morning, […]"
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Want to see a whale? Try watching from shore",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/want-to-see-a-whale-try-watching-from-shore-1345846/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:31:27 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T01:31:27+00:00",
      "description": "Southern resident killer whales J31 and her calf J56, seen Sunday off the southwest coast of Vancouver Island. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Whales-2.jpg?fit=780%2C455&ssl=1\" /> Spotting a killer whale in the wild is partly about being in the right place at the right time. The post Want to see a whale? Try watching from shore appeared first on CHEK ."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "New Vancouver Island Animal Behaviour Centre prepares to open doors this fall",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/new-vancouver-island-animal-behaviour-centre-prepares-to-open-doors-this-fall-1345850/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:12:49 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T01:12:49+00:00",
      "description": "The centre will cover dogs, cats and small animals like rabbits. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_3694-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C385&ssl=1\" /> The BC SPCA is preparing to cut the ribbon this fall on its one-of-a-kind dedicated animal behaviour centre in North Cowichan. The post New Vancouver Island Animal Behaviour Centre prepares to open doors this fall appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Province changes course on supportive housing project in Nanaimo",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/province-changes-course-on-supportive-housing-project-in-nanaimo-1345844/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 01:03:55 +0000",
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      "description": "The province announced new plans for supportive housing in Nanaimo. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/IMG_2033-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1\" /> The province is changing course on some supportive housing in Nanaimo. The post Province changes course on supportive housing project in Nanaimo appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Vancouver night club slapped with social media ban after its latest U.S. commentary",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/03/penthouse-instagram-ban/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:52:25 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T00:52:25+00:00",
      "description": "The Penthouse Night Club is back again with another cheeky marquee sign, but this time, it’s gotten the business into some deep waters."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Nanaimo resident killed in war in Ukraine",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/nanaimo-resident-killed-in-war-in-ukraine-1345841/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:48:33 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T00:48:33+00:00",
      "description": "Jessy Noel Bourgeois of Nanaimo was killed on Aug. 18 during a drone strike in Ukraine. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/uyVPclBj-720.jpg?fit=720%2C406&ssl=1\" /> A grieving mother in Nanaimo reflects on the life of her late son who died Aug. 18 while serving in Ukraine as a drone pilot, classified as an unmanned aerial vehicle crew mechanic. The post Nanaimo resident killed in war in Ukraine appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. expanding supports for intimate partner violence survivors, including family court worker in northwest",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/intimate-partner-violence-support-bc-9.7331765?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:41:17 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T00:41:17+00:00",
      "description": "At least one of three new family court support workers will be assigned to northwestern B.C. as the province uses $3 million in funding under Ottawa's National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence."
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      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Veteran Vancouver police officer, KidsPlay founder charged with fraud, theft",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12047320/vancouver-police-officer-kidsplay-founder-charged-fraud/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:39:23 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T00:39:23+00:00",
      "description": "Const. Kal Dosanjh was arrested Thursday and faces multiple fraud, theft and breach of trust charges following a lengthy investigation."
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Dog killed in hit-and-run in Vancouver",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/03/hit-and-run-dog/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:40:28 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T23:40:28+00:00",
      "description": "A dog is dead following a hit-and-run collision in Vancouver on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Vancouver Police Department."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Eby says NDP won’t be courting B.C. Conservative defectors",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/eby-says-ndp-wont-be-courting-b-c-conservative-defectors-1345832/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:35:00 +0000",
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      "description": "B.C. Premier David Eby speaks to attendees outside the new Stride Avenue Community School built to replace the former school that opened on the site in 1929, in Burnaby, B.C., on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/d262d378a550512267074d5ffee098fe06754f0c8582342a2a9aa3711589e744-e1788478050466.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> British Columbia Premier David Eby says he won't court B.C. Conservative defectors to join the NDP, after nine legislators left the official Opposition caucus in the past three weeks. The post Eby says NDP won’t be courting B.C. Conservative defectors appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘Shocking’: Fraser River sockeye return falls to 3 million from predicted 8 million",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/shocking-fraser-river-sockeye-return-falls-to-3-million-1345741/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:17:53 +0000",
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      "description": "Salmon are shown in this file photo. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/salmon-e1788477461519.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Nearly 8 million sockeye salmon were projected to return to the Fraser River this year, and scientists are trying to learn why they're not. The post ‘Shocking’: Fraser River sockeye return falls to 3 million from predicted 8 million appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Victoria Police share more details on senior assault at Esquimalt Gorge Park",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/victoria-police-share-more-details-on-senior-assault-at-esquimalt-gorge-park-1345797/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:15:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T23:15:00+00:00",
      "description": "Esquimalt Gorge Park is shown in this file photo. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/esquimalt-gorge-park-2-e1788476241831.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Victoria Police shared more details about an attack that left a senior with serious facial injuries earlier this week. The post Victoria Police share more details on senior assault at Esquimalt Gorge Park appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Vancouver police officer facing multiple fraud charges",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/03/vpd-officer-multiple-fraud-charges/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:06:32 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T23:06:32+00:00",
      "description": "A Vancouver Police Department constable has been charged with several criminal offences, according to court records."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "High-profile VPD officer and youth charity CEO Kal Dosanjh charged with theft, fraud",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dosanjh-charged-fraud-9.7331693?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:01:19 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T23:01:19+00:00",
      "description": "Vancouver police officer, anti-gang advocate and youth charity CEO Kal Dosanjh has been charged with theft, fraud and breach of trust offences dating back to 2017."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Ontario police say murder suspect may be in British Columbia",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/ontario-police-say-murder-suspect-may-be-in-british-columbia-1345770/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T23:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Joseph Madore, a suspect in an Ontario murder, may be travelling in British Columbia. (Ontario Provincial Police) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-5.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Ontario Provincial Police are on the lookout for two murder suspects, one of whom may be in backcountry areas of British Columbia. The post Ontario police say murder suspect may be in British Columbia appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Crash closes one lane southbound coming off of Malahat",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/crash-closes-one-lane-southbound-coming-off-of-malahat-1345792/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:53:13 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T22:53:13+00:00",
      "description": "A DriveBC webcam shows a truck on the side of the Trans-Canada Highway near the West Shore Parkway on Sept. 3, 2026. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/almost-malahat-crash.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Traffic coming into Victoria from the Malahat will be up against a bottleneck, with the highway down to just one lane southbound Thursday afternoon. The post Crash closes one lane southbound coming off of Malahat appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Worker dead after fatal gas plant incident in northeast B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/worker-dead-after-fatal-gas-plant-incident-9.7331697?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:32:47 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T22:32:47+00:00",
      "description": "Tourmaline Oil confirmed one worker is dead after an incident at a gas plant on Aug. 27."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Vancouver police officer charged with 1 count of assault",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-police-officer-assault-charge-sept-3-9.7331751?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:29:16 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T22:29:16+00:00",
      "description": "The B.C. Prosecution Service says a Vancouver police officer has been charged with assault."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Irving Oil CEO Jeff Matthews to retire in November, new CEO to be announced",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/03/irving-oil-ceo-jeff-matthews-to-retire-in-november-new-ceo-to-be-announced/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:11:47 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T22:11:47+00:00",
      "description": "SAINT JOHN — Irving Oil says CEO Jeff Matthews will retire from the company on Nov. 1."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Almost $1,000 in fines issued to teen after fleeing Burnaby RCMP on e-dirt bike",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/03/youth-fined-almost-grand/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:51:35 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T21:51:35+00:00",
      "description": "A 16-year-old boy was issued nearly $1,000 in fines after allegedly fleeing from police while riding an e-dirt bike in Burnaby."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Carney chooses senior bureaucrat Scott Jones to head cyberspy agency",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/03/carney-chooses-senior-bureaucrat-scott-jones-to-head-cyberspy-agency/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:50:34 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T21:50:34+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has named senior bureaucrat Scott Jones as the next head of the Communications Security Establishment, Canada's cyberspy agency."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Lawyers for killers of Abbotsford couple argue for earlier parole eligibility",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/lawyers-for-killers-of-abbotsford-couple-argue-for-earlier-parole-eligibility-9.7330406?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:37:09 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T21:37:09+00:00",
      "description": "The three men who killed an Abbotsford couple in their home four years ago resumed their sentencing hearings this week, as their lawyers made a charter challenge in hopes of a path to earlier parole."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Sleeping Trans-Canada Tesla drivers caught on video, fined $368",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sleeping-tesla-driver-fined-9.7331354?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:08:57 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T21:08:57+00:00",
      "description": "The B.C. Highway Patrol says an officer captured video of a man with his eyes closed and hands off the wheel as his Tesla travelled on through Langley."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Construction starts on North Coast Transmission Line between Prince George and northwest B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/north-coast-transmission-line-construction-begin-9.7331387?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:47:07 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T19:47:07+00:00",
      "description": "B.C. Hydro says the project will more than double the amount of electricity that can be sent from Prince George to Terrace and beyond, supplying more power to major infastructure projects in northwest B.C. including LNG export facilities and mines that have been identified as being in the national interest against the backdrop of the trade war with the United States."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Vancouver drug advocates open pop-up overdose prevention sites",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12046579/vancouver-pop-up-overdose-prevention-sites/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 18:17:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T18:17:41+00:00",
      "description": "Neighbours of a cancelled overdose prevention site in Vancouver say they’re concerned about ad hoc harm reduction services appearing outside the vacant building."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Winnipeg is seen as Canada’s least safe city, Ottawa considered safest: polling",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12046437/winnipeg-least-safe-city-ottawa-safest/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:20:18 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T17:20:18+00:00",
      "description": "More than half of people polled by Liaison Strategies said they perceive Winnipeg to be very or somewhat unsafe, it found. Ottawa topped the list as safest."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Hiker missing from B.C. gondola made call to 911 saying he's 'stuck on the mountain'",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/missing-squamish-man-called-911-9.7331131?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:18:58 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T17:18:58+00:00",
      "description": "Search and rescue crews say a hiker who's been missing from the Squamish area since Sunday managed to briefly get through to 911 on Tuesday, but that searchers still haven't been able to find him."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Search for 2 Ottawa men wanted for 1st-degree murder continues",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12046382/ottawa-men-wanted-first-degree-murder/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:32:54 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T15:32:54+00:00",
      "description": "Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say two Ottawa men wanted for first degree murder may be in British Columbia and New Brunswick."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "6,000 names etched in stone to memorialize Japanese people detained in Vancouver during WWII",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/hastings-park-japanese-memorial-9.7328807?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "A memorial for Japanese Canadians detained during the Second World War was unveiled at Vancouver's Hastings Park last week, commemorating the thousands of people who were held there while more permanent internment camps were built."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Why a single ‘progressive’ challenger in Vancouver’s election may be unlikely",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-election-peoples-primary-azaroff-allen-fry-9.7330520?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Battles between local parties that call themselves “left-wing” or “progressive” in Vancouver have shaped the city’s political culture for decades — and in the next eight days could reshape it again."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Clocks running more than 15 minutes fast due to 'electrical island' in northwest B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/why-is-my-microwave-oven-clock-fast-northwest-b-c-9.7330361?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "It happens when power switches to a backup generating station operating at a different frequency, B.C. Hydro says."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Who's running for mayor in Fort St. John? Councillor to challenge incumbent",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/two-candidates-running-for-mayor-fort-st-john-9.7330167?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 07:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T11:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The race for mayor in Fort St. John is underway. Coun. Trevor Bolin announced Wednesday that he would challenge incumbent Mayor Lilia Hansen for the position."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Ahead of municipal election, Kelowna mayor asks feds to shut down supervised consumption site",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/kelowna-mayor-tom-dyas-supervised-consumption-site-9.7330408?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:00:39 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T02:00:39+00:00",
      "description": "The mayor of Kelowna, B.C., has written to the federal health minister asking for authorities to deny the renewal of a supervised consumption site operating in the city's downtown core. Mayor Tom Dyas's letter comes a little under two months before the municipal election in the city, in which he is running for re-election."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Man receives $27K fine for feeding dangerous wildlife in West Vancouver",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fine-feeding-dangerous-wildlife-west-vancouver-9.7330444?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:41:20 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T01:41:20+00:00",
      "description": "A B.C. man was slapped with a $27,000 penalty after intentionally feeding and attracting dangerous wildlife in West Vancouver in the spring of 2022, according to conservation officers."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "'My students should be here': Tumbler Ridge teacher shares toll of deadly school shooting",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tumbler-ridge-teacher-shooting-open-ai-9.7329841?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:42:05 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T00:42:05+00:00",
      "description": ""
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Uber drivers in B.C.'s Interior join Vancouver Island in unionization agreement",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/uber-drivers-in-b-c-s-interior-join-vancouver-island-in-unionization-agreement-9.7330269?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:08:01 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T00:08:01+00:00",
      "description": "The United Food and Commercial Workers union says Uber drivers in the Okanagan-Kootenay-Cariboo areas are joining UFCW 1518, and will be covered by an agreement first negotiated by drivers in Victoria."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Surrey Islamic centre targeted with hateful, threatening vandalism",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12045848/surrey-islamic-centre-targeted-hateful-threatening-vandalism/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:02:17 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T00:02:17+00:00",
      "description": "Police are investigating after hateful graffiti and threats were painted on a Surrey mosque, prompting condemnation from leaders and renewed concerns about rising Islamophobia."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Suspect images released as residents condemn hateful text, bacon left at Surrey Islamic centre",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/suspect-fleetwood-islamic-centre-hateful-words-9.7330270?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:01:33 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-03T00:01:33+00:00",
      "description": "Surrey, B.C., residents say there's a need for more cultural acceptance, as police release images of a suspect as they investigate a potential hate crime at an Islamic place of worship last week."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Findlay’s chief of staff resigns as two more MLAs quit B.C. Conservative caucus",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12045422/findlays-bc-conservative-resignations/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:09:27 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-02T20:09:27+00:00",
      "description": "Minutes after McInnes issued a statement saying he would sit as an Independent in Columbia River-Revelstoke, Findlay announced her chief of staff, Chris Delaney, had resigned."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "An island is floating around a B.C. reservoir — and it keeps disappearing",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12044932/floating-island-bc-williston-resevoir/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:15:28 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-02T19:15:28+00:00",
      "description": "The floating forest, which is 70 metres wide and 140 metres long, was first spotted in July near Finlay Bay in the middle of Williston Reservoir in the northern interior of B.C."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "George Clooney calls out Pete Hegseth for mocking Canadian military cadets",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12045085/george-clooney-calls-out-pete-hegseth-mocking-canadian-military/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:49:06 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-02T18:49:06+00:00",
      "description": "'You see what the secretary of defense just tweeted out a picture about women in the military in Canada, and you're going, 'What's wrong with you?' George Clooney said."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Two more B.C. Conservatives quit caucus citing ‘Alberta separatist’ hirings by Findlay",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12045195/conservative-mla-wilson-quits-bc-caucus/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:10:53 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-02T18:10:53+00:00",
      "description": "'I remain a conservative. My principles have not changed,' MLA Donegal Wilson said. 'What has changed is my confidence in Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s leadership.'"
    }
  ]
}