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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Northern B.C. community brings back dinosaur mascot from extinction, after a nearly 30-year 'sabbatical'",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dudley-the-dinosaur-is-back-hudsons-hope-9.7329657?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The District of Hudson's Hope unveiled a new costume for the town's mascot, Dudley the Dinosaur, last week. Kelsey Shewfelt, the recreation co-ordinator for the district, says the public has been asking to see Dudley return for years."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/05/us-military-hits-3-iranian-oil-tankers-after-saying-navy-warships-were-targeted-with-missiles/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:54:35 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T13:54:35+00:00",
      "description": "CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. military says it has struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Oasis reunion tour documentary rocks Venice Film Festival",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/05/oasis-reunion-tour-documentary-rocks-venice-film-festival/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 13:29:20 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T13:29:20+00:00",
      "description": "VENICE, Italy (AP) — The Gallagher brothers brought some rock star energy to a sleepy, and sweaty, Venice Film Festival Saturday, where the documentary about their reunion tour is making its world premiere. And like true rock stars, after giving a few waves for photographers on the Lido docks, they skipped the whole “news conference” bit."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Critic calls on B.C. to salvage more wildfire-burned timber, province says that's 'unrealistic.' Here's why",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/wild-fire-salvage-what-to-know-9.7330107?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer is calling for the province’s salvage rate to rise to 25 per cent and for more efficient access to wildfire-damaged timber."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Endometriosis can elude diagnosis for years. What to know about the disease and new ways to find it",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/05/endometriosis-can-elude-diagnosis-for-years-what-to-know-about-the-disease-and-new-ways-to-find-it/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:02:18 +0000",
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      "description": "When Zoë Armstrong got an ultrasound report showing signs of endometriosis, she called her mom and cried. After years of suffering and seeking help from doctors, she finally had an answer."
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "What is Regina pizza? It’s Greek, good and gets under the crust of Rider rivals",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/05/what-is-regina-pizza-its-greek-good-and-gets-under-the-crust-of-rider-rivals/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 12:00:07 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T12:00:07+00:00",
      "description": "REGINA — It's a two-fisted, square-shaped, greasy-cheesy piece of goodness that has become an official symbol of Saskatchewan's capital city."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Brink Forest Products to cut 50 jobs at its Prince George lumber plant",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/brink-cuts-prince-george-jobs-9.7333320?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Brink Forest Products cuts roughly 50 jobs at its Prince George, B.C., plant as the company reduces operations to 20 per cent citing a lack of fibre and U.S. tariff costs, among factors."
    },
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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Province advances Old Fort landslide study in northeast B.C.",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/old-fort-bc-landslide-risk-study-9.7333318?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 07:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T11:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Three separate landslides in the same spot since 2018 have prompted evacuations and destroyed a home and other critical infrastructure in the Old Fort community just south of Fort St John."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Iran accuses the US of targeting a tanker near Kharg Island, and other Mideast news",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/05/iran-accuses-the-us-of-targeting-a-tanker-near-kharg-island-and-other-mideast-news/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:14:18 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T10:14:18+00:00",
      "description": "Iran on Saturday accused the U.S. of attacking an Iranian tanker near Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. did not immediately comment, but a new strike would raise the risk of sparking a new round of Iranian attacks on U.S. allies and interests in the region."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Carney made reforms a factor in recognizing Palestine – here’s where they stand",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/05/carney-made-reforms-a-factor-in-recognizing-palestine-heres-where-they-stand/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:00:09 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T10:00:09+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — In September 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada was officially recognizing the State of Palestine."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/05/chimpanzees-once-used-for-vaccine-research-get-health-checks-as-part-of-long-term-care/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:48:50 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T09:48:50+00:00",
      "description": "ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A group of chimpanzees that were once used for hepatitis B vaccine experiments in laboratories have received health checks at their new home in Liberia, in hopes of giving them a second chance at a normal life."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Nearly 2,000 fall ill in suspected food poisoning linked to Indonesia’s free school meals program",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/05/nearly-2000-fall-ill-in-suspected-food-poisoning-linked-to-indonesias-free-school-meals-program/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:18:38 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T09:18:38+00:00",
      "description": "JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Nearly 2,000 people, most of them students, fell ill in suspected food poisoning outbreaks linked to President Prabowo Subianto ’s flagship Free Nutritious Meals program this week, raising fresh concerns about food safety as the government rapidly expands the multibillion-dollar initiative nationwide, officials said Saturday."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "US envoys Witkoff and Kushner are in Moscow in a new push for peace between Russia and Ukraine",
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      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:05:09 +0000",
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      "description": "U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Moscow on Saturday to try to revive a stalled push to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russian state news outlets reported."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/05/rescuers-in-nepal-pull-2-people-alive-from-the-debris-10-days-after-devastating-floods/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:15:37 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T08:15:37+00:00",
      "description": "KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of people still missing."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "As Carney advances Vancouver port expansion, environmentalists raise concern for at-risk species",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/roberts-bank-terminal-expansion-notice-potential-listing-9.7329825?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Canada's federal government is taking steps to designate the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 port expansion in Vancouver as a project of national interest. Environmentalists are concerned that fast-tracking the project could damage the Fraser River Estuary, an area integral to the survival of orcas and salmon."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Order Up: Parsonage Cafe",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/order-up-parsonage-cafe-1345984/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 02:03:37 +0000",
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      "description": "The Parsonage Cafe is shown. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/parsonage-5.jpg?fit=780%2C432&ssl=1\" /> This week’s Order Up takes us to the heart of Fernwood for great coffee, breakfast sandwiches and so much more. The post Order Up: Parsonage Cafe appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Jerry Dobrovolny out as CAO of Metro Vancouver Regional District",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/jerry-dobrovolny-metro-vancouver-9.7333635?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:53:35 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T01:53:35+00:00",
      "description": "Jerry Dobrovolny's tenure as the chief administrative officer of the under-fire Metro Vancouver Regional District has come to an end ahead of the upcoming municipal elections in B.C."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Friend holds out hope for Canadian runner missing on Matterhorn",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/friend-holds-out-hope-for-canadian-runner-missing-on-matterhorn-9.7333598?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:30:38 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T01:30:38+00:00",
      "description": "A friend of a Canadian athlete who went missing on the Matterhorn says Squamish, B.C.'s mountain running community is hoping for her safe return."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Labour Day long weekend second busiest of the year for BC Ferries",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/labour-day-long-weekend-2nd-busiest-of-the-year-for-bc-ferries-1346071/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:10:53 +0000",
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      "description": "BC Ferries says 130,000 vehicles and 375,000 passengers are expected on the major routes over the next three days between Vancouver Island, Metro Vancouver and the Sunshine Coast. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-81.png?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Heading to or from Vancouver Island on BC Ferries this weekend will require a reservation or a lot patience. The post Labour Day long weekend second busiest of the year for BC Ferries appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘Set the bar so high’: Victoria woman leaves lasting impact on disability support centre",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/set-the-bar-so-high-victoria-woman-leaves-lasting-impact-on-disability-support-centre-1345958/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 01:02:37 +0000",
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      "description": "Wendy-Sue Andrew (right) is shown. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-04-124105-e1788551137747.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> A familiar face at the Lifetime Networks Victoria will soon be passing the torch after 28 years. The post ‘Set the bar so high’: Victoria woman leaves lasting impact on disability support centre appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘We don’t know what to do’: Dozens remain homeless weeks after Duncan fire",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/we-dont-know-what-to-do-dozens-remain-homeless-weeks-after-duncan-fire-1346074/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:56:19 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T00:56:19+00:00",
      "description": "Two weeks after a Duncan apartment fire killed two people and displaced 50 more, another tragic turn has just surprised residents.(CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-83.png?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Two weeks after a Duncan apartment fire killed two people and displaced 50 more, another tragic turn has just surprised residents. The post ‘We don’t know what to do’: Dozens remain homeless weeks after Duncan fire appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘A little darker’: Back to school preparations underway as permanent daylight time starts",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/a-little-darker-back-to-school-preparations-underway-as-permanent-daylight-time-starts-1346061/",
      "pubDate": "Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:46:27 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T00:46:27+00:00",
      "description": "Students and drivers are being asked to stay vigilant this fall as back-to-school starts at the same time the province experiences its first autumn in permanent daylight saving time. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-82.png?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Students and drivers are being asked to stay vigilant this fall as back-to-school starts at the same time the province experiences its first autumn in permanent daylight saving time. The post ‘A little darker’: Back to school preparations underway as permanent daylight time starts appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Why Vancouver Island municipalities are maintaining campfire bans through the Labour Day long weekend",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-island-campfire-ban-sooke-metchosin-langford-highlands-9.7333544?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:16:13 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-05T00:16:13+00:00",
      "description": "A number of municipalities in the Greater Victoria area are maintaining campfire bans through the Labour Day long weekend, even as campfire bans on areas outside municipal boundaries have lifted throughout B.C."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Tuning into preparedness: Radio Sidney applies for an FM license",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/tuning-into-preparedness-radio-sidney-applies-for-an-fm-license-1346065/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:49:34 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T23:49:34+00:00",
      "description": "The proposed plans call for mounting the radio transmitter on the roof of the Community Safety Building. (Radio Sidney) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-04-at-4.37.45-PM.png?fit=609%2C357&ssl=1\" /> The Town of Sidney may soon be tuning into a new frequency as Radio Sidney applies for an FM license to reach local listeners directly. The post Tuning into preparedness: Radio Sidney applies for an FM license appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. man who went missing in mountains for several days found alive",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/stanislav-volo-found-alive-squamish-9.7333515?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:43:14 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T23:43:14+00:00",
      "description": "Stanislav Volo went for a hike on Sunday above the Sea-to-Sky Gondola and did not return home."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "4 people receive sentences after home-invasion killing of 19-year-old in Burnaby",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/home-invasion-ryan-nagy-sentencing-9.7333457?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:31:38 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T23:31:38+00:00",
      "description": "Ryan Nagy was killed in an apparent home invasion on June 29, 2023. Police said they found him fatally injured when they arrived at a home on the 7600-block of 17th Avenue in Burnaby, B.C."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Missing 18-year-old girl last seen in downtown Nanaimo: RCMP",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/missing-18-year-old-girl-last-seen-in-downtown-nanaimo-rcmp-1346030/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:24:13 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T23:24:13+00:00",
      "description": "Nanaimo RCMP handout photo of Lillian Paul-Wiks. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Lillian-Paul-Wiks.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Nanaimo RCMP are asking the public to keep an eye out for an 18-year-old girl who was last seen in the downtown area. The post Missing 18-year-old girl last seen in downtown Nanaimo: RCMP appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Young Vancouver Canucks defenceman Zeev Buium given 8-year extension",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/zeev-buium-extension-9.7333435?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:02:50 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T23:02:50+00:00",
      "description": "Buium was acquired from the Minnesota Wild in December as part of the blockbuster trade that sent former Canucks captain Quinn Hughes to Minnesota."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Timeline of turmoil for B.C. Conservatives, with nine defections in three weeks",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/timeline-of-turmoil-for-b-c-conservatives-with-nine-defections-in-three-weeks-1346036/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:55:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T22:55:00+00:00",
      "description": "B.C. Conservative MLA Peter Milobar reacts to the budget during a press conference at the legislature in Victoria, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/281afee85ad17bd3f7646d2bd1eab95e13cf1f1b74b047aaeea508cd7b90023a-e1788560970113.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> The B.C. Conservatives have been in a state of upheaval since former finance critic Peter Milobar quit the official Opposition caucus three weeks ago, suffering a parade of defections from legislators. The post Timeline of turmoil for B.C. Conservatives, with nine defections in three weeks appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Comox Valley Regional District downgrades water restrictions to stage 2",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/comox-valley-regional-district-downgrades-water-restrictions-to-stage-2-1346027/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:22:32 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T22:22:32+00:00",
      "description": "A sprinkler is shown in this file photo. (Unsplash / hamedtaha) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/hamedtaha-1_K74KTKke8-unsplash-e1776278362251.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> The Comox Valley Regional District has eased its water restrictions from stage 3 down to stage 2, based on waterflow in the Puntledge River. The post Comox Valley Regional District downgrades water restrictions to stage 2 appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Sandcastle contest returns to Tofino beach",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/sandcastle-contest-returns-to-tofino-beach-1346008/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 21:55:46 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T21:55:46+00:00",
      "description": "Tourism Tofino handout photo of the West Coast Sandcastle Contest. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/screen_shot_2024-08-02_at_1_03_42_pm.1100x662-e1788558569149.webp?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Anyone looking to kick off the long weekend on a fun note is in luck, with the West Coast Sandcastle contest coming back to Tofino for the fourth year. The post Sandcastle contest returns to Tofino beach appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Five former B.C. Conservative MLAs form new provincial party",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12048113/bc-former-conservatives-new-party/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:30:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T18:30:41+00:00",
      "description": "Five former B.C. Conservative MLAs are forming a new provincial party they say will offer voters an alternative to both the governing NDP and the Conservatives."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "‘Wild West’: Teachers, experts call for unified policies to address AI in classrooms",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12048122/artificial-intelligence-in-classrooms/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:28:21 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T18:28:21+00:00",
      "description": "Educators across Canada are grappling with how best to incorporate AI in their classrooms while fostering critical thinking and intellectual honesty."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Vancouver police officer Kalwinder Dosanjh charged over theft of more than $3M",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12048109/kalwinder-dosanjh-charges/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:39:06 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T17:39:06+00:00",
      "description": "Vancouver's police chief says a 26-year veteran of the force has been charged with theft, fraud and breach of trust, with victims reporting losses of more than $3 million."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Helicopter search suspended for Squamish, B.C., mountain runner missing on Matterhorn",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mountain-runner-missing-metterhorn-kalie-mccrystal-9.7332603?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:11:19 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T17:11:19+00:00",
      "description": "The helicopter search for Canadian mountain runner Kalie McCrystal, who was last seen on Tuesday above the Jean-Antoine Carrel hut of the Matterhorn, has been suspended after repeated aerial sweeps of the Italian side of the mountain."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Four sentenced in connection with killing of 19-year-old Burnaby man",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12047972/4-sentenced-in-bc-murder/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:52:55 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T16:52:55+00:00",
      "description": "Four people have been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in connection with the 2023 killing of 19-year-old Ryan Nagy in Burnaby."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Vancouver police officer accused of defrauding 19 victims of $3M",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vpd-press-conference-high-profile-arrest-9.7332773?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:50:08 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T16:50:08+00:00",
      "description": "Vancouver police say a high-profile officer who was arrested on Thursday allegedly defrauded 19 victims of a total of about $3 million."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Cathedral Grove winner of The Search for B.C.'s Best Roadside Attraction",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-roadside-attraction-winner-9.7331401?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:30:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T15:30:00+00:00",
      "description": "A controversial parking lot, adjacent logging and more than 100 years of interest make Cathedral Grove a site of competing values."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C. building new gym for Tumbler Ridge students displaced after school shooting",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tumbler-ridge-school-shooting-new-gym-construction-9.7331728?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:45:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T14:45:00+00:00",
      "description": "Officials say the new prefabricated gym will serve as a permanent community amenity as rebuilding continues following February's mass shooting."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "5 ex-B.C. Conservative MLAs now forming new party",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ex-b-c-conservatives-join-new-party-9.7332441?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:40:45 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T14:40:45+00:00",
      "description": "MLAs Rosalyn Bird, Bruce Banman and Áʼa:líya Warbus are joining a new party led by Peter Milobar and Ian Paton."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Kamloops officials ask for public's help after man attacked by 2 dogs",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dog-attack-kamloops-9.7331845?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-04T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Eric Dean said he was walking along the riverside trail near his business, Kamloops Precision Machining in the Valleyview neighbourhood, around lunchtime on Wednesday when the attack happened."
    },
    {
      "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."
    },
    {
      "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."
    },
    {
      "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."
    },
    {
      "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": "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": "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": "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."
    }
  ]
}