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      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "This small B.C. village records twice the Canadian average for daily water use, but officials aren’t sure why",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canal-flats-daily-water-use-twice-canadian-average-report-9.7344136?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Canal Flats in B.C.'s East Kootenay recorded usage of about 690 litres of water per person per day in 2025. The village says possible leaks, aging water mains and a lack of water meters make it hard to know where all of the water is going."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. journalist, harassed by ‘cult-like’ China protest group, wins defamation payout",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12059704/b-c-journalist-harassed-by-cult-like-china-protest-group-wins-defamation-payout/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:31:36 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T12:31:36+00:00",
      "description": "The group of up to 60 people distributed pamphlets describing their baseless claims that the journalist and commentator was a traitor and an agent of China."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "We'll soon find out which AI data centres have the green light to build in B.C. Here's what you need to know",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/data-centre-approval-bc-9.7343321?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "A total of 400 megawatts over two years will be made available to data centres in B.C. The companies whose bids were successful are due to receive news by the end of this month. But surveys and organized protests indicate many Canadians are not happy they're coming."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Latest U.S. tariffs take effect on a small number of Canadian goods, some removed",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/15/latest-u-s-tariffs-take-effect-on-a-small-number-of-canadian-goods-some-removed/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:23:17 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T10:23:17+00:00",
      "description": "WASHINGTON — The latest U.S. tariffs on a small number of Canadian goods went into effect Tuesday as Washington presses on in its trade war with Canada."
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Carney’s investment summit in Toronto draws protests by Indigenous leaders, eco groups, unions",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/15/mark-carney-investment-summit-toronto-protests/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:23:24 +0000",
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      "description": "Prime Minister Mark Carney’s high-stakes pitch for foreign investment drew a diverse crowd of protesters to Toronto on Monday evening as Indigenous leaders, environmental groups, union leaders and others marched together in opposition of his agenda. Hundreds of executives and global asset managers descended on the city for Canada’s first-ever national investment summit. Carney has […]"
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      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Carney wants private investors to run Canada’s four largest airports",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/15/airports-investment-summit-carney/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:06 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T08:00:06+00:00",
      "description": "Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to see private investors operate Canada’s four largest airports — Toronto Pearson, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. In a keynote address at the investment summit in Toronto today, the prime minister says the federal government would retain ownership of the land and assets. He says the goal is to […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "COVID-19 benefit repayment is hurting low-income Canadians, report says",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cra-pandemic-benefit-clawbacks-cerb-cra-maytree-report-9.7330433?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Over six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the federal government is still trying to track down billions of dollars sent to Canadians who were later found to be ineligible for benefits. According to a new report, much of that burden still rests on low-income Canadians."
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    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Sally Field shouts out Canada as Trump pushes for Hollywood to end outsourced filming",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/14/sally-field-shouts-out-canada-as-trump-pushes-for-hollywood-to-end-outsourced-filming/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 03:10:20 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T03:10:20+00:00",
      "description": "Canada's relationship with the United States made its way to the Emmy Awards on Monday, as Sally Field took the stage to accept a top prize."
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    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Two more plea deals reached in case of Penticton man killed in 2021",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12059077/more-plea-deals-case-penticton-man-killed-2021/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:42:56 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T01:42:56+00:00",
      "description": "On Sept. 4, one of those accused pleaded guilty to manslaughter as part of a plea agreement. Now, the other two minors have also reached similar plea deals."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's defamation trial set for January 2028: court documents",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-mayor-ken-sim-defamation-response-9.7344071?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:42:51 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T01:42:51+00:00",
      "description": "Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim has changed the way he's depicting a media briefing where he told reporters a councillor \"handed out illegal drugs\" on Christmas Day in 2025, with an amended legal filing in the defamation case against Sim calling it a \"non-public and closed event.\""
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      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Owner of so-called ‘Hillbilly Houseboat’ speaks about invention",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12059159/owner-hillbilly-houseboat-speaks-invention-surrey/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:33:44 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T01:33:44+00:00",
      "description": "Emilio Gilpo says his so-called \"Hillbilly Houseboat\" is a prototype that he is testing on the Nicomekl River in Surrey near Portage Park."
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    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘Boring’ civic election? Hundreds of candidates say otherwise",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/boring-civic-election-hundreds-of-candidates-say-otherwise-1347647/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:20:19 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T01:20:19+00:00",
      "description": "A voting place on Vancouver Island is pictured in this file photo. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/16-_1-Afternoon-NEWSBREAK-advance-polls-VO-1446_00438.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Vancouver Island voters face hundreds of choices on Oct. 17, but will they show up? The post ‘Boring’ civic election? Hundreds of candidates say otherwise appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘It’s a wild story’: Video captures wild culprit damaging car in Lake Cowichan",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/its-a-wild-story-video-captures-wild-culprit-damaging-car-in-lake-cowichan-1347642/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:08:59 +0000",
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      "description": "A Lake Cowichan man got a huge surprise when he walked out to his car on Monday morning. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-14-at-6.06.34-PM-scaled-e1789434484701.png?fit=780%2C385&ssl=1\" /> A Lake Cowichan man got a huge surprise when he walked out to his car on Monday morning. The post ‘It’s a wild story’: Video captures wild culprit damaging car in Lake Cowichan appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "One accused dead, second pleads guilty, as Hells Angels trial resumes",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/one-accused-dead-second-pleads-guilty-as-hells-angels-trial-resumes-1347601/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:56:52 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T00:56:52+00:00",
      "description": "A high-security gang trial resumed in Victoria today after a two-month delay, with one of three accused of co-ordinating and selling cocaine across the Comox Valley between 2010 and 2020 under the Hells Angels banner pleading guilty. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-14-at-5.51.50-PM-scaled-e1789433638354.png?fit=780%2C450&ssl=1\" /> A high-security gang trial resumed in Victoria today after a two-month delay, with one of three accused of co-ordinating and selling cocaine across the Comox Valley between 2010 and 2020 under the Hells Angels banner pleading guilty. The post One accused dead, second pleads guilty, as Hells Angels trial resumes appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Man charged with aggravated assault in Vancouver convenience store shooting",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/charges-laid-vancouver-bc-convenience-store-shooting-9.7344012?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:38:27 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T00:38:27+00:00",
      "description": "A 32-year-old man has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault and assault with a weapon for what Vancouver police say was a robbery at a local convenience store."
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    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Vancouver Island man pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in 2024 hit-and-run cyclist death",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/guilty-plea-2nd-degree-murder-hit-and-run-death-cyclist-bc-9.7343891?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:04:47 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T00:04:47+00:00",
      "description": "Steven Henry Squires, 47, has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of cyclist Rodney Kelly on Vancouver Island in 2024."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Election 2026: Cumberland mayor and council candidates",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/election-2026-cumberland-mayor-and-council-candidates-1347634/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:03:13 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T00:03:13+00:00",
      "description": "Residents of Cumberland will be asked to vote yes or no on whether the village should borrow up to $4.4 million to upgrade its liquid waste treatment system. The question will be on local election ballots Oct. 20. File photo. \" data-image-caption=\" File photo. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Cumberland.jpg?fit=733%2C423&ssl=1\" /> Cumberland Mayor Vickey Brown has been acclaimed to another term, while seven candidates are running for four council seats in the 2026 municipal election. The post Election 2026: Cumberland mayor and council candidates appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Shelbourne Street project reaches completion after years of construction",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/shelbourne-street-project-reaches-completion-after-years-of-construction-1347500/",
      "pubDate": "Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:03:11 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-15T00:03:11+00:00",
      "description": "MP Will Greaves and Saanich Mayor Dean Murdoch cut the ribbon showing completion of the Shelbourne Street Improvements Project. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-14-150149.png?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Saanich is marking the completion of a major overhaul of Shelbourne Street, nine years after the project was first adopted by mayor and council. The post Shelbourne Street project reaches completion after years of construction appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Election 2026: Highlands mayor and council candidates",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/election-2026-highlands-mayor-and-council-candidates-1347615/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:56:57 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T23:56:57+00:00",
      "description": "District of Highlands/Facebook \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/highlands.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Highlands voters will have a chance at the ballot box to choose between a long-standing councillor or an equally long-standing mayor for the mayor’s seat. The post Election 2026: Highlands mayor and council candidates appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Find candidates running in all Vancouver Island municipalities and regional districts",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/find-candidates-running-in-all-vancouver-island-municipalities-and-regional-districts-1347403/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:50:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T23:50:00+00:00",
      "description": "Elections BC file photo \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/785602875_1738307038303049_6038256434168030738_n.jpg?fit=780%2C356&ssl=1\" /> The 2026 municipal elections are coming up, and to help voters find information on candidates in their area, CHEK News has compiled a list of everyone running in each municipality and regional district. The post Find candidates running in all Vancouver Island municipalities and regional districts appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "B.C.’s deficit forecast up $450M to $13.8B after calculation errors on gas royalties",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/14/b-c-s-deficit-forecast-up-450m-to-13-8b-after-calculation-errors-on-gas-royalties/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:41:39 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T23:41:39+00:00",
      "description": "VICTORIA — The British Columbia deficit forecast has grown by $450 million to a record-setting $13.8 billion, largely because of a \"calculation error\" on natural gas royalties, in a situation one critic describes as a state of \"fiscal crisis.\""
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Election 2026: Tofino mayor and council candidates",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/election-2026-tofino-mayor-and-council-candidates-1347607/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:40:58 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T23:40:58+00:00",
      "description": "The Tofino municipal office is shown in this file photo. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/tofino-municipal-office-e1784680362973.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Tofino voters will only cast a ballot for its mayor, after all councillors were acclaimed to their positions. The post Election 2026: Tofino mayor and council candidates appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "The B.C. government’s record-breaking deficit is getting even worse, as the province’s financial situation continues to deteriorate",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/the-b-c-governments-record-breaking-deficit-is-getting-even-worse-as-the-provinces-financial-situation-continues-to-deteriorate-1347602/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:34:33 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T23:34:33+00:00",
      "description": "The B.C. legislature is seen in Victoria, on May 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3113f401-18b8-453a-858d-4e4a76d0b262-scaled-e1770762560664.jpg?fit=780%2C440&ssl=1\" /> Finance Minister Josie Osborne downgraded the provincial deficit forecast to $13.8 billion in her first quarter financial update Monday, which is around $450 million more than in the February provincial budget. The post The B.C. government’s record-breaking deficit is getting even worse, as the province’s financial situation continues to deteriorate appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Election 2026: Lake Cowichan mayor and council candidates",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/election-2026-lake-cowichan-mayor-and-council-candidates-1346984/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:28:19 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T23:28:19+00:00",
      "description": "Photo credit: Nicholas Pescod/CHEK News \" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Lake-Cowichan-Municipal-Office-Hall-Credit-Nicholas-M-Pescod-0001-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1\" /> Lake Cowichan voters will have a chance at the ballot box to vote on the next mayor and council for a four-year term. The post Election 2026: Lake Cowichan mayor and council candidates appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "RCMP investigating suspected homicide of 77-year-old man in Fort St. James",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/fort-st-james-suspected-homicide-9.7014090?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:16:05 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T23:16:05+00:00",
      "description": "RCMP say they are investigating the suspected homicide of a 77-year-old man following a report of a disturbance at a residential property in Fort. St. James on Monday, Sept. 14."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Local business group with basketball roots eyeing WNBA expansion team for Vancouver",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-wnba-team-9.7343733?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:03:58 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T22:03:58+00:00",
      "description": "Organizer estimates he would need to raise $500 million to proceed with a bid to bring an expansion franchise to the city."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C.’s deficit forecast up $450M to $13.8B after calculation errors on gas royalties",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12058919/bc-deficit-forecast-up-after-calculation-errors-gas-royalties/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:37:33 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T21:37:33+00:00",
      "description": "The British Columbia deficit forecast has grown by about $450 million to $13.8 billion, largely because of a \"calculation error\" on natural gas royalties."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Day one of investment summit sees billion-dollar announcements, changes to tax policy",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/14/day-one-of-investment-summit-sees-billion-dollar-announcements-changes-to-tax-policy/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:23:57 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T21:23:57+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are in Toronto this week for Canada's first-ever national investment summit."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Man charged in Mount Pleasant convenience store shooting",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12058672/man-charged-mount-pleasant-convenience-store-shooting/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:17:53 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T21:17:53+00:00",
      "description": "Vancouver police said that on Sept. 6, shortly after 7 a.m., they were called to a store near Main Street and 16th Avenue after a man reported being shot in the leg."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "2 men accused in Canadian human trafficking network plead not guilty in Edmonton",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/14/canadian-human-trafficking-network-not-guilty-plea/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:15:56 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T21:15:56+00:00",
      "description": "Two of three men accused by Alberta police of running a cross-Canadian human trafficking network for over a decade pleaded not guilty in Edmonton Monday. Last year, the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams (ALERT) charged the pair with nearly 20 offences after a year-long investigation dubbed Project Endgame. Some of those charges – at the […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Man arrested after Vancouver convenience store clerk shot during doorway conversation",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/14/vancouver-convenience-store-clerk-shot-arrest/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:26:45 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T20:26:45+00:00",
      "description": "Video shows a Vancouver convenience store clerk sitting behind a counter speaking to a man just before the suspect appears to calmly shoot clerk."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C.’s new party led by Milobar gains 7th member as Donegal Wilson joins",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12058723/bc-party-peter-milobar-donegal-wilson-joins/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:53:50 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T19:53:50+00:00",
      "description": "Wilson said she did not plan to join the new party when she quit the Conservatives on Sept. 2 but found many areas of agreement with the other MLAs."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "B.C. government forecasting larger deficits over next 3 years",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/14/bc-first-quarterly-report-2026-27/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:39:34 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T19:39:34+00:00",
      "description": "The B.C. government says it is forecasting larger deficits over the next three years as the province faces \"significant headwinds.\""
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "B.C.'s projected deficit increases to $13.8B, amid geopolitical and wildfire challenges",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-fiscal-update-september-2026-9.7343481?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:23:07 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T19:23:07+00:00",
      "description": "B.C. Finance Minister Josie Osborne said economic results through the province's first quarter have been mixed, due to multiple geopolitical factors and a costly wildfire season."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Unique houseboat raising eyebrows and questions in Surrey",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12058572/unique-houseboat-questions-surrey-nicomekl-river/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:08:49 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T19:08:49+00:00",
      "description": "A camper trailer, sitting on top of a makeshift barge of 36 containers and some steel beams, is currently moored on the Nicomekl River by Surrey's Portage Park."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Border authorities have deported 111 due to extortion violence since last August",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/14/border-authorities-have-deported-111-due-to-extortion-violence-since-last-august/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:52:54 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T18:52:54+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — Canadian border authorities say they have deported 111 people since August last year in efforts to combat extortion violence in South Asian communities."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Milobar's new party grows to 7, as another former B.C. Conservative MLA joins",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/unnamed-provincial-party-grows-9.7343326?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:27:02 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T18:27:02+00:00",
      "description": "The as-yet unnamed party was founded by Milobar and Ian Paton and has since been joined by other legislators who have quit the Conservatives, Bruce Banman, A'a:liya Warbus, Rosalyn Bird and Teresa Wat."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Tsawwassen First Nation welcomes back sacred object taken away a century ago",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/tsawwassen-first-nation-welcomes-back-sacred-object-taken-away-a-century-ago-9.7341605?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T14:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "Sqəmáθia, a rock sculpture of a person about a foot and a half tall, was flown home from the Canadian Museum of History in Quebec."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Two pulled from water near B.C. Lower Mainland after fishing vessel sinks",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12058055/two-pulled-from-water-near-b-c-lower-mainland-after-fishing-vessel-sinks/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:11:48 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T13:11:48+00:00",
      "description": "British Columbia's ferry operator says two people were pulled from the waters between the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island after their fishing vessel sank."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Indigenous legislation among top issues at Union of B.C. Municipalities convention",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12058047/indigenous-legislation-among-top-issues-at-union-of-b-c-municipalities-convention/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:07:44 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T13:07:44+00:00",
      "description": "An annual gathering of municipal leaders from across British Columbia opens in Vancouver Monday with the province's Indigenous rights legislation high on the agenda."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "DRIPA and NDAs among themes at 2026 Union of B.C. Municipalities conference",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/2026-ubcm-preview-9.7341444?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T13:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "The annual week-long convention for politicians across British Columbia begins on Monday. But with a record deficit, a growing trade war, and a fast approaching municipal election, few people are anticipating major spending announcements."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Fishing guides call for stronger enforcement of illegal charters in wake of fatal B.C. boat sinking",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/charter-guides-want-better-regulation-9.7341661?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "After a charter boat with 10 people on board sank near Richmond, B.C., this summer, a number of frustrated fishing guides are calling for more regulatory oversight from authorities."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Former NHL exec Brian Burke makes cameo in ‘I Play Rocky’",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12057938/former-nhl-exec-brian-burke-makes-cameo-in-i-play-rocky/",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:01:49 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T08:01:49+00:00",
      "description": "\"I Play Rocky\" is about the making of the classic boxing movie, but hockey fans may recognize a familiar face in the film, too."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "2 boaters rescued after fishing vessel sinks between Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/boaters-rescued-fishing-vessel-sinks-bc-9.7342710?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:49:37 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T04:49:37+00:00",
      "description": "British Columbia's ferry operator says two people were pulled from the waters Sunday afternoon after their fishing vessel sank."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Windermere, B.C., farm tests strawberry varieties to build local food resilience",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/windermere-farm-food-disruptions-9.7342619?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 13 Sep 2026 20:43:22 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-14T00:43:22+00:00",
      "description": "A farm in Windermere, B.C., once known for garlic is testing hardy strawberry varieties through Columbia Basin Trust’s new Resilient Food Crops."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Vancouver’s first licensed weekend child care for school-aged children opens",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/first-licensed-weekend-childcare-9.7342416?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:21:26 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-13T19:21:26+00:00",
      "description": "Staff and advocates say there is a shortage of child care outside of conventional work hours, a service that is essential for parents who work on weekends."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Surrey man awarded $275K in defamation suit after months-long protest in front of his home",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-man-awarded-275k-in-defamation-suit-after-months-long-protest-in-front-of-his-home-9.7342229?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 13 Sep 2026 14:38:41 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-13T18:38:41+00:00",
      "description": "Yun Fei Zhu, the group \"leader,\" was found to have made and published defamatory statements against Bing Chen Gao, a journalist and outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Why this student offers tours of climate solutions hidden throughout Vancouver",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/climate/what-on-earth-climate-solutions-tours-9.7338377?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 13 Sep 2026 12:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-13T16:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we go on a free public tour of some of the hidden climate solutions in downtown Vancouver; see how wildfire smoke is affecting moths; and find out why there's a push to drop off and pick up schoolchildren without cars."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Vancouver, Winnipeg among Canadian cities building more homes in flood zones: StatsCan",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-winnipeg-among-canadian-cities-building-more-homes-in-flood-zones-statscan-9.7341303?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-13T12:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "A significant number of homes around Winnipeg, Vancouver, Chatham-Kent, Ont., and Chilliwack, B.C., are located in high flood hazard areas, according to a Statistics Canada report released earlier this month."
    },
    {
      "source": "CBC British Columbia",
      "title": "Provinces are turning to U.S. health-care workers to help with shortages. And it’s working",
      "link": "https://www.cbc.ca/radio/whitecoat/provinces-recruiting-us-health-care-workers-9.7339304?cmp=rss",
      "pubDate": "Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:00:00 EDT",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-13T08:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "With shortages of nurses, physicians and other health workers, some provinces are actively recruiting U.S. health-care professionals — and they’re getting results."
    }
  ]
}