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      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Victoria Terry Fox Run set for this weekend, VicPD warns of road closures",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/victoria-terry-fox-run-set-for-this-weekend-vicpd-warns-of-road-closures-1348575/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T13:45:00+00:00",
      "description": "The 2023 Victoria Terry Fox Run is shown. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/WEB_LEO_TERRYFOX_2023-09-17_00245.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Victoria Police are giving drivers a heads up about traffic disruptions during the Victoria Terry Fox Run this weekend. The post Victoria Terry Fox Run set for this weekend, VicPD warns of road closures appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Premier Eby will speak to local politicians amid snap election speculation",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12064287/premier-eby-will-speak-to-local-politicians-amid-snap-election-speculation/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:22:20 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T13:22:20+00:00",
      "description": "David Eby will speak to local politicians at their annual convention Friday just as he contemplates disrupting their upcoming municipal elections with his own provincial vote."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Is Canada’s future European?",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/18/canada-european-union-future-big-story-podcast/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:43:22 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T11:43:22+00:00",
      "description": "Prime Minister Mark Carney has made history in Europe. On Sept. 16, he became the first foreign world leader to ever attend the State of the European Union (EU) address, delivered by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. During that address, von de Leyen invited Canada to become the first ever “associate […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "‘He’s a fighter’: Mayich family opens up about son, brother Matthew",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/18/matthew-mayich-update-family/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:47:06 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T10:47:06+00:00",
      "description": "John and Christina Mayich have two requests. First, they want the world to learn more about their son, Matthew. “Matthew is a boy’s boy,” Christina said. “He’s a guy’s guy. He is a simple, simple guy who has an infectious smile. Anybody you talk to will tell you about his smile. He loves to fish. […]"
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Clutch moments galore, on friends’ epic road trip from Vancouver to Arctic and back",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/18/friends-epic-road-trip-from-vancouver-to-arctic-and-back/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:19 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T08:00:19+00:00",
      "description": "When Jaden Konishi rolled his 1986 Porsche 944 into Vancouver after an 8,000-kilometre road trip to the Arctic Circle, he had new memories but no clutch."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Premier Eby will speak to local politicians amid snap election speculation",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/18/bc-ubcm-premier-eby-will-speak-to-local-politicians-amid-snap-election-speculation/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:18 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T08:00:18+00:00",
      "description": "B.C. Premier David Eby will speak at the UBCM today just as he contemplates disrupting upcoming municipal elections with his own provincial vote."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "PM Carney to deliver remarks at caucus meeting in Ottawa today",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/18/pm-carney-to-deliver-remarks-at-caucus-meeting-in-ottawa-today/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:12 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T08:00:12+00:00",
      "description": "OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address his Liberal caucus in Ottawa today."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "What would a Canada-EU energy alliance look like?",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/18/what-would-a-canada-eu-energy-alliance-look-like/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:09 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T08:00:09+00:00",
      "description": "CALGARY — Canada has the potential to bolster Europe's energy security through a new alliance, but experts say it doesn't necessarily mean tankers crossing the Atlantic Ocean laden with oil or liquefied natural gas."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Former BC Conservative director accused of hiring private investigator",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12063910/former-bc-conservative-director-accused-hiring-private-investigator/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:35:28 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T02:35:28+00:00",
      "description": "Aisha Estey, who was the president of the BC Conservative Party for about three years told Global News that she found out on Wednesday night."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Searching for Sasquatch: Bigfoot Townhall descends on UVic",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/searching-for-sasquatch-bigfoot-townhall-descends-on-uvic-1348629/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:18:22 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T01:18:22+00:00",
      "description": "Bigfoot Townhall descends on UVic (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-2026-09-17T181704.214.png?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> They walk among us. You just can’t necessarily tell one by looking. The post Searching for Sasquatch: Bigfoot Townhall descends on UVic appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Great Dane stretchered off mountain near Revelstoke, B.C., in unusual rescue",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12063980/great-dane-rescue-mountain/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:15:18 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T01:15:18+00:00",
      "description": "Rescuers say the owners were exhausted from trying to get the 10-year-old dog off the mountain, and were not prepared for overnight stays in alpine terrain."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Cowichan Tribes member calls on nation to cull or haze sea lions",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/cowichan-tribes-member-calls-on-nation-to-cull-or-haze-sea-lions-1348623/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:03:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T01:03:00+00:00",
      "description": "A Cowichan Tribes member is calling on his nation to either cull or haze sea lions in Cowichan Bay, saying the population is booming and they're eating too many salmon. The post Cowichan Tribes member calls on nation to cull or haze sea lions appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Over $200K USD already riding on Vancouver election",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/17/polymarket-vancouver-illegal-election-betting-municipal-bc/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:52:19 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T00:52:19+00:00",
      "description": "Vancouver’s mayoral election is exactly one month away, but some big money is already riding on the outcome."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "‘It’s too fast’: Ryan Road residents call for lower speed limit near Comox",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/its-too-fast-rryan-rd-residents-call-for-lower-speed-limit-near-comox-1348621/",
      "pubDate": "Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:42:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-18T00:42:41+00:00",
      "description": "The section of Ryan Road between Anderton Road and Military Row leading to 19 Wing Comox is a busy two-lane thoroughfare that locals say is too fast and needs to change. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Copy-of-Blank-background-for-pictures-2026-09-17T173656.476.png?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> The section of Ryan Road between Anderton Road and Military Row leading to 19 Wing Comox is a busy two-lane thoroughfare that locals say is too fast and needs to change. The post ‘It’s too fast’: Ryan Road residents call for lower speed limit near Comox appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Man to spend 1 day in jail after punching chihuahua ‘several times’ in Nanaimo",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/man-to-spend-1-day-in-jail-after-punching-chihuahua-several-times-in-nanaimo-1348576/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:40:45 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T23:40:45+00:00",
      "description": "Andrew Gardiner, 46, received a two-year ban on owning animals after pleading guilty to causing or permitting an animal to be in distress. JULIE CHADWICK, TIMES COLONIST \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/web1_andrew-gardiner-1.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1\" /> A man has pleaded guilty to an incident where witnesses reported seeing him throw a small dog \"like a football,\" the putting it in a bag and punching it several times in Nanaimo. The post Man to spend 1 day in jail after punching chihuahua ‘several times’ in Nanaimo appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Will there be a snap B.C. election?",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12063848/will-there-be-a-snap-bc-election/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:36:54 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T23:36:54+00:00",
      "description": "\"We call on the premier to respect the law and respect the integrity of the local election process that only happens once every four years,\" Cori Ramsay, president of the UBCM said"
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Human cause suspected in wildfire on Cowichan Lake shores: BCWS",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/helicopter-firefighting-crews-respond-to-wildfire-on-cowichan-lake-shores-1348594/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:31:23 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T23:31:23+00:00",
      "description": "Stephanie Peters shared pictures of the fire on Bald Mountain on Sept. 17, 2026. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Bald-Mountain-fire.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> Crews, including a helicopter, are responding to a wildfire next to Cowichan Lake on Thursday afternoon. The post Human cause suspected in wildfire on Cowichan Lake shores: BCWS appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Attempted murder charge approved against Burnaby man for stabbing at Courtenay college",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/attempted-murder-charge-approved-against-burnaby-man-for-stabbing-at-courtenay-college-1348585/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:19:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T23:19:00+00:00",
      "description": "Police were called to the tul’al’txw residence building on North Island College after an aggravated assault on Sept. 16, 2026. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/image-13-e1789686940887.png?fit=780%2C438&ssl=1\" /> A Burnaby man has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault in a stabbing on a Courtenay college campus. The post Attempted murder charge approved against Burnaby man for stabbing at Courtenay college appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Downtown Vancouver business owner says rampant open drug use is everywhere",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12063727/downtown-vancouver-business-owner-rampant-open-drug-use-everywhere/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:14:05 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T23:14:05+00:00",
      "description": "Kurtis Lemon said that his primary focus is to make his business successful and he thinks the street disorder is preventing that from happening."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "Paramedics union concerned B.C. could lose community paramedics to growing 911 response",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/paramedics-union-concerned-b-c-could-lose-community-paramedics-to-growing-911-response-1348574/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:46:22 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T22:46:22+00:00",
      "description": "File photo of a paramedic outside of an ambulance. \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/VANCOLOUR-DRUG-DEATHS-2025-05-09_01996.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> B.C.'s paramedics union is concerned that at-home healthcare paramedics serving rural, remote and Indigenous communities may be transferred to to keep pace with the growing demand of 911 response calls. The post Paramedics union concerned B.C. could lose community paramedics to growing 911 response appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "MGM Restaurant in Nanaimo closing after 42 years",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/mgm-restaurant-in-nanaimo-closing-after-42-years-1348561/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T22:00:00+00:00",
      "description": "File photo. (MGM Restaurant/Facebook) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/493276536_1225752642886909_8452276401663357393_n-e1789680883178.jpg?fit=780%2C438&ssl=1\" /> After more than four decades cooking up meals for the Nanaimo south end, the family behind MGM Restaurant is turning out the lights. The post MGM Restaurant in Nanaimo closing after 42 years appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "CHEK News",
      "title": "SD61 says report noting 21 daily violent incidents towards teachers risks ‘oversimplifying’ the issue",
      "link": "https://cheknews.ca/sd61-says-report-noting-21-daily-violent-incidents-towards-teachers-risks-oversimplifying-the-issue-1348558/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:40:38 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T21:40:38+00:00",
      "description": "The Greater Victoria School District offices are shown in this file photo. (CHEK News) \" data-large-file=\"https://i0.wp.com/cheknews.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/RAW-DRONE-HERRERA-SD61-BOARD-OFFICE-2026-01-14_00951.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1\" /> The Greater Victoria School District says a report released by the teachers' association risks \"oversimplifying\" the issue of violence towards staff. The post SD61 says report noting 21 daily violent incidents towards teachers risks ‘oversimplifying’ the issue appeared first on CHEK ."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. to adopt new time zone code to coincide with permanent year-round daylight time",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12063600/bc-adopt-new-time-zone-code-permanent-year-round-daylight-time/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:40:21 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T20:40:21+00:00",
      "description": "The Ministry of Citizens' Services says in a statement that the province has begun using Pacific time with the abbreviation of PCT for its new time zone."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "Barge runs aground on the North Shore",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/17/beached-barge-north-vancouver-harbour/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:55:57 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T19:55:57+00:00",
      "description": "A barge carrying carrying sand and rock dredged from Burrard Inlet ran into some trouble on the North Shore."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "B.C. adopts Pacific time, PCT, for new, year-round daylight time zone",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/17/bc-adopts-pacific-time-pct/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:11:22 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T19:11:22+00:00",
      "description": "British Columbia has adopted a new time-zone code to coincide with its decision to remain permanently with year-round daylight time."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "BC Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says she’s ‘not going anywhere’",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12063184/bc-conservative-leader-kerry-lynne-findlay-not-going-anywhere/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:55:10 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T17:55:10+00:00",
      "description": "Her speech at the UBCM comes amidst a summer series of scandals that saw nine BC Conservative MLAs quit the party, many citing issues with Findlay’s leadership."
    },
    {
      "source": "CityNews Vancouver",
      "title": "B.C. Conservative leader Findlay says she’s ‘not going anywhere,’ vows to stay",
      "link": "https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/09/17/bc-conservative-leader-findlay-not-going-anywhere-vows-to-stay/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:16:45 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T16:16:45+00:00",
      "description": "Kerry-Lynne Findlay is vowing to stay on as the British Columbia Conservative leader, saying she is \"not going anywhere\" after a series of defections."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Surrey mayor says high-risk offenders not welcome in city",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12061935/surrey-mayor-high-risk-offenders-not-welcome-city/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:14:41 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T02:14:41+00:00",
      "description": "Staff Sgt. Lindsey Houghton, media relations officer for the Surrey Police Service, said two offenders in the span of two days is unsettling, but the timing is coincidental."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "Military looks to Kelowna students to fill aircraft technician jobs",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12062443/military-kelowna-students-fill-aircraft-technician-jobs/",
      "pubDate": "Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:08:16 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-17T02:08:16+00:00",
      "description": "The fighter jets may have been the attraction, but the Royal Canadian Air Force came to Kelowna Wednesday with a much bigger goal."
    },
    {
      "source": "Global BC",
      "title": "B.C. skyrunner’s family believe she fell to her death on Italy’s Matterhorn",
      "link": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12061631/bc-skyrunner-family-believe-fell-her-death-matterhorn/",
      "pubDate": "Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:15:18 +0000",
      "published_utc": "2026-09-16T20:15:18+00:00",
      "description": "Kalie McCrystal, 38, was last seen on Sept. 1 while training to break the record for the fastest ascent and descent of the nearly 4,500-metre mountain."
    }
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