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         <title><![CDATA[Military helicopters to be seen over B.C., Alberta, Yukon as part of Canada-U.S. training exercise]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Kelowna sentencing halted after court learns accused overdosed during lunch break]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:01:46 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Federal government to introduce grocery rebate: sources]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:34:24 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Westham Island, B.C., farmers face mounting stress as bridge closure drags on]]></title>
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         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:52:32 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[B.C. tourism agencies face off for a piece of Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/a92c202f-c049-46bb-ab8c-1bbd72354fcb,1769365370684/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C106%2C2048%2C1152%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='Two men in suits stand with their foreheads touching in front of a window. ' width='620' height='349' title='Actors Hudson Williams, left, and Connor Storrie are shown in a scene from Crave&apos;s &quot;Heated Rivalry&quot; in this handout image.'/><p>Hudson Williams, who stars as Shane Hollander in the Crave series, has connections to Vancouver, Kelowna, Kamloops and New Westminster. The cities' tourism bureaus are now leaning in to the success of the series with in a tongue-in-cheek competition on social media to claim the actor as their own.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:56:52 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Interior Health issues toxic drug overdose alert for Nelson and Trail, B.C. ]]></title>
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         <title><![CDATA[Dingoes that circled Piper James's body on Australian beach to be culled]]></title>
         <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/piper-james-dingoes-culled-9.7059986?cmp=rss</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/4ed726f4-05ff-4dcd-9322-22a0fe0c78e7,1768934459857/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C136%2C505%2C284%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A woman sitting on a beach looks at the camera' width='620' height='349' title='Piper James, 19, is seen in her Instagram profile photo. James was identified by her father as the Canadian found dead Monday on a beach on K&apos;gari, Queensland, Australia.'/><p>In an online statement, a spokesperson from the government's Ministry of Environment and Tourism said it was aware of initial autopsy findings suggesting dingo bites were likely not James's immediate cause of death.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:30:04 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Vancouver’s VFX artists shine in this year’s Oscar race]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.5999535,1706015706000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C56%2C3000%2C1687%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A close up image of golden statuettes is shown. ' width='620' height='349' title='NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 25:  Overview of Oscar statues on display at &quot;Meet the Oscars&quot; at the Time Warner Center on February 25, 2010 in New York City.  (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)'/><p>When the Oscar nominations were announced this week, Vancouver’s film industry had plenty to celebrate with many local artists contributing to some of the biggest movies in this year’s award race.
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         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Royal B.C. Museum interim CEO acknowledges there’s more to do on diversity, reconciliation]]></title>
         <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/ry-moran-royal-bc-museum-interim-ceo-9.7057421?cmp=rss</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/02a33b7b-cb70-4a69-9d27-c2229d9db35d,1769133585964/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C642%2C4032%2C2268%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A man wearing a dark blue blazer is seen with his hands in his pocket outside a large museum.' width='620' height='349' title='Ry Moran, the interim CEO of the Royal B.C. Museum, is seen on Wednesday in Victoria, B.C.'/><p>Ry Moran is the museum’s fourth CEO since 2021, when then-CEO Jack Lohman stepped down after allegations of racism from Indigenous staff.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Indigenous leaders oppose B.C. premier's plan to amend DRIPA]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/0fc30c7a-ff21-4c7f-959d-1fc81e004e41,1769203625666/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28222%2C21%2C1517%2C853%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A woman in a burgundy shirt speaks on a Zoom call.' width='620' height='349' title='Marilyn Slett, elected chief councillor of Heiltsuk Tribal Council, is'/><p>Some Indigenous leaders in B.C. are expressing frustration with Premier David Eby’s plans to amend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA).</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Want the federal government to hear your thoughts on AI? New consultation launched]]></title>
         <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/human-rights-groups-artificial-intelligence-consultation-9.7057467?cmp=rss</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/9b16e90b-cde2-415d-8fa8-70bb9ab4a583,1769145698732/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C121%2C4321%2C2430%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A man talks on a stage next to a large sign that reads &apos;AI&apos;.' width='620' height='349' title='Robin Li, CEO of search giant Baidu, talks about AI during the Baidu Create 2018 held in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 4, 2018. Baidu Inc., one of China’s biggest search and artificial intelligence firms, said Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023, it plans to implement its artificial intelligence chatbot Ernie into its search services from March.'/><p>A number of human rights groups and advocates have launched what they call a "people's consultation" on the use of artificial intelligence, which will be delivered to the federal government as it mulls its first national AI strategy.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Museum of Personal Failure exhibition turns defeat into triumph in Vancouver]]></title>
         <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/museum-personal-failure-vancouver-kingsgate-mall-9.7059457?cmp=rss</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/fe93702e-3ac3-4793-8d34-a4681b023561,1769230835921/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='The background shows an exhibition of artefacts with &quot;Museum of Personal Failure&quot; made out of cardboard letters while a person smiles' width='620' height='349' title='Burnaby resident Eyvan Collins has curated an exhibition at Vancouver&apos;s Kingsgate Mall featuring submitted works representing people&apos;s failures and mistakes.'/><p>The Museum of Personal Failure, curated by Burnaby resident Eyvan Collins, showcases artifacts of failure including a wedding dress from a failed marriage, non-working knives and a can of spilled paint.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:37:45 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Homicide team deployed to Surrey, B.C., after fatal shooting]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/da7b0518-e87f-4d87-a311-151f8ddb1565,1769290132821/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A house is pictured with police cars out front. ' width='620' height='349' title='The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) is investigating after a Saturday morning shooting left one dead and one injured. '/><p>Police are investigating after two men were found with gunshot wounds at a home in Surrey, B.C. Police say one man was pronounced dead at the scene in what appears to have been a targeted shooting.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 18:19:41 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Canadian ski cross star Reece Howden golden at World Cup event in Switzerland]]></title>
         <link>https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/freestyle-skiing/world-cup-ski-cross-veysonnaz-january-24-9.7059564?cmp=rss</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/2f01942e-d3d8-4c20-90a3-a6a47950ce0d,1769267169756/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%281188%2C1347%2C5685%2C3197%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A men&apos;s skier, wearing a helmet and ski goggles, yells in celebration.' width='620' height='349' title='Canada&apos;s Reece Howden, shown in this file photo, raced to a World Cup ski cross gold medal on Saturday in Veysonnaz, Switzerland.'/><p>A day after having a gold medal slip through his fingers, Canada's Reece Howden held on to win a World Cup ski cross big final on Saturday in Veysonnaz, Switzerland.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 10:13:46 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Former B.C. real estate agent fined $66K after failing to disclose archaeological significance]]></title>
         <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-island-realtor-archaeological-significant-property-9.7059231?cmp=rss</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.6435029,1702507139000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C702%2C6720%2C3780%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A red &apos;sold over asking&apos; sign is pictured on a rainy day.' width='620' height='349' title='A realtors for sale sign is pictured outside of a home in Chilliwack, British Columbia on Friday, November 12, 2021. '/><p>B.C.'s financial services regulator has fined a former Vancouver Island real estate agent $66,500 after she failed to disclose that a property she sold was listed as archaeologically significant.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Defendants accused of stealing tips from Kamloops, B.C., Denny's deny wrongdoing]]></title>
         <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dennys-kamloops-civil-suit-tips-response-industry-reaction-9.7058846?cmp=rss</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/03cf510e-355b-4dae-b16a-c33fe98d64da,1769111759531/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C3520%2C1980%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A red and yellow sign on the exterior of a building, which says &apos;Denny&apos;s&apos;' width='620' height='349' title='The exterior of the Denny&apos;s restaurant in Kamloops B.C. picture in January 2026.'/><p>The three men involved in a civil suit brought forward by the company behind the Kamloops, B.C., Denny’s restaurant that says they misappropriated $500,000 in tips deny any wrongdoing.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Penticton city council votes to extend year-round shelter despite funding uncertainty]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/7265f0bd-6f59-494f-91d5-6b109bf57d92,1769217835518/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C535%2C5712%2C3213%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A photo of Penticton city hall with a black truck in front of it' width='620' height='349' title='Penticton City Council voted to extend its year round shelter to another three years at its Jan. 20 council meeting '/><p>During the Jan. 20 regular council meeting, city staff revealed the province doesn’t have a funding stream for temporary year-round shelters, only temporary winter shelters and shelters geared for extreme weather response.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[Accused who allegedly aided fugitive Rabih Alkhalil's B.C. prison escape extradited to Canada]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.7628389,1758404166000/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%28645%2C487%2C5636%2C3170%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A mugshot of a white bearded man, with words underneath saying that he is wanted for conspiracy to commit prison breach and prison breach.' width='620' height='349' title='The mugshot of John Potvin, who allegedly assisted in the escape of fugitive Rabih Alkhalil from the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Sept. 8, 2025.'/><p>John Potvin, an alleged accomplice that helped fugitive Rabih Alkhalil escape jail in 2022, has now been extradited to Canada. His next court appearance is on Jan. 23, according to police.</p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 21:25:25 EST</pubDate>
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         <title><![CDATA[New combustible dust rules to go into effect at B.C. workplaces, 14 years after deadly explosions]]></title>
         <link>https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-combustible-dust-new-rules-mill-explosions-9.7059378?cmp=rss</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/60a3b08e-1365-4ed6-ad86-af8437b122c6,1769223042204/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C206%2C3000%2C1687%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='A large fire at an industrial facility.' width='620' height='349' title='A large fire burns at the Lakeland Mills sawmill in Prince George, B.C., on April 24, 2012. A coroner&apos;s inquest into a deadly mill explosion in northern British Columbia has suggested that the RCMP develop a policy for investigating criminal negligence in the workplace as one of 33 recommendations aimed at preventing similar disasters.'/><p>More robust rules are coming to regulate combustible dust in B.C. workplaces, more than 14 years after two separate deadly explosions in northern B.C. sawmills were fueled by wood dust in the air.</p>]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Sunshine Coast, B.C., man suffers spinal injury during non-competitive hockey game]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/922b18f9-ae42-4013-86c3-977249743314,1769211443177/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1920%2C1080%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='hockey player ' width='620' height='349' title='Michal Habetin was suffered a life-changing spinal injury while playing hockey in Gibsons, B.C. '/><p>The community of Sechelt, B.C., is coming together to support Michal Habetin, with more than $330,000 raised for him through an online fundraiser. A hockey game in Gibsons on Jan. 31 will hope to raise more funds for his recovery. </p>]]></description>
         <pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:23:37 EST</pubDate>
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