{
  "id": 6664964,
  "title": "Cat in the Hat suspect who chased a teen girl in B.C. appears to be a trend copycat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/cat-in-the-hat-suspect-who-chased-a-teen-girl-in-b-c-appears-to-be-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T23:25:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/cat-in-the-hat-trend-9.7339610"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A disturbing incident in which someone dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume chased a teenager in West Kelowna, B.C., occurred amid an online trend that twists the popular children's character into something sinister, leading police in some jurisdictions to warn of offline consequences.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Cat in the Hat that chased B.C. teenage girl appears part of viral social media trend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/cat-in-the-hat-that-chased-b-c-teenage-girl-appears-part-of-viral",
        "published": "2026-09-10T21:46:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Cat in the Hat suspect who chased a teen girl in B.C. appears to be a trend copycat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/cat-in-the-hat-suspect-who-chased-a-teen-girl-in-b-c-appears-to-be-a-6668162",
        "published": "2026-09-10T23:25:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}