In today's episode:

• K’ómoks Economic Development acquires Comox Valley winery and events centre
• Stage 3 water restrictions returning to Comox Valley as Puntledge River sees record-low inflows
• Three candidates running for CVRD Area C director
• Election 2026: Nanaimo mayoral candidate questionnaires
• Thanksgiving meal brings sense of home to hundreds at Our Place in Victoria
• Love and resilience – AIRS survivors share stories and hopes for future at reunion
• Wild Wise urges Greater Victoria residents to secure bear attractants
• Greenways Land Trust publishes municipal candidates’ survey responses
• Leaders clash over B.C. Conservative letter to reverse ICBC no-fault insurance
• B.C.’s top doctor encourages fall vaccines as province sees early rise in influenza cases
• ‘Not fair’: BC Ferry passenger ‘stranded’ in Bella Bella demands compensation
• B.C. winery owner calls for improving interprovincial alcohol sales
• Westons to buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots for US$8.9B

Sources:

• Nanaimo News Bulletin — K’ómoks Economic Development acquires Comox Valley winery and events centre
• CHEK News — Stage 3 water restrictions returning to Comox Valley as Puntledge River sees record-low inflows
• My Comox Valley Now — Three candidates running for CVRD Area C director
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Election 2026: Nanaimo mayoral candidate questionnaires
• Vancouver Island Free Daily — Thanksgiving meal brings sense of home to hundreds at Our Place in Victoria
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Love and resilience – AIRS survivors share stories and hopes for future at reunion
• Vancouver Island Free Daily — Wild Wise urges Greater Victoria residents to secure bear attractants
• Campbell River Mirror — Greenways Land Trust publishes municipal candidates’ survey responses
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Leaders clash over B.C. Conservative letter to reverse ICBC no-fault insurance
• My Cowichan Valley Now — B.C.’s top doctor encourages fall vaccines as province sees early rise in influenza cases
• CHEK News — ‘Not fair’: BC Ferry passenger ‘stranded’ in Bella Bella demands compensation
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. winery owner calls for improving interprovincial alcohol sales
• Times Colonist — Westons to buy U.K. pharmacy chain Boots for US$8.9B

In today's episode:

• Spirit Walk brings Comox Valley community together through reconciliation
• ‘Bittersweet’: Courtenay’s HMCS Alberni museum to close Nov 11
• K’ómoks development corporation to purchase 40 Knots Winery
• ‘This happens all the time’ Mid Island resident died without access to modern cardiac care, NRGH doctor reports
• ‘Quite surprised’: Hullo Ferries workers stay calm facing passenger armed with knife
• Chapman, Findlay step away from B.C. politics after ‘threats and abuse’
• Person from Washington State arrested in connection with Tumbler Ridge shooting
• U.S. Coast Guard releases names of all six aboard missing Canadian air ambulance

Sources:

• CHLY 101.7 FM — Spirit Walk brings Comox Valley community together through reconciliation
• CHEK News — ‘Bittersweet’: Courtenay’s HMCS Alberni museum to close Nov 11
• My Comox Valley Now — K’ómoks development corporation to purchase 40 Knots Winery
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — ‘This happens all the time’ Mid Island resident died without access to modern cardiac care, NRGH doctor reports
• CHEK News — ‘Quite surprised’: Hullo Ferries workers stay calm facing passenger armed with knife
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Chapman, Findlay step away from B.C. politics after ‘threats and abuse’
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Person from Washington State arrested in connection with Tumbler Ridge shooting
• Times Colonist — U.S. Coast Guard releases names of all six aboard missing Canadian air ambulance

In today's episode:

• The Village of Cumberland drops to Stage 2 Water Restrictions
• A Lasting Welcome to Comox: Totem Pole Blessed and Unveiled at Comox Avenue/Glacier View Roundabout
• Paddleboards and broomsticks: Comox Valley Witches Paddle conjures good spirits
• 19 Wing Comox holding local training exercises this week
• Invasive lizard widens reach, especially on Vancouver Island
• ‘Life behind each name’: Victoria monument honours Japanese Canadians interned during WW2
• Woman charged after allegedly pulling knife on Hullo ferry staff in Nanaimo
• B.C. Conservatives hold 5 point lead over NDP, says election poll
• Prime Minister Mark Carney to take ‘active role’ in new AI advisory council
• Two Canadian Armed Forces members arrested in organized crime, kidnapping probe: DND

Sources:

• Comox Valley Record — The Village of Cumberland drops to Stage 2 Water Restrictions
• Town of Comox — A Lasting Welcome to Comox: Totem Pole Blessed and Unveiled at Comox Avenue/Glacier View Roundabout
• Comox Valley Record — Paddleboards and broomsticks: Comox Valley Witches Paddle conjures good spirits
• My Comox Valley Now — 19 Wing Comox holding local training exercises this week
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Invasive lizard widens reach, especially on Vancouver Island
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — ‘Life behind each name’: Victoria monument honours Japanese Canadians interned during WW2
• Times Colonist — Woman charged after allegedly pulling knife on Hullo ferry staff in Nanaimo
• My Cowichan Valley Now — B.C. Conservatives hold 5 point lead over NDP, says election poll
• CHEK News — Prime Minister Mark Carney to take ‘active role’ in new AI advisory council
• CHEK News — Two Canadian Armed Forces members arrested in organized crime, kidnapping probe: DND

In today's episode:

• Remarkable recovery: Skier paralyzed from the neck down 13 years ago is running the Royal Victoria Marathon to help others
• Victoria housing market slips as inventory outpaces September sales
• B.C.’s Eby promises new tax on millionaires to help pay for health care
• Free microchips help 123 B.C. pets stay connected to their families
• U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for missing Ontario air ambulance
• Brazil heads to a runoff election after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to garner a majority of votes
• US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

Sources:

• CHEK News — Remarkable recovery: Skier paralyzed from the neck down 13 years ago is running the Royal Victoria Marathon to help others
• Vancouver Island Free Daily — Victoria housing market slips as inventory outpaces September sales
• CHEK News — B.C.’s Eby promises new tax on millionaires to help pay for health care
• CHEK News — Free microchips help 123 B.C. pets stay connected to their families
• Times Colonist — U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for missing Ontario air ambulance
• Times Colonist — Brazil heads to a runoff election after Bolsonaro and Lula fail to garner a majority of votes
• CHEK News — US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

In today's episode:

• Stage 2 Water Restrictions
• City of Courtenay mayoral candidates: Manno Theos
• City of Courtenay mayoral candidates: Bob Wells
• City of Courtenay mayoral candidates: Trish McPhail
• New monument to Japanese Canadians reminder of dark period in B.C.’s past
• B.C.’s Firearm Violence Prevention Act now in effect, bringing new rules for gun owners
• Whyte boots club-record eight field goals to earn Lions 24-17 win over Argonauts

Sources:

• Village of Cumberland — Stage 2 Water Restrictions
• Comox Valley Record — City of Courtenay mayoral candidates: Manno Theos
• Comox Valley Record — City of Courtenay mayoral candidates: Bob Wells
• Comox Valley Record — City of Courtenay mayoral candidates: Trish McPhail
• Times Colonist — New monument to Japanese Canadians reminder of dark period in B.C.’s past
• CHEK News — B.C.’s Firearm Violence Prevention Act now in effect, bringing new rules for gun owners
• Times Colonist — Whyte boots club-record eight field goals to earn Lions 24-17 win over Argonauts

In today's episode:

• Vickey Brown acclaimed as Cumberland mayor
• 19 Wing Comox personnel to conduct training in early October
• LUSH Valley publishes municipal candidates’ food security survey responses
• Another landslide hits near condominium building in Campbell River
• ‘A special day:’ Tour de Rock wraps up in downtown Victoria
• B.C. Conservatives, NDP in tight election race, polling suggests
• Eby announces B.C. grocery ‘price guard’ during Kelowna visit

Sources:

• My Comox Valley Now — Vickey Brown acclaimed as Cumberland mayor
• Comox Valley Record — 19 Wing Comox personnel to conduct training in early October
• Comox Valley Record — LUSH Valley publishes municipal candidates’ food security survey responses
• Times Colonist — Another landslide hits near condominium building in Campbell River
• Vancouver Island Free Daily — ‘A special day:’ Tour de Rock wraps up in downtown Victoria
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. Conservatives, NDP in tight election race, polling suggests
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Eby announces B.C. grocery ‘price guard’ during Kelowna visit

In today's episode:

• Traffic Advisory: intersection closed on Aspen Road, at Grumman Plc (Oct 5-8, 2026 / 7:30am-6pm)
• CVRD welcoming community grant applications
• Tensions increasing in Cowichan Valley Regional District’s Area A election race
• Most CVRD water systems downgraded to Stage 1
• Missing teen found safe: Saanich Police
• Sooke Brewing Company terminates co-owner after controversial T-shirt sparks backlash
• IMPORTANT NOTICE: Trail Closure – Wilmot Trail
• Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline listed as ‘project of national interest’ by Carney
• With great rain comes great responsibility: October is Drive Relative to Conditions month
• Eby promises plan to cut BC gas prices by up to 30 cents per litre if re-elected
• Canadian astronaut reaches International Space Station for six-month mission

Sources:

• Town of Comox — Traffic Advisory: intersection closed on Aspen Road, at Grumman Plc (Oct 5-8, 2026 / 7:30am-6pm)
• My Comox Valley Now — CVRD welcoming community grant applications
• Ladysmith Chronicle — Tensions increasing in Cowichan Valley Regional District’s Area A election race
• My Cowichan Valley Now — Most CVRD water systems downgraded to Stage 1
• CHEK News — Missing teen found safe: Saanich Police
• Victoria Buzz — Sooke Brewing Company terminates co-owner after controversial T-shirt sparks backlash
• CVRD — IMPORTANT NOTICE: Trail Closure – Wilmot Trail
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Alberta-to-B.C. pipeline listed as ‘project of national interest’ by Carney
• BC RCMP News — With great rain comes great responsibility: October is Drive Relative to Conditions month
• Victoria Buzz — Eby promises plan to cut BC gas prices by up to 30 cents per litre if re-elected
• Times Colonist — Canadian astronaut reaches International Space Station for six-month mission

In today's episode:

• ‘Ribbon of orange’ winds through Courtenay for Truth and Reconciliation Day
• LETTER: Water should be on the ballot in the Comox Valley
• Inclusive communities are places where everyone wins
• Victoria man receives Carnegie Medal for rescue of Chemainus paraglider on Mount Prevost
• Tlowitsis Nation celebrates opening of Nenagwas community south of Campbell River
• Fatal Tsawwassen crash not an intentional attack on B.C. Truth and Reconciliation event: police
• Carney announces $1.2B for oceans ahead of expected pipeline decision

Sources:

• Comox Valley Record — ‘Ribbon of orange’ winds through Courtenay for Truth and Reconciliation Day
• Comox Valley Record — LETTER: Water should be on the ballot in the Comox Valley
• Comox Valley Record — Inclusive communities are places where everyone wins
• Ladysmith Chronicle — Victoria man receives Carnegie Medal for rescue of Chemainus paraglider on Mount Prevost
• Campbell River Mirror — Tlowitsis Nation celebrates opening of Nenagwas community south of Campbell River
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Fatal Tsawwassen crash not an intentional attack on B.C. Truth and Reconciliation event: police
• Times Colonist — Carney announces $1.2B for oceans ahead of expected pipeline decision