In today's episode:

• 2026 General Local Election NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING, MAIL BALLOT VOTING and NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING
• Oceanside Generals rebound with 2-1 overtime win over Buccaneers
• RDN launches Sip Smart challenge to cut single-use cup waste
• K’ómoks Economic Development acquires Comox Valley winery and events centre
• Election 2026: Nanaimo mayoral candidate questionnaires
• School Board Candidates take the stage in Teachers’ Association forum at Beban Park
• 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
• 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:

• Parksville Qualicum News — 2026 General Local Election NOTICE OF ADVANCE VOTING, MAIL BALLOT VOTING and NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING
• Parksville Qualicum News — Oceanside Generals rebound with 2-1 overtime win over Buccaneers
• Parksville Qualicum News — RDN launches Sip Smart challenge to cut single-use cup waste
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — K’ómoks Economic Development acquires Comox Valley winery and events centre
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Election 2026: Nanaimo mayoral candidate questionnaires
• CHLY 101.7 FM — School Board Candidates take the stage in Teachers’ Association forum at Beban Park
• 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
• 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:

• A guide to voting in municipal elections in Parksville Qualicum Beach
• ‘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:

• Parksville Qualicum News — A guide to voting in municipal elections in Parksville Qualicum Beach
• 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:

• 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:

• 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:

• RDN Taxpayers Alliance to host public presentations in Parksville, Nanaimo
• Provincial election candidates finalized for 2 PQB area ridings
• 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
• U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for missing Ontario air ambulance
• US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

Sources:

• Parksville Qualicum News — RDN Taxpayers Alliance to host public presentations in Parksville, Nanaimo
• Parksville Qualicum News — Provincial election candidates finalized for 2 PQB area ridings
• 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
• Times Colonist — U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for missing Ontario air ambulance
• CHEK News — US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack

In today's episode:

• New book by Parksville author, 88, offers hope after head injury
• Job not finished for Nanaimo’s Mayoral incumbent
• 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
• Nearly 4 in 10 B.C. small businesses say they’re doing worse than last year: report
• Whyte boots club-record eight field goals to earn Lions 24-17 win over Argonauts

Sources:

• Parksville Qualicum News — New book by Parksville author, 88, offers hope after head injury
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Job not finished for Nanaimo’s Mayoral incumbent
• 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
• CHEK News — Nearly 4 in 10 B.C. small businesses say they’re doing worse than last year: report
• Times Colonist — Whyte boots club-record eight field goals to earn Lions 24-17 win over Argonauts

In today's episode:

• One-term Parksville councillor believes he can make greater impact as mayor
• Padula making a name for himself between the pipes for Oceanside Generals
• Asbestos concerns raised over Qualicum Beach watermain replacement project
• New water feature, extensive maintenance complete as Nanaimo pool to re-open
• ‘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:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — One-term Parksville councillor believes he can make greater impact as mayor
• Parksville Qualicum News — Padula making a name for himself between the pipes for Oceanside Generals
• CHEK News — Asbestos concerns raised over Qualicum Beach watermain replacement project
• NanaimoNewsNOW — New water feature, extensive maintenance complete as Nanaimo pool to re-open
• 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:

• City of Parksville – Notice of Elections by Voting
• Oceanside Generals see 4-game VIJHL winning streak snapped by Glacier Kings
• ‘Everyone hopes for a while’: Parksville shelter won’t open as planned this winter
• Nanaimo continues progress on plans to prepare for rising sea levels
• Missing teen found safe: Saanich Police
• Sooke Brewing Company terminates co-owner after controversial T-shirt sparks backlash
• 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:

• Parksville Qualicum News — City of Parksville – Notice of Elections by Voting
• Parksville Qualicum News — Oceanside Generals see 4-game VIJHL winning streak snapped by Glacier Kings
• CHEK News — ‘Everyone hopes for a while’: Parksville shelter won’t open as planned this winter
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Nanaimo continues progress on plans to prepare for rising sea levels
• CHEK News — Missing teen found safe: Saanich Police
• Victoria Buzz — Sooke Brewing Company terminates co-owner after controversial T-shirt sparks backlash
• 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:

• Steve Adams seeks seat on Qualicum School Board of Trustees
• Qualicum Beach seeks federal funding to revitalize waterfront pathway
• Qualicum Beach awards contract for parks yard storage building
• ‘Pretty gruesome’: 31 livestock killed in Qualicum Beach, farmers calling for action by BCCOS
• Victoria man receives Carnegie Medal for rescue of Chemainus paraglider on Mount Prevost
• 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:

• Parksville Qualicum News — Steve Adams seeks seat on Qualicum School Board of Trustees
• Parksville Qualicum News — Qualicum Beach seeks federal funding to revitalize waterfront pathway
• Parksville Qualicum News — Qualicum Beach awards contract for parks yard storage building
• CHEK News — ‘Pretty gruesome’: 31 livestock killed in Qualicum Beach, farmers calling for action by BCCOS
• Ladysmith Chronicle — Victoria man receives Carnegie Medal for rescue of Chemainus paraglider on Mount Prevost
• 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