In today's episode:

• Drug trafficker had loaded handgun at Nanaimo OPS
• Arrest made after stabbing in downtown Nanaimo
• One person stabbed after altercation near Nanaimo City Hall
• Break-in at Nanaimo hobby shop nets thief almost $6,000 in Pokémon cards
• Vancouver Island First Nation artist transforms bus into inspiring message
• The Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation goes golfing with the 33rd Golf for Life to raise money for NRGH
• 3 more MLAs out from B.C. Conservatives
• B.C. pauses sales tax expansion, unveils $90M in business aid for trade war: Eby
• Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — Drug trafficker had loaded handgun at Nanaimo OPS
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Arrest made after stabbing in downtown Nanaimo
• NanaimoNewsNOW — One person stabbed after altercation near Nanaimo City Hall
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Break-in at Nanaimo hobby shop nets thief almost $6,000 in Pokémon cards
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Vancouver Island First Nation artist transforms bus into inspiring message
• CHLY 101.7 FM — The Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation goes golfing with the 33rd Golf for Life to raise money for NRGH
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — 3 more MLAs out from B.C. Conservatives
• CHEK News — B.C. pauses sales tax expansion, unveils $90M in business aid for trade war: Eby
• Times Colonist — Japan's central bank raises benchmark interest rate to 1.25%

In today's episode:

• Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake expands through City land purchase
• Worker injured after falling at Nanaimo Cancer Centre construction site
• UPDATE: Nanaimo woman killed after being hit by fuel truck in downtown
• BC Housing advances revised Nanaimo housing proposal
• VIDEO: Pokémon cards stolen from Nanaimo hobby shop
• Nanaimo takes a look at new electric garbage truck
• Day parole extended for man convicted of murder of UVic student
• As B.C.’s fishers face Chinook closures, trawlers discard the prized salmon by the thousands
• CF-18 Hornet fighter jets take to local skies
• B.C. Conservative leader Findlay 'not going anywhere' amid private-eye revelations
• B.C. ends Major Projects Inventory, raising transparency concerns
• Trump calls possible Canada-EU move a hostile act after escalating trade war

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — Nanaimo’s Westwood Lake expands through City land purchase
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Worker injured after falling at Nanaimo Cancer Centre construction site
• NanaimoNewsNOW — UPDATE: Nanaimo woman killed after being hit by fuel truck in downtown
• NanaimoNewsNOW — BC Housing advances revised Nanaimo housing proposal
• NanaimoNewsNOW — VIDEO: Pokémon cards stolen from Nanaimo hobby shop
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Nanaimo takes a look at new electric garbage truck
• CHEK News — Day parole extended for man convicted of murder of UVic student
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — As B.C.’s fishers face Chinook closures, trawlers discard the prized salmon by the thousands
• My Comox Valley Now — CF-18 Hornet fighter jets take to local skies
• Times Colonist — B.C. Conservative leader Findlay 'not going anywhere' amid private-eye revelations
• Times Colonist — B.C. ends Major Projects Inventory, raising transparency concerns
• Times Colonist — Trump calls possible Canada-EU move a hostile act after escalating trade war

In today's episode:

• Nanaimo non-profit celebrates a quarter-century of helping and counselling men
• Papers cut in Nanaimo for Crime Stoppers fundraiser
• Mid-Island Co-op customers fuel up for a good cause
• Man who ran down, murdered UVic student has day parole extended
• Accused drug trafficker linked to Hells Angels in Comox Valley changes plea to guilty
• Day-long full highway closure planned at Cameron Lake for maintenance work
• Harper says Canada had ‘no choice’ but to walk away from U.S. trade talks

Sources:

• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Nanaimo non-profit celebrates a quarter-century of helping and counselling men
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Papers cut in Nanaimo for Crime Stoppers fundraiser
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Mid-Island Co-op customers fuel up for a good cause
• Times Colonist — Man who ran down, murdered UVic student has day parole extended
• Times Colonist — Accused drug trafficker linked to Hells Angels in Comox Valley changes plea to guilty
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Day-long full highway closure planned at Cameron Lake for maintenance work
• CHEK News — Harper says Canada had ‘no choice’ but to walk away from U.S. trade talks

In today's episode:

• Repeat offender jailed for ‘terrifying’ Nanaimo rock-throwing incident
• Beban Park Pool scores best for accessibility in city audit
• Nanaimo Votes 2026: Nomination period closed for 2026 General Local Election
• Thieves pull ATM from rural Cedar-area business
• Applications Open for the City's 2027 Social Development Grants
• Defence warns of ‘dangerous witnesses’ as Nanaimo shooting-murder trial closes
• Victoria police looking for man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
• UVic debuts overhauled computer science degree in the age of AI
• One accused dead, second pleads guilty, as Hells Angels trial resumes
• B.C. attorney general ‘hopeful’ on DRIPA changes this fall, but won’t commit
• Harbour Air acquisition of Pacific Coastal to create B.C. regional airline group
• Three PMs: Carney recruits Chrétien, Harper to kick off investment summit
• Saudi pipeline hit by drones will be out of service for weeks, further restricting oil flow

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — Repeat offender jailed for ‘terrifying’ Nanaimo rock-throwing incident
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Beban Park Pool scores best for accessibility in city audit
• City of Nanaimo News — Nanaimo Votes 2026: Nomination period closed for 2026 General Local Election
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Thieves pull ATM from rural Cedar-area business
• City of Nanaimo News — Applications Open for the City's 2027 Social Development Grants
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Defence warns of ‘dangerous witnesses’ as Nanaimo shooting-murder trial closes
• Vancouver Island Free Daily — Victoria police looking for man wanted on Canada-wide warrant
• Times Colonist — UVic debuts overhauled computer science degree in the age of AI
• CHEK News — One accused dead, second pleads guilty, as Hells Angels trial resumes
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. attorney general ‘hopeful’ on DRIPA changes this fall, but won’t commit
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Harbour Air acquisition of Pacific Coastal to create B.C. regional airline group
• Times Colonist — Three PMs: Carney recruits Chrétien, Harper to kick off investment summit
• Times Colonist — Saudi pipeline hit by drones will be out of service for weeks, further restricting oil flow

In today's episode:

• Beban Park Pool scores best for accessibility in city audit
• Man arrested after threatening to shoot people at Nanaimo bank
• Pre-construction work advances for Lantzville long term care home
• Nanaimo Votes 2026: Nomination period closed for 2026 General Local Election
• Applications Open for the City's 2027 Social Development Grants
• Man wanted for alleged drug offences in the Comox Valley: RCMP
• ‘It’s a wild story’: Video captures wild culprit damaging car in Lake Cowichan
• Tanker trouble: Sooke sounds alarm over oil pipeline plan
• RCMP investigating report of human remains found near Salmon Arm
• The B.C. government’s record-breaking deficit is getting even worse, as the province’s financial situation continues to deteriorate
• Carney's investment summit draws protests by Indigenous leaders, eco groups, unions
• Saudi pipeline hit by drones will be out of service for weeks, further restricting oil flow

Sources:

• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Beban Park Pool scores best for accessibility in city audit
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Man arrested after threatening to shoot people at Nanaimo bank
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Pre-construction work advances for Lantzville long term care home
• City of Nanaimo News — Nanaimo Votes 2026: Nomination period closed for 2026 General Local Election
• City of Nanaimo News — Applications Open for the City's 2027 Social Development Grants
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Man wanted for alleged drug offences in the Comox Valley: RCMP
• CHEK News — ‘It’s a wild story’: Video captures wild culprit damaging car in Lake Cowichan
• Vancouver Island Free Daily — Tanker trouble: Sooke sounds alarm over oil pipeline plan
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — RCMP investigating report of human remains found near Salmon Arm
• CHEK News — The B.C. government’s record-breaking deficit is getting even worse, as the province’s financial situation continues to deteriorate
• Times Colonist — Carney's investment summit draws protests by Indigenous leaders, eco groups, unions
• Times Colonist — Saudi pipeline hit by drones will be out of service for weeks, further restricting oil flow

In today's episode:

• Small changes, safer spaces in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools
• Male suspect sought in back-to-back Nanaimo Tim Hortons break-ins
• Headline history: Dodd Narrows was considered for a tidal-energy project
• Minister of Education makes provincial announcement at McGirr Elementary
• Nanaimo RCMP officer who had sex with vulnerable woman gets conditional discharge
• Nanaimo RCMP issue more than 100 tickets during traffic blitz
• Take It To The Limit
• Man wanted for alleged drug offences in the Comox Valley: RCMP
• Building new B.C. ferries in China cost Canada $1.5B in lost GDP, report finds
• BC Ferries gets approval to offset fuel surcharges with fare revenue
• Trump's Canada-bashing echoed by supporters at Dallas convention
• Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in a threat to shipping, and other Mideast developments

In today's episode:

• 27/2026/R
• 26/2026/COTW
• 50 years ago, Vic West won first Canadian championship, launching a dynasty

In today's episode:

• Candidate nomination period closes for 2026 Municipal Elections
• Nanaimo and Lantzville candidates declared for 2026 municipal election
• Back-to-school anxiety and how to help
• Small changes, safer spaces in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools
• Conditional discharge for ex-Nanaimo Mountie, who had sex with vulnerable woman
• Former Nanaimo Mountie sentenced for using police status for sexual gain
• 19 Wing Comox involved in cruise ship medevac 180 km northwest of Port Hardy
• Take It To The Limit
• Man wanted for alleged drug offences in the Comox Valley: RCMP
• Building new B.C. ferries in China cost Canada $1.5B in lost GDP, report finds
• Alberta First Nation moving ahead with plans to protect gender-affirming care
• US marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
• Venice Film Festival ends with Golden Lion at stake after 'NAZA' draws record ovation

In today's episode:

• ‘They can compromise your identity:’ Nanaimo shredding event returns
• Major development proposed for Nanaimo’s Woodgrove Centre
• Asian supermarket, ‘recreational hub’ among plans for Nanaimo’s Woodgrove Centre
• ‘Could have been a lot worse:’ driver fined after car backs through Parksville bank
• ‘Grab a costume:’ Boo-tique free costume exchange accepting donations
• Barry Kenneth Mullen
• Duncan’s crime numbers need context, RCMP tells council
• 27/2026/R
• 26/2026/COTW
• Vancouver Canucks, Seattle Kraken reveal rosters for Prospects Showcase in Abbotsford
• ‘People are scared’: B.C. politicians push for safer Highway 1 after string of fatal collisions
• Scores and Schedule for Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026
• Philippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing

In today's episode:

• Portion of Lantzville Rd. closing for culvert replacement
• Nanaimo RCMP seeking to identify Tim Hortons night-time trespasser
• 100+ charges applied during high-risk driver blitz in Nanaimo
• Impairment suspected in Parksville crash
• Nanaimo and Comox land trust’s raising money to buy over 100 acres in Deep Bay
• Beefs & Bouquets, Sept. 9
• Cowichan Valley students see double-digit gains in literacy rates
• RCMP asks public to avoid trails on Mount Tzouhalem, Maple Bay due to ongoing search
• Alberni Valley Bulldogs announce new play-by-play broadcaster
• MLA candidates clash on affordability, budgets and future of Abbotsford-Mission
• Southbound B.C.-Washington border crossings fall 49%
• Gauld makes history, White scores in return to lineup as Whitecaps blank Galaxy 3-0
• Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher of deterring reporter from taking union role