In today's episode:

• Business Notes: Woodgrove Centre’s Landmark Cinemas completes major upgrades
• COLUMN: Nanaimo’s dragon boat festival needs more support
• ‘Where the Lines Let Go’ exhibition displayed in Parksville
• Oceanside FC offers H.E.L.P to build soccer in the region
• Regional District of Nanaimo residents may be fined $500 for recycling contamination
• 24/2026/R
• 23/2026/COTW
• Flashback: No dispensary, preserving mill gravesite, new lightning detection system
• Evacuation Alert issued for the French Bar Fire Area
• Evacuation Alert issued for properties in Electoral Area E
• QUIZ: A salute to Canadian music
• WORLD CUP DAILY, July 19: Kick-off for the championship match is 12 p.m. PT today

In today's episode:

• Monet added to immersive Beyond Van Gogh experience opening in Nanaimo
• Man sentenced for random Nanaimo mischief spree, spitting assault
• HVAC, renos among work during Nanaimo Aquatic Centre closure
• Two Nanaimo e-scooter collision in one month prompts warning from RCMP
• Young Nanaimo e-scooter rider injured in vehicle collision
• $53K from touring cyclists strengthens perinatal care at Nanaimo hospital
• Eco Team in the Comox Valley sorts event litter out
• Grandson of NHL legend Ken Dryden signs with B.C. junior hockey team
• Jubilee Street closure extension planned next week
• B.C. Premier Eby wants Canada to adopt RICO-type laws to combat organized crime
• Evacuation Alert issued for areas in Electoral Area E (Bonaparte Plateau)
• Kelowna MP hangs with the kids to announce Canada Child Benefit increase
• Mount Olympus, home of the ancient Greek gods, is a candidate for the UNESCO World Heritage List

In today's episode:

• ‘Relentless’ Nanaimo property offender arrested
• Car hits front of pet-supply store in Nanaimo
• Unionized City of Parksville workers have new contract
• New Nanaimo theatre group planning first show
• Trees in Nanaimo save the city $13.7 million, according to a report
• Lighting approved for Beban Park natural grass field
• Eco Team in the Comox Valley sorts event litter out
• CVRD encouraging residents to take advantage of water conservation rebates
• Residents upset with Aspen Road development in Comox
• Highway 1 remains closed at Boston Bar due to wildfires
• Delta to open first-of-its-kind in B.C. ash scattering site
• ‘I've finally made it to the Horseshoe’: Shania Twain plays Toronto bar that once eluded her
• Asian shares sink, with Tokyo down more than 5% as slumping AI stocks drag world markets lower

In today's episode:

• Nanaimo RCMP seeks help in locating wanted man
• Federal grant funding half of Ravensong Aquatic Centre upgrades
• Shelter - A Play Reading
• New ferry arrives to serve the Nanaimo Harbour-Gabriola Island route
• City of Nanaimo invites applications for 2027–2029 Poet Laureate
• Teamwork with First Nation, company, B.C. gov’t helps forest business grow
• Gurdeep Pandher returns to Victoria with a message beyond bhangra
• Victoria whale watching company sale ‘opens the door to reach more people’
• Town of Lake Cowichan receives wildfire risk mitigation grant
• Heat Warnings issued for some areas of B.C.
• Evacuation Order for One Mile Lake Park (7362 Highway 99, Pemberton)
• Too fast up, distracted down: Research firm tracking Canadian fatal crashes
• US expands strikes into northern Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade

In today's episode:

• Nanaimo council supports funding application for Duke Point interchange project
• Police investigate ‘devastating’ Nanaimo Judo Club fire
• NightOwls poised for best season yet
• Pacific Arts Market in Nanaimo, an art gallery and active community space
• Lantzville council moves to borrow $3 million for Dickinson Road
• Nanaimo council provides support for Duke Point Hwy. interchange grant
• Medical emergency turns BC Ferries vessel back to Victoria, delays sailings
• 24/2026/R
• 23/2026/COTW
• Man arrested in Kamloops for violent offences in Cranbrook, Chilliwack
• ‘Significant’ wildfire events likely in B.C. later this week: officials
• Sooke pilot dies in helicopter crash while battling Colorado wildfire
• WORLD CUP DAILY, July 14: Semi-finals start today

In today's episode:

• ‘It’s a priority file:’ Nanaimo Mounties probe assault of jogger
• Nurses picket outside NRGH calling for improved nurse retention and workplace safety
• Striking nurses set up picket lines outside Nanaimo hospital
• Security increased after vandalism incident at B.C. sand sculpture competition
• Nanaimo council won’t support campaign to keep Snowbirds in the air
• Sean Edward McKierahan
• AI control: Victoria councillors put data centres on the agenda
• 1/2026/PH
• 22/2026/R
• Evacuation Alert for two properties in Electoral Area “E” (Bonaparte Plateau)
• Evacuation Alert for Anarchist Mountain, Cougar Court and Sasquatch Trail area
• Former Nova Scotia premier John Hamm dead at age 88
• Death toll from a Bangkok music bar fire rises to 30, dozens remain in hospital

In today's episode:

• Nanaimo’s council defers decision to support funding for Duke Point interchange project
• Suspected vandalism damages Parksvillle sand sculptures
• Suspected sand sculpture vandalism saddens Parksville Beach Fest officials
• Construction to start on south Nanaimo supportive housing complex
• Business Notes: Merit Home Furniture store is having a big clearance sale
• BC Wildfire says drone disrupted aerial operations at Brunswick Complex blaze
• Search halted for woman swept over Stamp Falls near Port Alberni
• 1/2026/PH
• SCENE AND HEARD: Valley Cats features purr-fect pets at bookstore
• Drivesmart: Most common intersection driving mistakes in B.C. (and how collisions happen)
• Texans dominate Calgary Stampede rodeo finals taking four of seven events
• QUIZ: Are you ready for a summer vacation?
• WORLD CUP DAILY, July 12: England and Argentina head to semi-finals

In today's episode:

• Early-morning fire damages Nanaimo Judo Club building
• Trial to start for man charged in fatal shooting at Nanaimo fast food restaurant
• Local government election candidate info sessions offered
• Nanaimo’s E&N Trail extending further south into Chase River
• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Treating census workers with respect
• Iconic Victoria cathedral bells ring for 45 minutes to mark 90th anniversary
• Survey ranks Victoria 2nd-best city in Canada
• 1/2026/PH
• Evacuation Alert for the Premier Lake and Lussier River area
• Murder charge laid after motor vehicle incident in Vanderhoof
• Conor McGregor suffers early knee injury in return, loses to Max Holloway at UFC 329
• WORLD CUP DAILY, July 11: Spain heads to semi-finals

In today's episode:

• City reminds residents to complete 2026 Census
• While still high, Nanaimo’s unemployment rate drops again
• Nanaimo Track and Field Club athletes bring home medals from major summer events
• Nanaimo report outlines climate-related hazards and mitigation options
• Headline history: Nanaimo Port Authority works on ‘passenger-only ferry’ in 2000
• Flock Safety cameras haven’t arrived on Vancouver Island despite claims
• Victoria teen pedals across Canada for Terry Fox Foundation
• Victoria police handcuffed on returning fugitives with out-of-province warrants
• 1/2026/PH
• Nursing picket lines to expand across B.C. as bargaining reaches ‘impasse’
• New involuntary care facilities to be opened in Surrey and Prince George
• UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled in Alberta, but RCMP say 6-year-old still missing
• Trump threatens Iran after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral saw open calls for his killing

In today's episode:

• Proposed Lantzville bylaw to move away from newspaper notices defeated
• ‘Constant deluge of airplanes:’ airport noise concerns continue in Qualicum Beach
• ‘Nothing to brag about:’ RCMP cracking down on dangerous Nanaimo road users
• Community shows up to paint mural for Old City intersection
• Conceptual design produced for Nanaimo’s extensive Long Lake project
• Four deaths recorded in Nanaimo from toxic street drugs in May
• Fundraiser aims to repatriate body of Turkish man murdered in Saanich
• Victoria’s Fairmont Empress named Canada’s top city hotel for second year
• Collision closes Malahat Thursday evening: West Shore RCMP
• Shelter-in-place order lifted in Vanderhoof after police incident
• Local orchardists propose drilling into Okanagan aquifer to alleviate drought
• 3 sent to hospital after tornado touches down near Alberta-Saskatchewan border
• Hong Kong eateries welcome dogs as city relaxes ban