• ‘I’m so shameful:’ Nanaimo OPS drug trafficker avoids jail
• B.C. Conservatives pull Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate after posts surface
• The Campbell River water system is the lowest it’s been in 64 years of record
• B.C. Conservatives polling as frontrunners 2 weeks ahead of election
• B.C. NDP promises to freeze car insurance rates for 3 years
• Ottawa records 60 per cent spike in arrests, detentions of Canadians in United States

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — ‘I’m so shameful:’ Nanaimo OPS drug trafficker avoids jail
• Times Colonist — B.C. Conservatives pull Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate after posts surface
• Campbell River Mirror — The Campbell River water system is the lowest it’s been in 64 years of record
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. Conservatives polling as frontrunners 2 weeks ahead of election
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. NDP promises to freeze car insurance rates for 3 years
• Times Colonist — Ottawa records 60 per cent spike in arrests, detentions of Canadians in United States

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Two-time Parksville city councillor hoping to be the next mayor
• Parksville a top destination for families, Airbnb data shows
• Impaired Qualicum Beach driver restrained by Good Samaritans
• Parksville Rotary donates $25K to community organizations
• SOS For Our Families: Help create brighter futures for PQB residents
• Man who attacked Oak Bay woman in home with machete gets 7 1/2 years
• Hupačasath hereditary chief orders Cermaq to close Boot Lagoon hatchery
• Was Eby’s snap election call a bad bet for the B.C. NDP?
• Okanagan Nation Alliance blasts white nationalist group seen in Kamloops
• LNG Canada approves more than $30B Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat
• 'Separation will not solve problems': Poilievre speaks in Alberta ahead of referendum
• Carney announces $1.2 billion for oceans ahead of expected pipeline decision
• 4.2 magnitude earthquake rumbles 32km southwest of Seattle

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — Two-time Parksville city councillor hoping to be the next mayor
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Parksville a top destination for families, Airbnb data shows
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Impaired Qualicum Beach driver restrained by Good Samaritans
• Parksville Qualicum News — Parksville Rotary donates $25K to community organizations
• Parksville Qualicum News — SOS For Our Families: Help create brighter futures for PQB residents
• Times Colonist — Man who attacked Oak Bay woman in home with machete gets 7 1/2 years
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Hupačasath hereditary chief orders Cermaq to close Boot Lagoon hatchery
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Was Eby’s snap election call a bad bet for the B.C. NDP?
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Okanagan Nation Alliance blasts white nationalist group seen in Kamloops
• My Cowichan Valley Now — LNG Canada approves more than $30B Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat
• Times Colonist — 'Separation will not solve problems': Poilievre speaks in Alberta ahead of referendum
• Times Colonist — Carney announces $1.2 billion for oceans ahead of expected pipeline decision
• CHEK News — 4.2 magnitude earthquake rumbles 32km southwest of Seattle

• Island city, local First Nations agreement commits to shared long-term goals
• Magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Port Hardy
• Nanaimo group calls on city and developer to weigh new assessment of Rock City wetland
• Man serving sentence for extortion, break-and-enter, wanted on Canada-wide warrant: VicPD
• HMCS Max Bernays returns to Esquimalt after record-setting Arctic deployment
• Heavy rain in forecast as warnings issued for Metro Vancouver, B.C. coast
• Former Conservative MLA who crossed the floor to NDP drops out of provincial election
• B.C. parties tout plans for critical minerals and LNG as election campaign enters second week
• Ontario Premier Doug Ford comes to Calgary, urges Albertans vote to remain in Canada
• Trump says he expects Canada trade deal within weeks as import ban looms

Sources:

• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Island city, local First Nations agreement commits to shared long-term goals
• EmergencyInfoBC — Magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Port Hardy
• CHEK News — Nanaimo group calls on city and developer to weigh new assessment of Rock City wetland
• CHEK News — Man serving sentence for extortion, break-and-enter, wanted on Canada-wide warrant: VicPD
• Victoria Buzz — HMCS Max Bernays returns to Esquimalt after record-setting Arctic deployment
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Heavy rain in forecast as warnings issued for Metro Vancouver, B.C. coast
• My Cowichan Valley Now — Former Conservative MLA who crossed the floor to NDP drops out of provincial election
• My Cowichan Valley Now — B.C. parties tout plans for critical minerals and LNG as election campaign enters second week
• Times Colonist — Ontario Premier Doug Ford comes to Calgary, urges Albertans vote to remain in Canada
• CHEK News — Trump says he expects Canada trade deal within weeks as import ban looms

• Water supply, taxes dominate Parksville election forum
• Regional District to fly flags at half-mast on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Fire Prevention Week focuses on lithium-ion battery safety
• ‘Very hard’: Fewer young farmers putting down roots on Vancouver Island
• New Forest Act developed in Grand Forks presented to the province
• B.C. Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected on October 24
• Poilievre urges tax cuts to make diesel fuel more affordable, ensure future supplies

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — Water supply, taxes dominate Parksville election forum
• Parksville Qualicum News — Regional District to fly flags at half-mast on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Parksville Qualicum News — Fire Prevention Week focuses on lithium-ion battery safety
• CHEK News — ‘Very hard’: Fewer young farmers putting down roots on Vancouver Island
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — New Forest Act developed in Grand Forks presented to the province
• CHEK News — B.C. Conservatives promise no new taxes if elected on October 24
• Times Colonist — Poilievre urges tax cuts to make diesel fuel more affordable, ensure future supplies

• Law-student & event coordinator running for Mayor of Qualicum Beach
• Oceanside Place sees higher admissions, revenue despite program declines
• Ladysmith looking to add Shop Local, Buy Canadian signs at highway entrances
• Mount Jack wildfire near Sooke now being held after rainfall
• B.C. attorney general seeks Criminal Code change after Tumbler Ridge AI chat report
• Four people dead in a helicopter crash in Quebec

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — Law-student & event coordinator running for Mayor of Qualicum Beach
• Parksville Qualicum News — Oceanside Place sees higher admissions, revenue despite program declines
• Ladysmith Chronicle — Ladysmith looking to add Shop Local, Buy Canadian signs at highway entrances
• CHEK News — Mount Jack wildfire near Sooke now being held after rainfall
• NanaimoNewsNOW — B.C. attorney general seeks Criminal Code change after Tumbler Ridge AI chat report
• CHEK News — Four people dead in a helicopter crash in Quebec

• Law-student & event coordinator running for Mayor of Qualicum Beach
• B.C. NDP would tax unsold condos, raise speculation and vacancy fees
• CSIS contacted as U.S. interference claims swirl in Quebec election
• Elections BC hiring 17K short-term positions prior to provincial election
• CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — Law-student & event coordinator running for Mayor of Qualicum Beach
• Times Colonist — B.C. NDP would tax unsold condos, raise speculation and vacancy fees
• CHEK News — CSIS contacted as U.S. interference claims swirl in Quebec election
• Victoria Buzz — Elections BC hiring 17K short-term positions prior to provincial election
• Times Colonist — CNN left off Air Force One for Trump's upcoming trip, White House signals in new media restriction

• Stanford Avenue in Parksville to receive infrastructure upgrades
• PQB author’s children’s book aims to reduce mental health stigma
• Rain expected to help crews make progress on Sooke wildfire
• Former councillor seeks return to Metchosin council
• Three B.C. glaciers face extinction within decades due to climate change, study says
• Update: Woodfibre LNG expresses disappointment after Squamish council turns down $142 million offer
• Report on Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT conversations shocks B.C. attorney general
• 3 US news outlets return to White House after judge orders Trump to lift ban
• Canadian astronaut ready for NASA mission to International Space Station
• Macklemore announces concerts benefiting Palestinian aid organizations

Sources:

• Parksville Qualicum News — Stanford Avenue in Parksville to receive infrastructure upgrades
• Parksville Qualicum News — PQB author’s children’s book aims to reduce mental health stigma
• CHEK News — Rain expected to help crews make progress on Sooke wildfire
• Goldstream Gazette — Former councillor seeks return to Metchosin council
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Three B.C. glaciers face extinction within decades due to climate change, study says
• Times Colonist — Update: Woodfibre LNG expresses disappointment after Squamish council turns down $142 million offer
• Times Colonist — Report on Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT conversations shocks B.C. attorney general
• Times Colonist — 3 US news outlets return to White House after judge orders Trump to lift ban
• Times Colonist — Canadian astronaut ready for NASA mission to International Space Station
• Times Colonist — Macklemore announces concerts benefiting Palestinian aid organizations

• Stanford Avenue in Parksville to receive infrastructure upgrades
• PQB author’s children’s book aims to reduce mental health stigma
• Rain expected to help crews make progress on Sooke wildfire
• Former councillor seeks return to Metchosin council
• Three B.C. glaciers face extinction within decades due to climate change, study says
• Update: Woodfibre LNG expresses disappointment after Squamish council turns down $142 million offer
• Report on Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT conversations shocks B.C. attorney general
• 3 US news outlets return to White House after judge orders Trump to lift ban
• Canadian astronaut ready for NASA mission to International Space Station
• Macklemore announces concerts benefiting Palestinian aid organizations

Sources:

• Parksville Qualicum News — Stanford Avenue in Parksville to receive infrastructure upgrades
• Parksville Qualicum News — PQB author’s children’s book aims to reduce mental health stigma
• CHEK News — Rain expected to help crews make progress on Sooke wildfire
• Goldstream Gazette — Former councillor seeks return to Metchosin council
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Three B.C. glaciers face extinction within decades due to climate change, study says
• Times Colonist — Update: Woodfibre LNG expresses disappointment after Squamish council turns down $142 million offer
• Times Colonist — Report on Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT conversations shocks B.C. attorney general
• Times Colonist — 3 US news outlets return to White House after judge orders Trump to lift ban
• Times Colonist — Canadian astronaut ready for NASA mission to International Space Station
• Times Colonist — Macklemore announces concerts benefiting Palestinian aid organizations

• Parksville Mayoral candidate calls for spending restraint, job creation
• City of Parksville: 2026 Notice of Tax Sale
• Qathet Regional District: 2026 Notice of Advance Voting and Mail Ballot Voting
• Pacific Coastal, Air Canada ink agreement to connect flights
• BC RCMP should review vulnerable prisoner care after in-custody death: Inquest
• Reactions as B.C. Premier David Eby calls snap election set for Oct. 24
• ‘Trump-style’ or ‘progressive-ideas’? Both sides rush to redefine B.C. Conservatives
• 328 kilograms of cocaine, worth $5.8M, seized from Vancouver shipping container
• NDP leader says Ottawa breaking labour law as Bank of Canada strike nears 100 days
• Pressure from the bond market hits a new level on Wall Street, and stocks slide on inflation worries

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — Parksville Mayoral candidate calls for spending restraint, job creation
• Parksville Qualicum News — City of Parksville: 2026 Notice of Tax Sale
• Parksville Qualicum News — Qathet Regional District: 2026 Notice of Advance Voting and Mail Ballot Voting
• CHEK News — Pacific Coastal, Air Canada ink agreement to connect flights
• Alberni Valley News — BC RCMP should review vulnerable prisoner care after in-custody death: Inquest
• Times Colonist — Reactions as B.C. Premier David Eby calls snap election set for Oct. 24
• CHEK News — ‘Trump-style’ or ‘progressive-ideas’? Both sides rush to redefine B.C. Conservatives
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — 328 kilograms of cocaine, worth $5.8M, seized from Vancouver shipping container
• Times Colonist — NDP leader says Ottawa breaking labour law as Bank of Canada strike nears 100 days
• Times Colonist — Pressure from the bond market hits a new level on Wall Street, and stocks slide on inflation worries

• Parksville Mayoral candidate calls for spending restraint, job creation
• City of Parksville: 2026 Notice of Tax Sale
• Qathet Regional District: 2026 Notice of Advance Voting and Mail Ballot Voting
• Pacific Coastal, Air Canada ink agreement to connect flights
• BC RCMP should review vulnerable prisoner care after in-custody death: Inquest
• Reactions as B.C. Premier David Eby calls snap election set for Oct. 24
• ‘Trump-style’ or ‘progressive-ideas’? Both sides rush to redefine B.C. Conservatives
• 328 kilograms of cocaine, worth $5.8M, seized from Vancouver shipping container
• NDP leader says Ottawa breaking labour law as Bank of Canada strike nears 100 days
• Pressure from the bond market hits a new level on Wall Street, and stocks slide on inflation worries

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — Parksville Mayoral candidate calls for spending restraint, job creation
• Parksville Qualicum News — City of Parksville: 2026 Notice of Tax Sale
• Parksville Qualicum News — Qathet Regional District: 2026 Notice of Advance Voting and Mail Ballot Voting
• CHEK News — Pacific Coastal, Air Canada ink agreement to connect flights
• Alberni Valley News — BC RCMP should review vulnerable prisoner care after in-custody death: Inquest
• Times Colonist — Reactions as B.C. Premier David Eby calls snap election set for Oct. 24
• CHEK News — ‘Trump-style’ or ‘progressive-ideas’? Both sides rush to redefine B.C. Conservatives
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — 328 kilograms of cocaine, worth $5.8M, seized from Vancouver shipping container
• Times Colonist — NDP leader says Ottawa breaking labour law as Bank of Canada strike nears 100 days
• Times Colonist — Pressure from the bond market hits a new level on Wall Street, and stocks slide on inflation worries

• Major housing project approved for Nanaimo’s Boxwood Connector
• Community unites for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Hungry bears prowling in Nanaimo area, public asked to help reduce conflicts
• B.C. will head to the polls twice in October as premier calls election for Oct. 24
• Carney promises $100 million for Palestinians in humanitarian aid, police training

Sources:

• NanaimoNewsNOW — Major housing project approved for Nanaimo’s Boxwood Connector
• City of Nanaimo News — Community unites for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Hungry bears prowling in Nanaimo area, public asked to help reduce conflicts
• Times Colonist — B.C. will head to the polls twice in October as premier calls election for Oct. 24
• CHEK News — Carney promises $100 million for Palestinians in humanitarian aid, police training