• Bald Range wildfire victims, BC SPCA plead for more pet-friendly housing
• Ballots cast on election day in B.C. will be counted by hand, Elections BC says
• Final push for political leaders on last day of B.C. election campaign
• No more turning the clocks back for B.C. residents
• U.S. ambassador offers Canada help almost a week after Wainwright tragedy

Sources:

• Alberni Valley News — Bald Range wildfire victims, BC SPCA plead for more pet-friendly housing
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Ballots cast on election day in B.C. will be counted by hand, Elections BC says
• CHEK News — Final push for political leaders on last day of B.C. election campaign
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — No more turning the clocks back for B.C. residents
• Times Colonist — U.S. ambassador offers Canada help almost a week after Wainwright tragedy

• Conservatives remain ahead in polls as B.C. election day nears
• B.C. RCMP to begin phased rollout of Next Generation 9-1-1 system
• B.C’s flu season starts early, with ‘more severe’ symptoms
• New calf born to B.C. endangered orca who carried dead newborn for 17 days
• Supreme Court of Canada to hear federal appeal over use of Emergencies Act in 2022

Sources:

• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Conservatives remain ahead in polls as B.C. election day nears
• My Cowichan Valley Now — B.C. RCMP to begin phased rollout of Next Generation 9-1-1 system
• CHEK News — B.C’s flu season starts early, with ‘more severe’ symptoms
• Vancouver Island Free Daily — New calf born to B.C. endangered orca who carried dead newborn for 17 days
• CHEK News — Supreme Court of Canada to hear federal appeal over use of Emergencies Act in 2022

• Women’s injuries sustained in Port Alberni RCMP holding cells do not meet ‘serious harm’ threshold: IIO
• Ha'wiih hold the line on commercial herring catch until abundance is clear
• Experts weigh in on vote-splitting possibilities in B.C election
• BC Ferries entering next four-year price cap period with significant financial challenge
• Ballots cast on B.C. election day will counted by hand
• Paul St-Pierre Plamondon sworn in as Quebec premier, unveils cabinet

Sources:

• CHEK News — Women’s injuries sustained in Port Alberni RCMP holding cells do not meet ‘serious harm’ threshold: IIO
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Ha'wiih hold the line on commercial herring catch until abundance is clear
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Experts weigh in on vote-splitting possibilities in B.C election
• My Cowichan Valley Now — BC Ferries entering next four-year price cap period with significant financial challenge
• CHEK News — Ballots cast on B.C. election day will counted by hand
• Times Colonist — Paul St-Pierre Plamondon sworn in as Quebec premier, unveils cabinet

• Where the parties stand on the major issues heading into the B.C. election
• ‘Just the happiest kid’: Clinical trial brightens future for B.C. boy
• NDP, Conservatives pitch dozens of Urgent Primary Care Centres as healthcare solution
• B.C. father advocates for increased protections for unhoused after daughter’s death
• Alberta's Smith to pursue immigration reforms, hints changes could take time

Sources:

• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Where the parties stand on the major issues heading into the B.C. election
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — ‘Just the happiest kid’: Clinical trial brightens future for B.C. boy
• Parksville Qualicum News — NDP, Conservatives pitch dozens of Urgent Primary Care Centres as healthcare solution
• Cowichan Valley Citizen — B.C. father advocates for increased protections for unhoused after daughter’s death
• Times Colonist — Alberta's Smith to pursue immigration reforms, hints changes could take time

• Conservative whistle-stop brings Doerkson to Chilliwack
• Election results are tied between mayoral candidates in Lytton, B.C.
• Mayor-elect Pete Fry aims to create culture at Vancouver city hall ‘less about partisan tribalism’
• Leaders pay tribute to soldiers killed in Wainwright fire
• Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples

Sources:

• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Conservative whistle-stop brings Doerkson to Chilliwack
• Times Colonist — Election results are tied between mayoral candidates in Lytton, B.C.
• Times Colonist — Mayor-elect Pete Fry aims to create culture at Vancouver city hall ‘less about partisan tribalism’
• My Cowichan Valley Now — Leaders pay tribute to soldiers killed in Wainwright fire
• Times Colonist — Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples

• CIVIC ELECTION 2026: New faces to grace ACRD board
• CIVIC ELECTION 2026: Incumbents return to SD70 board
• Charles Mealey defeats incumbent Sharie Minions in Port Alberni mayoral race
• ‘Underdog’ Pete Fry defeats Ken Sim to become Vancouver’s new mayor
• DFO investigates possible humpback whale strike south of Powell River
• Four soldiers identified after deadly fire at CFB Wainwright
• Macron condemns those who 'sought to bring down the Republic' after rioting mars nationwide protests

Sources:

• Alberni Valley News — CIVIC ELECTION 2026: New faces to grace ACRD board
• Alberni Valley News — CIVIC ELECTION 2026: Incumbents return to SD70 board
• CHEK News — Charles Mealey defeats incumbent Sharie Minions in Port Alberni mayoral race
• Times Colonist — ‘Underdog’ Pete Fry defeats Ken Sim to become Vancouver’s new mayor
• CHEK News — DFO investigates possible humpback whale strike south of Powell River
• My Cowichan Valley Now — Four soldiers identified after deadly fire at CFB Wainwright
• Times Colonist — Macron condemns those who 'sought to bring down the Republic' after rioting mars nationwide protests

• Valemount’s acclaimed mayor powerless due to sexual assault charge
• Polls close in B.C. municipal elections before general election next week
• Deaths, injuries as fire hits Alberta military base: McGuinty
• Separation, immigration, the Constitution: A look at Alberta’s referendum questions
• Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast

Sources:

• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Valemount’s acclaimed mayor powerless due to sexual assault charge
• Times Colonist — Polls close in B.C. municipal elections before general election next week
• CHEK News — Deaths, injuries as fire hits Alberta military base: McGuinty
• CHEK News — Separation, immigration, the Constitution: A look at Alberta’s referendum questions
• Times Colonist — Hurricane Trudy strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Mexico coast

• Port Alberni forestry workers call for government to prioritize the industry
• B.C. Conservative candidate says First Nations ‘conquered’ comment taken out of context
• Tumbler Ridge shooter alleged co-conspirator indicted by U.S. grand jury
• Seaspan CEO says subsidies needed for B.C. shipyards to compete with overseas yards
• Carney, Smith join forces at Alberta brewery to stump for a united Canada
• Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say

Sources:

• CHEK News — Port Alberni forestry workers call for government to prioritize the industry
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. Conservative candidate says First Nations ‘conquered’ comment taken out of context
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Tumbler Ridge shooter alleged co-conspirator indicted by U.S. grand jury
• Times Colonist — Seaspan CEO says subsidies needed for B.C. shipyards to compete with overseas yards
• CHEK News — Carney, Smith join forces at Alberta brewery to stump for a united Canada
• Times Colonist — Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say

• Bail denied – Ditidaht man charged in shooting death of Patrick Charleson III remains behind bars
• Rob Shaw: Eby defends plan to limit payouts for forestry companies on Indigenous land transfers
• Key quotes from the British Columbia leaders' debate ahead of Oct. 24 election
• Carney hits Calgary to stump for unity, gets swarmed by selfie-seeking well-wishers
• Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness

Sources:

• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Bail denied – Ditidaht man charged in shooting death of Patrick Charleson III remains behind bars
• CHEK News — Rob Shaw: Eby defends plan to limit payouts for forestry companies on Indigenous land transfers
• Times Colonist — Key quotes from the British Columbia leaders' debate ahead of Oct. 24 election
• CHEK News — Carney hits Calgary to stump for unity, gets swarmed by selfie-seeking well-wishers
• Times Colonist — Teen shooter kills 4 at Oregon elementary school before being shot by a witness

• Anna Perry is running for city council in Port Alberni
• ACRD ELECTION: Bamfield director’s seat
• ACRD ELECTION: Mike Sparrow vies for second term in Cherry Creek
• Fred Boyko acclaimed for Beaufort Area in Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
• Port Alberni brewery wins Canada’s top craft beer award at 2026 Canada Beer Cup
• Haahuupayak School students sparkle at 50th year milestone
• Eby defends his record, Doerkson tries to gain trust during B.C. election debate
• NDP release costed platform with added spending, new taxes on wealthy
• NDP’s Eby says he donated back B.C. childcare subsidies, won’t say if he got tax benefit
• More than 300 advance polls open across Alberta in historic referendum on separation
• Duane 'Keffe D' Davis faces life in prison for orchestrating murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
• Tumbler Ridge shooting accused co-conspirator denied bail: U.S. judge
• Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung

Sources:

• Alberni Valley News — Anna Perry is running for city council in Port Alberni
• Alberni Valley News — ACRD ELECTION: Bamfield director’s seat
• Alberni Valley News — ACRD ELECTION: Mike Sparrow vies for second term in Cherry Creek
• Alberni Valley News — Fred Boyko acclaimed for Beaufort Area in Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District
• CHEK News — Port Alberni brewery wins Canada’s top craft beer award at 2026 Canada Beer Cup
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Haahuupayak School students sparkle at 50th year milestone
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Eby defends his record, Doerkson tries to gain trust during B.C. election debate
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — NDP release costed platform with added spending, new taxes on wealthy
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — NDP’s Eby says he donated back B.C. childcare subsidies, won’t say if he got tax benefit
• CHEK News — More than 300 advance polls open across Alberta in historic referendum on separation
• Times Colonist — Duane 'Keffe D' Davis faces life in prison for orchestrating murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Tumbler Ridge shooting accused co-conspirator denied bail: U.S. judge
• Times Colonist — Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery to remove part of right lung

• Helen Zanette is running for School Board in Port Alberni
• B.C. party leaders lay out economic visions at board of trade event
• B.C. southern resident orca census counts 76 in 2nd year population growth
• Candidates share climate views across B.C. ridings
• New White House press secretary's debut: Brief, limited questions and some harsh reviews
• Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death
• China’s trade surplus hits $938 billion for Jan-Sep as pressure ramps up to rebalance trade
• Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

Sources:

• Alberni Valley News — Helen Zanette is running for School Board in Port Alberni
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. party leaders lay out economic visions at board of trade event
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. southern resident orca census counts 76 in 2nd year population growth
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Candidates share climate views across B.C. ridings
• Times Colonist — New White House press secretary's debut: Brief, limited questions and some harsh reviews
• Times Colonist — Six Flags closes 9 North American roller coasters after families watch man fall to his death
• Times Colonist — China’s trade surplus hits $938 billion for Jan-Sep as pressure ramps up to rebalance trade
• Times Colonist — Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

• Helen Zanette is running for School Board in Port Alberni
• Nanaimo Votes: 2026 General Local Election Voting Day is Oct. 17
• Clippers drop BCHL Showcase opener to Blackfalds
• ‘Catastrophic’ sediment dump threatens spawning salmon at Shawnigan Creek
• Nanaimo municipal candidate scorecards and questionnaires from across the community
• Conservatives commit $60 million towards new cardiac cath lab at NRGH if elected
• B.C. party leaders lay out economic visions at board of trade event
• B.C. southern resident orca census counts 76 in 2nd year population growth
• Candidates share climate views across B.C. ridings
• Palmieri scores 2 as Islanders edge struggling Vancouver Canucks 3-2
• New White House press secretary's debut: Brief, limited questions and some harsh reviews
• China’s trade surplus hits $938 billion for Jan-Sep as pressure ramps up to rebalance trade
• Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

Sources:

• Alberni Valley News — Helen Zanette is running for School Board in Port Alberni
• City of Nanaimo News — Nanaimo Votes: 2026 General Local Election Voting Day is Oct. 17
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Clippers drop BCHL Showcase opener to Blackfalds
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — ‘Catastrophic’ sediment dump threatens spawning salmon at Shawnigan Creek
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Nanaimo municipal candidate scorecards and questionnaires from across the community
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Conservatives commit $60 million towards new cardiac cath lab at NRGH if elected
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. party leaders lay out economic visions at board of trade event
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. southern resident orca census counts 76 in 2nd year population growth
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Candidates share climate views across B.C. ridings
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Palmieri scores 2 as Islanders edge struggling Vancouver Canucks 3-2
• Times Colonist — New White House press secretary's debut: Brief, limited questions and some harsh reviews
• Times Colonist — China’s trade surplus hits $938 billion for Jan-Sep as pressure ramps up to rebalance trade
• Times Colonist — Judge extends order blocking Trump from banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico reporters from White House

• Adam Hayduk is running for Port Alberni city council
• Richard Huneault is running for a seat on Port Alberni city council
• Debbie Haggard, incumbent, is running again for Port Alberni city council
• Diljeet Hundal is running for city council in Port Alberni
• Tom Verbrugge has withdrawn from Port Alberni council race
• Lawn bowlers groove’n on the grass in Port Alberni
• ACRD ELECTION: Five people come forward for Sproat Lake director’s seat
• ACRD ELECTION: Two vie for Beaver Creek seat
• Staff report requested on possibility of Nanaimo banning continuous-flame butane lighters
• Know Your Vote: Wants vs needs as Nanaimo community amenities meet core infrastructure
• Six elementary schools on Nanaimo’s list for speed-management measures
• Caps name leadership, trade two players
• Duncan resident’s classic car, and plan to pass it on, go up in flames
• World No. 1 Schwaller, Canadian legend Koe battle on B.C. ice: ‘Best spiel there is’
• Okanagan karate dojo brings home haul of medals at international competition
• Missing man located
• Hischier nets 2 as Devils dump visiting Vancouver Canucks 4-1
• Drivesmart column: Driving in fog: slow down and see clearly
• Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say
• Puerto Vallarta boards up as Hurricane Simon hits Category 4 strength

Sources:

• Alberni Valley News — Adam Hayduk is running for Port Alberni city council
• Alberni Valley News — Richard Huneault is running for a seat on Port Alberni city council
• Alberni Valley News — Debbie Haggard, incumbent, is running again for Port Alberni city council
• Alberni Valley News — Diljeet Hundal is running for city council in Port Alberni
• Alberni Valley News — Tom Verbrugge has withdrawn from Port Alberni council race
• Alberni Valley News — Lawn bowlers groove’n on the grass in Port Alberni
• Alberni Valley News — ACRD ELECTION: Five people come forward for Sproat Lake director’s seat
• Alberni Valley News — ACRD ELECTION: Two vie for Beaver Creek seat
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Staff report requested on possibility of Nanaimo banning continuous-flame butane lighters
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Know Your Vote: Wants vs needs as Nanaimo community amenities meet core infrastructure
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Six elementary schools on Nanaimo’s list for speed-management measures
• Ladysmith Chronicle — Caps name leadership, trade two players
• Ladysmith Chronicle — Duncan resident’s classic car, and plan to pass it on, go up in flames
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — World No. 1 Schwaller, Canadian legend Koe battle on B.C. ice: ‘Best spiel there is’
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Okanagan karate dojo brings home haul of medals at international competition
• BC RCMP News — Missing man located
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Hischier nets 2 as Devils dump visiting Vancouver Canucks 4-1
• Ladysmith Chronicle — Drivesmart column: Driving in fog: slow down and see clearly
• CHEK News — Shooting leaves 9 dead including suspect in Erie, Pennsylvania, police say
• CHEK News — Puerto Vallarta boards up as Hurricane Simon hits Category 4 strength

• Don Tecson is running for mayor in the City of Port Alberni
• Sharie Minions, mayoral incumbent, is running again in the City of Port Alberni
• Charles Mealey is running for mayor in Port Alberni
• Char’s Landing hosts Q and A for Port Alberni mayoral candidates
• Port Alberni is first tour stop for Folk/Root artist Etienne Siew
• COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT
• Nanaimo’s Rock City neighbourhood association seeks to protect wetlands
• Women’s hockey program set to take flight at VIU
• Record Beach Fest donation given to Oceanside community groups
• Bell assumes CEO duties for Hullo Ferries in new year
• North Saanich athlete selected for Team Canada U18 softball team
• Taxes – hike them or hold them – become theme in B.C. election campaign
• Canada’s best pickleball players volley in Vernon
• Disgraced Vernon lawyer misappropriated $116K from elderly client with dementia
• New York Rangers score 4 unanswered goals in 6-2 win over Vancouver Canucks
• QUIZ: A season of Thanksgiving
• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Crazy times in the world
• UK prime minister say it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum

Sources:

• Alberni Valley News — Don Tecson is running for mayor in the City of Port Alberni
• Alberni Valley News — Sharie Minions, mayoral incumbent, is running again in the City of Port Alberni
• Alberni Valley News — Charles Mealey is running for mayor in Port Alberni
• Alberni Valley News — Char’s Landing hosts Q and A for Port Alberni mayoral candidates
• Alberni Valley News — Port Alberni is first tour stop for Folk/Root artist Etienne Siew
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Nanaimo’s Rock City neighbourhood association seeks to protect wetlands
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Women’s hockey program set to take flight at VIU
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Record Beach Fest donation given to Oceanside community groups
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Bell assumes CEO duties for Hullo Ferries in new year
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — North Saanich athlete selected for Team Canada U18 softball team
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Taxes – hike them or hold them – become theme in B.C. election campaign
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Canada’s best pickleball players volley in Vernon
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Disgraced Vernon lawyer misappropriated $116K from elderly client with dementia
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — New York Rangers score 4 unanswered goals in 6-2 win over Vancouver Canucks
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — QUIZ: A season of Thanksgiving
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Crazy times in the world
• CHEK News — UK prime minister say it is ‘clear’ Russia interfered in 2016 Brexit referendum

• Tyee Club’s ladder season ends with Isaac Mcdonald winning top prize
• Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District builds wildfire resilient community
• Buffie, Savard close out latest Sunday Men’s golf event on top
• Specialist doctor warns of nearing internist collapse at Cowichan District Hospital
• Two Island hereditary chiefs call for Patricia Bay Park to close, more consultation
• Advocates urge next B.C. government to address water scarcity as El Niño forecast adds to drought concerns
• Overlapping local, provincial elections in B.C. causing confusion: candidates
• B.C. Lions secure playoff spot with 41-20 decision over winless Ottawa Redblacks

Sources:

• Alberni Valley News — Tyee Club’s ladder season ends with Isaac Mcdonald winning top prize
• Alberni Valley News — Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District builds wildfire resilient community
• Alberni Valley News — Buffie, Savard close out latest Sunday Men’s golf event on top
• CHEK News — Specialist doctor warns of nearing internist collapse at Cowichan District Hospital
• CHEK News — Two Island hereditary chiefs call for Patricia Bay Park to close, more consultation
• My Cowichan Valley Now — Advocates urge next B.C. government to address water scarcity as El Niño forecast adds to drought concerns
• CHEK News — Overlapping local, provincial elections in B.C. causing confusion: candidates
• Times Colonist — B.C. Lions secure playoff spot with 41-20 decision over winless Ottawa Redblacks

• NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING AND REQUIRED ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES
• Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District/School District 70 Pacific Rim: NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING
• SCENE AND HEARD: Community feeds Tour de Rock bike riders
• B.C. hotelier Mandy Farmer sells Hotel Zed and Accent Inns properties
• B.C. election: Eby vows to fast-track int’l medical grads, bring more docs to rural areas
• B.C. Conservatives pledge to build more long-term care beds in plan for seniors
• Here's what to know about flu, COVID-19 and RSV this respiratory virus season
• HMCS Ottawa returns after four-month deployment

Sources:

• Alberni Valley News — NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING AND REQUIRED ADVANCE VOTING OPPORTUNITIES
• Alberni Valley News — Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District/School District 70 Pacific Rim: NOTICE OF ELECTION BY VOTING
• Alberni Valley News — SCENE AND HEARD: Community feeds Tour de Rock bike riders
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — B.C. hotelier Mandy Farmer sells Hotel Zed and Accent Inns properties
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. election: Eby vows to fast-track int’l medical grads, bring more docs to rural areas
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. Conservatives pledge to build more long-term care beds in plan for seniors
• Times Colonist — Here's what to know about flu, COVID-19 and RSV this respiratory virus season
• Times Colonist — HMCS Ottawa returns after four-month deployment

• Haahuupayak School raises funds for Terry Fox Foundation with a pie-in-the-face twist
• 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:

• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Haahuupayak School raises funds for Terry Fox Foundation with a pie-in-the-face twist
• 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

• Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District – Notice of Assent Voting
• Love and resilience – AIRS survivors share stories and hopes for future at reunion
• K’ómoks Economic Development acquires Comox Valley winery and events centre
• Election 2026: Nanaimo mayoral candidate questionnaires
• Thanksgiving meal brings sense of home to hundreds at Our Place in Victoria
• Stage 3 water restrictions returning to Comox Valley as Puntledge River sees record-low inflows
• How AI can help save Indigenous Languages – new technology explored at TFN Language Conference
• 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:

• Alberni Valley News — Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District – Notice of Assent Voting
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Love and resilience – AIRS survivors share stories and hopes for future at reunion
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — K’ómoks Economic Development acquires Comox Valley winery and events centre
• 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
• CHEK News — Stage 3 water restrictions returning to Comox Valley as Puntledge River sees record-low inflows
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — How AI can help save Indigenous Languages – new technology explored at TFN Language Conference
• 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

• Cliffhanger: B.C. firefighters offer helping hoof to stranded goat
• ‘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:

• Alberni Valley News — Cliffhanger: B.C. firefighters offer helping hoof to stranded goat
• 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

• Family Farm Day saw 11 Alberni Valley farms participating
• 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:

• Alberni Valley News — Family Farm Day saw 11 Alberni Valley farms participating
• 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

• New book by Parksville author, 88, offers hope after head injury
• Victim of Duncan home invasion says he’s angry it happened to his family
• 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
• CHEK News — Victim of Duncan home invasion says he’s angry it happened to his family
• 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

• Another landslide hits near condominium building in Campbell River
• ‘A special day:’ Tour de Rock wraps up in downtown Victoria
• Orange Shirt Day - Reconciliation is ‘hollow’ without representation from the perpetrators, says Tla-o-qui-aht leader
• B.C. Conservatives, NDP in tight election race, polling suggests
• ‘An investment B.C. has to make’: Conservatives aim to increase wildfire protection
• Eby announces B.C. grocery ‘price guard’ during Kelowna visit
• In Burkina Faso, deaf dancers have a unique way to follow the rhythm and fulfill their dreams

Sources:

• 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
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Orange Shirt Day - Reconciliation is ‘hollow’ without representation from the perpetrators, says Tla-o-qui-aht leader
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. Conservatives, NDP in tight election race, polling suggests
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — ‘An investment B.C. has to make’: Conservatives aim to increase wildfire protection
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Eby announces B.C. grocery ‘price guard’ during Kelowna visit
• Times Colonist — In Burkina Faso, deaf dancers have a unique way to follow the rhythm and fulfill their dreams

• 1,000 people support Port Alberni’s Truth and Reconciliation Walk
• City of Port Alberni – Notice of Election by Voting
• Orange Shirt Day brings plans for Caldwell demolition next spring
• 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

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• Alberni Valley News — 1,000 people support Port Alberni’s Truth and Reconciliation Walk
• Alberni Valley News — City of Port Alberni – Notice of Election by Voting
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Orange Shirt Day brings plans for Caldwell demolition next spring
• 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

• Alberni educator receives Prime Minister’s teaching award
• ACRD gifts artwork to City of Port Alberni for their collaboration during the Mt. Underwood wildfire
• 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

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• Alberni Valley News — Alberni educator receives Prime Minister’s teaching award
• Alberni Valley News — ACRD gifts artwork to City of Port Alberni for their collaboration during the Mt. Underwood wildfire
• 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

• Review: ‘Peril in the Alps’ delivers mystery and humour at Chemainus Theatre
• Hupačasath hereditary chief orders Cermaq to close Boot Lagoon hatchery
• Man who attacked Oak Bay woman in home with machete gets 7 1/2 years
• 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:

• Alberni Valley News — Review: ‘Peril in the Alps’ delivers mystery and humour at Chemainus Theatre
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Hupačasath hereditary chief orders Cermaq to close Boot Lagoon hatchery
• Times Colonist — Man who attacked Oak Bay woman in home with machete gets 7 1/2 years
• 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

• Whiskey Creek pizza shop offers deep dish challenge to Weezer frontman
• ‘Felt pretty good’: Alberni Community Policing volunteers credited with saving man from fire
• Quu’asa Wellness Worker
• Magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Port Hardy
• Tla-o-qui-aht brings together educators and learners at Language Conference - Tiicmis?uknish ciqyakukqin (Our Language is Our Life)
• 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

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• Alberni Valley News — Whiskey Creek pizza shop offers deep dish challenge to Weezer frontman
• CHEK News — ‘Felt pretty good’: Alberni Community Policing volunteers credited with saving man from fire
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Quu’asa Wellness Worker
• EmergencyInfoBC — Magnitude 4.9 earthquake near Port Hardy
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Tla-o-qui-aht brings together educators and learners at Language Conference - Tiicmis?uknish ciqyakukqin (Our Language is Our Life)
• 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

• Port Alberni walks for Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30
• One person taken to hospital after structure fire near Port Alberni
• Regional District to fly flags at half-mast on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• ‘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

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• Alberni Valley News — Port Alberni walks for Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30
• CHEK News — One person taken to hospital after structure fire near Port Alberni
• Parksville Qualicum News — Regional District to fly flags at half-mast on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• 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

• Buffie, Henri top leaderboard in men’s individual golf at AGC
• Port Alberni’s Westcoast Home Hardware closing after 20 years
• 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

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• Alberni Valley News — Buffie, Henri top leaderboard in men’s individual golf at AGC
• CHEK News — Port Alberni’s Westcoast Home Hardware closing after 20 years
• 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

• 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

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• 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

• FORESTRY 2026: First Nations-owned wood processing facility study approved
• Rain expected to help crews make progress on Sooke wildfire
• 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:

• Alberni Valley News — FORESTRY 2026: First Nations-owned wood processing facility study approved
• CHEK News — Rain expected to help crews make progress on Sooke wildfire
• 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

• FORESTRY 2026: First Nations-owned wood processing facility study approved
• Rain expected to help crews make progress on Sooke wildfire
• 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:

• Alberni Valley News — FORESTRY 2026: First Nations-owned wood processing facility study approved
• CHEK News — Rain expected to help crews make progress on Sooke wildfire
• 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

• Prolific offender sentenced following Nanaimo traffic stop
• 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 — Prolific offender sentenced following Nanaimo traffic stop
• 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

• 4 Vancouver Island hotels earn spots in Michelin Guide’s 2026 Key hotel list
• 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

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• Victoria Buzz — 4 Vancouver Island hotels earn spots in Michelin Guide’s 2026 Key hotel list
• 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

• Cherry Creek Fire Department promotes new Deputy Chief
• Wildfires leave B.C. wineries short of grapes, revenue
• Grain, oil exports fuel record cargo volumes at Port of Vancouver
• Government plans to introduce economy bill critics say will threaten right to strike
• Pakistan says airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 28 militants; Kabul reports 3 civilians killed

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• Alberni Valley News — Cherry Creek Fire Department promotes new Deputy Chief
• Times Colonist — Wildfires leave B.C. wineries short of grapes, revenue
• Times Colonist — Grain, oil exports fuel record cargo volumes at Port of Vancouver
• Times Colonist — Government plans to introduce economy bill critics say will threaten right to strike
• Times Colonist — Pakistan says airstrikes in Afghanistan kill 28 militants; Kabul reports 3 civilians killed

• ‘Why walk away?’: Emotional Danielle Smith speaks against separation at online forum
• Municipalities demand B.C. to optimize industrial lands amid U.S. tariff pressures
• Canada’s defence minister calls U.S. deal on Greenland ‘encouraging’
• North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward the sea and dials up pressure on the US

Sources:

• CHEK News — ‘Why walk away?’: Emotional Danielle Smith speaks against separation at online forum
• Times Colonist — Municipalities demand B.C. to optimize industrial lands amid U.S. tariff pressures
• CHEK News — Canada’s defence minister calls U.S. deal on Greenland ‘encouraging’
• Times Colonist — North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles toward the sea and dials up pressure on the US

• Suicide awareness day ends with lantern walk at Blair Park
• ‘We just want to bring Brandy back:’ Dad pushes for search for daughter’s body under Stamp Falls
• Cellphone return scam reported in Cowichan Valley after similar warning in Nanaimo
• Former Nanaimo Hells Angel and associate sold submachine gun to undercover cop
• B.C. pauses planned expansion of PST to professional services
• Former B.C. Conservatives join forces with CentreBC, with Milobar tapped as new leader
• Canada’s defence minister calls U.S. deal on Greenland ‘encouraging’
• Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

Sources:

• Alberni Valley News — Suicide awareness day ends with lantern walk at Blair Park
• Times Colonist — ‘We just want to bring Brandy back:’ Dad pushes for search for daughter’s body under Stamp Falls
• CHEK News — Cellphone return scam reported in Cowichan Valley after similar warning in Nanaimo
• Times Colonist — Former Nanaimo Hells Angel and associate sold submachine gun to undercover cop
• My Cowichan Valley Now — B.C. pauses planned expansion of PST to professional services
• My Cowichan Valley Now — Former B.C. Conservatives join forces with CentreBC, with Milobar tapped as new leader
• CHEK News — Canada’s defence minister calls U.S. deal on Greenland ‘encouraging’
• Times Colonist — Trump targets more news outlets, saying he will ban CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House

• GIVING BACK: Volunteer thrift store in Port Alberni a huge boost for community
• High Chinook salmon prices bring gainful returns to Nuu-chah-nulth fisheries
• 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:

• Alberni Valley News — GIVING BACK: Volunteer thrift store in Port Alberni a huge boost for community
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — High Chinook salmon prices bring gainful returns to Nuu-chah-nulth fisheries
• 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%

• Men’s club 2-man scramble won by Buffie and Savard
• Farmer in Beaufort area pushes for amendment on zoning bylaws
• Port Alberni Friendship Center 2026 AGM
• Research continues on prized dogs, with 5,000-year-old evidence from Nuu-chah-nulth village sites
• As B.C.’s fishers face Chinook closures, trawlers discard the prized salmon by the thousands
• Tla-o-qui-aht National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• Day parole extended for man convicted of murder of UVic student
• 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:

• Alberni Valley News — Men’s club 2-man scramble won by Buffie and Savard
• Alberni Valley News — Farmer in Beaufort area pushes for amendment on zoning bylaws
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Port Alberni Friendship Center 2026 AGM
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Research continues on prized dogs, with 5,000-year-old evidence from Nuu-chah-nulth village sites
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — As B.C.’s fishers face Chinook closures, trawlers discard the prized salmon by the thousands
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Tla-o-qui-aht National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
• CHEK News — Day parole extended for man convicted of murder of UVic student
• 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

• Day-long full highway closure planned at Cameron Lake for maintenance work
• Magnitude 3.8 earthquake 34 miles (54.7 km) SSW of Ucluelet
• Election 2026: Tofino mayor and council candidates
• Man who ran down, murdered UVic student has day parole extended
• Harper says Canada had ‘no choice’ but to walk away from U.S. trade talks

Sources:

• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Day-long full highway closure planned at Cameron Lake for maintenance work
• EmergencyInfoBC — Magnitude 3.8 earthquake 34 miles (54.7 km) SSW of Ucluelet
• CHEK News — Election 2026: Tofino mayor and council candidates
• Times Colonist — Man who ran down, murdered UVic student has day parole extended
• CHEK News — Harper says Canada had ‘no choice’ but to walk away from U.S. trade talks

• Candidates named for Port Alberni’s local elections on Oct. 17
• NOTICE OF TEMPORARY USE PERMIT: TUP25007
• Day-long full highway closure planned at Cameron Lake for maintenance work
• Repeat offender jailed for ‘terrifying’ Nanaimo rock-throwing incident
• Beban Park Pool scores best for accessibility in city audit
• Nanaimo non-profit celebrates a quarter-century of helping and counselling men
• B.C.’s deficit rises to nearly $13.8B after first quarter report released
• B.C. attorney general ‘hopeful’ on DRIPA changes this fall, but won’t commit
• CBSA removes 111 individuals linked to extortion from Canada since August 2025
• 3 people killed when NBC news helicopter crashes while covering Los Angeles bus accident

Sources:

• Alberni Valley News — Candidates named for Port Alberni’s local elections on Oct. 17
• Alberni Valley News — NOTICE OF TEMPORARY USE PERMIT: TUP25007
• Ha-Shilth-Sa — Day-long full highway closure planned at Cameron Lake for maintenance work
• NanaimoNewsNOW — Repeat offender jailed for ‘terrifying’ Nanaimo rock-throwing incident
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Beban Park Pool scores best for accessibility in city audit
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — Nanaimo non-profit celebrates a quarter-century of helping and counselling men
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C.’s deficit rises to nearly $13.8B after first quarter report released
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — B.C. attorney general ‘hopeful’ on DRIPA changes this fall, but won’t commit
• Nanaimo News Bulletin — CBSA removes 111 individuals linked to extortion from Canada since August 2025
• Times Colonist — 3 people killed when NBC news helicopter crashes while covering Los Angeles bus accident