In today's episode:

• Current Outage - 1400 block FINLAYSON VIEW, 0 block FINLAYSON VIEW PL
• Nanoose Bay man still rocking in floor curling at 100 years old
• District of Lantzville will hold open house to discuss future of historic church
• BRIONES: Going cuckoo over photographing birds
• City of Nanaimo wants public input on impacts of rising sea levels
• 250 original ancient objects bring Egypt to life in Victoria museum
• Vancouver Island’s Nicoll brothers sign pro baseball deals in Hamilton
• One fatality in vehicle crash on Highway 5 near McLure: RCMP
• Three-year funding injection bolsters Rutherford Elementary library
• Business Notes: Expect lots of fun at Landlubber Pub during FIFA games
• NDSS senior girls earn AAA provincial soccer crown
• Evacuation Alert issued for Poole Creek / Gates Lake area of Electoral Area C

In today's episode:

• Stone Poets @Char's
• Alberni Arts Council’s featured artist: Muriel A Bush
• Deception used to fool Nazis prior to D-Day invasion, says Nanaimo Legion exec
• Nanaimo RCMP asks for public’s help in finding owner of stolen tools
• VIDEO: Vancouver Island restaurant destroyed in early morning fire
• New six-storey housing development with 95 units proposed for Northfield Road
• Island Time to bring a close to Nanaimo gymnastics season
• Maple Ridge pro cyclist wins silver in Italian race
• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Mark Carney and Bananarama
• ‘We desired to find a tunnel’: B.C. wall yields artifacts, no tunnels
• Langford dad leads age-old method to ‘teach the child and carve their character’
• COLUMN: Climbing Mount Benson well worth the effort

In today's episode:

• DanceABLE
• One B.C. forced to move venues in Kamloops after $7.7K security bill from city
• Vehicle severs pole off highway in Nanaimo, knocking out power
• PHOTOS: B.C.’s Science World fully transforms into FIFA World Cup match ball
• Nanaimo’s jobless rate remains one of highest in Canada
• A third of B.C.’s drowning deaths in 2025 happened in the summer months
• Surrey mayor breaks silence on police chief firing maelstrom
• Graham Clowes
• B.C. adds 25,000 jobs in May, but still falling behind Canada as a whole
• 2 mosquito species in B.C. show results for virus that can cause human illness
• District Newsletter – June 5, 2026
• UFC pay-per-view era in Canada ending with move to Paramount Plus in 2027

In today's episode:

• Painted Faces, Flowing Sleeves
• Hospice Butterfly Release
• Current Outage - North of MUSGRAVE RD
• WHAT’S ON: Port Alberni events for the week of June 3, 2026
• B.C. hockey icon’s story garners honours on both sides of border
• Former owner of Port Alberni mill fined, banned from hiring foreign workers
• Dead humpback whale reported floating off Vancouver Island coast
• Locked out Kelowna daycare files suit against landlord, property manager
• Savour the docuseries brings Victoria live-fire dining to the screen
• Premier David Eby presents a path for B.C.’s fate at Indigenous conference
• Summer kickoff: Dragon Boat Festival races into Victoria earlier than usual
• Westwood Park trails fully re-open after ‘aggressive’ bear encounter

In today's episode:

• David Esson Young
• Motorcycle driver dies in Port Alberni MVI
• Aggressive bear complaints leads to closure of section of Nanaimo lake trail
• Empress Hotel workers issue strike notice, Saturday picket line possible
• Rossland hill closure linked to search in Trail man’s disappearance
• New rental housing planned on Nanaimo’s Northfield Rd.
• Suspect in Nanaimo vehicle theft and fraud arrested
• Canada pumps money into forestry as task force warns of ‘existential risk’
• Three-generation cycling team goes for Guinness World Record in Chilliwack
• Sentence upheld for man guilty of stabbing B.C. cop
• Robert Russell Burke

What's happening around town:

• Menopause The Musical

In today's episode:

• Vancouver Island school wins third B.C. girls rugby sevens title in 5 years
• Truck smashes through Parksville jeweller’s window in break-in attempt
• Regional District of Nanaimo approves Next Generation 911 contracts for Qualicum Beach, Parksville and Lantzville
• Conservation officers alerted after bear ‘bluff charged’ Nanaimo family
• Centrists regroup and Rustad weighs future under new B.C. Conservative Leader
• Vancouver Island police seek suspects after victim loses $10K to scam
• 5 in custody after police chase ends south of Nanaimo
• ‘Bit on the warm side:’ May one of the driest in Nanaimo’s history
• Bodies of 2 paddleboarders recovered from lake near Squamish
• Next phase of Commercial Street construction project planned for 2028
• Vancouver Canucks sign Russian forward, first signing by GM Ryan Johnson
• Memories made for fan struck in the head by flying puck at Memorial Cup in Kelowna

In today's episode:

• Vancouver Canucks name Manny Malhotra as 23rd head coach in franchise history
• Police watchdog closes investigation on February crash in Kelowna
• Scammers bilk Vancouver Island residents out of nearly $29K
• Women in B.C. made 85 cents for every dollar men earned in 2025: Report
• New ferry arrives, slated to serve Nanaimo-Gabriola route this summer
• Excavator hitting gas line causes leak in north Nanaimo
• B.C. rugby squad wins inaugural Western Canadian Championship
• B.C. guides help ski touring app map safer routes in Canadian mountains
• Africa, and all 54 of its countries, at centre of celebration in Nanaimo
• NORAD to conduct live-fly routine training over Vancouver Island skies
• B.C. releases 37 ‘commitments’ in Anti-Racism Action Plan with 2-year timeline
• Crown argues accused was part of larger conspiracy at B.C. murder trial

In today's episode:

• Electric Mermaid Live Reads: Featuring Margo...
• Kitchener Rangers win Memorial Cup over Everett, 3rd in franchise history
• Great blue heron colony near French Creek welcomes new chick
• Duncan, North Cowichan clash over boundary review
• QUIZ: Are you ready for the Stanley Cup?
• Kerry-Lynne Findlay will be the next leader of the B.C. Conservative Party
• LETTER TO EDITOR: Open letter from three local respirologists
• Schoolchildren in Abashiri, Japan celebrate sister city milestone with City of Port Alberni
• Evacuation Alert issued for Fairmont Creek Area
• B.C. baller signs with Vancouver Bandits ahead of Kelowna Hoopfest

What's happening around town:

• Highwaymen Show
• The Gentlemen of the Blues, Mick Sherlock...