In today's episode:

Weather: Mainly cloudy, high of 5°C

News:

• Nanaimo-Ladysmith lawyer conferred with King's Counsel honour
• CVIMS Newcomer Wellness Fair returns to Beban Park for 2026
• NIC instructor receives $10K grant for prostate cancer research
• Hotel Zed founder makes history as second woman to chair national hotel group
• Qualicum Beach debating full firework ban
• Vancouver Island ends 2025 drier than normal, snowpack takes hit

Sports:

• Clippers beat Express in a shootout
• Pacific FC to host Calgary in Canadian Championships

Events:

• Lunar New Year 2026 - Beban Park, February 14
• Banff Mountain Film Festival - Port Theatre, January 27-28
• Cuban Vibes: A Night in Old Havana - Port Theatre, February 12
• Sing Along, EH! with Piano Heist - Parksville, February 1

In today's episode:

• Fire in vacant commercial building in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter
• New exhibit at Nanaimo Art Gallery explores historic Chinatowns
• 1,400 recreational anglers rally in North Cowichan against fishing closures
• Qualicum Beach council says "we cannot take on anymore" projects
• Port Hardy opens Columbia Court housing to attract doctors and nurses
• Vancouver Island sees increase in black bears killed in 2025
• RCMP seeking missing 23-year-old Cheyenne Wicks
• Wellington Secondary boys and girls win Superball basketball tournament
• Events: "I Don't Belong Here" at Malaspina Theatre, Sunday Jazz at Char's Landing

In today's episode:

• Nanaimo anglers worried about federal Salmon Allocation Policy changes
• Qualicum Beach tennis club objects to pickleball court conversion
• Kus-Kus-Sum mill site restoration nears completion in Courtenay
• Tofino council backs Tla-o-qui-aht traditional place names
• Nearly half of B.C. cancer patients wait longer than benchmarks
• VicPD warns of bank scam using ride-share drivers
• VIU Mariners men's basketball atop PacWest standings
• Victoria Symphony presents "The Planets" at Port Theatre

In today's episode:

• B.C. to fund $600,000 expansion of forensic firearms lab to fight extortion violence
• Clippers trio returns from all-star weekend, road trip continues
• Community-powered Repair Cafe returns to Qualicum Beach
• Nanaimo Mounties seek man believed to be actively evading arrest
• ‘It just took off like wildfire:’ health foundation fundraiser shatters expectations
• Rob Shaw: BC cancer patient says system let her down with delays and missed tests
• Dam regulations, not magic, trigger falling water levels at Nanaimo’s Witchcraft Lake
• Extreme weather alert issued in Saanich and Victoria
• What is up with all this fog in Nanaimo?

In today's episode:

• Canucks end 11-game winless skid, beat Washington Capitals 4-3
• Bald eagle shot multiple times, euthanized after rescue in Metchosin
• Dam regulations, not magic, trigger falling water levels at Nanaimo’s Witchcraft Lake
• ‘Can’t really be viewed as good news:’ 2025 third hottest year on record, with more heat expected
• 4.4 magnitude earthquake rumbles south of Haida Gwaii
• Nanaimo Regional Hospital District commits to covering 100 per cent to build cardiac care lab
• Dine About Mid Island returns with large selection for foodies
• Whale sightings surge throughout Nanaimo, mid-Island area