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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Mar 6, 2026 6:00 AM

Canucks trade forward Conor Garland to Columbus in exchange for 2 picks

Vancouver receives second-rounder in 2028 and third-rounder in 2026

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Mar 6, 2026 6:00 AM

Canucks trade forward Conor Garland to Columbus in exchange for 2 picks

Vancouver receives second-rounder in 2028 and third-rounder in 2026

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Mar 6, 2026 4:00 AM

Construction milestone reached for health-care housing project in Campbell River

Construction will be complete in the summer, with guests welcomed in fall

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📺 CHEK News
Mar 6, 2026 3:23 AM

Coroner says B.C. teen was forced into water by dingoes in Australia

A young woman from British Columbia drowned when she was attacked by a pack of dingoes at a famed tourist destination in Australia, a coroner has de...

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📺 CHEK News
Mar 6, 2026 3:15 AM

VIBE: Juno and Grammy award winners come to Victoria

This week’s featured hot-ticket items for the weekend and beyond, brought to you by CHEK Arts & Entertainment producer Steve Grebanier. The po...

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📺 CHEK News
Mar 6, 2026 2:23 AM

Residents at trailer park call eviction by K’omoks First Nation unfair

People living in a trailer park in the Comox Valley say they're being evicted unfairly by the K'omoks First Nation. The post Residents at trailer par...

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📺 CHEK News
Mar 6, 2026 2:02 AM

‘What am I going to do?’ Laid off Chemainus mill workers urged to retrain

Several laid off workers revisited the Chemainus sawmill Thursday, where they have worked their entire adult lives. The post ‘What am I going...

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Mar 6, 2026 1:30 AM

Saanich teen signs deal with world’s biggest music label

Olivia Hahn’s music will be distributed by a Universal Music Group subsidiary for two years

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Mar 6, 2026 1:30 AM

Quadra Island community rallies to protect old-growth forests and watersheds

Public rally to take place Feb. 27, 2026 from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. outside the Post Office

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Mar 6, 2026 1:00 AM

Allegations of $60K+ rent owed forces eviction of Kelowna pastor, event host

Kelowna Events Centre Inc. is considering legal action

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Mar 6, 2026 1:00 AM

Saanich’s Camosun College braces for cuts as it enters ‘new financial reality’

Camosun president Lane Trotter says the college has seen a 60% drop in international students

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Mar 6, 2026 1:00 AM

Allegations of $60K+ rent owed forces eviction of Kelowna pastor, event host

Kelowna Events Centre Inc. is considering legal action

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📺 CHEK News
Mar 6, 2026 12:59 AM

Vancouver Island woman pays $268K for life-changing surgery in New York

A Metchosin, B.C. woman chose to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to have surgery in the United States after being denied at home. The post Vanc...

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📺 CHEK News
Mar 6, 2026 12:50 AM

Eby says OpenAI’s Altman will apologize to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in wake of shootings

British Columbia Premier David Eby says OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has agreed to apologize to the people of Tumbler Ridge after the mass shooting by a use...

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📺 CHEK News
Mar 6, 2026 12:30 AM

North Vancouver, B.C., mayors ask Eby for inquiry into water treatment project

Two mayors from Vancouver's North Shore are calling for a public inquiry into the cost of a new wastewater treatment facility, along with a governanc...

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Mar 6, 2026 12:30 AM

Feds commit $70.4M for worker training in B.C. amid tariff upheaval

Federal jobs minister says program is designed to support retraining for 8,000 workers

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Mar 6, 2026 12:30 AM

Feds commit $70.4M for worker training in B.C. amid tariff upheaval

Federal jobs minister says program is designed to support retraining for 8,000 workers

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📺 CHEK News
Mar 6, 2026 12:27 AM

Macadamia nut recall expands, products sold at 5 Vancouver Island grocery stores

A recall for various products containing macadamia nuts has expanded, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says five Vancouver Island grocery stor...

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Mar 6, 2026 12:21 AM

MLA wants to make school lockdowns easier in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting

Indepedent Jordan Kealy’s bill suggests change to controlled entry points at schools

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Mar 6, 2026 12:21 AM

MLA wants to make school lockdowns easier in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting

Indepedent Jordan Kealy’s bill suggests change to controlled entry points at schools

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Mar 6, 2026 12:00 AM

Accused killer describes hallucinations to Victoria trial

Michael King is charged with the 2023 murder of Michael Jones

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🗞️ VI Free Daily
Mar 5, 2026 11:53 PM

Eby calls for more AI regulation after Altman meeting about Tumbler Ridge

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed to apologize to Tumbler Ridge families

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Mar 5, 2026 11:53 PM

Eby calls for more AI regulation after Altman meeting about Tumbler Ridge

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed to apologize to Tumbler Ridge families

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🏔️ Campbell River Mirror
Mar 5, 2026 11:30 PM

NIC Fest returns to Campbell River campus March 12

NIC Fest is a free open-house-style event at North Island College

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