In today's episode:

• E-bike and e-scooter incidents in Courtenay lead to arrests and tickets
• Island Link Partnership connect Hullo Ferry to Campbell River, Courtenay, Parksville
• Comox Valley Regional District reminder: Get fireworks permit in time for Halloween
• Traffic Advisory: delays on Beckton Drive (east end at Lazo Rd) Oct 14-17, 2026 / 7am-7pm
• 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:

• BC RCMP News — E-bike and e-scooter incidents in Courtenay lead to arrests and tickets
• My Cowichan Valley Now — Island Link Partnership connect Hullo Ferry to Campbell River, Courtenay, Parksville
• Comox Valley Record — Comox Valley Regional District reminder: Get fireworks permit in time for Halloween
• Town of Comox — Traffic Advisory: delays on Beckton Drive (east end at Lazo Rd) Oct 14-17, 2026 / 7am-7pm
• 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