In today's episode:

• Arang Music Ensemble
• The Journeymen
• League-leading Avalanche not easing up with playoffs around the corner
• Maple Leafs close out home schedule in lost season with another defeat
• In the news today: Liberal byelection sweep, Meet Canada's new MPs, jail revamp
• Campbell River man hopes for resolution with CRA after becoming victim of fraud in 2023
• ‘Engulfed in flames’: 1 dead after North Saanich explosion leads to fire
• DCC rates proposed to increase in Lantzville
• Destructive Nanaimo River Estuary excursion leads to fines for young men
• Revamped Lantzville park re-opens
• Sea lion resuced from Qualicum Beach dies from bird shot-related injuries
• ‘These are very small non-conformances:’ RDN responds to Duke Point sewage advisory notice
• B.C.'s new campsite fee leaves out-of-province campers 'disappointed'
• All Elite Wrestling draws biggest non-WWE B.C. wrestling attendance mark in 58 years
• ‘It turned into something scary’: Small dog chases elk through Lake Cowichan
• Liberals eye majority as key byelections could reshape Canada’s political landscape
• With a boom in clean energy, a new art exhibit at the Nanaimo Art Gallery, looks at the true cost of it all
• Ladysmith reopens historic Machine Shop as part of waterfront arts hub
• Victoria opera brings Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice to the stage
• Pickleball demand surges and Campbell River invited to be part of the solution
• ‘We cannot afford to lose this space:’ Town not renewing lease for Qualicum Commons
• Health care employs 16% of Nanaimo labour force
• Finishing touches being applied ahead of milestone Cedar Market season
• Crystal Pool to reopen Tuesday after chlorine gas sends 8 to hospital
• Habs-prospect Grizzlies goalie has pundits scrambling for the record books
• The Canucks deal a blow to the slim playoff hopes for the Sharks with a 4-3 shootout win
• Pohela Boishak: Bengali New Year celebrations kicked off Saturday
• Kidovate draws 230 young entrepreneurs to Victoria’s Bay Centre
• VIBE: Netflix and BBC show producer Dan Tapster at the Port Theatre
• ‘We’re an endangered species’: BC salmon industry workers struggle to keep going
• Nanaimo Clippers eliminate Alberni Valley from BCHL playoffs
• Nearly 200 Nanaimo-Ladysmith kids referred to eye professionals via Lions screening
• RDN’s Golden Shoe Hunt withstands the test of time
• VIU finishes 2025-26 fiscal year with surplus
• B.C. First Nation ‘confident’ in Island land transfer despite court injunction
• Parksville council impressed with ‘missing middle’ development proposal
• B.C. government easing carbon tax for pulp mills as industry grapples with future
• Nanaimo-based firm lands federal forestry funding
• Nanaimo man who assaulted woman, had standoff with RCMP, pleads guilty
• Walkway vandalism closes popular Nanaimo Beach Estates Park trail
• First Nations leaders say they’ve lost confidence in Eby over DRIPA amendments
• Park Ave and NDSS students celebrate strong showing at BC Winter Games
• Vancouver Island Short Film Festival’s Youth Showcase helps aspiring filmmakers
• VIU expecting balanced budgets amid years of financial turmoil
• Online booking now available in Victoria for tennis, pickleball
• Andreescu wins in return as Canada, Kazakhstan split Billie Jean King Cup opener
• What’s in store for Canada’s 2026 wildfire season?
• Canadian Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II crew to splash down after historic moon trip