As the Senior Shamrocks are headed to the WLA final Saturday, the Junior Shamrocks are also having a moment in the sun, after a win over the weekend has progressed them to compete in the 2026 Minto Cup in Calgary. Junior A Shamrocks General Manager Rod Wade has the details.

Plus, Fiona Hammersly Chambers from Metchosin Farm gets us prepared to prepare our gardens for the winter. 

Though we’ve been fortunate so far here on Vancouver Island, the province’s wildfire situation seems to have escalated even further over the weekend, with areas in the Okanagan valley hit particularly hard. We have a lot of questions about home insurance. What happens if your home is damaged in a wildfire or you have to evacuate? The Insurance Bureau of Canada’s vice-president for Pacific and Western Canada Aaron Sutherland joins. 

Meanwhile, the BC Conservatives are noting a year has passed since the Cowichan Tribes decision brought political fallout over the questions it raised about fee simple property rights and Aboriginal title. Attorney General critic Steve Kooner says the provincial government has given a clear message property rights are not secure anywhere in B.C. He’s joining us to explain why he says that and what he’d like to see happen.  

Plus, the local wrestling community has been in the spotlight after Victoria-grown Chelsea Green claimed the Interim WWE Women’s Championship earlier this month. Vancouver Island Pro Wrestling is one of the companies Green herself has wrestled for in her career, and remains one of the most active hubs for the wrestling community around here. Co-founder BJ Laredo joins to help us make sense of the news. 

On the heels of breaking news Liberal MP Shaun Chen plans to resign, we discuss byelections in federal politics. The North Vancouver-Capilano federal byelection is coming up fast at the end of August, with candidates from all parties declaring their picks to replace Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson. The Liberals are putting up Braeden Caley, the Greens are offering Shelley Luce, the conservative pick is Stephen Curran and the NDP has offered up Stephen Tweedale. As byelections seem to be playing a bigger role in federal politics, Royal Roads professor David Black joins to break down this race and its significance in the big picture.