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FortisBC natural gas rates remaining unchanged April 1
NANAIMO - Those using natural gas for home heating, cooking or other uses will see their bills remain relatively unchanged for at least the next three months. FortisBC announced Monday, March 18, they've been given the green light from the B.C. Utilities Commission to maintain their rate for all customers at $2.23 per ...
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Spring break scorcher sets multiple temperature records across Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - A strong ridge of high pressure has proven to be a record-breaker for mid-March weather. A trio of high-temperature records fell over the weekend, beginning on Friday, March 15 with Environment Canada's monitoring station reporting a daily maximum of 14.7 degrees Celsius at the Nanaimo airport. It narrowly pi...
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Free Nanaimo workshop series beginning with in-depth look at scammer strategies
NANAIMO - A rise in online and phone scams targeting people across the region is prompting one local group to try a more direct approach to get information to those who need it. Brechin United Church will begin their "Community Series" on Wednesday, March 20 with a presentation from Nanaimo RCMP on frauds and...
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Annual NFR recruitment drive looking to add to their firefighting family
NANAIMO - Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) is holding its annual recruitment drive this month, looking for anyone interested in joining their firefighting family. The job postings will be on the City of Nanaimo's website until March 28.Deputy fire chief administration in training at NFR Jodi Le Masurier said candidates must c...
Mar 17, 2024
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Earning a Point
Clippers fight for a road point in 3-2 OT loss to Vipers
NANAIMO - Battling through injury and illness the Clippers earned a point in a 3-2 overtime loss in Vernon.The game was played in front of just a couple of hundred people on the secondary ice sheet at Kal Place North because of an ice chiller issue with the Vipers regular arena.Almost all the scoring was done in he fir...
Mar 17, 2024
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UBC researchers discover possible new pod of orcas seen hunting sperm whales
NANAIMO - A possible discovery of a new population of killer whales off the west coast of the United States is exciting researchers from the University of British Columbia.At least 49 of the new whales have been identified off the west coast of California and Oregon hunting sperm whales, although researchers say the nu...
Mar 16, 2024
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Victoria-based Pacific FC to play exhibition soccer match in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Pacific FC will bring their brand of Canadian Premier League soccer to the Harbour City.The team will host Vancouver FC in a free exhibition match on Saturday, March 16 at 1:30 p.m. at Q'unq'inuqwstuxw Stadium.Coach James Merriman is looking forward to bringing the team to his hometown of Nanaimo."That w...
Mar 16, 2024
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Costly First Period
Fast start by Chiefs sinks Clippers in 5-2 loss at Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Clippers got into an early hole against Chilliwack that was just too big to crawl out of.In a 5-2 road loss the Chiefs Jack Sparkes, Caleb Elfering and Matt Argentina scored goals in the first seven minutes of the game.The first period ended 3-0 and Chilliwack added a fourth goal before the second inte...
Mar 16, 2024
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ongoing road works
Concrete pour forcing closure of Commercial St. block in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Ongoing upgrades along Terminal Ave. in the city's downtown are providing an opportunity to get a head start on another long-awaited project.Crews working in the area are set to close a small section of Commercial St., between Terminal Ave. and Museum Way, beginning Tuesday, March 19 and running through April...
Mar 15, 2024
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COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down
VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidden. The study, published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution and led by researchers at the University of B.C., is one...
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B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the potential for another destructive fire season. The Insurance Bureau of Canada issued a statement encouraging residents to...
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B.C. to provide $80 million to help farmers cope with drought
DELTA, B.C. - Unprecedented drought in British Columbia last year has prompted the provincial government to invest $80 million to help manage, collect and store water for crops and livestock. Premier David Eby made the announcement while inside a bell pepper greenhouse in Delta, B.C., saying says this summer's drought...
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Almost 40 temperature records broken across B.C. Saturday, Environment Canada says
VANCOUVER - Balmy weather across much of British Columbia helped set dozens of new temperature records across the province on Saturday. Environment Canada says a ridge of high pressure brought warm temperatures to the province this weekend, with above-normal conditions forecast to continue into this week. Several regio...
Mar 17, 2024
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Man in Abbotsford, B.C., charged with second-degree murder in wife's death
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - British Columbia's integrated homicide investigation team says a man in Abbotsford, B.C., has been charged with murder in the death of his wife. IHIT says in a news release that officers from the Abbotsford Police Department responded to a report of an assault at a home in the city on Friday night. T...
Mar 17, 2024
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RCMP seek witnesses after stabbing on Surrey, B.C., city bus
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey are investigating a weekend stabbing on a city bus that has sent a man to the hospital. They say it happened shortly before 2:40 p.m. on Saturday when officers got word of an alleged stabbing near the intersection of Fraser Highway and 152nd street in the city's Guildford neighbourhoo...
Mar 17, 2024
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Victoria-based Pacific FC to play exhibition soccer match in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Pacific FC will bring their brand of Canadian Premier League soccer to the Harbour City.The team will host Vancouver FC in a free exhibition match on Saturday, March 16 at 1:30 p.m. at Q'unq'inuqwstuxw Stadium.Coach James Merriman is looking forward to bringing the team to his hometown of Nanaimo."That w...
Mar 16, 2024
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Digging for Gold
Mariners men's basketball gunning for CCAA title in New Brunswick
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners journey towards a CCAA men's basketball championship has already been a long one - literally.The travel logistics alone were more than the team bargained for when heading out for Sackville, New Brunswick.On Sunday, March 10 the Mariners took off from Nanaimo but a flight delay caused them to ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Bringing home medals
National medals highlight massive weekend for Nanaimo sports teams
NANAIMO - It was one of the busiest weekends of the year on the local sports calendar.Between national, provincial and regional tournaments and playoff and regular season action there were some big wins and tough losses along the way.Both VIU Mariners volleyball teams were in national tournaments and brought home medal...
Mar 11, 2024
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Earning a Point
Clippers fight for a road point in 3-2 OT loss to Vipers
NANAIMO - Battling through injury and illness the Clippers earned a point in a 3-2 overtime loss in Vernon.The game was played in front of just a couple of hundred people on the secondary ice sheet at Kal Place North because of an ice chiller issue with the Vipers regular arena.Almost all the scoring was done in he fir...
Mar 17, 2024
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Costly First Period
Fast start by Chiefs sinks Clippers in 5-2 loss at Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Clippers got into an early hole against Chilliwack that was just too big to crawl out of.In a 5-2 road loss the Chiefs Jack Sparkes, Caleb Elfering and Matt Argentina scored goals in the first seven minutes of the game.The first period ended 3-0 and Chilliwack added a fourth goal before the second inte...
Mar 16, 2024
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Milestone for Merner
VIDEO: Hometown Clipper captain hits 150 game milestone
NANAIMO - Not many BCHL players get to play in 150 regular season games but Clippers captain Brett Merner accomplished the feat recently.He led his hometown team out on Friday, March 8 against the Surrey Eagles at Frank Crane arena."It's special getting to go out there 150 times and play with the boys," Merne...
Mar 14, 2024
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Canada
Quebec anti-corruption police arrest retired judge, say he inflated hours worked
MONTREAL - Quebec anti-corruption police say they have arrested a retired municipal court judge for fraud. Police say Jean Herbert, who sat on the municipal court in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal, created fake records to inflate the time he claimed to have spent hearing cases. He is alleged to have billed the City...
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'This tragedy has shaken me': Ottawa father of slain family thanks public for support
OTTAWA - The surviving father of an attack that Ottawa's mayor has called one of the city's worst cases of mass violence is thanking the public for its support. Dhanushka Wickramasinghe released his first public statement though police after hundreds gathered at a convention centre Sunday to mourn his family. Police ...
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COVID was a good chance to study what the animals did while humans were locked down
VANCOUVER - The COVID-19 lockdown for humans was not an opportunity for wildlife to run free, in fact a new study found herbivores tend to be more active around people, while carnivores remained hidden. The study, published Monday in Nature Ecology and Evolution and led by researchers at the University of B.C., is one...
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A closer look at the legacy of former prime minister Brian Mulroney
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was re-elected in 1988. On Monday, members of Parliament and federal party leaders offered their tributes to the late leader...
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More families will be allowed to apply to come to Canada from Gaza: Miller
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will allow more people trapped in Gaza who have extended family members in Canada to apply for temporary refuge - but he admits the move is "cold comfort." The government launched a family reunification program in January that offers temporary refuge to pa...
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B.C. officials to give drought update as province adopts new wildfire prediction tool
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is introducing technology to improve wildfire prediction and decision-making even as the association representing Canadian insurance companies warns residents about the potential for another destructive fire season. The Insurance Bureau of Canada issued a statement encouraging residents to...
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World
Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents
An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election was arrested Monday after a hearing in a separate case in federal court in Washington, D.C. Stefanie Lambert was arrested by U.S. Marshals after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating co...
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Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction. Navarro is expected to report Tuesday to a federal prison for a four-month sentence, after being found guilty of misdemeanor charges for ...
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Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out. Opponents have called the law, known as Senate Bill 4, the most dramatic...
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