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Crews extinguish high-risk house fire south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A home was destroyed, but the chief of Extension Volunteer Fire Department said thankfully surrounding damage was limited. Kevin Young said their department was alerted on Monday, Aug. 10, just before 5:20 a.m. in response to a fully involved wood-framed home structure fire on White Rapids Rd. at Nanaimo Rive...
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murder trial
Civilians describe speeding SUV prior and after fatal Nanaimo drive-by shooting
NANAIMO - Prosecutors outlined eyewitness accounts at the murder trial involving a brazen daytime shooting at busy Nanaimo shopping centre. Ronald Joseph Campbell, 44, is on trial at BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo, accused of first-degree murder in the death of Yasin Khan as he sat in his vehicle outside Rock City Centre'...
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Top U16 and U18 Nanaimo Track and Field Club Athletes compete at national championship
NANAIMO - A total of nine Nanaimo Track and Field Club athletes are competing at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships in Regina. Tessa Bell, Ember Vaitekunas, Evelyn Argyle-Anderson and Henry Trumpy made Team BC while Will Cram, Finn English, Rowan Clarke, Finn Olsen and Lila Jeffries entered as open...
Aug 09, 2026
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Off-road vehicle ban now in place for areas south of Nanaimo
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fire fight
B.C. wildfire showing little new growth after forcing thousands to flee
PENTICTON - Dawn Wertz says she was celebrating her niece's 21st birthday at a party in Summerland in the British Columbia Interior when ashes the size of loonies began raining down at her sister's home. She and her relatives are now among thousands o...
Aug 09, 2026
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interior wildfires
B.C. declares state of emergency after wildfire expands as thousands evacuated
British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province has declared a state of emergency after a ferocious wildfire forced 20,000 people out of two communities along Okanagan Lake. The fast-moving fire that pushed people out of Summerland and Peachland is just one of several wildfires that has threatened communities and ...
Aug 08, 2026
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positive trend
Nanaimo area's unemployment rate dips again: Stats Canada
NANAIMO - Unemployment data for the Nanaimo area continues trending in the right direction.The Nanaimo area's jobless rate for for a third straight month to 6.4 per cent, down from 7.4 per cent in May.The unemployment rate was as high as 8.7 per cent in Nanaimo in April.BC Jobless rate fell in July to 6.2 per cent from...
Aug 08, 2026
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summer season
Drought concerns easing due to lopsided Vancouver Island rainfall
NANAIMO - With concerns surrounding drought and wildfires top of mind for many British Columbians right now, Vancouver Island has so far been mostly spared this year, but summer isn't over yet. As of July 7, the B.C. drought portal had eastern Vancouver Island, encompassing areas north of Campbell River down to Sooke, ...
Aug 08, 2026
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further fishing fines
Fourth person fined for illegal Deep Bay oyster harvesting
NANAIMO - A fourth person has been fined in relation to illegally harvesting shellfish in Deep Bay north of Qualicum Beach. Xiaohua (Jessica) Liu, born 1977, was fined $4,500 in a provincial court in Courtenay on July 7, after being found guilty during trial of making a false or misleading statement and being in unlawf...
Aug 07, 2026
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poor choices
'Totally unacceptable:' BCHP handles record number of Sunfest-linked impaired drivers
NANAIMO - BC Highway Patrol is vowing to clamp down on impaired drivers after a disappointing number of music festival goers continue to make poor driving choices.Thirty-six drivers were handed some form of suspension of their driving privileges during traffic stops from BC Highway Patrol officers during the Sunfest Co...
Aug 07, 2026
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Mexican reinforcements arriving for wildfire fight in Summerland, B.C.
PENTICTON - Reinforcements are arriving in the battle against a deadly wildfire on the shores of Okanagan Lake in the southern B.C. Interior that has forced 20,000 people to evacuate. Hugh Murdoch with the BC Wildfire Service has said 100 Mexican firef...
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20,000 evacuees fled ferocious B.C. wildfire. These are some of their stories
PENTICTON - The explosive wildfire that roared down on Summerland, B.C., forced about 20,000 people to flee over the weekend. Some spoke of a scramble for safety, and the later realization that their homes or other properties had been destroyed. Here a...
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Girl remains missing after falling from paddleboard into Cultus Lake, B.C.
CHILLIWACK - Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say they have not been able to find a 13-year-old girl who is missing after falling into the waters of Cultus Lake from a paddleboard over the weekend. Mounties say their underwater recovery team is on the scene...
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Search continues in B.C. after child mauled, RCMP shoot wrong bear
MAPLE RIDGE - The search for a black bear who attacked a three-year-old girl east of Vancouver on the weekend is still ongoing after officials say Mounties killed the wrong bear. A spokesperson for the provincial parks ministry says RCMP officers kille...
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Child who prompted Porter Airline flight cancellation not at fault, passenger says
The child whose refusal to buckle up prompted the cancellation of a Porter Airlines flight last week was "obviously terrified" and should not be blamed, says a passenger who was on the plane bound for Toronto. The aircraft could not take off from Victo...
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Tighter spending, more revenue brings B.C. deficit down to $7.7B, minister says
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says the final accounting for the budget year ending in March shows a deficit of $7.7 billion, more than three billion lower than forecast. The latest fiscal update from Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on Mond...
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Canada's Best
Top U16 and U18 Nanaimo Track and Field Club Athletes compete at national championship
NANAIMO - A total of nine Nanaimo Track and Field Club athletes are competing at the Legion National Youth Track and Field Championships in Regina. Tessa Bell, Ember Vaitekunas, Evelyn Argyle-Anderson and Henry Trumpy made Team BC while Will Cram, Finn English, Rowan Clarke, Finn Olsen and Lila Jeffries entered as open...
Aug 09, 2026
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Post Season Bound
NightOwls face Bellingham Bells in first ever playoff appearance
NANAIMO - It came down to the last game of the 2026 West Coast League baseball season for the NightOwls to clinch a post season berth. The team finished with a 30-24 record, on the back of a 15-8 win over Kamloops on Wednesday, Aug.4, with their final record good for fourth in the North Division. Coach Cody Andreychuk ...
Aug 07, 2026
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major milestone
Serauxmen Stadium celebrating 50 years in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A special celebration is being planned before the Nanaimo NightOwls game on Friday, July 31, to honour the 50th anniversary of Serauxmen Stadium. The pre-game ceremony starts at 6 p.m. at the stadium, with the first pitch against the Port Angeles Lefties being thrown at 6:35 pm, with fans encouraged to arrive...
Jul 30, 2026
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Clippers 2026-27 BCHL schedule released
NANAIMO - Next season's full BCHL schedule has been released, with the puck dropping on the Nanaimo Clippers regular season on Friday Sept. 18 at Frank Crane Arena against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.The Clippers will have 26 home dates, 26 away games, and two yet-to-be-announced contests at the BCHL Showcase.Fridays w...
Jul 08, 2026
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Looking Back
Clipper netminder takes top prize at annual awards event
NANAIMO - The Clippers celebrated their season and remarkable playoff run with an awards ceremony and gathering of mostly team billets and volunteers.The Tuesday, May 26, celebration came just a few days removed from the end of the team's playoff run, which ended in Brooks on Friday, May 22, and featured speeches and a...
May 28, 2026
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Overtime Hurdle
Clippers lose titanic struggle in BCHL Finals to defending champion Brooks
BROOKS - The Clippers lost a fourth straight overtime game to the Brooks Bandits to lose out in five games in the BCHL Finals.After taking the first game by a score of 3-1 Nanaimo lost three straight 2-1 decisions and went down 4-3 in the series finale.The Bandits have now won back to back BCHL championships while Nana...
May 23, 2026
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Canada
In the news today: B.C. wildfire reinforcements, Colombia earthquake, car thefts down
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Mexican reinforcements arriving for wildfire fight in Summerland, B.C. Reinforcements are set to arrive today in the battle against a deadly wildfire on the wester...
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Mexican reinforcements arriving for wildfire fight in Summerland, B.C.
PENTICTON - Reinforcements are arriving in the battle against a deadly wildfire on the shores of Okanagan Lake in the southern B.C. Interior that has forced 20,000 people to evacuate. Hugh Murdoch with the BC Wildfire Service has said 100 Mexican firef...
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Montreal police chief to address racism and misconduct allegations at public meeting
MONTREAL - Montreal police Chief Fady Dagher is set to address city officials and take questions from the public as he provides an update on a scandal at a station in a multicultural neighbourhood in the northern part of the city. Police announced in J...
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Auto thefts continue downward trend across Canada, new report shows
OTTAWA - Auto thefts have continued trending downward across the country and the number of reported thefts over the first half of 2026 was 10 per cent lower than in the same period last year, says a new report from Équité Association. The report by the...
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20,000 evacuees fled ferocious B.C. wildfire. These are some of their stories
PENTICTON - The explosive wildfire that roared down on Summerland, B.C., forced about 20,000 people to flee over the weekend. Some spoke of a scramble for safety, and the later realization that their homes or other properties had been destroyed. Here a...
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Former Carney adviser, CMHC head named inaugural chair of Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA - Ottawa is appointing a former investment banker and public servant with links to Prime Minister Mark Carney to steer the board of directors at its affordable housing agency. Build Canada Homes' inaugural board chair Evan Siddall was CEO of the...
12h ago
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World
Former Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - A Syrian court sentenced ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad along with his younger brother to death in absentia on Tuesday for crimes against humanity and war crimes during Syria's 14-year conflict that left about half a millio...
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At least 14 artisanal miners found dead at a disused mine in South Africa, police say
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - At least 14 artisanal miners are dead and scores are injured at a disused mine in South Africa, police said Tuesday. The South African Police Service said the miners were found dead at a mine near the city of Rustenbur...
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Congo says 2,000 people have died in its Ebola outbreak, the fastest growing on record
BUNIA, Congo (AP) - At least 2,000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, according to the latest data, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppa...
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Island Good Launches New Website
Made here. Grown here. Connected here. Island Good launches new website to make shopping Island products easier Every choice to shop Island-made is a win for Vancouver Island communities and now it's easier than ever. Island Good has launched a newly redesigned website that helps Vancouver Islanders and visitors quickl...
Mar 19, 2026
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