101 new units
'Integrated into the landscape:' rental complex planned in Nanaimo's Rock City
NANAIMO - A substantial development is being proposed in the city's north end near Cottle Lake Park, utilizing the natural environment while providing over 100 units of housing.The proposed development, located at 3481 Rock City Rd. between Ocean Pearl Ter. and Landalt Rd., would bring a four-storey, L-shaped multi-fam...
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provincial election
Taxes - hike them or hold them - become theme in B.C. election campaign
Taxes have become a central theme in the first half of British Columbia's election campaign with leaders promising to hold, hike or cut them. Whether it's taxing the wealthy to pay for services like health care or suggesting that tax cuts will "superc...
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expensive month
'Must be that personal exceptionalism:' distracted driving increases three-fold on Island roads
NANAIMO - A month-long campaign focusing on catching distracted drivers and those not wearing seatbelts has been depressingly productive for local police. Members from BC Highway Patrol say they wrote 214 tickets for using an electronic device while driving on Vancouver Island alone through the month of September, up f...
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101 new units
'Integrated into the landscape:' rental complex planned in Nanaimo's Rock City
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provincial election
Taxes - hike them or hold them - become theme in B.C. election campaign
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
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'I'm so shameful:' Nanaimo OPS drug trafficker avoids jail
NANAIMO - Deeply addicted while serving a peer support worker role at Nanaimo's overdose prevention site, a woman with no prior criminal record has been sentenced following high-profile arrests at her workplace. Sara Lynn Koshman, 37, was handed a two-year conditional sentence order after pleading guilty to a pair of d...
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lost control
Driver, residents uninjured as car smashes through back fence of Nanaimo home
NANAIMO - Police say the driver of a white Acura is extremely lucky not to have been injured after a late-evening crash in the city's south end. Calls to 911 were made just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, after the car lost control travelling along Bruce Ave., crashed through the fence of a nearby home on Silver Mou...
Oct 8, 2026
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from sweden to nanaimo
Veteran Nanaimo Clippers goaltender excelling in new environment
NANAIMO - The Clippers have once again found an impressive veteran goalie. Hugo Laring has given the team excellent netminding after taking over from Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau, who led Nanaimo to the BCHL finals last spring. In his first month with the Clippers, Laring was given an honourable mention for the three stars ...
Oct 8, 2026
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election prep
Voter information on it's way for 2026 provincial election
NANAIMO - While advance voting in the ongoing municipal election began this week, voters also need to prepare for the upcoming provincial election. The Oct. 24 vote to elect new Members of the Legislative Assembly will also see advance voting opportunities running in conjunction with local elections across the province...
Oct 8, 2026
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drivers and students beware
Darker mornings coming for Nanaimo students without seasonal time change
NANAIMO - The absence of the typical 'fall back' of the clocks in early November is set to make for some dark mornings on local roads. Announced in March, B.C. will no longer change the clocks twice a year for daylight saving time, meaning morning commuters and students will have to grapple with sunrises much later tha...
Oct 8, 2026
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sex offender
Child exploitation bust sees Nanaimo man jailed
Editor's note: This article contains details of child sex abuse material. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A local man with no prior criminal record is now a registered sex offender after police connected the dots to uncover a notable collection of child exploitation material. Aiden Joseph Mooney, 27, ...
Oct 7, 2026
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British Columbia
Former ISIS bride pleads guilty to terror-related charge in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman who married an Islamic State fighter has pleaded guilty to terrorist-related charges in a Vancouver court. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada confirms that Kimberly Polman pleaded guilty on Thursday to leavin...
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Galloway testifies of 'numerous' faculty-student relationships in UBC arts program
VANCOUVER - Author and former University of B.C. creative writing chair Steven Galloway says there was no prohibition on sexual relationships between students and faculty, and he knows of "numerous instances" of similar relationships in the university'...
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One dead, one injured in Burnaby, B.C., house fire; police investigating cause
BURNABY - One person is dead after a house fire in the Metro Vancouver city of Burnaby on Friday. RCMP say they were called to the fire in a home on Douglas Road near Norfolk Street in the South Burnaby neighbourhood at around 4:30 a.m. Police say that...
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B.C. campaign: Dumped Conservative 'truly sorry' for posts, Eby says it's a disgrace
Here are some of the latest developments in the British Columbia election campaign. DITCHED CANDIDATE 'TRULY SORRY' A candidate for British Columbia's provincial election, kicked out of the Conservative party over online posts the NDP called racist, sa...
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Border services changes hours because B.C. isn't changing its clocks
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's decision to end time changes has prompted the Canada Border Services Agency to alter its opening hours at nine land crossings to align with neighbouring U.S. ports of entry. British Columbia is adopting year-round daylig...
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Nine-vehicle collision on B.C.'s Alex Fraser Bridge sends two to hospital
DELTA - Police in Delta, B.C., say they are investigating a nine-vehicle crash on the Alex Fraser Bridge that sent two people to hospital with serious injuries. The department says officers were called shortly after midnight Friday to the crash in th...
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Local Sports
Leveling Up
Three Nanaimo Timbermen standouts chosen in NLL entry draft
NANAIMO - Draft day in the National Lacrosse League was special for the Senior A Nanaimo Timbermen. Three players who just finished their first seasons in the WLA were drafted in the top 33 selections. Right-hander Jeremy Wudrick went 27th overall to the Vancouver Warriors, while defender Joel Mullen was also picked by...
Oct 3, 2026
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Championship Mentality
John Barsby's varsity football team brings a winning attitude to a new season
NANAIMO - The high school varsity football season has begun in the mid island with the John Barsby Bulldogs winning their season opener 55-34 against Abbotford. Barsby is in a AA/AAA hybrid division with Ballenas out of Parksville and Mt. Douglas and Spectrum schools from Victoria. Initially Nanaimo District Secondary ...
Sep 26, 2026
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Kicking It
VIU soccer teams hit the pitch for 2026 PACWEST season
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners are beginning a new PACWEST soccer season with differing expectations.The women will attempt to win the provincial championship for a third straight time, while the men are hoping to rise up the table after finishing 2-7-3 in 2025.Women's coach Bobbie Taylor said her group will have a strong ...
Sep 12, 2026
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from sweden to nanaimo
Veteran Nanaimo Clippers goaltender excelling in new environment
NANAIMO - The Clippers have once again found an impressive veteran goalie. Hugo Laring has given the team excellent netminding after taking over from Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau, who led Nanaimo to the BCHL finals last spring. In his first month with the Clippers, Laring was given an honourable mention for the three stars ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Close Loss
Late goal against sees Clippers fall in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Clippers have lost back to back games for the first time this season.After a 3-2 loss in Coquitlam on Saturday, Oct. 3 Nanaimo suffered a narrow 2-1 road defeat against the Chilliwack Chiefs on Oct. 4.Jack Clark scored the Clippers only goal on a rebound in the closing moments of a first period power p...
Oct 4, 2026
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Last Minute Letdown
Clippers come up short in Coquitlam
NANAIMO - Charles Beland continued his hot play but it wasn't enough for the Clippers to beat the Coquitlam Express.After the Express built up a 2-0 lead by the two minute mark of the second period Beland set up Miller Kay mid way through the middle frame and then scored on a net drive early in the third.Despite both t...
Oct 3, 2026
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Canada
Former ISIS bride pleads guilty to terror-related charge in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman who married an Islamic State fighter has pleaded guilty to terrorist-related charges in a Vancouver court. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada confirms that Kimberly Polman pleaded guilty on Thursday to leavin...
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Canada backs International Criminal Court after U.S. imposes sanctions
OTTAWA - Canada signed a joint statement in support of the International Criminal Court after the United States moved to sanction the organization today. The statement says the signatories strongly disagree with the sanctions and reaffirm their "contin...
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FBI arrests Canadian in ShinyHunters hack of the bureau's jobs portal
OTTAWA - The RCMP says a Canadian has been arrested by the FBI in connection with an attack from a criminal hacking group which breached the bureau's jobs portal and obtained sensitive and personal data on nearly all the FBI's employees. FBI Director K...
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Galloway testifies of 'numerous' faculty-student relationships in UBC arts program
VANCOUVER - Author and former University of B.C. creative writing chair Steven Galloway says there was no prohibition on sexual relationships between students and faculty, and he knows of "numerous instances" of similar relationships in the university'...
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Special House committee votes to push forward major projects bill
OTTAWA - A special House of Commons committee created to study the Liberals' new economic bill agreed Friday to limit the period it can receive submissions and hear from witnesses. Members of Parliament passed a motion to begin clause-by-clause conside...
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Here's what to know about flu, COVID-19 and RSV this respiratory virus season
TORONTO - Respiratory virus specialists say Canadians should get their flu shot as soon as it becomes available in their area this fall. Most provinces will start providing the flu vaccine to the general public by the end of October and it will be fre...
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World
Mike Ditka, the quintessential Chicago Bear and a Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies at 86
CHICAGO (AP) - Mike Ditka, who personified the toughness and grit of Chicago in a Hall of Fame career as a player and coach of the Bears and the leader of arguably the most dominant team in NFL history, has died. He was 86. Ditka's family...
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Two powerful earthquakes and multiple aftershocks rock Panama
PANAMA CITY (AP) - A second powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Panama Friday afternoon following a series of aftershocks, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It came after a magnitude 7.7 quake shook the Central American country, collapsing building...
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Vance expresses doubts about Pentagon plan to livestream Fort Hood shooter's execution
HEBRON, Ky. (AP) - Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on Friday whether the Pentagon will livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan in December but told reporters that if it is livestreamed, "I'm not going to be watching it." ...
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Sponsored Content
Program helping homeowners cut costs
Nanaimo Homeowners: Centra's $1M Window Efficiency Plan is now over 75% claimed
The Centra Install Pros Window Efficiency Plan - a program helping Nanaimo homeowners cut the cost of new windows and doors - is running out of runway fast. The plan puts up to $650 toward each window or door replaced, drawn from a dedicated $1 million fund set aside for local homeowners. There is no income testing and...
Sep 18, 2026
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Resort-Style Retirement Living in Nanaimo's Old City Quarter
For many retirees, and those nearing retirement, staying in their home can be difficult. The time spent on day-to-day maintenance, plus dealing with bigger repairs usually required on an older home, can cut into time they'd rather spend enjoying their retirement. And if they're traveling, they don't want to worry about...
Jul 28, 2026
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Customizable Management for Smaller Strata Communities
Most people who volunteer for their strata council don't sign up to be an accountant. But for many in smaller strata communities, with less than 50 units, that's exactly what they end up doing. They spend time researching bylaws, getting quotes for maintenance, and worrying that something important has been missed. The...
Jun 9, 2026
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