Batter Up
Mid Island Pirates full of optimism as baseball season begins
NANAIMO - The Mid Island Pirates begin the 2026 BC Premier Baseball League season with a pair of games at UBC on April 4 and 5. With a .500 record of 24 and 24 last season senior Pirates coach Larson Bauck said the group is poised to improve on that this year "Our pitching staff is very deep, the lineup is very lo...
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headed to trial
Wife of Nanaimo prosecutor pleads not guilty to fraud & theft charges
KELOWNA - Serious allegations against a Nanaimo Crown prosecutor's wife are expected to be settled at trial. On Thursday, April 2, a lawyer on behalf of Joanne Lynette McCormick, 57, entered not guilty pleas to a combined four theft and fraud charges during a brief appearance at Kelowna Law Courts. McCormick was charge...
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vandalism
Nanaimo RCMP investigate vandalized Iranian advocacy signs
NANAIMO - Police hope the public can help crack the case of damaged Iranian advocacy signs in Nanaimo at busy intersections. Nanaimo RCMP believe the damage occurred sometime between 6 p.m. on March 18, and 6 p.m. the following day, at the intersections of Departure Bay Rd. and Aulds Rd. The damaged signs associated wi...
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Batter Up
Mid Island Pirates full of optimism as baseball season begins
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All Island Matchup
Clippers, Bulldogs meet in playoffs for first time since 2020
NANAIMO - For the eighth time in franchise history, the Clippers will have a playoff series against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Nanaimo is 5-2 all-time and has won the last three head-to-head series in 2015, 2016, and 2020, and this year the Clippers will go in as the favourites with home ice advantage. After going 4-...
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to the moon
Canadian astronaut circling Earth after successful Artemis II lunar launch
CAPE CANAVERAL - Canadian Jeremy Hansen is now circling Earth in the first stage of a historic lunar mission after Artemis II successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday. On board with Hansen are veteran NASA astronauts Reid Wisema...
Apr 02, 2026
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on parole
Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant potentially in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Police believe a man who has failed to comply with release conditions could be on the mid-Island. Thirty-nine-year-old Clint Aaron Jeremy Billy was released on parole on March 24 after serving a portion of a two-year federal sentence for weapons and robbery charges. Part of Billy's release conditions were for...
Apr 02, 2026
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plan ahead
Sailing alerts and other tools expanding ahead of busy long weekend on BC Ferries
NANAIMO - New technology is being deployed across the wider BC Ferries network to ensure a maximum number of people can travel this Easter long weekend.A new sailing alert system, which is currently in place on three routes including between Horseshoe Bay and Nanaimo's Departure Bay, will expand on Thursday, April 2, t...
Apr 02, 2026
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dry march
March storms drench much of coastal B.C., save the Nanaimo area
NANAIMO - Despite an atmospheric river storm system settling over Vancouver Island, last month was drier than usual. Much of eastern Vancouver Island received around half of its average precipitation for March, with Nanaimo seeing 52.8 millimetres of rain, around 47 per cent of normal. Meteorologist with Environment Ca...
Apr 01, 2026
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pain at the pumps
'Not looking real good:' B.C. has highest average gas price in Canada
NANAIMO - There's no telling how high the price of fuel will get locally as war continues to rage in the Middle East.U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have led Tehran to largely close the Strait of Hormuz, a major shipping route which is causing fuel prices to rise globally, increasing the odds of hitting record prices ...
Apr 01, 2026
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British Columbia
Air quality is being monitored after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Officials say they are monitoring the air quality after a barge fire in Surrey, B.C., sent large plumes of smoke into the air. Metro Vancouver Regional District says it's aware of a barge fire near the stal̕əw̓asəm Bridge, also known as River...
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B.C. mother and seven-year-old daughter freed from ICE, says MLA
VANCOUVER - An independent B.C. legislator says a Canadian mother who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas, along with her seven-year-old daughter, was released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independent MLA ...
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'Absolute betrayal': First Nations blast Eby in leaked transcript of DRIPA meeting
A leaked transcript of a meeting between Indigenous leaders and British Columbia Premier David Eby, about his plan to suspend the province's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, or DRIPA, shows them accusing him of "absolute betrayal" a...
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Does your single friend excel? Try a PowerPoint dating pitch
VANCOUVER - Harjot Rai had three minutes to make his PowerPoint pitch. The subject? His cringing friend, Matt White. And the audience was a far cry from executives in a corporate boardroom. Instead, it was 150 strangers at the Hollywood Theatre in Vanc...
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B.C. Appeals Court sides with First Nation over Aboriginal title on Nootka Island
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a lower-court ruling after finding the judge used an "arbitrary boundary" to determine a First Nation's Aboriginal title over a swath of Nootka Island off western Vancouver Island. A three-judge pane...
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Eby faces 'complete opposition' after proposing suspension of DRIPA sections
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will stake his government on suspending sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act for up to three years, calling it the "least invasive" way of mitigating its potentially sweeping and...
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Batter Up
Mid Island Pirates full of optimism as baseball season begins
NANAIMO - The Mid Island Pirates begin the 2026 BC Premier Baseball League season with a pair of games at UBC on April 4 and 5. With a .500 record of 24 and 24 last season senior Pirates coach Larson Bauck said the group is poised to improve on that this year "Our pitching staff is very deep, the lineup is very lo...
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Back to Back
Snuneymuxw Islanders earn second straight JANT gold medal
NANAIMO - The Snuneymuxw Islanders U13 girls' basketball team are back-to-back champions at the Junior All Native Tournament (JANT). Snuneymuxw went 5-0 in the 2026 tournament in Langley, including a 69-22 victory over the Mini Mystics in the final game on March 20. Coach Daphne Robinson said the players are very dedic...
Mar 27, 2026
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venue change
New surroundings for Nanaimo Buccaneers ahead of first ever VIJHL final
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Buccaneers have advanced to the VIJHL finals for the first time in franchise history but, regardless of results, will wrap their season away from their home arena.The Buccaneers took out Campbell River in four games and defeated Comox Valley in a six-game series, with five of the games being won b...
Mar 26, 2026
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All Island Matchup
Clippers, Bulldogs meet in playoffs for first time since 2020
NANAIMO - For the eighth time in franchise history, the Clippers will have a playoff series against the Alberni Valley Bulldogs. Nanaimo is 5-2 all-time and has won the last three head-to-head series in 2015, 2016, and 2020, and this year the Clippers will go in as the favourites with home ice advantage. After going 4-...
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Matchup Set
Clippers to meet Alberni Valley in playoffs after winning regular season finale
VICTORIA - The Clippers have a post season date with the Alberni Valley Bulldogs after securing a 7-2 win over the Victoria Grizzlies in the final game of the regular season.Nanaimo dressed a veteran laden lineup and led the game nearly wire to wire.Tanner Bruender, Hayden Fechner and Charles Beland staked the team to ...
Mar 30, 2026
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Single Point
Short manned Clippers fall to Grizzlies in overtime
NANAIMO - The Clippers sat out several regulars but still earned a point in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Victoria Grizzlies.Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau, Will Subject, Patrick Fortune and Elliot Perreault were all healthy scratches to make way for affiliates Keegan Lundie, Ryland DeMars, Rolan Amin and Ethan Suhr.Nanaimo got ...
Mar 29, 2026
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Canada
B.C. mother and seven-year-old daughter freed from ICE, says MLA
VANCOUVER - An independent B.C. legislator says a Canadian mother who spent three weeks detained at an immigration facility in Texas, along with her seven-year-old daughter, was released from detention on Thursday. Amelia Boultbee, an independent MLA ...
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Grassy Narrows chief wants Carney to apologize in person for comments about protester
OTTAWA - The chief of Grassy Narrows First Nation is demanding an in person apology from Prime Minister Mark Carney after he said "I can outlast her" when a press conference he held in Toronto on Monday was disrupted by mercury-poisoning protesters. C...
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Ottawa announces another $51 million in aid programming for Ukraine
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government unveiled another $51 million in aid and reconstruction funding for Ukraine on Friday, including humanitarian aid such as food and shelter and supports for recent veterans who fought against Russia's invasion. The...
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Champagne says boosting financial trade with China key to broader diversification
OTTAWA - Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne wrapped up a trip to Beijing where he said the governor of the Bank of Canada and other top Canadian financial officials met with Chinese counterparts. Champagne said that he met with Lan Fo'an, Ch...
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Canadian man charged with terrorism after machete attack at Kenya mosque
NAIROBI - Police in Kenya say a Canadian man accused of wielding a machete and injuring almost half a dozen people at a mosque in Nairobi has pleaded not guilty. The East African country's Directorate of Criminal Investigations says the 32-year-old app...
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These Ukrainians want to thrive in Canada. For most of them, the future is uncertain
TORONTO - After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, nearly 300,000 Ukrainians were welcomed in communities across Canada as part of an emergency visa program that allowed those fleeing the war to temporarily work and study in the cou...
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World
5.8 magnitude quake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday, killing at least eight people in Afghanistan, authorities said. The region is...
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Myanmar's parliament elects ruling general as president, keeping the army in charge
BANGKOK (AP) - Myanmar's parliament on Friday elected Min Aung Hlaing, a general who ousted Aung San Suu Kyi's civilian government in 2021 and kept an iron grip on power for the past five years, as the country's new president. The move m...
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Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as the US pressures the island's government
HAVANA (AP) - The Cuban government said Thursday it would release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island's government with a suffocating oil blockade. The announcement said ...
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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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Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter
Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter Gear: MEC Nanaimo Is Open
If you're searching for holiday gifts and winter layers, Nanaimo has a new must-visit destination. Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) has officially opened its doors at 2517 Bowen Road, bringing its trusted lineup of outdoor gear, apparel, and expert guidance to the region, just in time for the winter season. From season...
Dec 14, 2025
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guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind.Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a huge...
Jul 23, 2025
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