document safety
'They can compromise your identity:' Nanaimo shredding event returns
NANAIMO - A popular and highly requested shredding event is returning this weekend. Nanaimo & District Crimestoppers are hosting a document shredding day on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the parking lot of the Country Grocer at the corner of Bowen Rd. and Dufferin Cres. RCMP Reserve Cst. Gary O'Brie...
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Building ferries in B.C. would help in battle against U.S. tariffs: report
VICTORIA - A new report says building ferries in British Columbia would help the province weather the harsh economic trade winds coming from the United States. The report from the Centre of Future Work says building ferries in local shipyards rather th...
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'Could have been a lot worse:' driver fined after car backs through Parksville bank
PARKSVILLE - One person sustained minor injuries after a car backed through a wall of a downtown business. The incident unfolded around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, when a car reversed into the wall of the Parksville Scotiabank at 102 Island Hwy. E. Parksville Fire Rescue assistant fire chief Cam Cruickshank said an emp...
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'Grab a costume:' Boo-tique free costume exchange accepting donations
NANAIMO - Keeping items out of the landfill and getting a fresh Halloween costume is the motivation behind a local nonprofit's campaign. The West Coast Costume Society (WCCS) is accepting donations of new or gently used Halloween costumes from now until Oct. 1, with their Boo-tique Costume Exchange event happening on O...
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road closure
Portion of Lantzville Rd. closing for culvert replacement
LANTZVILLE - A large chunk of well-travelled Lantzville Rd. will be closed for the next few weeks.The District of Lantzville states effective Thursday, Sept. 10 and estimated to last until Thursday, Oct. 1, the Bloods Creek culvert will be replaced at 7098 Lantzville Rd.As a result, a detour will be in place 24 hours a...
Sep 09, 2026
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targeted enforcement
100+ charges applied during high-risk driver blitz in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local Mounties teamed up with area partners, including a helicopter, to continue cracking down on high-risk drivers, resulting in over 100 Motor Vehicle Act charges.During the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 4, Nanaimo RCMP, together with officers from Oceanside, Comox Valley, BC Highway Patrol, and the RCMP Air 8...
Sep 09, 2026
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serious crash
Impairment suspected in Parksville crash
PARKSVILLE - Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 19 in Parksville just north of the No. 46 exit off-ramp.It happened on Sunday, Sept. 6, at 7:10 a.m., involving a white Kia Forte, which police said went off-road to the right and landed overturned in a forested area.An Oceanside R...
Sep 09, 2026
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conservation land
Nanaimo and Comox land trust's raising money to buy over 100 acres in Deep Bay
NANAIMO - A pair of mid-Island non-profits are teaming up to help raise enough money to protect 122.5 acres of forests, wetlands, estuaries, and shoreline in Deep Bay. The BC Parks Foundation secured an agreement to buy the property west of Deep Bay, north of Qualicum Beach, for $4M, with donors already raising the vas...
Sep 09, 2026
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road work
Central Nanaimo utility project in full swing
NANAIMO - Crews are conducting extensive underground storm and water main line replacement work along a busy road network just east of Diver Lake.As a result, the traffic disruptions are expected until about mid-October on Kenworth Rd., Cienar Dr. and a portion of Shenton Rd."Please expect traffic delays, disrupti...
Sep 08, 2026
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British Columbia
Sept. 11 first responders to attend B.C. border ceremony on anniversary of attacks
SURREY - New York first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, are expected to be among the guests at a British Columbia memorial marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Organizers say they're among hundreds of first responders attending the annual Northwe...
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Group seeks to resuscitate 'mainstream' BC United, calls on Falcon to quit as leader
VICTORIA - Politics in British Columbia could be getting more crowded as a group tries to take over and revive the moribund BC United party, to give voters what they call a "principled, mainstream centre-right alternative" in the province. The group ca...
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Cat in the Hat that chased B.C. teenage girl appears part of viral social media trend
A disturbing incident in which someone dressed in a Cat in the Hat costume chased a teenager in West Kelowna, B.C., occurred amid an online trend that twists the popular children's character into something sinister, leading police in some jurisdictions...
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B.C. driver tells of 'action movie' scene as man grabs car to flee pursuer with knife
Robin Nuber was in Los Angeles on the weekend, but it was after he returned home to British Columbia that he found himself in a scene he likened to an "action movie," speeding in reverse to escape a man with a knife who was chasing a frightened victim ...
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Building ferries in B.C. would help in battle against U.S. tariffs: report
VICTORIA - A new report says building ferries in British Columbia would help the province weather the harsh economic trade winds coming from the United States. The report from the Centre of Future Work says building ferries in local shipyards rather th...
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B.C. wildfire season winding down with lower burned area, but high structural loss
British Columbia's wildfire season appears to be winding down, with more than 50 fires declared out over the last week and no major fires of note remaining as the autumn equinox approaches. Just three of about 100 blazes across the province are burning...
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Scoring Big
Vancouver Island Seals provide elite development pathway for female hockey players
NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island Seals hockey program has been going since 2017 and it's the only female AAA hockey team on the island. General manager Cynthia Fowler said the team had been based out of the south island to start but now calls Port Alberni home. "Last year we moved the team to Port Alberni because of...
Sep 07, 2026
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Starting Early
Nanaimo Hornets rugby fostering next generation with active kids programs
NANAIMO - Hornets rugby is underway for the fall session with a lot of options for young players. There are sessions for as young as pre-kindergarten which includes parent participation and other opportunities for U7 and U8 kids are play based in an effort to get kids out and running and touching a rugby ball. Hornets ...
Sep 05, 2026
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Booting Up
United soccer programs booming on the cusp of fall season
NANAIMO - Soccer season is already underway for the men and women or Nanaimo United. The entire program starting as young as under four will get going by just after Labour Day. Technical Lead Daragh Fitzgerald said the club has well over 2,000 members across all age groups including several division for men and women. ...
Aug 30, 2026
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capital investment
Two-time Stanley Cup winner joins Nanaimo Clippers' ownership group
NANAIMO - Two new investors are joining the Nanaimo Clippers' ownership group.The BC Hockey League team announced Friday, Aug. 28, the addition of Roman Tkachenko and former NHL defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky to Northern Lights Hockey Canada LLC, the organization which purchased the team in 2022.Existing team president Bra...
Aug 28, 2026
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Kay Wears the 'C'
Clippers name veteran forward new team captain
NANAIMO - The Clippers have announced Miller Kay will be their captain for the 2026-27 season. The 20-year-old joined the club in late January and finished the season with 11 points in 23 games. He was also a big part of the Clippers' playoff success with 13 points in 21 appearances, including a crucial overtime goal i...
Aug 16, 2026
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gameday experience
'A big step up:' Nanaimo Clippers adding video wall to Frank Crane Arena
NANAIMO - Clipper fans will get a new, high-definition look at their team this season while sitting in the stands at Frank Crane Arena. The BC Hockey League team has entered into a four-year agreement with Chris Jaycox Productions to install and operate a 20' by 10' LED video wall in their home rink, being installed th...
Aug 13, 2026
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Canada
Parti Québécois leader says sovereignty referendum would cost $130 million
QUÉBEC - The leader of the Parti Québecois says it would cost at least $130 million to pay for the sovereignty referendum he plans to hold in 2029 or 2030 if his party forms a government. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Paul St-Pierre Plamondo...
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In the news today: Gander remembers 9/11, Carney cabinet meetings wrap, TIFF Day 2
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Thousands expected in Gander, N.L., for ceremony marking 9/11 attacks 25 years ago Thousands are expected to fill an arena in central Newfoundland today for a sole...
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Sept. 11 first responders to attend B.C. border ceremony on anniversary of attacks
SURREY - New York first responders on Sept. 11, 2001, are expected to be among the guests at a British Columbia memorial marking the 25th anniversary of the attacks. Organizers say they're among hundreds of first responders attending the annual Northwe...
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Carney's cabinet enters final day of closed-door meetings in Banff
BANFF - Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet is set to meet for a second and final day of meetings in the Alberta Rocky Mountain resort town of Banff as ministers prepare for the fall sitting of Parliament. The meetings are taking place as the province...
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Thousands expected in Gander, N.L., for ceremony marking 9/11 attacks 25 years ago
GANDER - Thousands are expected to fill an arena in central Newfoundland today for a solemn ceremony remembering those killed in terrorist attacks in the United States 25 years ago. Thirty-eight planes carrying more than 6,500 passengers were grounded ...
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Canada won't even hit 2030 emissions target by 2050, new study suggests
OTTAWA - A new study released Friday suggests that Canada is on track to miss its 2030 emissions target under the Paris Agreement - and it won't even reach it by 2050, the year it was supposed to hit net-zero. The analysis, published by the Canadian Cl...
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World
Emma Bonino, leader of abortion and divorce battles that changed Italy, dies at 78
ROME (AP) - Emma Bonino, who rose to political prominence as a leader of campaigns by the Radical Party that legalized abortion and divorce in the 1970s in heavily Roman Catholic Italy, against the objections of the Vatican, has died. She was 78. ...
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Police say 5 dead, 40 injured in tour bus crash in eastern Switzerland
GENEVA (AP) - Police say five people have died and 40 others were injured after a Dutch tour bus slammed into a roadside crash barrier and overturned in eastern Switzerland. The bus, with 45 people on board, overturned Thursday afternoon ...
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Philippine firefighters enter charred ferry as rescuers search for 84 missing
CORON, Philippines (AP) - Firefighters entered a charred ferry in Philippine waters on Friday after a fire two nights earlier left five people dead and 84 missing and produced heat and smoke that prevented search and rescue efforts onboard. ...
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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...
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