drive-by shooting
Defence calls no evidence in high-profile Nanaimo murder trial
NANAIMO - "The defence will be calling no evidence," attorney Jordan Watt said Thursday, during a high-profile murder trial in Nanaimo. The defence team for 44-year-old Ronald Joseph Campbell opted not to submit any evidence directly during the multi-week trial in which Campbell is accused of murdering Yasin ...
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fatal collision
Allegedly impaired youth driver kills two in early morning highway crash in Lantzville
LANTZVILLE - Two people were killed in an early-morning collision along Hwy. 19, near Ware Rd., involving an allegedly impaired driver.First responders, including from Lantzville Fire Rescue, BC Emergency Health Services, and Nanaimo RCMP were called to near the intersection just after 3 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, afte...
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One killed in single-vehicle crash near Nanoose Bay
NANOOSE BAY - One person is dead following a single-vehicle crash. Emergency services were called to the northbound lanes of Hwy. 19, opposite the rest area, in Nanoose Bay around 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 26 after a vehicle left the roadway and rolled towards the water, coming to rest on the train tracks adjacent t...
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deep partial eclipse
Clouds hoped to clear over Nanaimo for lunar eclipse view
NANAIMO - Local skywatchers are hoping the clouds part just in time for a rare lunar eclipse. A deep partial lunar eclipse is due Thursday, Aug. 27, during the late evening hours, with upwards of 96 per cent of the moon's surface covered by Earth's shadow. Vancouver Island University astronomy professor Dr. Gregory Ark...
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foot traffic
Nanaimo Night Market attendance up ahead of 2026 season finale
NANAIMO - New data shows attendance figures are up over past years' averages for the Commercial St. Night Market.Hosted every Thursday from late June to the end of August by the Greater Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, an average of 9,000 people were counted each week, with upwards of 15,000 visitors total during the warm,...
Aug 26, 2026
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Plate Dominance
NightOwls outfielder wins West Coast League MVP award
NANAIMO - NightOwls outfielder Ethan Reynolds has been named the MVP of the West Coast League.He was also been chosen as a first team all-star after a season which saw him break league records with 29 doubles and 36 extra-base hits.Nanaimo coach Cody Andreychuk said it's an outstanding honour for both Reynolds and the ...
Aug 26, 2026
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international overdose awareness day
Oceanside event highlighting local lives lost to drug toxicity
PARSKVILLE - A community gathering this weekend is looking to further educate the public on the real faces of the ongoing toxic drug crisis. The Oceanside Community Action Team (OCAT), in partnership with Moms Stop the Harm, are hosting Hope in Action on Saturday, Aug. 29, at Parksville Community Park, an event in reco...
Aug 26, 2026
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lives lost
Unregulated drug death rate spikes across central Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - June was a particularly deadly month across central Vancouver Island for lives lost due to toxic drugs.New data from the BC Coroners Services showed six lives were lost in Nanaimo through the month of June, bringing the year's death toll from toxic street drugs to 43.Central Vancouver Island saw another 11 fa...
Aug 25, 2026
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production of child exploitation material
Nanaimo & Island RCMP detachments aid FBI in high-profile arrest
NANAIMO - Officers from various detachments across Vancouver Island, including Nanaimo, have worked alongside American agents for a high-profile arrest.Donald Steven Lang, 62, was arrested on Saturday, Aug. 22 and is facing charges in Hawaii for sexual exploitation of a child in connection to an international investiga...
Aug 25, 2026
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British Columbia
Banman is 6th B.C. Conservative to quit this month, calls leader Findlay unelectable
Bruce Banman, who gave the B.C. Conservatives official party status in the British Columbia legislature when he crossed the floor to join colleague John Rustad in 2023, has joined the rush out of the party's caucus to sit as an Independent, and urged o...
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Wasp attack warnings as swarms surge in B.C. amid warm weather and abundant food
VANCOUVER - When the wasp swarm attacked a climber on a trail north of Vancouver this week, her reaction was so severe she needed helicopter evacuation. But Maria Masiar, search manager with Lions Bay Search and Rescue, said the wasps weren't done, att...
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U.S. going backwards on vaccines, stoking unnecessary fears: B.C.'s top doctor
VANCOUVER - Vaccine misinformation promoted by United States officials is stoking unnecessary fears about vaccines proven to work, British Columbia's top doctor said Thursday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said a recent executive order by ...
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Two dead, 16-year-old driver arrested for impaired driving, in B.C. wrong-way crash
NANAIMO - Police say a 16-year-old girl has been arrested for impaired driving after a wrong-way head-on crash that killed two people on a divided Vancouver Island highway. BC Highway Patrol says the Kia minivan she was driving and a Volkswagen Jetta c...
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Elections BC allows petition seeking Indigenous law's repeal to proceed
Elections BC has granted in-principle approval for a petition to proceed seeking the repeal of British Columbia's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act. The petition proponent is Harman Bhangu, transportation critic for the Opposition B.C...
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One dead in B.C. training flight crash, TSB investigating
RICHMOND - A 22-year-old man is dead after the plane he was flying crashed in British Columbia's Fraser Valley. RCMP in Mission, B.C., say they responded to reports of a loud crash in the Hatzic area on the city's eastern outskirts just after 10:20 p.m...
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Plate Dominance
NightOwls outfielder wins West Coast League MVP award
NANAIMO - NightOwls outfielder Ethan Reynolds has been named the MVP of the West Coast League.He was also been chosen as a first team all-star after a season which saw him break league records with 29 doubles and 36 extra-base hits.Nanaimo coach Cody Andreychuk said it's an outstanding honour for both Reynolds and the ...
Aug 26, 2026
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Going the Distance
Nanaimo triathlete Ryan Seaman posts strong finishes in 2026 competitions
NANAIMO - Triathlete Ryan Seaman has had a busy competition this year. The 23-year-old Vancouver Island University student has been in five races in Nanaimo, Victoria, Oliver, Calgary and Vancouver. In Half Ironman events in Oliver and Calgary Seaman finished first. He was also fourth overall in Victoria and fourth in ...
Aug 23, 2026
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Bucs Are Back
Buccaneers look to build off outstanding 2025-26 VIJHL campaign
NANAIMO - The Buccaneers look to build on an incredibly successful 2025-26 VIJHL season as they begin training camp on Sunday, August 23. Nanaimo finished first in the North Division at 33-13-3 and then went all the way to the league final. Coach Tyler Gow reflected on a campaign that was the club's second-best regular...
Aug 22, 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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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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Canada
Banman is 6th B.C. Conservative to quit this month, calls leader Findlay unelectable
Bruce Banman, who gave the B.C. Conservatives official party status in the British Columbia legislature when he crossed the floor to join colleague John Rustad in 2023, has joined the rush out of the party's caucus to sit as an Independent, and urged o...
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B.C. ends fire state of emergency after 20 days, thousands of evacuations, one death
BOSTON BAR - British Columbia has ended a provincial state of emergency that was imposed on Aug. 8 in response to wildfires that sent thousands of people fleeing and resulted in one death. The state of emergency had previously been scheduled to end on ...
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Canada recruits dozens of foreign scientists, researchers, poaching many from U.S.
VANCOUVER - Canadian universities have recruited dozens of foreign scientists and researchers, many of them poached from prestigious U.S. institutions, in the first intake of a program to attract world-leading academics. The hiring of the 64 new recrui...
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Air Canada suspends two employees after RCMP drug trafficking investigation
MONTREAL - Air Canada says it has suspended the two employees arrested by the RCMP on Wednesday in connection with alleged cocaine and cannabis trafficking out of Montréal-Trudeau Airport. The airline would not comment further on the arrests. The RCMP ...
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Anti-immigrant speaker blocked from entering Canada in time for Hamilton event
OTTAWA - Austrian anti-immigrant speaker Martin Sellner says he was not granted an electronic travel authorization in time for a trip to Hamilton to speak at a nationalist conference. In a video posted on X, Sellner says Canada not granting him permiss...
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Wasp attack warnings as swarms surge in B.C. amid warm weather and abundant food
VANCOUVER - When the wasp swarm attacked a climber on a trail north of Vancouver this week, her reaction was so severe she needed helicopter evacuation. But Maria Masiar, search manager with Lions Bay Search and Rescue, said the wasps weren't done, att...
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World
Death toll from flash floods rises with rescuers in Nepal and China working to find hundreds missing
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) - The death toll from massive flash floods has risen to 469 in Nepal, police said Friday, as rescuers work to find hundreds of people still missing in the area on the Nepal-China border. The previous death toll was 3...
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Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order in ruling that's likely to be swiftly appealed
A federal judge on Thursday halted - at least for now - attempts to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting. The move stalled the directive for a second time only about a week before the first mail ballots ...
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Controllers warned Marine One pilots about communication issues week before dual takeoff, NTSB says
Air traffic controllers in Washington and the pilots of President Donald Trump's helicopter met to discuss communication issues one week before a jet was allowed to take off just as Marine One left the White House, federal investigators said Thursday. ...
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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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