high-risk incident
Impaired Qualicum Beach driver restrained by Good Samaritans
NANAIMO - A swerving car missing a wheel with sparks flying along Hwy. 19A drew the attention of several motorists and area residents. The southbound driver north of Qualicum Beach, described in court as highly intoxicated on the evening of May 24, 2026, was Mackenzie Nicholas Blanchard. He was a few hours away from ha...
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tour de rock
VIDEO: Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock rolls into Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Riders from the annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock made their way through Oceanside and Nanaimo, being celebrated and raising money to help find a cure for children's cancer. The group started their Monday, Sep. 28 ride at Aspengrove School in Lantzville, then headed south before arriving at the Nanaimo RCMP...
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walk of life
Virtual Nanaimo tour showcases Snuneymuxw First Nation art and history
NANAIMO - Just in time for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a free virtual tour of local First Nation art and history across the Harbour City and Snuneymuxw First Nation territory is now available. 'imush tu hulitum (Walk of Life) is a self-guided tour of local SFN art, complete with information on each piece...
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Impaired Qualicum Beach driver restrained by Good Samaritans
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VIDEO: Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock rolls into Nanaimo
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
2026 municipal election
Former financial planner seeking Nanaimo Mayor's chair
This article is part of a multi-week feature from NanaimoNewsNOW, profiling Mayoral candidates across the mid-Island ahead of the 2026 Municipal Election. For complete election coverage, click here. NANAIMO - Initially contemplating retirement, a candidate to be the next Mayor of Nanaimo said she "felt really comp...
Sep 28, 2026
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storm season
Heavy rain in forecast as warnings issued for Metro Vancouver, B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Heavy rainfall is in the forecast for parts of the British Columbia coast, including Metro Vancouver, with some areas expecting up to 100 millimetres of precipitation. Environment Canada issued the rainfall warning for Metro Vancouver nort...
Sep 28, 2026
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competing for attention
Local voter turnout expected to suffer with looming provincial vote
NANAIMO - Real Estate is becoming scarse, both on street corners for candidate signage, and in the minds of voters bracing for back-to-back elections next month.Voters will go to the polls on consecutive Saturday's in October, voting for new municipal and regional representation on Oct. 17, then being asked to elect a ...
Sep 28, 2026
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Three Straight
Clippers solid in win over Eagles
NANAIMO - The Clippers ended September with consecutive victories over Cowichan Valley, Blackfalds and Surrey.On Sunday, Sept.27 Nanaimo won 4-1 over the Eagles in a game they led most of the way.Elliot Perreault opened the scoring on an early man advantage before Kole Keen tied the game for Surrey in the first minute ...
Sep 28, 2026
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Election season
Water supply, taxes dominate Parksville election forum
PARKSVILLE - A pleasant early fall afternoon didn't discourage a large crowd from filling Parksville's Jensen Centre for a well attended forum.Hosted by Parksville and District Chamber of Commerce, a standing room only crowd of about 300 people showed up for the Saturday, Sept. 26, event where candidates attempted to i...
Sep 27, 2026
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cancer fundraiser
Tour de Rock riding through Nanaimo Sunday & Monday
NANAIMO - Drivers can expect some minor delays during their weekend travels, and potentially into the Monday morning commute. Riders from the annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock will travel from Parksville, down Hwy. 19, and into the city on Sunday, Sept. 27, making stops at two central Nanaimo businesses before a gala...
Sep 27, 2026
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British Columbia
Two men convicted of first-degree murder in 2022 Whistler, B.C., shooting
WHISTLER - Police in British Columbia say two men accused in a double homicide in Whistler, B.C., in 2022 have been convicted of first-degree murder. B.C.'s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says Tanvir Khakh and Gursimran Sahota have been convict...
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RCMP investigating after pedestrian hit and killed by train in Hope, B.C.
HOPE, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Police are investigating after a man was hit by a train in Hope, B.C., and died. RCMP say the fatal collision occurred Saturday on the railway tracks beneath the Water Avenue overpass, where a pedestrian was struck by a train. ...
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LNG Canada to double output from B.C. terminal as world clamours for energy
The partners behind Canada's first liquefied natural gas export terminal are proceeding with a project that would double its capacity as countries around the globe clamour for reliable sources of energy. LNG Canada announced Tuesday that it has made a...
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B.C. New Democrats take credit for LNG expansion amid provincial election
VANCOUVER - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby says the multibillion-dollar expansion of a liquefied natural gas export terminal off the northern coast will create jobs and change lives as his party takes credit for the project with the provincial e...
13h ago
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B.C. tosses trafficking convictions, tells Ottawa to rework drug legislation
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has stayed trafficking convictions and ruled part of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act is invalid after two activists were convicted of possessing drugs to sell to people in order to reduce the h...
13h ago
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Energy regulator approves Trans Mountain toll settlement
CALGARY - The Canada Energy Regulator has approved a settlement between Trans Mountain Corp. and companies that pay to ship their oil through the Alberta-to-British Columbia pipeline. A commission of the regulator found the agreed-to tolls were "just ...
22h ago
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Local Sports
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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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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Three Straight
Clippers solid in win over Eagles
NANAIMO - The Clippers ended September with consecutive victories over Cowichan Valley, Blackfalds and Surrey.On Sunday, Sept.27 Nanaimo won 4-1 over the Eagles in a game they led most of the way.Elliot Perreault opened the scoring on an early man advantage before Kole Keen tied the game for Surrey in the first minute ...
Sep 28, 2026
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First Period Outburst
Clippers use strong start to beat Blackfalds
NANAIMO - The Clippers built up a 3-0 lead in their first ever game against the Blackfalds Bulldogs but then had to hold on to earn a 4-2 victory.The first BCHL goal for Zack Carrier put Nanaimo up early in the first period before Indiana Grossbard and Charles Béland added tallies in the opening frame.Beland esp...
Sep 26, 2026
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New Faces
Clippers reforming blue line for new season
NANAIMO - The new BCHL season has begun for the Clippers with an almost entirely new defence corps.Hudson Gill is the lone veteran but only played seven games last year due to injury, and Nate Barclay was an affiliate player with the Clippers a year ago.Noah Caswell, Will St. James, Murray Kanerva, Pherson Loehndorf, C...
Sep 23, 2026
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Canada
Canada's peacekeeping myth 'needs to fade away,' retired general writes in memoir
OTTAWA - Canada's former top soldier says the country's "persistent myth" about being a nation of peacekeepers hasn't kept up with a changing world and it "needs to fade away." In a new memoir, retired general Wayne Eyre says traditional, UN-style peac...
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Poilievre set to speak on national unity in Edmonton ahead of separation referendum
EDMONTON - Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to speak on national unity tonight in Edmonton, with less than three weeks to go until Albertans vote on separation. Poilievre is to deliver a keynote speech for a stronger Alberta within a...
3h ago
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Watchdog finds problems with spy service's use of legal authority to commit offences
OTTAWA - The Canadian Security Intelligence Service may not have complied with the law when using special powers to gather information, a review by the national spy watchdog has found. The CSIS Act allows designated spy service employees to commit cert...
4h ago
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Carney suggests immigration increase is on the horizon in New York Times interview
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says that with Canada's immigration system back under control, the question now is when to begin a "controlled increase" of the country's population. Carney made the remark in a recent interview with the New York Tim...
4h ago
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Canadian says Meta won't let her talk to a human after killing her accounts
OTTAWA - A Toronto woman says Meta permanently shut down her Facebook and Instagram accounts without warning - and her only recourse has been to talk to AI chatbots. Jasmine Ault told The Canadian Press she has not been able to reach a human being at M...
4h ago
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Calgary Chamber warns of economic fallout of Alberta split; CEOs join 'stay' camp
CALGARY - Alberta business leaders have signed on to an open letter from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce warning of the dire economic consequences if the province were to separate from Canada. "We must remain at the table and prioritize relationships...
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World
Supreme Court lets quick deportations to third countries resume for now while it weighs Trump policy
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration continue swiftly deporting people to countries other than their own for now, while the justices consider whether the policy is legal. The apparent ...
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British police find no explosives but questions remain after arrests near a US-run military base
LONDON (AP) - A surprise decision by the U.K.'s counterterrorism police to release five suspects on bail during an investigation into a suspected bomb plot at a U.S.-operated air force base in England has deepened questions and uncertainty about the in...
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Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Federal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an assault charge against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in his car by a federal immigration agent in Texas, accusing the man of striking an officer with his side mirror while try...
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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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