delayed response
Former Nanaimo supportive housing tenant broke in twice, stole credit cards
NANAIMO - Purportedly staffed around the clock, a north Nanaimo supportive housing facility was the target of two break-ins that took several hours and, in one case, more than a day to detect. Ricky John Randell, 55, received a six-month jail sentence for three north Nanaimo break-ins, two of them at his former home, U...
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family affair
'We had a lot of fun out there:' third-generation Nanaimo tubber wins 2026 World Championship race
NANAIMO - Twelve months ago, Jack Schlitz was the last tubber to make it back to the finish line, battered and bruised after a gruelling 58-kilometre race lasting almost three hours.This year, he climbed the stairs and rang the bell well ahead of anyone else to claim the 2026 Great World Championship Bathtub Race on Su...
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community-minded tweaks
Boundary change for selected RDN properties given provincial go-ahead
NANAIMO - For the second time in a week, the provincial government has given its blessing for a re-drawing of electoral lines on the mid-Island. Sixteen properties along Plecas Rd. and Evans Rd., just west of the Duke Point Hwy. interchange on the Trans Canada Hwy. will move from Area C to Area A ahead of the October m...
Jul 26, 2026
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Island Good Launches New Website
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delayed response
Former Nanaimo supportive housing tenant broke in twice, stole credit cards
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family affair
'We had a lot of fun out there:' third-generation Nanaimo tubber wins 2026 World Championship race
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
fatal collision
'Speed is being looked at:' driver killed in early morning downtown Parksville crash
PARKSVILLE - One person has been killed in an early morning highway crash.RCMP report the single-vehicle incident occurred around on Saturday, July 25 at around 4:30 a.m. along the Island Hwy. W in downtown Parksville, near the Alberni Hwy. intersection.BC RCMP's Dawn Roberts told NanaimoNewsNOW the vehicle's driver wa...
Jul 25, 2026
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NanaimoNewsNOW Turns 10
Time Capsule: How will Nanaimo change in the next 10 years?
NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is celebrating 10 years of covering local news across the mid-Island.Already this week, our team has focused on looking back at some of the ways the city and region have changed during the last decade, including evolutions in transportation, healthcare, and local governance.However, part of thi...
Jul 25, 2026
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pedal power
Nanaimo hospital perinatal unit gets unexpected boost
NANAIMO - A surprise funding jolt is building on efforts to modernize perinatal care at Nanaimo hospital. Supplied by non-profit organization Canada Cycles for Kids, several cyclists on a cross-country journey raised over $53,000 for equipment to support the hospital's nearly 20-year-old perinatal unit. Funding for the...
Jul 25, 2026
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welcomed additions
Provincial funding helps expand VIU skilled-trades training
NANAIMO - Vancouver Island University is getting new skilled-trades training seats via additional provincial funding.Sixty-four seats will be added this coming school year, part of a provincial commitment to add 5,000 new trades seats across B.C.The addition brings VIU's total trades training capacity to 1,550 seats, f...
Jul 25, 2026
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10th anniversary coverage
NNN's last 10: Tragedy, trials and justice in Nanaimo courtrooms
NanaimoNewsNOW is celebrating 10 years of serving Nanaimo and the mid-Island, by looking at the ways our region has changed in the last decade.NANAIMO - Expanding into digital journalism enabled NanaimoNewsNOW the ability to more effectively report on the sheer volume and complexity of our criminal legal system.Over th...
Jul 24, 2026
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top performances
'I'm playing great golf:' Nanaimo golfer qualifies for U.S. Amateur Championships
NANAIMO - A series of top finishes, including winning a 124-year-old tournament earlier this month, is driving Matt Wilson up golf's amateur rankings.Wilson won the prestigious B.C. Men's Open Amateur Championship at Riverway in Burnaby on Friday, July 16, helping him qualify for the Canadian amateur championship in Ca...
Jul 24, 2026
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British Columbia
97-year-old man on scooter dies in crash with bus in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA - A 97-year-old man from Kelowna, B.C., has died in a crash between his mobility scooter and a charter bus. RCMP say they were called at the same time as an ambulance on Sunday afternoon. Police say the man on the scooter was taken to hospita...
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Police watchdog probes shooting death after attempted arrest in Abbotsford, B.C.
SURREY - British Columbia's police watchdog has launched an investigation into the death of a suspect in a property crime probe after an officer fired their gun while attempting to make an arrest at a truck stop in Abbotsford, B.C. The Independent Inve...
2h ago
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$75K fine goes to Federal Court after owner of deteriorating B.C. vessel fails to pay
VANCOUVER - The Defence Department says a $75,000 fine issued to the owner of a deteriorating vessel on the Fraser River in Richmond, B.C., will be registered with Federal Court after the owner failed to pay or request a review of the decision. A state...
4h ago
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Residents of 70 Mile House, B.C., told to leave as wildfire looms
70 MILE HOUSE - Residents of 70 Mile House, B.C., and surrounding areas were told to leave their homes Monday in an expanded evacuation order prompted by a growing wildfire that has already forced the evacuation of nearby Clinton. The order from the Th...
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Man in his 60s dead in scuba diving incident off West Vancouver, B.C.: police
WEST VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver, B.C., say a man has died while scuba diving in waters off a local park. A statement from police says officers responded to a report of a diver in distress at Whytecliff Park, near the Horseshoe Bay neighbourho...
17h ago
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Wildfires merge north of Clinton, B.C., evacuation order planned for 70 Mile House
Two wildfires threatening the village of Clinton, B.C., and the surrounding area merged late Saturday, a day after the Pear Lake blaze destroyed structures, including homes, on the outskirts of the community. An update from BC Wildfire Service said the...
Jul 26, 2026
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Local Sports
Home Opener
VI Raiders on the rise through the BCFC
NANAIMO - 2026 begins against the same opponent the VI Raiders faced in the British Columbia Football Conference playoffs last year. VI will host the Okanagan Sun to kick off a new season on Saturday, July 18, at Q'unq'inuqwsuxw Stadium. The Sun won their playoff matchup last fall 43-12, as part of a 10-0 season that s...
Jul 17, 2026
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Pushing for Playoffs
NightOwls poised for best season yet
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo NightOwls have hit the all-star break with a record of 22-17, and they sit in fourth place in the West Coast League's North Division. Coach Cody Andreychuk is thrilled with the club's first month and a half of the season. "The first half was the strongest we've had since the NightOwls have be...
Jul 14, 2026
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Track Stars
Nanaimo Track and Field Club athletes bring home medals from major summer events
NANAIMO - The recent BC Athetics Outdoor Track and Field Championships held fantastic results for the Nanaimo Track and Field Club.NTFC earned six gold medals, four silvers and six bronze medals.Tessa Bell has had an outstanding season and was one of the gold medal winners in the U-18 heptathlon.She said there was a gr...
Jul 10, 2026
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ClippersNOW
Clippers Calendar
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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Looking Back
Clipper netminder takes top prize at annual awards event
NANAIMO - The Clippers celebrated their season and remarkable playoff run with an awards ceremony and gathering of mostly team billets and volunteers.The Tuesday, May 26, celebration came just a few days removed from the end of the team's playoff run, which ended in Brooks on Friday, May 22, and featured speeches and a...
May 28, 2026
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Overtime Hurdle
Clippers lose titanic struggle in BCHL Finals to defending champion Brooks
BROOKS - The Clippers lost a fourth straight overtime game to the Brooks Bandits to lose out in five games in the BCHL Finals.After taking the first game by a score of 3-1 Nanaimo lost three straight 2-1 decisions and went down 4-3 in the series finale.The Bandits have now won back to back BCHL championships while Nana...
May 23, 2026
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Canada
To find the root of Canada's wildfire emissions, look below the trees: study
A new study of the planet-warming emissions released during Canada's record 2023 wildfires suggests the majority came not from trees, but from soil and peat. The study says it estimates for the first time that about three-quarters of those emissions c...
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Upstate New York town memorializes slain Montreal girl
TICONDEROGA - A year after a nine-year-old girl from Montreal was found dead near a swamp in Upstate New York, local resident Bridgette Cruz says new road signs are keeping her memory alive. The reflective signs with yellow lettering are dedicated to "...
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Trump's constant Canada-bashing may be changing Republican views
WASHINGTON - No one is shocked these days when U.S. President Donald Trump calls Canada the "51st state" or refers to Prime Minister Mark Carney as a "governor." But Trump's habit of occasionally targeting Canada with crude insults has become much more...
3h ago
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U.S. consulate in Toronto shot at for the 2nd time this year, suspect vehicle flees
TORONTO - The U.S. consulate in Toronto was shot at early Monday morning in the second such incident this year, prompting a brief high-speed police chase of the suspect vehicle before the pursuit was called off for safety reasons. No injuries were repo...
4h ago
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Ottawa lends Millar Western Lumber $100M to cope with tariff impacts
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending a $100-million loan to help a lumber company in Western Canada cope with tariffs and trade uncertainty. Finance Canada says it's offering the funds to Millar Western Lumber Products, a company operating thre...
4h ago
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Councillor says sad stories emerging from fire zone in Clinton, B.C.
70 MILE HOUSE - A councillor for Clinton, B.C., says sad stories are emerging from the community where homes and other structures have been destroyed by wildfire. Nicolas Kosovic, who also operates the Stagecoach Cafe in Clinton with his mother Maria, ...
4h ago
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World
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting. The emergency appeal comes after an appeals co...
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FIFA's Infantino targets critics he says spread 'hate and false rumors' about World Cup
GENEVA (AP) - One week after the World Cup final, FIFA President Gianni Infantino attacked perceived critics for "spreading hate and false rumors" about the tournament. Infantino praised FIFA for "delivering the best show in the world" an...
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Wisconsin tornado causes extensive damage and cuts power to thousands of homes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A tornado swept through Wisconsin on Monday, splintering homes, downing trees and knocking out power to thousands of people. The National Weather Service, using radar, confirmed a tornado in Winnebago County, about 90...
1h ago
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Island Good Launches New Website
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...
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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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