community celebration
Ladysmith Days capped off by fireworks
LADYSMITH - A popular family-friendly event drawing thousands of people to Ladysmith this weekend will go out with a bang. Celebrated annually for over 50 years, Ladysmith Days happens Saturday, Aug. 1 and Sunday, Aug. 2, with most of the itinerary based at Transfer Beach Park and downtown Ladysmith. The festivities ki...
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10th anniversary coverage
NNN's Last 10: Battle between fact and fiction sees decade of rapid change
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 - Amid constant change throughout the Harbour City over the last decade, perhaps little has shifted course more than how information is shared. While the rise of social...
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battling adversity
Nanaimo woman planning for university after life-changing scholarship
NANAIMO - An upbringing filled with adversity and resilience has helped a local woman secure a critical post-secondary scholarship.Elizabeth MacDonald, 18, recently graduated from Nanaimo District Secondary School and found out a few weeks before her walk across the stage she'd won a life-changing $60,000 award from th...
Jul 31, 2026
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Ladysmith Days capped off by fireworks
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10th anniversary coverage
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seeking redemption
Bloodied offender sentenced for Nanaimo clinic break-in, strong rehab potential shown
NANAIMO - A break-in at a central Nanaimo clinic illuminated the depths a drug addict will go.Riley David Quin, 46, was handed an 18-month jail sentence, followed by 18 months' probation, after pleading guilty to a break-and-enter gone wrong at a central Nanaimo health clinic.Crown counsel's Leanne Mascolo outlined fac...
Jul 31, 2026
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major milestone
Serauxmen Stadium celebrating 50 years in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A special celebration is being planned before the Nanaimo NightOwls game on Friday, July 31, to honour the 50th anniversary of Serauxmen Stadium. The pre-game ceremony starts at 6 p.m. at the stadium, with the first pitch against the Port Angeles Lefties being thrown at 6:35 pm, with fans encouraged to arrive...
Jul 30, 2026
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10th anniversary coverage
NNN's Last 10: 'Infusion' of healthcare workers to Nanaimo matching infrastructure boosts
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 - A turning of the corner appears to be underway for healthcare on the mid-Island. The first steps towards major transformation for the Nanaimo Regional General Hospita...
Jul 30, 2026
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500 kilometre fundraiser
'Keep pushing on:' man with cystic fibrosis travelling across Vancouver Island
NANAIMO - A B.C. man is raising money for a disease with no cure by running and biking across all of Vancouver Island. Darren Kerr is travelling from Port Hardy to Victoria for Cystic Fibrosis Canada, an illness Kerr was diagnosed with when he was three months old. Now 32, the North Vancouver resident isn't letting his...
Jul 30, 2026
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Negotiations continue
WestJet flight attendants' union serves airline 72-hour strike notice
CALGARY - Intense bargaining between WestJet and the union representing its flight attendants ratcheted up further on Thursday after CUPE issued a 72-hour strike notice, paving the runway for a possible airline shutdown during the busy summer travel se...
Jul 30, 2026
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building up
Soaring costs and minimal space shifting Nanaimo to higher-density living
NANAIMO - As the mid-Island's population expands, increased building costs and a lack of space are shifting new home construction trends, with governments at all levels encouraging the change. Single-family home construction has taken a back seat to higher-density builds, spurred on by government initiatives such as Bi...
Jul 30, 2026
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British Columbia
Cold front could escalate B.C. wildfires ahead of August long weekend
Crews battling multiple wildfires across southern British Columbia are preparing for potentially aggressive fire behaviour as a cold front brings strong winds and thunderstorms, with little to no rain, to a region where flames already threaten several ...
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Class-action lawsuit over sexual abuse at Metro Vancouver schools settled for $30M
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has approved a $30-million settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed over historical claims of physical, psychological and sexual abuse at two schools in Metro Vancouver run by the Catholic Church. The court approve...
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RCMP continue careful recovery of sunken fishing charter in B.C. waters
RICHMOND, BRITISH COLUMBIA - Mounties say raising a sunken fishing charter in the Straight of Georgia near Richmond, B.C., where six people are presumed drowned, needs to be done carefully as the vessel is considered evidence in their investigation. P...
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Ottawa adds just over $4M in funding for Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after mass shooting
OTTAWA - The federal government is providing more than $4 million in funding to support people affected by the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in February. A statement from Public Safety Canada says part of the funds will go to priorities identif...
Jul 31, 2026
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Grinder, one of two 'beloved' grizzly bears at Grouse Mountain Resort, dies
NORTH VANCOUVER - Grinder, a massive grizzly bear who fascinated locals and tourists alike on Grouse Mountain, has died. He was adopted as a cub after being orphaned and became a longtime companion for Coola, another orphan who arrived around the same...
Jul 31, 2026
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Court finds B.C.'s involuntary mental health treatment scheme unconstitutional
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has given the provincial government six months to reform laws that allow directors of mental health facilities to consent to psychiatric treatments for people who are involuntarily admitted for care. The ...
Jul 31, 2026
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major milestone
Serauxmen Stadium celebrating 50 years in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A special celebration is being planned before the Nanaimo NightOwls game on Friday, July 31, to honour the 50th anniversary of Serauxmen Stadium. The pre-game ceremony starts at 6 p.m. at the stadium, with the first pitch against the Port Angeles Lefties being thrown at 6:35 pm, with fans encouraged to arrive...
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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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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
WestJet cancels flights as Sunday strike deadline looms
TORONTO - Some travellers are heading into the long weekend on edge, as WestJet begins its first round of cancellations ahead of a possible strike by flight attendants. The airline announced early Saturday morning that 81 of the day's scheduled flights...
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Were you planning to fly WestJet? What you need to know about the looming strike
Air travellers planning to fly WestJet may be concerned about potential disruptions from a strike, with dozens of flights already cancelled. The airline scrapped 81 scheduled flights for Saturday, as a work stoppage looms for 4,400 flight attendants a...
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Cold front could escalate B.C. wildfires ahead of August long weekend
Crews battling multiple wildfires across southern British Columbia are preparing for potentially aggressive fire behaviour as a cold front brings strong winds and thunderstorms, with little to no rain, to a region where flames already threaten several ...
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Lewis says he won't run for office until the NDP is 'ready' for a general election
MONTREAL - Four months into the job, NDP Leader Avi Lewis is still in no rush. Since winning the leadership of a party knocked to its knees in the 2025 federal election, Lewis has maintained his immediate priority is preparing the NDP for an election -...
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Dermatologists desperately want gen Z to stop 'tanmaxxing' - but are their warnings effective?
TORONTO - Dr. Julia Carroll feels like the progress made over years of educating people how to protect their skin from sun damage is sliding backwards. "Two different times in June, I had patients of mine that were in showing me texts on their phone o...
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Class-action lawsuit over sexual abuse at Metro Vancouver schools settled for $30M
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has approved a $30-million settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed over historical claims of physical, psychological and sexual abuse at two schools in Metro Vancouver run by the Catholic Church. The court approve...
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World
Iceland seizes Paul Watson Foundation's anti-whaling ship and detains its crew
LONDON (AP) - Icelandic coast guards and special forces seized a ship operated by a group founded by anti-whaling activist Paul Watson and detained its crew, officials in the Arctic island nation said Saturday. The Icelandic Coast Guard said the crew o...
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All 10 climbers swept away in avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed dead
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Renowned British-Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and nine other climbers swept away by an avalanche in Pakistan are confirmed to have died, and search teams are trying to recover their bodies, Purja's expedition company said Saturday. ...
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Spain installs sea barrier on Ceuta's border with Morocco after frontier rush that killed 67
CEUTA, Spain (AP) - Spain on Saturday installed a 500-meter-long (1,600-foot) barrier on the sea border between its North African territory of Ceuta and neighboring Morocco after tens of thousands of migrants breached the frontier earlier in the week. ...
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