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'Feel like they're coming home:' final Christmas-theme Cedar market this weekend
NANAIMO - It's the final weekend for the Cedar Farmers Market, and they plan to finish off the year with their usual holiday flair. The Cedar Farmers Market's annual Christmas-themed event takes place on Sunday, Nov. 8, at the field behind the former Woodbank Elementary School at 1984 Woobank Rd., opening for seniors a...
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Clippers have offensive breakout game against Spruce Grove
NANAIMO - The Clippers rolled to their sixth straight victory by beating the Spruce Grove Saints 7-2.It was Nanaimo's highest offensive output of the season and the team's largest margin of victory.Just two minutes into the game Drew Roelofs put the Clippers up 1-0, then Miller Kay with a shorthanded marker and Pherson...
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Indigenous-led housing village opens south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A new rapidly built housing complex is providing stability and cost certainty for young adults transitioning from care. Indigenous services provider Kw'umet Lelum, backed by federal government funding, recently opened four small rental homes on Snuneymuxw First Nation (SFN) territory in Cedar near Duke Point ...
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Fall storm zaps power in Nanaimo/Oceanside, causes travel disruptions
NANAIMO - A rain and wind-packed storm system is causing disruptions locally. Making landfall overnight Thursday, Nov. 5, the first of multiple anticipated storms hitting Coastal B.C. this weekend have caused thousands of residents to wake up without power.BC Hydro was reporting that thousands of people were without po...
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rough ride
'Get the f*** off the road!:' Nanaimo man denies shoving elderly cyclist
NANAIMO - A local man claims he was trying to avoid a serious collision on his motorcycle when he made contact with a 78-year-old e-bike rider, causing the man to swerve into oncoming traffic and crash face-first onto the sidewalk. Marcel David Trudeau, 50, pleaded not guilty to assault causing bodily harm and dangerou...
Nov 6, 2026
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ferry travel
Incoming severe weather cancels some Nanaimo-Vancouver ferries
NANAIMO - Strong winds and anticipated high waves from the first of multiple fall storms expected through the region this weekend are already impacting area travel.BC Ferries announced their Friday, Nov. 6, 6:15 a.m., 8:40 a.m., 10:55 am, and 1:20 p.m. departures from Nanaimo's Departure Bay are cancelled, along with t...
Nov 5, 2026
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From forestry to food banks, what's in Budget 2026 for British Columbia?
The federal budget handed down on Thursday includes funding pledges that are expected to benefit British Columbia. Here's a look at some of them. FORESTRY BOOST The budget is proposing $6.5 billion in funding to support the forestry sector nationally o...
Nov 5, 2026
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New Opportunity
Clippers' Patterson departs for head coaching role with Surrey Eagles
NANAIMO - The Clippers are consistently moving players on to higher levels, and now one of their assistant coaches is moving on to run his own team. Gaelan Patterson is now the head coach of the Surrey Eagles of the BCHL after two stints working behind the Clippers' bench under Colin Birkas. In the 2024-25 campaign, Pa...
Nov 5, 2026
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Nanaimo skateboarder Pritchard wins Youth Olympics bronze for Canada
DAKAR - Canada's Evie Pritchard won bronze in women's street skateboarding Thursday at the Youth Olympic Games. The 14-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., scored 137.79 points in the final, finishing just behind Brazil's Duda Ribeiro (138.28). China's Zhu Yua...
Nov 5, 2026
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British Columbia
'Minor' coastal flooding possible as rain soaks Vancouver Island
Parts of Vancouver Island have seen up to 210 millimetres of rain since Thursday in the first major weather system of British Columbia's storm season, which could combine with high tides to soak some low-lying coastal areas. B.C.'s River Forecast Centr...
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Photographer's new book tells the stories behind Canada's war graves and monuments
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia author and photographer Len Wagg was on his day off 30 years ago when he discovered how powerful and poignant a war cemetery could be. Wagg was on assignment for the Halifax Chronicle Herald in Italy when he accepted an invitation...
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Avian flu detected in B.C. poultry flock for first time this season
CHILLIWACK - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced the first detection of avian flu in a commercial poultry flock in British Columbia this season. The agency says the infection was detected on Friday in Chilliwack. It's the first case among...
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Suspects charged in Surrey extortion shootings, including at Kap's Café
SURREY - British Columbia Mounties say two people have been arrested and charged in two separate extortion-related shootings in Surrey last year, including one that targeted Kap's Café, owned by Indian comedian Kapil Sharma. RCMP say B.C.'s extortion t...
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U.S. Treasury sanctions Canadian firms connected to Ryan Wedding
OTTAWA - The United States Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on eight Canadian businesses for allegedly helping to evade sanctions on Iran's government. The department says it sanctioned money services businesses in British Columbia and Ontario...
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Police commandeer local ferry to rescue youth from river in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER - The rescue of a girl spotted struggling to stay afloat in the Fraser River this week involved an improvised rope and the commandeering of a local ferry. Police in New Westminster, B.C., say the rescue unfolded Wednesday, when witnesse...
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Nanaimo skater
Nanaimo skateboarder Pritchard wins Youth Olympics bronze for Canada
DAKAR - Canada's Evie Pritchard won bronze in women's street skateboarding Thursday at the Youth Olympic Games. The 14-year-old from Nanaimo, B.C., scored 137.79 points in the final, finishing just behind Brazil's Duda Ribeiro (138.28). China's Zhu Yua...
Nov 5, 2026
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on the move
Nanaimo-born NHL player traded from Nashville to Seattle
NANAIMO - Matthew Wood is heading west. The Nanaimo Minor Hockey product, who was drafted 15th overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators, was traded Sunday, Nov. 1, to the Seattle Kraken in exchange for Kraken forward Shane Wright. Since signing his first NHL deal in late March 2025 and debuting wi...
Nov 2, 2026
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double gold
VIU Mariners capture pair of provincial soccer titles
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners men's and women's soccer teams are provincial champions after a near-perfect weekend.Going into the weekend with a semi-final bye courtesy of a perfect 9-0 season, the women's squad needed extra time to defeat Capilano by a 2-1 score at Douglas College in Coquitlam on Sunday, Nov. 1.Emma Thor...
Nov 2, 2026
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Clippers have offensive breakout game against Spruce Grove
NANAIMO - The Clippers rolled to their sixth straight victory by beating the Spruce Grove Saints 7-2.It was Nanaimo's highest offensive output of the season and the team's largest margin of victory.Just two minutes into the game Drew Roelofs put the Clippers up 1-0, then Miller Kay with a shorthanded marker and Pherson...
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New Opportunity
Clippers' Patterson departs for head coaching role with Surrey Eagles
NANAIMO - The Clippers are consistently moving players on to higher levels, and now one of their assistant coaches is moving on to run his own team. Gaelan Patterson is now the head coach of the Surrey Eagles of the BCHL after two stints working behind the Clippers' bench under Colin Birkas. In the 2024-25 campaign, Pa...
Nov 5, 2026
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Five in a Row
Clippers earn OT victory in Powell River
NANAIMO - The Clippers winning streak is up to five games after a 4-3 overtime victory in Powell River.Nanaimo never led in the game but got the decisive goal in the extra session from Will St. James.It was the second straight contest that St. James scored the game winner.The Kings took three one goal leads on tallies ...
Nov 1, 2026
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Canada
Justin Trudeau named distinguished fellow at Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau has joined England's Oxford University in a new role. Trudeau, 54, joined the Blavatnik School of Government as a distinguished fellow and member of the World Leaders Circle, the school said in a news release Frida...
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Aid sector calls out lack of any mention of foreign aid in federal budget
OTTAWA - Canada's aid sector is expressing dismay over the first federal budget in more than 15 years to make no mention of foreign aid, and is calling on Ottawa to outline its vision in an upcoming foreign policy review. "The budget is largely silent ...
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Crisis in Cuba sending Canadian travellers to pricier sun destinations: travel agents
As the winter holiday season approaches, one of the most popular sunny destinations for Canadian travellers remains out of reach. The United States' oil blockade against Cuba triggered severe fuel shortages in the country and prompted Canadian airlines...
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Federal budget looks to restore auditor general's access to privileged information
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to restore the auditor general's access to privileged information. In Thursday's federal budget, a line item in a list of proposed legislative changes indicated Ottawa plans to update the Auditor General Act "...
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U.S. Treasury sanctions Canadian firms connected to Ryan Wedding
OTTAWA - The United States Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on eight Canadian businesses for allegedly helping to evade sanctions on Iran's government. The department says it sanctioned money services businesses in British Columbia and Ontario...
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Carney says Canada welcomes 'any moves' to restore free trade after U.S. midterms
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government welcomes "any moves" to restore free trade between Canada and the United States as officials south of the border push to end the trade war. In the days since the U.S. midterm elections gave the De...
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World
Gunman opens fire in Polish city of Krakow, killing 5 people and injuring at least 12
KRAKOW, Poland (AP) - Five people were killed and more than a dozen injured after a gunman opened fire Saturday afternoon in a market square in Krakow, Poland, police said. The gunman aimed at random people as he drove into Main Square, a...
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An airstrike has killed 25 people near Yemen's capital, Houthi official says
CAIRO (AP) - Airstrikes hit homes in a village near Yemen's capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, killing at least 25 people and wounding 30 others, mostly women and children, a spokesman for Yemen's Houthi-run Health Ministry said. Speaking to T...
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Powerful Haitian gang reaches out to state disarmament group as gunfights persist
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - One of Haiti's most powerful gangs said Friday that it reached out to a government agency responsible for dismantling armed gangs in a push for "peace, stability and national reconciliation." The 400 Mawozo ga...
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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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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...
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