High-value theft
VIDEO: Pokémon cards stolen from Nanaimo hobby shop
NANAIMO - Allan Mah happened to be taking his dog out for an early morning bathroom break when a security notification blared on his phone, alerting him to a break-in at his nearby hobby shop. The owner/operator of All Elite Cards and Games on Bowen Rd., just north of Pryde Ave., then made the short five-minute drive t...
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Nanaimo's Cameron Whitcomb on success, sobriety and the fan letter he keeps in his wallet
The moment Cameron Whitcomb realized he needed to make it big in country music came on the side of a B.C. highway - while answering the call of nature. Then a 19-year-old labourer, he'd just been eliminated from the Top 20 on "American Idol," where he'...
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family and food
Dragons, lanterns, and fireworks: Mid-Autumn Festival returns to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Thousands of lanterns are expected to light up the waterfront this weekend.The Mid-Autumn Festival runs for two days, starting on Friday, Sept. 18, from 5 pm. until 10 p.m., and then on Saturday from 3 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park, marking its third year celebrating completeness, unity, a...
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High-value theft
VIDEO: Pokémon cards stolen from Nanaimo hobby shop
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nominated
Nanaimo's Cameron Whitcomb on success, sobriety and the fan letter he keeps in his wallet
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
additional space
Nanaimo's Westwood Lake expands through City land purchase
NANAIMO - Previously considered as land for townhouses, a 2.85-acre property will instead be folded into the surrounding Westwood Lake Park grounds.The City of Nanaimo announced Wednesday, Sept. 16, the pending completion of a $2.88 million purchase of 2367 Arbot Rd., site of the current Westwood Tennis Club, and a pro...
Sep 16, 2026
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animal cruelty
Man banned from owning animals for throwing chihuahua in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A man is legally barred from owning or taking care of animals for two years after pleading guilty to abusing his dog. A joint submission was accepted for Andrew Bernard Gardiner, 46, at Nanaimo Law Courts on Wednesday, Sept. 16, after Gardiner pleaded guilty to one count of causing or permitting an animal to ...
Sep 16, 2026
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crane rescue
Worker injured after falling at Nanaimo Cancer Centre construction site
NANAIMO - A construction worker at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital was injured after falling several feet and being impaled.The incident occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 16 just before noon at the site of the new Nanaimo Cancer Centre on Dufferin Cres., with a man falling approximately six feet off a ladder on the facili...
Sep 16, 2026
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UPDATE: Nanaimo woman killed after being hit by fuel truck in downtown
NANAIMO - Mounties confirm one person was killed in an early morning motor vehicle incident in the city's downtown.Nanaimo RCMP were called to the Mid-Island Co-op gas bar at 60 Victoria Cres. on Wednesday, Sept. 16, at around 6:45 a.m., after a 42-year-old woman was hit by a fuel truck.BC RCMP E Division media relatio...
Sep 16, 2026
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mobility improvements
'More comfortable and safer:' crosswalk construction starts on Nanaimo's Townsite Rd.
NANAIMO - Making a busy intersection safer for pedestrians while improving active transportation routes is behind recently started road work heading into Nanaimo's downtown. Construction began on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to add a raised crosswalk and other pedestrian improvements to the Holly Ave. and Townsite Rd. intersecti...
Sep 16, 2026
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cash grab
Thieves pull ATM from rural Cedar-area business
LADYSMITH - RCMP have released surveillance footage of two thieves following a break-in and theft from a business just south of Nanaimo Airport.Ladysmith RCMP states they were informed on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 4:50 a.m. of a break and enter in progress from a business located on Simpson Rd., adjacent to the Trans Canad...
Sep 15, 2026
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British Columbia
Clutch moments galore, on friends' epic road trip from Vancouver to Arctic and back
VANCOUVER - When Jaden Konishi rolled his 1986 Porsche 944 into Vancouver after an 8,000-kilometre road trip to the Arctic Circle, he had a surplus of new memories but no clutch. It had died about 3,000 kilometres earlier, somewhere in the Yukon's Tomb...
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Premier Eby will speak to local politicians amid snap election speculation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby will speak to local politicians at their annual convention today just as he contemplates disrupting their upcoming municipal elections with his own provincial vote. The premier's annual speech to delegates...
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B.C. adopts Pacific time, PCT, for new, year-round daylight time zone
VICTORIA - British Columbia has adopted a new time-zone code to coincide with its decision to remain permanently with year-round daylight time. The Ministry of Citizens' Services says in a statement that the province has begun using Pacific time with t...
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B.C. watchdog investigating after youth injured jumping off school roof
CRANBROOK - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a youth was seriously injured while jumping from the roof of a school. The Independent Investigations Office and the RCMP say in separate statements that it began Wednesday morning ...
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Nanaimo's Cameron Whitcomb on success, sobriety and the fan letter he keeps in his wallet
The moment Cameron Whitcomb realized he needed to make it big in country music came on the side of a B.C. highway - while answering the call of nature. Then a 19-year-old labourer, he'd just been eliminated from the Top 20 on "American Idol," where he'...
15h ago
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Alberta man charged with arson for major fire at Burnaby, B.C., hospital
BURNABY - An Alberta man has been charged in connection with arson at a Metro Vancouver hospital six years ago. RCMP in Burnaby, B.C., say the 29-year-old man was living in the area at the time when fire broke out at Burnaby Hospital on Nov. 15, 2020. ...
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Local Sports
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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Starting Early
Nanaimo Hornets rugby fostering next generation with active kids programs
NANAIMO - Hornets rugby is underway for the fall session with a lot of options for young players. There are sessions for as young as pre-kindergarten which includes parent participation and other opportunities for U7 and U8 kids are play based in an effort to get kids out and running and touching a rugby ball. Hornets ...
Sep 05, 2026
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capital investment
Two-time Stanley Cup winner joins Nanaimo Clippers' ownership group
NANAIMO - Two new investors are joining the Nanaimo Clippers' ownership group.The BC Hockey League team announced Friday, Aug. 28, the addition of Roman Tkachenko and former NHL defenceman Oleg Tverdovsky to Northern Lights Hockey Canada LLC, the organization which purchased the team in 2022.Existing team president Bra...
Aug 28, 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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Canada
In the news today: Carney caucus meeting, BC election speculation, IKEA affordability
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... PM Carney to deliver remarks at caucus meeting in Ottawa today Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address his Liberal caucus in Ottawa today. The Liberal caucus...
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Clutch moments galore, on friends' epic road trip from Vancouver to Arctic and back
VANCOUVER - When Jaden Konishi rolled his 1986 Porsche 944 into Vancouver after an 8,000-kilometre road trip to the Arctic Circle, he had a surplus of new memories but no clutch. It had died about 3,000 kilometres earlier, somewhere in the Yukon's Tomb...
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Premier Eby will speak to local politicians amid snap election speculation
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby will speak to local politicians at their annual convention today just as he contemplates disrupting their upcoming municipal elections with his own provincial vote. The premier's annual speech to delegates...
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Von der Leyen's pitch for EU security council involves Canada, but it's not clear how
OTTAWA - A proposed new European security forum would include Canada, Britain and Ukraine as partners - but defence experts here say it's not clear what the council, or Ottawa's involvement, ultimately would look like. European Commission President Urs...
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PM Carney to deliver remarks at caucus meeting in Ottawa today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to address his Liberal caucus in Ottawa today. The Liberal caucus retreat comes just before the fall sitting of the House of Commons gets underway on Monday. Among the Liberals' first bills of the sitting wil...
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Canadian Medical Association updates code of ethics to address racism, discrimination
OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association has updated its code of ethics to clarify how doctors are expected to address racism and discrimination in health care. The CMA says the updates give physicians clearer guidance on providing culturally safe, tr...
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World
Alabama carries out execution of Jeffery Lee for 1998 double murder at pawnshop
ATMORE, Ala. (AP) - Alabama executed a man by lethal injection on Thursday for a 1998 double murder, three months after a judge's ruling blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas. Jeffery Lee, 49, was pronounced dead a...
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Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
WASHINGTON (AP) - The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump's effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court ...
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The driver who slammed into an LA bus before a news helicopter crash is charged with murder
LOS ANGELES (AP) - An SUV driver was under the influence of drugs when she swerved into the wrong lane, blew a red light and slammed into a Los Angeles city bus, killing two riders, prosecutors said Thursday as they charged her with murder. ...
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