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'Already beyond expectations:' Tour de Rock rolling into Oceanside
PARKSVILLE - A 1,200 kilometre journey down Vancouver Island is about to wind its way into Oceanside.The Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock will make its way from Courtenay to Qualicum Beach and Parksville on Thursday, Sept. 24, day six of their 14-day ride to Victoria in support of the Canadian Cancer Society.Mid-Island rid...
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wildfire damage
'God cleaned the slate': Ashes pave the road to recovery after B.C. wildfires
SUMMERLAND - Joel Patan says his "life is ashes" now, as he sifts the ruins of his home that was incinerated last month, along with most structures in the small community of Faulder outside Summerland, B.C. "It's just gut-wrenching," he said. Patan, wh...
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safety issues
Downtown Nanaimo social disorder concerns intensify
NANAIMO - Hesitant to illuminate increased criminal activity impacting her tenants, a frustrated Nanaimo property manager felt compelled to speak up. Eva Hamori oversees several Nanaimo commercial properties, as well as a singular residential rental complex which consumes a majority of her time. The 46-unit mixed use C...
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2026 municipal election
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'Already beyond expectations:' Tour de Rock rolling into Oceanside
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wildfire damage
'God cleaned the slate': Ashes pave the road to recovery after B.C. wildfires
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
2026 municipal election
Parksville Mayoral candidate calls for spending restraint, job creation
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.PARKSVILLE - Having run in prior federal elections, a candidate vowing to deliver governance for the people is taking a ru...
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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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drugs
Prolific offender sentenced following Nanaimo traffic stop
NANAIMO - Already facing a lengthy prison sentence for drug trafficking, an offender pleaded guilty to a drug possession charge in relation to a Nanaimo traffic stop. Peter Anthony Alexander, 42, entered a guilty plea to a downgraded simple drug possession charge and was handed 30 additional days behind bars in connect...
Sep 23, 2026
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midtown gateway
Major housing project approved for Nanaimo's Boxwood Connector
NANAIMO - Over 200 housing units are one step closer to being built in one of the busiest areas of the city.City council recently approved the development permit application to build a pair of six-storey multi-family apartment buildings and seven three-storey townhouses at 2240 Northfield Rd., with 211 units in total, ...
Sep 22, 2026
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snap election
October provincial election called in B.C.
NANAIMO - British Columbians will be going to the polls twice in October, as Premier David Eby secured permission for a provincial election. General election day for the provincial election will be on Saturday, Oct. 24, only a week after general election day for local elections province-wide on on Saturday, Oct. 17. Th...
Sep 22, 2026
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fall wildfires
New wildfires spark on Vancouver Island
BC Wildfire Service says a new fire is burning out of control on southern Vancouver Island. The service says in a social media post that crews are responding to the Mount Jack wildfire, which is burning about four kilometres west of Sooke River and so...
Sep 22, 2026
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British Columbia
Three B.C. glaciers face extinction within decades due to climate change, study says
Three glaciers in British Columbia's southwest could "disappear completely" within decades in what a researcher says is the result of years of inaction on climate change. A new study from Simon Fraser University published in the journal Annals of Glac...
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Rustad's partner in rise of B.C. Conservatives hails him as party's 'founding father'
VICTORIA - A former British Columbia Conservative executive who helped John Rustad orchestrate the rise of the party from obscurity is honouring its former leader as a trailblazer who transformed the province's political scene. Former Conservative exec...
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Alcohol believe to be a factor in separate crashes in B.C.'s Interior, killing 3
WEST KELOWNA - Police say alcohol is believed to be a factor in two separate vehicle crashes in the B.C. Interior where three people have been killed. The first crash happened Saturday near Osoyoos as police received a call of a pickup truck that went...
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wildfire damage
'God cleaned the slate': Ashes pave the road to recovery after B.C. wildfires
SUMMERLAND - Joel Patan says his "life is ashes" now, as he sifts the ruins of his home that was incinerated last month, along with most structures in the small community of Faulder outside Summerland, B.C. "It's just gut-wrenching," he said. Patan, wh...
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Photo Gallery: Ashes pave road to recovery after B.C. wildfires
The wildfire season in B.C. has burned far less area than usual, just 1,350 square kilometres, only about a quarter of the 20-year average. But it has been one of the most devastating seasons on record for property destruction, with more than 500 homes...
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NDP's David Eby says some Opposition want the province as 'American protectorate'
MAPLE RIDGE - New Democrat Leader David Eby says some members of the Conservative Opposition have a vision to make British Columbia a protectorate of the United States, and its leader isn't doing enough to rein them in. Eby says interim B.C. Conservat...
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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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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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Rivalry Renewed
First Clippers win of the season comes in Cowichan Valley
DUNCAN - The Clippers and Cowichan Valley Capitals clashed for the first time since Game 7 of the second round of the 2026 BCHL playoffs.Nanaimo won Game 7 and also took the first matchup of the new season 4-2 on Saturday, Sept. 19.After a scoreless first period the Capitals Raphael Messier opened the scoring from the ...
Sep 20, 2026
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Bitten by the Bulldogs
Clippers lose to division rivals in home opener
NANAIMO - The Clippers started their season opening game well but eventually lost out 2-1 to Alberni Valley at Frank Crane Arena.Shortly after a disallowed Nanaimo goal Charles Béland notched the first goal of the game on a beautiful penalty shot deke in the first period.The game stayed at 1-0 until late in the ...
Sep 19, 2026
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Canada
A list of the whales and dolphin that died after being moved out of Marineland
Four beluga whales and one dolphin that were shipped out of Marineland this summer have since died at their new homes. Another beluga, Beethoven, lived at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, but died after the move. Here is the list of the animals who died: -- ...
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Belleville attack should be 'wake-up call' on rising antisemitism, Jewish group says
OTTAWA - The head of a major Jewish advocacy group said Thursday the recent violent attack at a synagogue in Belleville, Ont., should serve as a "wake-up call" on the "much broader problem" of rising antisemitism and racist conspiracies in Canada. Noah...
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Grifols says plasma donor safety was not compromised as it works to regain licence
WINNIPEG - A for-profit company that oversees plasma collection says it is working with Health Canada on a reopening plan after the federal health agency suspended one its operating licences for a clinic in Winnipeg. Health Canada halted all collectio...
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Canadian astronaut ready for NASA mission to International Space Station
HOUSTON - Canadian astronaut Joshua Kutryk said he's been dreaming of going to space for a long time - and assuming everything goes to plan, he could fulfil that goal next week. "I always dreamt of it and thought it would be the most wonderful experien...
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Ottawa orders Appeal Court to review murder convictions of two Saskatchewan sisters
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has ordered the courts to reopen the case of two Saskatchewan sisters who spent almost three decades in prison for what may be wrongful murder convictions. Fraser says he is sending the case of Odelia and Neressa Qu...
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Definitions in Ottawa's budget framework are inconsistent: fiscal watchdog
OTTAWA - Ottawa's fiscal watchdog says the way the Liberal government defines certain types of spending in its new budget framework can be inconsistent and contradictory. The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney introduced a new budget framework t...
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World
Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to allow quick third-country deportations to continue
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to again clear the way for continued quick deportations of immigrants to third countries where they have no ties. The government asked for an im...
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Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, calls accusations of genocide in Gaza 'the biggest lie of the century'
Allegations of Israeli genocide in Gaza are not only false but "the biggest lie of the century," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday in a defiant speech that asserted his nation's right to wage war against Iran - and was not h...
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Boat heading from Tanzania to Congo on Lake Tanganyika capsizes, leaving at least 41 dead
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) - A boat heading from Tanzania to Congo on Lake Tanganyika capsized Thursday, leaving at least 41 people dead, local authorities said. The boat was carrying about 100 people as well as cargo, said Norris Mulongoyi, th...
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Program helping homeowners cut costs
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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Most people who volunteer for their strata council don't sign up to be an accountant. But for many in smaller strata communities, with less than 50 units, that's exactly what they end up doing. They spend time researching bylaws, getting quotes for maintenance, and worrying that something important has been missed. The...
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