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. and 8:40 a.m. departures from Nanaimo's Departure Bay are cancelled, along with the corresponding retur...
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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...
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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...
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ferry travel
Incoming severe weather cancels some Nanaimo-Vancouver ferries
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New Opportunity
Clippers' Patterson departs for head coaching role with Surrey Eagles
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ongoing count
'Bag of nerves': Elections BC begins final count, with some ridings still in balance
It may be almost two weeks since British Columbia's election resulted in a landslide win for the B.C. Conservatives, but it's still a tense time for a handful of candidates. New Democrat legislator Stephanie Higginson will be among those watching clos...
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Cold case
New book delves into missing Nanaimo woman
NANAIMO - Powered by tireless advocates pushing for answers, another chapter has been written in the search for Lisa Marie Young. A newly published book co-authored by an unlikely duo is now available: 'Where is Lisa Marie Young?' A book launch event on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the Nanaimo Vancouver Island R...
Nov 5, 2026
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fire smart
Nanaimo Fire Rescue offers seasonal fire prevention tips
NANAIMO - With the temperatures falling, Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) has tips to reduce fire risk as people spend more time indoors. NFR assistant chief Troy Libbus said their department occasionally responds to heating-related fires this time of year, which he said can be easily preventable. "With the weather chang...
Nov 4, 2026
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guilty
Man convicted of Nanaimo drive-by shooting
NANAIMO - A judge has convicted a man of first-degree murder in relation to a daytime drive-by shooting in Nanaimo five years ago. Ronald Joseph Campbell, 44, was handed the judgment in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo on Wednesday, Nov. 4, in relation to a central Nanaimo daytime shooting behind the Wendy's restaurant on t...
Nov 4, 2026
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dry then wet
Regular rain levels fall on Nanaimo thanks to late-October storm surge
NANAIMO - A lot can change in a short amount of time when it comes to mid-Island weather. About two weeks ago, Nanaimo was on pace for one of the driest Octobers on record with only 7.6 millimetres of rain, but a late-month deluge of rain helped put us back on track. Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Ca...
Nov 4, 2026
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New permanent recycling depot opens in Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - After closing down early in 2020, a new recycling service has launched in Qualicum Beach. Recycle BC announced a long-term arrangement with Qualicum Bottle & Recycling Centre, allowing household paper packaging products, cardboard, soft plastics, glass and foam packaging to be disposed of locally. ...
Nov 3, 2026
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British Columbia
B.C. woman sentenced to 13 years for assault, kidnapping and sex trafficking
NEW WESTMINSTER - A woman who pleaded guilty to multiple charges in a child sex trafficking case in British Columbia has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. The B.C. Prosecution Service says Jennifer Stephens has also been ordered to provide a DNA sa...
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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...
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Doerkson backs budget, hopes for big cut of forestry funds
VICTORIA - British Columbia's incoming Conservative premier Lorne Doerkson is all-in on the budget tabled by Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government, praising billions of dollars in financial support for the struggling forestry sector. Doerkson...
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Security guard seriously hurt in stabbing outside Surrey, B.C., amusement centre
SURREY - A Surrey, B.C., security guard is in serious condition after being stabbed multiple times outside an amusement centre. Police say they were called to the parking lot of the Central City Fun Park on 124 Street at 3:38 a.m. Thursday. They say a ...
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A list of fatal bear attacks in B.C., after mother and daughter killed in Bella Coola
Deadly bear attacks in British Columbia are rare, but there have been at least 10 fatalities since the 1990s, including this week's attack that claimed the lives of a mother and daughter in Bella Coola. 1994 Four-year-old Ian Dunbar is killed in a bea...
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Lack of cell service complicated B.C. bus crash response
MACKENZIE - Communications problems along Highway 39, which may have complicated the emergency response to a bus crash that injured 20 on Wednesday, are a familiar issue for northern residents, the provincial legislator for Mackenzie, B.C., said. Kiel ...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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Strong Start
Clippers navigate through busy October with share of first place in division
NANAIMO - The Clippers have had several hurdles in their path in the first two months of the BCHL season but have come through it tied for first in the Coastal West Division with a 9-5 record. October was particularly gruelling with ten games in a 24-day span and seven of those on the road, including a three-game-in-th...
Oct 29, 2026
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Canada
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in October. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 8.7 per cent (9.1) _ Prince Edward Island 7.4 per cen...
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Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for October, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.7 per cent in October. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely becaus...
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National employment numbers for October from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's October employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.7 per cent (6.5) Employment rate: 60.5 per cent (60.6) Participation rate: 64.8 per cent (64.8) Number unemployed: 1,507,70...
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Carney heads to Winnipeg to tout budget plan to end homelessness in 10 years
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected in Winnipeg today to highlight new measures in the federal budget aimed at eliminating homelessness within 10 years. It's a goal some support workers are applauding, while cautioning that solutions must involve mo...
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In the news today: Liberals tout budget, October jobs data, Canadiens' OT winner
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Champagne, Carney travelling across country to sell federal budget to Canadians Canada's leaders are fanning out today to sell communities on this year's federal b...
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Champagne, Carney travelling across country to sell federal budget to Canadians
OTTAWA - Canada's leaders are fanning out today to sell communities on this year's federal budget. Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Winnipeg to highlight new measures around homelessness alongside Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew. The Carney government ...
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World
Father of Meghan Markle arrested on charges related to child sexual abuse material, AP sources say
Thomas Markle, the father of Prince Harry's wife Meghan, was arrested Friday morning by federal agents in Florida on charges related to child sexual abuse material, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The people wh...
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Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and US senator who was part of a dynasty, dies at 89
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Jay Rockefeller, the last member of his family's political dynasty - and the only Democrat - who served as West Virginia's governor and later a longtime U.S. senator, has died. He was 89. Rockefeller died Thursday...
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Leader of Kenyan doomsday cult sentenced to 200 years in prison
MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) - The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of more than 400 people was sentenced on Friday to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people. The High Court in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa issued...
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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...
Jul 28, 2026
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