NIghtOwls add Choo
NightOwls sign son of former Seattle Mariners outfielder
NANAIMO - The NightOwls will have some Major League Baseball bloodlines on their roster this season.Alan Choo, the son of former MLB outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, will suit up for the West Coast League team in 2026.The 21-year-old plays for Orange Coast College in California and is tied for third in home runs in the CCCAA ...
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80+ BC Curling Championship comes to Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - A group of athletes are proving age is only a number when it comes to playing the sport you love. The Qualicum & District Curling Club on Memorial Ave. are hosting the 2026 BC 80+ Curling Championship on Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19. Put on by the Pacific Coast Masters Curling Associa...
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WestJet fined $70,000 after late-night cancellation of Calgary-Nanaimo flight
NANAIMO - National air carrier WestJet is facing a notable fine following complications for a February 2025 flight between Calgary and Nanaimo. The Canadian Transportation Agency levied the $70,000 fine against the company for violating the Air Passenger Protection Regulations (APPR) on WestJet Encore's scheduled fligh...
Mar 14, 2026
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Changes recommended for RDN board voting formula, in place since 1982
NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is considering a change in how they determine the number of board members and their voting power, with future population growth in mind. During the March 3 RDM Committee of the Whole meeting, senior local government consultant Melany Helmer said they need a voting formul...
Mar 14, 2026
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Strong Outing
Clippers win important divisional game over Bulldogs
NANAIMO - The Clippers put a four game losing streak behind them with a 5-3 victory over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.The first period was a wild back and forth affair with the teams trading six goals.With the teams playing four on four Caden Okovita opened the scoring for Nanaimo on a beautiful passing play.Alberni Val...
Mar 14, 2026
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Timber trouble
Diversifying forestry markets, new aid program discussed during minister visit
NANAIMO - BC's minister in charge didn't mince words while addressing highly challenging times for the province's forestry sector. Ravi Parmar, who represents the Langford-Highlands riding, toured Nanaimo's Vancouver Island University campus on Friday, March 13, which included discussions with industry representatives ...
Mar 14, 2026
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Multiple people targeted in pair of random Airsoft pistol attacks in downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking for more information after two separate incidents involving airsoft pistols fired from vehicles toward unsuspecting victims. Nanaimo RCMP were called on Thursday, March 12, just before 9 p.m., when a black van, possibly a Dodge Caravan, travelled past people waiting to enter The Que...
Mar 13, 2026
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drug toxicity
Nine deaths in Nanaimo due to unregulated street drugs in January
NANAIMO - The BC Coroners Service says 150 people died from toxic drugs across the province in January, down 10 per cent from the same month last year. Despite continuing the overall trend of deaths linked to toxic drugs, the number was higher than the 143 deaths recorded in December province-wide, with an average of n...
Mar 13, 2026
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Back to Basics
Clippers search for wins in playoff stretch drive
NANAIMO - The Clippers had their most successful stretch of the current BCHL campaign in January and early February, but have since followed that up with a season-high four-game losing streak. Nanaimo now has seven games remaining before playoffs, with the next six in a row at Frank Crane Arena. Veteran forward Patrick...
Mar 13, 2026
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Two charged with murder after body of B.C. man who sued late Shah's son found
SURREY - A British Columbia mathematician who was reported missing last month by concerned neighbours was allegedly killed in a "targeted" incident by two people known to him who now face murder charges, police say. The Integrated Homicide Investigati...
Mar 14, 2026
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Accused cop killer has 'nuanced' understanding of trial, Crown tells fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - A prosecutor says the suspect in the killing of RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang has an "exceptionally nuanced and sophisticated understanding" of the trial process. But Colleen Smith says the Crown isn't taking a position on whether Jongwon Ham is...
Mar 14, 2026
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B.C. to build undersea fibre-optic internet cable to Haida Gwaii for up to $24M
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is spending up to $24 million for the construction of a new subsea fibre-optic cable to Haida Gwaii in a bid to improve the islands' internet access. The province says the investment is being made through the...
Mar 13, 2026
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Kinew says it's time to survey Manitobans on changing clocks
WINNIPEG - Manitobans could soon be consulted on whether it's necessary to continue changing the clocks twice a year in the province. Premier Wab Kinew hinted the province is nearing the end of the practice of moving clocks forward an hour in the sprin...
Mar 13, 2026
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One hurt in drive-by pellet gun attacks targeting crowds in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO - Police are investigating a pair of airsoft pellet gun attacks against random people in Nanaimo, B.C., that left one injured. RCMP say both attacks happened in downtown Nanaimo on Thursday night, when pellets were fired at crowds from passing ...
Mar 13, 2026
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drug toxicity
Nine deaths in Nanaimo due to unregulated street drugs in January
NANAIMO - The BC Coroners Service says 150 people died from toxic drugs across the province in January, down 10 per cent from the same month last year. Despite continuing the overall trend of deaths linked to toxic drugs, the number was higher than the 143 deaths recorded in December province-wide, with an average of n...
Mar 13, 2026
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NIghtOwls add Choo
NightOwls sign son of former Seattle Mariners outfielder
NANAIMO - The NightOwls will have some Major League Baseball bloodlines on their roster this season.Alan Choo, the son of former MLB outfielder Shin-Soo Choo, will suit up for the West Coast League team in 2026.The 21-year-old plays for Orange Coast College in California and is tied for third in home runs in the CCCAA ...
4h ago
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remaining active
80+ BC Curling Championship comes to Qualicum Beach
QUALICUM BEACH - A group of athletes are proving age is only a number when it comes to playing the sport you love. The Qualicum & District Curling Club on Memorial Ave. are hosting the 2026 BC 80+ Curling Championship on Wednesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19. Put on by the Pacific Coast Masters Curling Associa...
6h ago
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one way traffic
Dominant VIU Mariners capture another BCIHL title
NANAIMO - For the second time in three years, the VIU Mariners are on top of the BC Intercollegiate Hockey League.After dominating the regular season with a 17-2-0-1 record, finishing eight points clear of second place, the team cruised to the title with an 8-1 win over the University of Victoria Vikes on Sunday, March...
Mar 09, 2026
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Abundance of Goals
Rimmer leads Clippers in victory over Express
NANAIMO - The Clippers had one of their strongest performances of the season in an 8-3 victory over the Coquitlam Express.Hayden Fechner set the tone 47 seconds into the contest with a goal and by the first intermission Nanaimo was up 4-1.After Carson McGinley tied the game briefly at 1-1 on a man advantage, the Clippe...
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Strong Outing
Clippers win important divisional game over Bulldogs
NANAIMO - The Clippers put a four game losing streak behind them with a 5-3 victory over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.The first period was a wild back and forth affair with the teams trading six goals.With the teams playing four on four Caden Okovita opened the scoring for Nanaimo on a beautiful passing play.Alberni Val...
Mar 14, 2026
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Back to Basics
Clippers search for wins in playoff stretch drive
NANAIMO - The Clippers had their most successful stretch of the current BCHL campaign in January and early February, but have since followed that up with a season-high four-game losing streak. Nanaimo now has seven games remaining before playoffs, with the next six in a row at Frank Crane Arena. Veteran forward Patrick...
Mar 13, 2026
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Canada
Years of training keep Artemis II crew mission-ready, researcher says
MONTREAL - Despite the delays for the NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon and back, a space medicine researcher says the crew, which includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are physically ready for when the time comes to launch. "They've been...
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Multi-brawl game that drew 572 penalty minutes a 'black eye' on N.L. hockey: official
ST. JOHN'S - An investigation into a Newfoundland junior hockey game that exploded into three brawls and racked up 572 minutes in penalties has resulted in sweeping suspensions, according to a league official. Boyd Hillier, vice-president of the St. Jo...
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Poilievre announces auto plan aiming for tariff-free access to U.S. market
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has unveiled a new auto plan that aims to secure tariff-free access to the U.S. market. Poilievre said at an announcement in Windsor on Sunday he expects U.S. President Donald Trump to agree to the plan bec...
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Maple 2.0: Quebec syrup-makers turn to automation and expansion as demand grows
ROXTON POND - Visitors to the main building of the Côté et fils maple farm in Quebec's Eastern Townships region will be greeted by a wall of screens with the views from dozens of security cameras, showing an array of tubes and troughs filling up with...
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Carney, Nordic leaders pledge to deepen ties amid world economic coercion
OSLO - The prime ministers of Canada and Nordic countries have agreed to continue work to defend Arctic sovereignty and to deepen economic ties as technology and international trade are increasingly used as a "coercive tool." Prime Minister Mark Carn...
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PM's office mum on Conservative Order of Canada petition for Don Cherry
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's office wouldn't weigh in on a push by the federal Conservatives to award the Order of Canada to controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry. Audrey Champoux, a spokesperson for Carney, declined to say whether the p...
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World
Formula 1 calls off April races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia due to Iran war
SHANGHAI (AP) - Formula 1 and its governing body FIA canceled Grand Prix races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia on safety grounds related to the Iran war. Both countries have been struck during Iran's response after the United States and Isra...
21h ago
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Another 3 members of Iran's women's soccer team decide against staying in Australia as refugees
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Another three members of the Iran's women's soccer team who accepted refugee visas to stay in Australia have decided to return to their homeland, an Australian government minister said on Sunday. The departure ...
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Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96
BERLIN (AP) - Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world's most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. Habermas' publisher,...
Mar 14, 2026
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Your New Base for Holiday Gifts + Winter Gear: MEC Nanaimo Is Open
If you're searching for holiday gifts and winter layers, Nanaimo has a new must-visit destination. Mountain Equipment Company (MEC) has officially opened its doors at 2517 Bowen Road, bringing its trusted lineup of outdoor gear, apparel, and expert guidance to the region, just in time for the winter season. From season...
Dec 14, 2025
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guide dogs
CNIB in need of volunteers to foster future service dogs across Canada
It's a rewarding experience filled with unconditional love and the opportunity to change the life of someone who is blind.Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Guide Dogs is urgently looking for volunteers to raise future guide dogs for people who are blind, Deafblind, or have low vision."There's a huge...
Jul 23, 2025
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Vancouver Island Economic Alliance - Celebrate Island Good in June
The Vancouver Island Economic Alliance brought Island Good to life in 2018. Since then, Island Good has become the leader in helping Island residents find locally grown, made and produced products. Now, more than ever, that consumer sentiment to support local is growing. Let Island Good help you find the way to island ...
May 27, 2025
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