targeted enforcement
100+ charges applied during high-risk driver blitz in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Local Mounties teamed up with area partners, including a helicopter, to continue cracking down on high-risk drivers, resulting in over 100 Motor Vehicle Act charges.During the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 4, Nanaimo RCMP, together with officers from Oceanside, Comox Valley, BC Highway Patrol, and the RCMP Air 8...
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serious crash
Impairment suspected in Parksville crash
PARKSVILLE - Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 19 in Parksville just north of the No. 46 exit off-ramp.It happened on Sunday, Sept. 6, at 7:10 a.m., involving a white Kia Forte, which police said went off-road to the right and landed overturned in a forested area.An Oceanside R...
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conservation land
Nanaimo and Comox land trust's raising money to buy over 100 acres in Deep Bay
NANAIMO - A pair of mid-Island non-profits are teaming up to help raise enough money to protect 122.5 acres of forests, wetlands, estuaries, and shoreline in Deep Bay. The BC Parks Foundation secured an agreement to buy the property west of Deep Bay, north of Qualicum Beach, for $4M, with donors already raising the vas...
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Portion of Lantzville Rd. closing for culvert replacement
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road work
Central Nanaimo utility project in full swing
NANAIMO - Crews are conducting extensive underground storm and water main line replacement work along a busy road network just east of Diver Lake.As a result, the traffic disruptions are expected until about mid-October on Kenworth Rd., Cienar Dr. and a portion of Shenton Rd."Please expect traffic delays, disrupti...
Sep 08, 2026
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child safety
Online harms now top threat to Canadian children, new report says
OTTAWA - Online harms now constitute the top threat facing children in Canada, ahead of bullying, poverty and child abuse, Children First Canada said Tuesday in a new report. It is the first time online harms have been in the top 10 list of threats, th...
Sep 08, 2026
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back to school
'Out in full force:' local Mounties targeting school zone speeders
NANAIMO - After a longer-than-normal summer break, students are returning to class across the region. While most will only attend their respective schools for around an hour on Tuesday, Sept. 8, school zones go back into effect every school day from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., meaning a major change in behaviour is needed from d...
Sep 08, 2026
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fishing fine
Nanaimo judge fines fishing guide for sloppy record-keeping
NANAIMO - A routine inspection last summer netted a guide a costly fine. Ruzheng Ma, 71, was sentenced last month at provincial court in Nanaimo after he pleaded guilty to a pair of fisheries act violations in connection to a guided fishing trip in local waters on the afternoon of July 3 2025. A pair of local Fisheries...
Sep 07, 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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fraudulent calls
Parksville emergency number being 'spoofed' by scammers
PARKSVILLE - Scammers appear to be targeting Oceanside residents by using a local emergency management number. The City of Parksville is reporting an uptick in residents receiving calls, apparently coming from the municipality's Emergency Management number (250-954-4672), but it is in fact scammers soliciting sensitive...
Sep 06, 2026
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British Columbia
With hundreds of planes in the air on 9/11, Canada had minutes to respond
ST. JOHN'S - As hijackers slammed two planes into the World Trade Center in New York City 25 years ago, there were hundreds of other aircraft in the sky. The usual round of early flights had taken off from Europe, carrying thousands of passengers over ...
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As the trade war dominates Canadian politics, Conservatives fight among themselves
OTTAWA - The Conservative party's big tent has been filled with infighting these past few months. It may not be obvious to anyone who spent the summer in an actual tent, rather than on social media, but fractures are forming within the coalition cultiv...
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Sons 'shattered' by stray-bullet death of Chang Yong Cho in his Burnaby, B.C., home
The two sons of Chang Yong Cho, who was killed in his Burnaby, B.C., home by a stray bullet, say they are "shattered" by the death of the 85-year-old. Justin and David Cho said in a statement on Wednesday that they are "struggling to understand how som...
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Alberta gets federal approval to test birth control vaccine on wild horses
EDMONTON - Health Canada says it has approved the use of a birth control vaccine to be tested on free-roaming horses in Alberta. The provincial government has said wild horse populations in parts of Alberta have reached levels not considered ecological...
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Oscar-nominated Julian Brave NoiseCat, past winner Dan Werb vie for Writers' Trust
TORONTO - An Oscar-nominated filmmaker and a past winner are among the finalists for Canada's largest literary non-fiction prize. Contenders for the Writers' Trust award include Toronto's Dan Werb, who won in 2022 for his look at the rise of coronaviru...
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B.C. forestry sector says industry at 'breaking point' in letter to Premier David Eby
VANCOUVER - British Columbia forestry groups have written to Premier David Eby saying the industry is at a "breaking point" and calling for urgent action to address challenges ranging from slow-moving provincial processes to steep U.S. tariffs. The let...
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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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Booting Up
United soccer programs booming on the cusp of fall season
NANAIMO - Soccer season is already underway for the men and women or Nanaimo United. The entire program starting as young as under four will get going by just after Labour Day. Technical Lead Daragh Fitzgerald said the club has well over 2,000 members across all age groups including several division for men and women. ...
Aug 30, 2026
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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 meets Zelenskyy, Canadian booze ban, Oilers lose superfan
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney's cabinet huddles in Banff as trade war intensifies Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the mountain resort town of Banf...
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy to meet with Carney in Calgary, address cabinet in Banff
CALGARY - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet Prime Minister Mark Carney in Calgary this morning before addressing cabinet members gathered in Banff, Alta. Zelenskyy arrived in Calgary on Wednesday night after travelling to Iceland a...
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With hundreds of planes in the air on 9/11, Canada had minutes to respond
ST. JOHN'S - As hijackers slammed two planes into the World Trade Center in New York City 25 years ago, there were hundreds of other aircraft in the sky. The usual round of early flights had taken off from Europe, carrying thousands of passengers over ...
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'Consequences we live with': How 9/11 changed Canada's approach to national security
OTTAWA - Before the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Steven Backman could usually cross the Canada-U.S. border with a simple wave. Backman, like many residents of St. Stephen, N.B., would travel frequently to neighbouring Calais, Maine. "When locals would go th...
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Distilleries to bear brunt of U.S. ban on Canadian booze: experts
Distilleries and spirit makers are likely to be the hardest hit among Canadian alcohol producers as the United States proposes a broad ban on Canadian booze starting later this month. Craig Johnston, chief economist at Farm Credit Canada, says distille...
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Carney's cabinet huddles in Banff as trade war intensifies
BANFF - Prime Minister Mark Carney is gathering his cabinet today and Friday in the mountain resort town of Banff, Alta., for closed-door meetings as President Donald Trump's trade war intensifies. Trump lashed out again Tuesday by signing executive or...
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World
Fire on passenger ferry in Philippines leaves dozens missing and at least 5 dead
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A fire burned overnight on a passenger ferry off the western Philippines, leaving dozens of people missing Thursday and killing at least five. So far, 43 people have been rescued, coast guard spokeswoman Commodo...
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Trump defends Iran war, slams Democrats and promises cash at Republicans' midterm convention
DALLAS (AP) - President Donald Trump capped Wednesday's opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult Amer...
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Foulkes defeats Rhode Island's Gov. McKee. He's the first governor in 8 years to lose a primary
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Helena Foulkes defeated Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the state's Democratic primary Wednesday, making him the first governor in any U.S. state to lose a party primary since 2018. McKee's defeat ends his bid for a...
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Made here. Grown here. Connected here. Island Good launches new website to make shopping Island products easier Every choice to shop Island-made is a win for Vancouver Island communities and now it's easier than ever. Island Good has launched a newly redesigned website that helps Vancouver Islanders and visitors quickl...
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