annual give-back
Record Beach Fest donation given to Oceanside community groups
PARSKVILLE - It's another record year for one of the region's biggest summer events. The Parksville Beach Festival Society announced their annual community give-back donation on Friday, Oct. 9, made up of a portion of gate donations from visitors to the popular sand sculpting competition this past summer. Society presi...
Oct 11, 2026
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Long Awaited Debut
Women's hockey program set to take flight at VIU
NANAIMO - After almost two years of preparation the VIU Mariners wonen's hockey team is ready to hit the ice. The Mariners have an exhibition game on Saturday, Oct. 17 against the Island Surge and they'll have a home game a week later against an opponent to be detemined. Team president, general manager and coach Kris K...
Oct 11, 2026
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Youth justice
Nanaimo youth sentenced for assaulting vulnerable classmate
NANAIMO - Punching a victim several times in the head and face while walking home from school led to an assault conviction for a young offender. The incident took place on March 13, 2026, involving the offender, 13 years old at the time, and a victim described at Nanaimo Law Courts as having the intellectual capacity o...
Oct 10, 2026
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annual give-back
Record Beach Fest donation given to Oceanside community groups
Oct 11, 2026
Long Awaited Debut
Women's hockey program set to take flight at VIU
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new beginning
Revived Nanaimo Ambassador Program focused on leadership, community
NANAIMO - Dormant for nearly a decade, a former pageant competition is being reborn to place the focus squarely on leadership and community involvement. The Nanaimo Ambassador Program is underway, open to any grade 11 student in the region to submit their name and candidacy to represent Nanaimo at a number of community...
Oct 10, 2026
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Return to Form
Clippers snap two game mini slump with win over Capitals
NANAIMO - The Clippers have upped their record to 5-3 with a 3-1 home ice win over the Cowichan Valley Capitals.It was a special night for the team with the return of forward Patrick Fortune for a third season in Nanaimo.Although the 20-year-old was held pointless in his first game he created plenty of offensive opport...
Oct 10, 2026
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power stays on
Brief wind storm through Nanaimo serves as early season test
NANAIMO - A brief but blustery windstorm through the mid-Island overnight served as the first real test of power infrastructure this fall and winter.While winds didn't warrant issuing of any warnings or alerts, sustained winds reached around 30 kilometres per hour in Nanaimo overnight Thursday, Oct. 8, and into the ear...
Oct 9, 2026
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2026 municipal election
Know Your Vote: Balancing tax increases with essential infrastructure & services
This article is part of a multi-story series looking further into the responses to NanaimoNewsNOW's Know Your Vote survey, our interactive voter information tool for the 2026 Municipal Election in the City of Nanaimo. NANAIMO - Mayor and Council contenders in the city this election cycle are largely uniform in their be...
Oct 9, 2026
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101 new units
'Integrated into the landscape:' rental complex planned in Nanaimo's Rock City
NANAIMO - A substantial development is being proposed in the city's north end near Cottle Lake Park, utilizing the natural environment while providing over 100 units of housing.The proposed development, located at 3481 Rock City Rd. between Ocean Pearl Ter. and Landalt Rd., would bring a four-storey, L-shaped multi-fam...
Oct 9, 2026
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provincial election
Taxes - hike them or hold them - become theme in B.C. election campaign
Taxes have become a central theme in the first half of British Columbia's election campaign with leaders promising to hold, hike or cut them. Whether it's taxing the wealthy to pay for services like health care or suggesting that tax cuts will "superc...
Oct 9, 2026
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British Columbia
Eby slams U.S.-style health care privatization, Conservatives claim 'fearmongering'
DELTA - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby took aim at the premier next door while campaigning in this month's election, promising not to implement what he called the "U.S.-style privatization" of health care. Eby told a group of supporters asking h...
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'Stronger together': B.C.'s Eby sends Thanksgiving message to Albertans
BC NDP Leader David Eby has issued a Thanksgiving message encouraging Albertans to vote for unity with Canada in next week's referendum on their province's place in Confederation. Eby says his party's candidates are proud of a Canada that includes Albe...
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Watchdog investigating after police officer shoots man in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY - British Columbia's police watchdog is seeking witnesses after a police officer shot a man in Burnaby. A statement from B.C. RCMP says that at approximately 10:15 a.m. on Sunday officers responded to a report of a disturbance at a residence on...
19h ago
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BC Greens say public must have a say whether AI data centres get built
VICTORIA - BC Greens Leader Emily Lowan says NDP policies on AI data centres don't go far enough, and the public must play a role in deciding whether they get approved. The Greens have previously said the party would block new data centres in the provi...
Oct 11, 2026
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B.C. election campaign: Parties talk jobs, data centres, royalties
Candidates running in this month's provincial election spent the start of the long weekend on the campaign trail. Here are some of the latest developments: NDP PROMISES FERRY SPOTS FOR LOCALS The NDP says it would launch a "locals-first" ferry reservat...
Oct 10, 2026
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B.C.'s Eby asks Doerkson to remove campaign chief over online post slamming Islam
VICTORIA - Whether an unelected campaign official should be held accountable for comments has become an issue in British Columbia's election, with NDP Leader David Eby calling on interim Conservative leader Lorne Doerkson to fire his party's campaign d...
Oct 10, 2026
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Local Sports
Long Awaited Debut
Women's hockey program set to take flight at VIU
NANAIMO - After almost two years of preparation the VIU Mariners wonen's hockey team is ready to hit the ice. The Mariners have an exhibition game on Saturday, Oct. 17 against the Island Surge and they'll have a home game a week later against an opponent to be detemined. Team president, general manager and coach Kris K...
Oct 11, 2026
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Leveling Up
Three Nanaimo Timbermen standouts chosen in NLL entry draft
NANAIMO - Draft day in the National Lacrosse League was special for the Senior A Nanaimo Timbermen. Three players who just finished their first seasons in the WLA were drafted in the top 33 selections. Right-hander Jeremy Wudrick went 27th overall to the Vancouver Warriors, while defender Joel Mullen was also picked by...
Oct 3, 2026
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Championship Mentality
John Barsby's varsity football team brings a winning attitude to a new season
NANAIMO - The high school varsity football season has begun in the mid island with the John Barsby Bulldogs winning their season opener 55-34 against Abbotford. Barsby is in a AA/AAA hybrid division with Ballenas out of Parksville and Mt. Douglas and Spectrum schools from Victoria. Initially Nanaimo District Secondary ...
Sep 26, 2026
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Return to Form
Clippers snap two game mini slump with win over Capitals
NANAIMO - The Clippers have upped their record to 5-3 with a 3-1 home ice win over the Cowichan Valley Capitals.It was a special night for the team with the return of forward Patrick Fortune for a third season in Nanaimo.Although the 20-year-old was held pointless in his first game he created plenty of offensive opport...
Oct 10, 2026
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from sweden to nanaimo
Veteran Nanaimo Clippers goaltender excelling in new environment
NANAIMO - The Clippers have once again found an impressive veteran goalie. Hugo Laring has given the team excellent netminding after taking over from Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau, who led Nanaimo to the BCHL finals last spring. In his first month with the Clippers, Laring was given an honourable mention for the three stars ...
Oct 8, 2026
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Close Loss
Late goal against sees Clippers fall in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Clippers have lost back to back games for the first time this season.After a 3-2 loss in Coquitlam on Saturday, Oct. 3 Nanaimo suffered a narrow 2-1 road defeat against the Chilliwack Chiefs on Oct. 4.Jack Clark scored the Clippers only goal on a rebound in the closing moments of a first period power p...
Oct 4, 2026
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Canada
Eby slams U.S.-style health care privatization, Conservatives claim 'fearmongering'
DELTA - British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby took aim at the premier next door while campaigning in this month's election, promising not to implement what he called the "U.S.-style privatization" of health care. Eby told a group of supporters asking h...
49m ago
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Canada signs joint statement denouncing Iran after UK air base plot
OTTAWA - Canada is joining more than two dozen other countries in denouncing Iran's apparent involvement in a planned attack on an air base in England. The countries say in a joint statement they "condemn in the strongest terms Iran's use of violent at...
2h ago
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Prime minister's Thanksgiving message addresses Alberta separation referendum
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney focused his Thanksgiving Day message on Alberta's upcoming separation referendum, saying Canada is "worth fighting for." "This year, Thanksgiving is a bit different," he said in the video message. "A week from today,...
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France open to defence deals with Canada despite its push for arms autonomy: envoy
OTTAWA - France's new ambassador in Ottawa says her country is open to working closer with Canada on defence procurement, despite its push for Europe to develop a fully autonomous arms industry. "In the defence sector and in other equally strategic sec...
11h ago
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Trade minister leading 300-member mission to India this week
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu is in India this week as the two countries look to reach a free-trade agreement by the end of the year. Sidhu is set to make stops in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru during his visit. He is being joined...
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Carney: Trump's 'energy ceasefire' could 'de-escalate' war in Ukraine
OTTAWA - Mark Carney thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for "his leadership toward securing an energy ceasefire" between Ukraine and Russia, the Prime Minister's Office said on Sunday. But on the same day, Carney also expressed to Ukraine's leader tha...
Oct 11, 2026
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World
Emergency help was delayed by confusion after failed execution of Christa Pike, 911 calls reveal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Emergency help for Christa Pike was delayed by confusion among first responders and Tennessee prison officials following her failed lethal injection last month, according to 911 dispatch recordings reviewed by The Associated Pre...
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to halt work for a day on historic DC golf course
WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes on Monday ordered a 24-hour halt to tree cutting at the East Potomac Golf Course, a historic D.C. golf course that has been part of President Donald Trump's plans to remake the city. Reyes i...
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Security incident at US-run air base almost certainly directed by Iran, UK prime minister says
LONDON (AP) - A suspected terror plot at a U.S.-run military air base in England was "almost certainly" directed by Iran's Revolutionary Guard, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday. Burnham previously said there are strong indi...
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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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Jul 28, 2026
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