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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area

weekend crash
Most passengers injured in Pearson airport plane crash released from hospital: Delta
Delta Air Lines says all but two passengers injured Monday when a plane crashed and flipped on the tarmac at Toronto's Pearson airport have been released from hospitals as of this morning. Delta says in a social media post that 19 out of 21 passengers initially taken to Toronto-area hospitals have since been released a...
Feb 18, 2025
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pool retool
Public info sessions to begin ahead of Qualicum Beach pool referendum
QUALICUM BEACH - Proposed enhancements to the Oceanside region's only publicly accessible pool facility will receive additional attention in the coming weeks. A referendum takes place on Saturday, April 5 to ask whether eligible voters support borrowing up to $30 million to double the size of Ravensong Aquatic Centre (...
Feb 18, 2025
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island championships
'Pretty proud of what we've done:' Dover basketball team channeling home court advantage
NANAIMO - With seven graduating players, the Dover Secondary senior boys basketball team are hoping to wrap their school careers on a winning note.The team is putting final preparations on their game ahead of hosting the 4A Island Senior Boys Basketball Championship beginning Thursday, Feb. 20. Head coach Darren Seaman...
Feb 17, 2025
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animal abuse
Man wanted in Nanaimo after allegations of animal abuse
NANAIMO - Police in Nanaimo are trying to locate and identify a man allegedly seen abusing a small dog.Mounties report just before noon on Wednesday, Feb. 12, a man was seen walking along Aulds Rd., west of the Nanaimo Parkway, with a witness saying the man was beating a small, brown dog."The witness saw him pick ...
Feb 17, 2025
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long weekend
Fun and free Family Day long weekend events happening on the mid-Island
NANAIMO - The Family Day weekend is once again upon us, with plenty of fun and free family events taking place across the mid-Island on Monday, February 17. In Nanaimo, the Aquatic Centre is hosting a free swim for everyone from noon until 5 p.m. The Nanaimo Ice Centre's pair of rinks will host an open free skate from ...
Feb 17, 2025
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major award
'Born and raised in Cedar:' local instrumentalist celebrating first Juno nomination
NANAIMO - Self-admittedly scared to check whether he'd been nominated, Eric Bearclaw was finally alerted to some recent good news by his former landlord.Multiple congratulatory texts and calls from friends and family on Tuesday, Feb. 11 helped Bearclaw build the courage to see he'd been nominated for a Juno Award for i...
Feb 16, 2025
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British Columbia

In good news for J-pod, killer whale calf is a female
VANCOUVER - The Centre for Whale Research says it has confirmed a new killer whale calf in a pod of endangered orcas that live off southwest British Columbia is female. It's a piece of good news for J-pod, after the recent death of another calf whose mother pushed the carcass for days in what researchers said was a dis...
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Vancouver police Chief Adam Palmer will retire in April after a decade at the helm
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Chief Const. Adam Palmer says he will retire at the end of April after 37 years with the department. Palmer announced his decision while standing next to Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim a police headquarters on Tuesday, saying the decision and timing is "100 per cent" on his terms. The chief sta...
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Here's the latest on the crash of a Delta plane at Toronto's Pearson airport
A Delta Air Lines plane heading from Minneapolis to Toronto crashed and flipped on the tarmac at Pearson airport on Monday afternoon, injuring multiple passengers. Here's the latest on the crash aftermath and the ongoing investigation. All times eastern. 10 a.m. Delta Air Lines says 19 passengers taken to Toronto-area ...
Feb 18, 2025
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Throne speech kicks off B.C.'s legislative session at time of 'extraordinary change'
VICTORIA - British Columbia's legislative session opens today amid what Premier David Eby describes as a time of "extraordinary change and uncertainty." Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia is scheduled to deliver the speech from the throne this afternoon, laying out the B.C. government's plan as looming U.S. tariffs threa...
Feb 18, 2025
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B.C. LifeLabs prepares for rotating closures after notice of strike
VANCOUVER - LifeLabs in British Columbia says some of its more than 100 centres in the province will be subject to rotating temporary closures starting on Thursday as part of job action taken by the union. The B.C. General Employees' Union, which represents about 1,200 LifeLab workers, issued a strike notice on Sunday ...
Feb 17, 2025
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Driver charged with not stopping in fatal pedestrian crash in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - A 26-year-old man from Nanaimo, B.C., has been charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash a year ago. Nanaimo RCMP say they were alerted to the crash on the night of Feb. 24 last year when drivers reported a woman lying on Cedar Road near the Bennie Road crossing. Police say bystanders and first responders tr...
Feb 17, 2025
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Canada

Canadian Armed Forces says it's on track to meet this year's recruitment goal
OTTAWA - More Canadians have expressed an interest in joining the military since U.S. President Donald Trump took office - but the Canadian Armed Forces isn't attributing that spike to Trump and his talk of annexing Canada. The Canadian Armed Forces received roughly 1,000 more applications over the last month than it d...
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Alberta Premier Smith to give update on response to health corruption allegations
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is scheduled to provide an update today on the government's response to allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts. Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is also set to appear at the news conference in Calgary. The former head of Alberta Health Services all...
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Ottawa purchases 500,000 bird flu vaccine doses to help protect people most at risk
The federal government says it has purchased 500,000 doses of bird flu vaccine to ensure Canada is ready for potential health threats. The Public Health Agency of Canada says it secured supplies of GSK's human vaccine against avian influenza. PHAC says 60 per cent of available doses will go to provinces and territories...
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Trudeau says democracy at stake as Ukraine kept away from peace talks
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ukraine must have a seat at the table in any peace talks, as Washington and Moscow discuss ways to end the war. Trudeau says Canada and most of its allies insist that Ukraine must be part of any discussions on ending Russia's war, which started three years ago. The prime mini...
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Quebec 13-year-old in critical condition after being buried in snow
CHÂTEAUGUAY, Que. - A 13-year-old girl remains in critical condition in a Quebec hospital this morning after being buried in snow on Tuesday. Police in Châteauguay, Que., a suburb on Montreal's South Shore, say emergency services were dispatched at around 4 p.m. when the girl was found unresponsive under a ...
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Implementing universal basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%: PBO
OTTAWA - The government's fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent. In a new report, the parliamentary budget officer says that a Canadian family in the lowest earning group could expect to receive an average of $6,100 in annual d...
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