big goals
Nanaimo Hospital Foundation has big goals for future fundraising efforts
NANAIMO - Promises of major investments in local healthcare facilities has the Nanaimo & District Hospital Foundation staying extremely busy. A successful winter campaign saw over $2.1 million raised, despite a postal strike disrupting some donations from arriving, and helped fund critical equipment for Nanaimo Reg...
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Slipped Away
Clippers can't survive Kings third period push in 7-4 loss
POWELL RIVER - The Clippers built a pair of two goal leads but couldn't hang on in a 7-4 loss in Powell River.Nanaimo opened scoring six minutes into the game on a wrist shot by Tanner Bruender.The marker was his first with the team.Powell River countered on a long distance power play shot from Eli Friedman.Despite bei...
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by-election
Ladysmith mayoral candidates announced with by-election looming
LADYSMITH - Six candidates are vying to be the next mayor of Ladysmith.The Town of Ladysmith revealed the list of candidates following the Friday, Jan. 23 4 p.m. cut-off.Russ Barling Deena Beeston Raymon Travis Farmere Joe Friesenhan Tee Hanssen Murray McNab General election day for the Ladysmith mayoral by-election is...
22h ago
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more housing
Construction begins on new 266-bed student housing complex at VIU
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big goals
Nanaimo Hospital Foundation has big goals for future fundraising efforts
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Slipped Away
Clippers can't survive Kings third period push in 7-4 loss
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egregious offending
Lantzville senior jailed for 'horrific' child porn haul
Editor's note: This article contains details of children being sexually abused. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A Lantzville retiree with no prior criminal record knew exactly why Nanaimo Mounties were knocking on his door in May 2021. A search warrant uncovered at least four thousand child porn images...
Jan 24, 2025
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charges laid
'Quite rare for us:' Wembley Mall arrests cap busy week for stolen vehicles in Oceanside
PARKSVILLE - A man well known to police through multiple breaches of probation and release conditions is back in custody after being allegedly found in a stolen vehicle. Oceanside RCMP officers were called to Wembley Mall in Parksville around 9:20 on Thursday, Jan. 23 after reports of a man collapsing inside a pickup t...
Jan 24, 2025
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reuse & recycle
Returning local 'repair cafe' has focus on fixing rather than rubbish
QUALICUM BEACH - Got a favourite toaster, side table or article of clothing which has seen better days? Fix it, don't toss it.It's the driving message coming from the Repair Cafe Oceanside as they prepare to host their second event on Saturday, Jan. 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Stephen's United Church Hall (150 Vil...
Jan 24, 2025
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safety improvements
Lane closures scheduled to install highway barriers near Cathedral Grove
NANAIMO - Long-awaited safety improvements along Hwy. 4 west of Oceanside are being installed beginning this weekend. Crews will be on site along Hwy. 4 near Cathedral Grove for two nights of work on Sunday, Jan. 26, and Monday, Jan. 27 from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. both days, focusing on an approximately 200-metre span of the...
Jan 24, 2025
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to the house
Free sessions in Parksville helping curb sharp curling learning curve
PARKSVILLE - If you've ever wanted to use the hammer to push past a guard and draw to the button, now is your opportunity. The Parksville Curling Club are hosting free sessions Friday, Jan. 24 and Saturday, Jan. 25 at their facility on Corfield St., where those who have never, or barely, curled can come out and give th...
Jan 24, 2025
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fare hikes
RDN transit committee recommends bus fare increases
NANAIMO - Riding most Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) buses is anticipated to more expensive following a review process. The RDN Transit Committee meeting on Thursday, Jan. 23 resulted in a recommendation for the RDN board to endorse price fare changes effective April 1, 2025, and would see the cost of a single ride...
Jan 24, 2025
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What's Trending
more housing
Construction begins on new 266-bed student housing complex at VIU
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NREMR: May 2024
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big goals
Nanaimo Hospital Foundation has big goals for future fundraising efforts
9h ago
NREMR: September 2024
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Slipped Away
Clippers can't survive Kings third period push in 7-4 loss
16h ago
NREMR: July 2024
Nanaimo Real Estate Market Report: July 2024
by-election
Ladysmith mayoral candidates announced with by-election looming
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egregious offending
Lantzville senior jailed for 'horrific' child porn haul
Jan 24, 2025
British Columbia
B.C. climate activist facing imminent deportation without reprieve from minister
VANCOUVER - A climate activist in British Columbia says he's packing his bags and plans to report to the Vancouver airport later Saturday to face deportation back to Pakistan, believing his removal from Canada is "certain" without ministerial intervention. Zain Haq, who first came to Canada on a student visa,...
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B.C. chief wants Oscar-nominated residential school film to be part of curriculum
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - An Oscar-nominated documentary about deaths, abuse and missing children at a former British Columbia residential school should be shown in schools across Canada, says a First Nations leader. The film "Sugarcane," directed by Secwépemc artist Julian Brave NoiseCat from Williams Lak...
Jan 24, 2025
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TSB investigators deployed after boat crash and sinking near Squamish, B.C.
SQUAMISH, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it has deployed a team of investigators after a collision and sinking of a workboat near Squamish, B.C., last month. It says the incident happened on Dec. 18. Liam MacDonald, a spokesman for the agency, says a tug boat called the Haisla Northwind, which wa...
Jan 24, 2025
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B.C. climate activist couple to live in Pakistan if deportation proceeds
VANCOUVER - British Columbia climate activist Zain Haq and his wife Sophia Papp are planning to live together in Pakistan if his threatened deportation proceeds on Saturday, and blame his imminent expulsion on bureaucratic failings by immigration officials. Haq, a Pakistani citizen who co-founded activist group Save Ol...
Jan 24, 2025
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Critics denounce Vancouver mayor's 'Trumpian' plan to 'integrate' Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Critics are denouncing Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim's plan for revitalizing the Downtown Eastside neighbourhood, with former councillor Jean Swanson saying his proposal to pause supportive housing construction is "Trumpian." Swanson, an anti-poverty activist, says Sim's plans to pause net new supportiv...
Jan 24, 2025
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Vancouver aritst Casey Wei wins Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize
NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Vancouver artist Casey Wei has won this year's $25,000 Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize. She was among five contenders who displayed their work at The Polygon Gallery in North Vancouver in the Lind Biennial exhibition. Wei's video installation, titled The Zhang Clan, spans three screens as i...
Jan 24, 2025
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Local Sports
Nanaimo's Best
Nanaimo Sport Achieve Awards seek nominations for 20th annual event
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards will celebrate a milestone 20th year.Nominations opened in early December and will wrap up on Jan. 12.The 2025 ceremony itself happens on Feb. 21 at the Coast Bastion Hotel.With memorable performances at the Olympic level as well as national, provincial and island wide suc...
Jan 12, 2025
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taking a stand
Mariners basketball team boycotting weekend games, citing 'hateful treatment' by opposition
NANAIMO - The PACWEST-leading VIU Mariner women's basketball team has opted not to suit up this weekend, in support of their teammate.A letter signed by all 13 players on the team said the squad does not feel safe playing against Columbia Bible College (CBC) in Abbotsford, for a pair of games beginning Friday, Jan. 10....
Jan 08, 2025
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high calibre hockey
VIU Mariners hosting BCIHL All-Star games in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Some of the best hockey players in Western Canada will be in Nanaimo this weekend to showcase their talent in a pair of high-anticipated games. The Vancouver Island University Mariner's hockey team is hosting the BCIHL All-Star game at the Nanaimo Ice Centre with the All-Star team taking on a pair of teams fr...
Jan 03, 2025
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Slipped Away
Clippers can't survive Kings third period push in 7-4 loss
POWELL RIVER - The Clippers built a pair of two goal leads but couldn't hang on in a 7-4 loss in Powell River.Nanaimo opened scoring six minutes into the game on a wrist shot by Tanner Bruender.The marker was his first with the team.Powell River countered on a long distance power play shot from Eli Friedman.Despite bei...
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League Recognition
VIDEO: Clippers Lonsdale, Hull feature at BCHL All Star weekend
NANAIMO - Clippers forwards Chase Hull and Cole Lonsdale spent a weekend in Salmon Arm at the BCHL All-Star weekend.Hull was a part of the Top Prospects Game on Jan. 17 while Lonsdale participated in the three on three All-Star tournament and also the faster skater competition.Clippers coach Colin Birkas was at the eve...
Jan 23, 2025
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winner winner
Clippers sweep pre-all star weekend with gritty win in Cowichan
NANAIMO - For the first time since late November, the Nanaimo Clippers have won back to back games.On the heels of a 6-3 win hosting Powell River on Friday night, the Clippers travelled to Duncan on Saturday, Jan. 11 to visit the Cowichan Valley Capitals.The Caps came out firing early in the first period, establishing ...
Jan 12, 2025
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Canada
Carney secures two more ministerial endorsements
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney secured two more endorsements from cabinet on Saturday. Defence Minister Bill Blair backed Carney in a statement on X, while Nate Erskine-Smith hosted an event for the former Bank of Canada governor in his Toronto riding. MP Adam van Koeverden also endorsed Carney on Satu...
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Quebec provincial police make arrest in Montérégie homicide investigation
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police have opened a homicide investigation after a death in the Montérégie region of the province on Saturday. Police say they were called to a home in Saint-Anicet, Que., around 45 kilometres southwest of Montreal, at about 9 a.m. Police spokesperson Camille Savoie says the ...
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B.C. climate activist facing imminent deportation without reprieve from minister
VANCOUVER - A climate activist in British Columbia says he's packing his bags and plans to report to the Vancouver airport later Saturday to face deportation back to Pakistan, believing his removal from Canada is "certain" without ministerial intervention. Zain Haq, who first came to Canada on a student visa,...
4h ago
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Some Century-brand tuna recalled because of undeclared wheat
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall notice for two kinds of canned Century-brand flaked tuna. The agency says two types of the brand's "hot and spicy" tuna were found to contain wheat, which was not listed in the ingredients. A notice warns people with wheat or gluten allergies no...
7h ago
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Man shot overnight, Montreal police transfer probe to Quebec police watchdog
MONTREAL - Montreal police say they have transferred an investigation to Quebec's police watchdog after officers shot a man in his 20s overnight. Montreal police spokesperson Véronique Dubuc says officers were called to an apartment at around 1:40 a.m. Saturday in the Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal. Dubuc says a ...
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'They love the game': Canadian who helped grow Kenya Ice Lions ready to retire
The Kenya Ice Lions have hit the big league, and the Canadian who helped make it happen says now may be the time to hang up his whistle. Head coach Tim Colby says it's been impressive to watch the ice hockey team in Nairobi, Kenya, go from a few newbies to a large group that's received international recognition. In Oct...
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World
Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump's plans to clamp down on illegal immigration. Republicans kept the Senate working Saturday to...
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Australian Open: Keys upsets 2-time champion Sabalenka in women's final for 1st Grand Slam title
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Madison Keys of the United States upset two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the Australian Open final on Saturday night to collect her first Grand Slam title at age 29. By adding this win over the No. 1-ranked Sabalenka to an elimination of No. 2 Iga Swiat...
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Hamas hands over 4 Israeli hostages to the Red Cross as part of ceasefire deal
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas militants have handed over four female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross after parading them in front of a crowd in Gaza City. Television footage showed the handover on Saturday. Israel is set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the ceasef...
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