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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area

winter arrives
'Lazy low' set to bring season's first snowfall to Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - It appears Mother Nature is taking the approach of 'better late than never' to deliver snowfall to central Vancouver Island. A winter which has largely been devoid of notable precipitation is about to take a turn with flurries and snow in the forecast for Nanaimo and Oceanside, beginning Thursday, Jan. 30. En...
Jan 29, 2025
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200 Games
VIDEO: Clippers Lavery plays hits major milestone in second stint with team
NANAIMO - The BCHL journey of Luke Lavery began with his hometown Clippers on Apr. 3, 2021 and reached the 200 game mark this past weekend.Lavery, who is now in his second go around with the Clippers, is still processing the 200 game milestone, achieved Friday, Jan. 24 in Powell River."It's crazy to think that I'v...
Jan 28, 2025
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big step forward
Nanaimo player inks contract for new national women's professional soccer league
NANAIMO - The Harbour City's Jazmine Wilkinson is taking her talents to the nation's capital as part of a new pro league's inaugural season. After wrapping her collegiate career at Texas A&M in the NCAA, Wilkinson will suit up this year for Ottawa Rapids FC, one of the six teams in the new professional women's Nort...
Jan 28, 2025
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jail time
Sex offender who exploited his own nieces gets one-year jail sentence
Editor's note: This article contains details of children being sexually abused. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A path of destruction formed after a man's keen sexual interest in minors bubbled to the surface. A 38-year-old man, who can't be publicly named, was sentenced to one year in jail after he pl...
Jan 28, 2025
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house fire
Fire significantly damages home in Nanaimo's Cinnabar Valley
NANAIMO - A fire which reportedly started on a back deck inflicted serious damage on a home in the city's south end.Fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27 from a property on Ranchview Dr., near Cinnabar Valley Elementary school.Initially called in as a fire on the back deck, flames quickly spread to the hou...
Jan 28, 2025
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no cause for concern
Nanaimo's Harmac Mill to run annual evacuation drill
NANAIMO - The sound of sirens coming from the Nanaimo Forest Products Harmac Pulp Operations mill on Tuesday morning is nothing for concern. Mill workers have scheduled their annual evacuation drill for Tuesday, Jan. 28 beginning around 9:30 a.m. at their facility on Wave Pl. at Duke Point. Safety and training supervis...
Jan 27, 2025
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British Columbia

B.C. Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin wraps up seven-year post
VICTORIA - British Columbia's lieutenant-governor is leaving office after seven years on the job Janet Austin is set to perform her final ceremony in Victoria with a viceregal salute by the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy and a farewell from Premier David Eby. Austin was sworn in as the province's 30th lieutenant...
6h ago
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B.C. extends deferral of logging in Fairy Creek amid reports of tree spiking
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has approved a legal order to extend temporary protections to an old-growth forest on Vancouver Island even as Minister of Forests Ravi Parmar acknowledges RCMP are investigating reports of tree spiking in the Fairy Creek watershed. Parmar says he was informed of the reports l...
8h ago
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B.C. assembles 'war room' to push back against U.S. tariff threats
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier is assembling a "war room" over the looming trade war between Canada and the United States, with President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian goods coming as soon as Saturday. A statement from Premier David Eby's office says he is tasking a new cabinet committe...
10h ago
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Specialist wait lists for B.C. patients grow to 1.2 million people: doctors groups
VANCOUVER - Two doctors groups in British Columbia say there is a "wait-list crisis" for specialists that is severely compromising the health and well-being of residents. Doctors of BC and the Consultant Specialists of BC say they surveyed nearly 1,000 specialists and found that about 1.2 million patients are...
12h ago
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'Staggering' number of families struggle in B.C.'s system for disabled kids: advocate
British Columbia's children's representative says in the 18 years her office has been in place, the province has been slow to respond to the growing needs of children with disabilities and their families, often reacting to tragedies rather than making improvements. With a promised change on the horizon, Jennifer Charle...
12h ago
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Donald Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with tariffs on Saturday is still in play, as NDP leader Jagmeet Singh leaves the door open to supporting the Liberal government if devastating duties are implemented. Karoline Leavitt told reporters at the White House that she spok...
Jan 28, 2025
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Canada

These industries would be hit hardest by Trump's 25 per cent tariffs
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump could be just days away from hitting Canada with punishing tariffs. Here's a look at the industries that would be hit the hardest. Statistics Canada says the value of Canadian exports to the United States in 2023 exceeded $594 billion. More than 43 per cent of that came from just si...
9h ago
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CBC head calls for a 'national conversation' on Conservatives' pledge to defund
OTTAWA - With Donald Trump making "territorial claims," the new head of CBC says defunding the public broadcaster could erode a pillar of Canada's cultural identity. Marie-Philippe Bouchard, CEO of CBC-Radio-Canada, is calling for a "national conversation" on the Conservatives' promise to defund and...
9h ago
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Canada's top doctor concerned about measles outbreaks in Ontario, Quebec
Canada's top doctor says she is concerned about measles outbreaks with a growing number of cases acquired locally and spreading in Ontario and Quebec. Dr. Theresa Tam says the majority of recent infections reported in Canada were among people who were unvaccinated, including many children, and infants under one. Tam sa...
9h ago
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Human smuggling attempt thwarted in Fort Erie, Ont., near U.S. border: authorities
Canadian authorities say they've intercepted a human smuggling attempt in Ontario's Niagara region as part of a larger border security effort. The Canada Border Services Agency and the RCMP say they caught one person jumping off a moving freight train as it entered Canada in Fort Erie, Ont. They say the intercept was p...
10h ago
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B.C. assembles 'war room' to push back against U.S. tariff threats
VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier is assembling a "war room" over the looming trade war between Canada and the United States, with President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on Canadian goods coming as soon as Saturday. A statement from Premier David Eby's office says he is tasking a new cabinet committe...
10h ago
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CP NewsAlert: Three staff injured in Halifax hospital assault
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's health minister says three hospital staff were injured in an assault by a patient this afternoon at the Halifax Infirmary emergency department. Halifax police say they responded to a weapons complaint at the hospital and have one person in custody. They say there is no threat to the public but a...
11h ago
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