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Nanaimo massage therapist accused of sexual misconduct
NANAIMO - Interim orders apply to a local massage therapist in response to a complaint from a female client. The patient made the report to the College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC (CCHPBC) on Wednesday, April 23 regarding the alleged conduct of Robert Paradis, a Nanaimo-based registered massage therapis...
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Case dismissed as alleged fatal wrong-way Nanaimo driver dies
NANAIMO - A judge officially absolved criminal proceedings against an accused driver charged in connection with a high-profile Nanaimo crash. On Tuesday, April, 29 judge Karen Whonnock approved an abatement application following the death last week of Michael Allison Rennie, 61. He was charged in relation to a high-imp...
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Voter turnout across mid-Island highest in a decade
NANAIMO - Voters appear to have been motivated to cast their ballot in the 2025 Federal Election. Preliminary data from Elections Canada shows voter turnout for both Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Courtenay-Alberni was the highest since the 2015 election. In Nanaimo-Ladysmith a total of 73,388 votes were cast out of 102,177 reg...
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lotto luck
Nanaimo man wins big, while unclaimed Nanoose lotto ticket worth $500,000
NANAIMO - The region's streak of lotto luck appears to be continuing.A ticket purchased in Nanoose Bay won $500,000 on the Saturday, April 26 Lotto 6/49 draw, by matching all four numbers in the EXTRA prize.The winner has a year to collect their prize.Meanwhile, a Nanaimo man is over $200,000 richer after an early Apri...
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fourth term
NDP's Gord Johns retains Courtenay-Alberni ahead of close Conservative challenge
PARKSVILLE - Gord Johns is heading back to Ottawa for a fourth term as Member of Parliament.In his closest race to date, Johns held off Conservative challenger Kris McNichol by around five per cent of the vote, or 3,000 votes, with a handful of polls still to count as of the end of counting on Monday, April 28.Johns ha...
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turned blue
Conservatives flip Nanaimo-Ladysmith, Liberals surprise as runners-up
NANAIMO - After narrowly missing out on victory in 2021 by less than 1,200 votes, Tamara Kronis is heading to Ottawa.The second-time Conservative candidate was elected as Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Ladysmith during the 2025 Federal Election, defeating the same slate of candidates she faced four years ago.Kronis s...
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LIBERAL GOVERNMENT
Canadians give Liberals 4th mandate; Carney wins Ottawa riding
Canadians handed the Liberals a fourth mandate on Monday, with Prime Minister Mark Carney set to lead Canada through an economic crisis triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump.Carney will also take a seat in the House of Commons for the first time, having won the Ottawa riding of Nepean.At midnight EDT ballots were st...
Apr 29, 2025
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election night
Federal Election 2025: Results & reaction from Nanaimo-Ladysmith & Courtenay-Alberni
NANAIMO - Welcome to our coverage of the 45th Federal General Election. Our team is deployed across central Vancouver Island, ready to capture the results and reaction in both Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Courtenay-Alberni. We're delivering a live blog this evening with audio, photos and video from our team in the field. The ...
Apr 29, 2025
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Scam promoting fake RDN Transit passes continues through Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A social media scam promising massive discounts on transit in the region is continuing, despite best efforts from operators. Paid social media advertisements have continued on platforms including Facebook and Instagram over several weeks, promoting "six months of unlimited travel in Nanaimo and surroundi...
Apr 28, 2025
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British Columbia
Ontario, Prairies blocked Liberals from an election-night majority blowout
OTTAWA - The Liberals rose from the ashes under Prime Minister Mark Carney in a stunning reversal of fortunes this year, but the party's failure to sweep many of the ridings it sought Monday night denied it a resounding majority mandate. A big part of that failure happened in Ontario, where the party lost many incumben...
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Questions swirl around decimated NDP in former British Columbia strongholds
VANCOUVER - Questions are swirling around the fate of the federal New Democrats in British Columbia, including the matter of leadership, after devastating election losses in the former provincial stronghold. The NDP emerged from Monday's election with only three seats in B.C. after winning 13 in 2021, and none of the w...
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Black bear killed after attacking woman in Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER - Conservation officers in British Columbia say they killed a black bear after it attacked a woman walking her dog in Whistler. A statement posted online by the Conservation Officer Service says the woman was walking her leashed dog in the Kadenwood neighbourhood around 8:30 p.m. on Monday when she was knocked...
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B.C.'s auditor general finds legal aid lacks processes to ensure timely services
VICTORIA - British Columbia's auditor general says the body in charge of providing legal aid for those with low incomes doesn't have processes or information to ensure people get timely and high-quality help. The report from acting auditor general Sheila Dodds says Legal Aid BC decided its funding needs based on curren...
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CP NewsAlert: Liberals projected to finish just shy of majority in razor-close race
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority Liberal government. Elections Canada has nearly wrapped up counting all the ballots in what turned out to be a razor-close race that will leave the Liberals three seats short of winning a majority. Recounts in some r...
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Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
A judge has ruled that Pierre Ny St-Amand, 53, was not criminally responsible for the 2023 bus attack on a Laval, Que., daycare that killed two small children and injured six others. Superior Court Justice Éric Downs concluded Ny St-Amand was experiencing psychosis and could not discern right from wrong. He has ...
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Local Sports
Double Semi Finals
Nanaimo Hornets to host men's and women's BC rugby semifinals
NANAIMO - The Hornets rugby program is preparing for a pair of BC semifinals on home field. On Saturday, April 26, the Division 2 women and Division 1 men will play their final matches at Pioneer Park. Club president Brad Marshall said it's an extremely rare feat. "I'm pretty excited. It's the first time I can rem...
Apr 26, 2025
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fierce competition
Nanaimo table tennis tournament debuts in Harbour City
NANAIMO - For the first time in recent memory, a high level table tennis tournament came to the Harbour City.Around 70 players contested three different divisions at Randerson Elementary School on Saturday, April 19, with players from across Nanaimo, Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland participating.Co-organizer Er...
Apr 20, 2025
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home away from home
Alberni Valley Bulldogs forced to shift playoff games to Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Despite the Clippers untimely first round exit from the BC Hockey League playoffs, games will continue at Frank Crane Arena. Refrigeration issues impacting the Alberni Valley Multiplex ice surface is forcing the Alberni Valley Bulldogs to relocate their second round series home games against the Chilliwack Ch...
Apr 16, 2025
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Saying Goodbye
Awards celebration puts a cap on Clippers 2024-25 season
NANAIMO - The Clippers concluded their 2024-25 season with their annual awards ceremony. The team took time to acknowledge their fans and volunteers, say goodbye to graduation players and hand out 13 different awards. Coach Colin Birkas said it was a year like no other with player movement due to new NCAA eligibility r...
Apr 17, 2025
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Shutout Loss
Clippers season ends with Game 5 playoff loss in Cowichan Valley
DUNCAN - The Clippers lost their final playoff game 3-0 to the Cowichan Valley Capitals.After winning 5-2 in Game 4 Nanaimo couldn't get their offense on track in Game 5.In.a scoreless first period Elliot Perreault hit a goal post while the Clippers were shorthanded which prompted a video review..It was determined ther...
Apr 12, 2025
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Comeback Victory
Clippers scored five straight versus Cowichan en route to Game 4 win
NANAIMO - Game 4 of the Clippers playoff series with Cowichan Valley didn't start well for the home team but it certainly finished strong.The Capitals took a 2-0 first period lead on goals by James Russell and Camden Bajzer, but Nanaimo goalie Chazz Nixon was unbeatable after that.Hudson Gill's first career BCHL goal g...
Apr 10, 2025
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Canada
A family of three migrants from Colombia among Vancouver festival victims
VANCOUVER - More of the dead are being identified in the attack where an after an SUV drove down a street crowded with people at a Vancouver festival. Police also say that 10 people remain in hospital, including a 22-month-old boy who is in serious con...
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Democrat lawmakers celebrate Carney's Liberal win as most Republicans remain silent
WASHINGTON - Democrat lawmakers in the United States applauded the Liberals' election win under Mark Carney on Tuesday - while most Republican lawmakers stayed silent about an election campaign that turned into a rebuke of U.S. President Donald Trump's...
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CP NewsAlert: Liberals projected to finish just shy of majority in razor-close race
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting Prime Minister Mark Carney will lead a minority Liberal government. Elections Canada has nearly wrapped up counting all the ballots in what turned out to be a razor-close race that will leave the ...
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'Just destroyed': Three members of family from Colombia died in B.C. attack, says son
VANCOUVER - Alejandro Samper was getting ready for work on Saturday night when he received a call from his sister's fiancé about a "terrible accident," and he rushed to the scene of the Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver. He soon learned that his sis...
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Notable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
A judge has ruled that Pierre Ny St-Amand, 53, was not criminally responsible for the 2023 bus attack on a Laval, Que., daycare that killed two small children and injured six others. Superior Court Justice Éric Downs concluded Ny St-Amand was experienc...
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Ontario, Prairies blocked Liberals from an election-night majority blowout
OTTAWA - The Liberals rose from the ashes under Prime Minister Mark Carney in a stunning reversal of fortunes this year, but the party's failure to sweep many of the ridings it sought Monday night denied it a resounding majority mandate. A big part of ...
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World
The US government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government has begun shedding new light on a crackdown on international students, spelling out how it targeted thousands of people and laying out the grounds for terminating their legal status. The new details emerged in lawsuits filed by some of the students who suddenly had their status can...
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Wisconsin high court suspends Milwaukee judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. The FBI took Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan into custody on Friday morning at the county courthouse. She faces federal charges of concealing an individual to prevent his discovery ...
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Trump administration tells Congress it plans to label Haitian gangs as foreign terror organizations
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration has told Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations, according to people familiar with the notification. The State Department had similarly labeled eight Latin American crime organizations as it ratcheted up pressure on cartels opera...
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