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'Top opposition:' Nanaimo United prepare for big pre-season test
NANAIMO - With a new season still weeks away, the city's semi-professional soccer team will see how they stack up against some of the country's best players.The newly renamed Nanaimo United, formerly Harbourside, will welcome Victoria's Pacific FC for a pre-season game at q'unq'inuqwstuxw Stadium on Wednesday, March 19...
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ramping up
Hundreds of firefighters returning ahead of Island wildfire season
NANAIMO - The first of three rounds of seasonal recalls is underway for the Coastal Fire Centre, as they ramp up staffing numbers ahead of the warm, summer months. While the official start of the fire season is still two weeks away on April 1, training has commenced for the Centre's full-time staff, along with those in...
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increased coverage
'It's a growing area:' Nanaimo cell tower sent to feds for approval
NANAIMO - A new cell tower proposed for north Nanaimo is one step closer to reality, however some nearby residents aren't feeling the connection. A 31-metre-tall monopole tower is envisioned at the northern edge of Nanaimo city limits off Mary Ellen Dr. between Shoppers Drug Mart and the Island Hwy. Brian Gregg of Site...
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top flight soccer
'Top opposition:' Nanaimo United prepare for big pre-season test
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ramping up
Hundreds of firefighters returning ahead of Island wildfire season
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life-saving skills
'I have to act fast:' Nanaimo woman honoured for saving her mother's life
NANAIMO - A local woman has been honoured by the provincial emergency health service for helping to save her mother's life. Camryn McLeod was only 19 years old when her mother fell in their Nanaimo home and experienced cardiac arrest in the early morning hours of Dec. 4, 2022. McLeod, who is visually impaired, found he...
Mar 18, 2025
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new investment
Carney announces plans to boost Canada's military footprint in the Arctic
IQALUIT - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Ottawa will expand the Canadian Armed Forces' presence in the Arctic and turn to Australia's over-the-horizon radar tech to monitor threats from adversaries such as China and Russia. Carney also pl...
Mar 18, 2025
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hold the line
B.C. Hydro rate caps pledged amid 'turbulent' economic climate
VANCOUVER - B.C.'s energy minister unveiled proposed electricity bill payment hike limits for the next two years. During a Monday, March 17 news conference in Vancouver, Adrian Dix said B.C. Hydro will submit an application to the B.C Utilities Commission for the utility increases to be set at 3.75 per cent. "It m...
Mar 17, 2025
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locked up
Prolific offender allegedly throws axe at truck, bear-sprays two Nanaimo Mounties
NANAIMO - Police had their hands full this past weekend responding to a report of a man throwing an axe into the back of a truck near Woodgrove Centre. It happened on Saturday, March 15 at about 4:30 p.m., where Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said a civilian pointed out the alleged axe-thrower, who's allegedly 40-...
Mar 17, 2025
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early morning fire
Two Nanaimo Tesla Superchargers destroyed in apparent arson
NANAIMO - A pair of chargers were dismantled and others tampered with in an early morning fire deemed to be arson. The incident was called into 911 on Saturday, March 15 just after 3 a.m. at the Woodgrove Centre beside Chapters on the Island Hwy., with responding crews finding two of the seven chargers on fire.Nanaimo ...
Mar 17, 2025
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lights, camera, action!
Resident Alien season 4 filming starts in Ladysmith
LADYSMITH - Transforming the downtown core of a quant mid-Island community into a small town in Colorado is evidently a good fit for a popular American-based TV series. Taping of the popular fictional series Resident Alien returns to Ladysmith for its fourth season, with filming taking place between Monday, March 17 an...
Mar 17, 2025
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British Columbia
End of consumer carbon tax leaves $1.5-billion hole in B.C. budget
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's budget shows that the impending end of the province's consumer carbon tax will leave a roughly $1.5-billion hole in its revenue streams, with one expert saying that "there will be both winners and losers" from the change. The budget released earlier this month shows the province...
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CP NewsAlert: Vancouver International Auto Show removes Tesla from event over safety
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver International Auto Show says it has removed Tesla from participating in this week's event over safety concerns. Executive Director Eric Nicholl says the show asked the electric carmaker to withdraw because of a "primary concern" for the safety of workers, attendees and exhibitors. Mo...
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B.C.'s Forests Ministry told to protect cultural sites, First Nation's water source
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The Forest Practices Board says the British Columbia government "did not follow the law" when it approved range use plans that near the Halfway River First Nation's watershed and at its culturally significant sites. The nation complained to the board in 2023 about grazing livestock being...
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B.C. doles out grant funding to bolster food manufacturing sector
KELOWNA, B.C. - The B.C. government is contributing $6.6 million in grant funding to food manufacturing firms across the province, saying it will help create jobs and bolster domestic food security. Jobs Minister Diana Gibson says money from the province's manufacturing jobs fund will go to seven B.C. companies, includ...
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B.C. geoduck exports facing possible devastation as Chinese tariffs loom
VANCOUVER - British Columbia seafood producers are bracing for impact as China is slated to impose 25-per-cent tariffs on geoduck clams, a move that could devastate the multimillion-dollar export industry that is built almost exclusively on Chinese markets. Christina Burridge, executive director with the BC Seafood All...
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Telus, Nvidia announce plans to develop 'sovereign AI factory' in Quebec
VANCOUVER - Canadian telecommunications giant Telus and U.S. artificial intelligence tech heavyweight Nvidia have announced plans to build what they call a "sovereign AI factory" in eastern Quebec. The companies say they will provide Canadian businesses and researchers with the supercomputers and software the...
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new challenges
Nanaimo twin golfers fore-ging individual collegiate paths
NANAIMO - Together since before they can remember and always each other's biggest supporters, two local golfers are going their different ways in pursuit of a university education. Isabel and Maria Schwager celebrated their commitment to university golf on Wednesday, March 13, signing letters of intent to attend UBC-Ok...
Mar 14, 2025
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Going for Gold
VIU Mariners women's basketball team looks to cap off one loss season with national title
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners women's basketball team is chasing down a second national gold medal in three years. The team is in New Brunswick preparing for their first game against the Mohawk Mountaineers out of Ontario on Wednesday, Mar. 12 at 9 a.m. Mariners athletic director Danielle Hyde is proud of a group that has...
Mar 12, 2025
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biggest stage
Nanaimo high schools fall just short of top provincial basketball honours
NANAIMO - Untimely losses for a pair of local high school boys basketball teams proved costly over the weekend.Both Dover Bay and Wellington Secondary schools earned semi-finals appearances in their respective divisions at the B.C. School Sports Basketball Provincial Championships, held in Langley and ending with the g...
Mar 10, 2025
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Playoff Bound
Clippers clinch BCHL playoff spot with win over Capitals
NANAIMO - The Clippers will play in the BCHL post season after punching their ticket with a 4-2 win over Cowichan Valley.Nanaimo sits in sixth place in the standings with four games remaining in the season, three points behind a trio of teams tied for third place in Cowichan Valley, Victoria and Coquitlam.The Clippers ...
Mar 16, 2025
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Sixth Place
Clippers win to jump Bulldogs in Coastal Division standings
NANAIMO - The Clippers capped off their season series against Alberni Valley with a 6-3 home ice victory.Chase Hull opened the scoring and added an assist in his 100th career BCHL game.Hull and Luke Lavery both had power play markers in the game's first 13 minutes.Connor Frost scored a first period goal for the Buldogs...
Mar 15, 2025
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Going in Hot
VIDEO: Clippers look to bring strong second half play into the BCHL post season
NANAIMO - With a half dozen games remaining in the BCHL regular season the Clippers don't know where they'll finish in the standings and they're still trying to solidify a playoff spot. Nanaimo can still mathematically finish anywhere from second to ninth but the focus isn't on their seeding it's about getting immediat...
Mar 14, 2025
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Canada
Quebec says it will allow restaurants to charge people for no-shows
MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it's drafting a bill to allow restaurants to charge people who reserve a table but don't show up and don't cancel ahead of time. Restaurants would be able to charge up to $10 a person for no-shows, but only if the ...
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Poilievre says Trump is right to say a Liberal PM would be easier to deal with
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says U.S. President Donald Trump is right to think he would have an easier time dealing with a Liberal prime minister in Canada. On Fox News on Tuesday evening, Trump was asked about the upcoming election a...
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Safety board to release preliminary report on Delta plane crash in Toronto
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it will release a preliminary report Thursday on a crash landing at Toronto's Pearson airport that sent 21 people to hospital last month. The Delta Air Lines flight arriving from Minneapolis crashed on F...
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Statistics Canada says population rose to 41,528,680 at Jan. 1 as growth slowed
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the population grew to 41,528,680 people as of Jan. 1 as the pace of growth continued to slow after peaking in the third quarter of 2023. The total number of people was up 63,382 compared with Oct. 1, 2024, for a quarter...
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Federal government promises $2.55B in low-cost loans to build Toronto rental homes
TORONTO - The federal government is promising billions in low-cost financing to help build thousands of rental homes in Toronto, including more than a thousand affordable units. Ottawa says it will provide $2.55 billion in financing through its Apartme...
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Ottawa caps non-sufficient fund fees and places other limits starting March 2026
OTTAWA - Ottawa is limiting the fees that banks can charge customers who don't have enough in their accounts to cover a cheque or other pre-authorized charge. The changes included in an order-in-council last week will take effect starting March 12, 202...
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World
DOGE official is taking a leadership role at USAID, an email obtained by AP says
WASHINGTON (AP) - A senior official at Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, giving DOGE direct authority over an agency that it has worked to dismantle, according to an email obtained by The Associated Press. Pete Marocco, a Trump ...
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UN says an international staffer was killed and 5 others wounded in a strike in the Gaza Strip
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An international United Nations staffer was killed and five others were wounded in a strike on a U.N. guesthouse in the Gaza Strip, a U.N. official said Wednesday. Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the U.N. Office for Project Services, declined to say who carried out the strike but said t...
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A Dutch 'fish doorbell' has turned into an unlikely online hit combining slow TV and ecology
UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) - The central Dutch city of Utrecht has installed a " fish doorbell " on a river lock that lets viewers of an online livestream alert authorities to fish being held up as they make their springtime migration to shallow spawning grounds. The idea is simple: An underwater camera at Utr...
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