Youth Basketball
Snaw-naw-as Sawbills youth basketball combines cultural tradition and sport
SNAW-NAW-AS - The U13 and U17 Snaw-naw-as Sawbills basketball teams made their first ever appearance at the Junior All Native basketball tournament in Kelowna.Over 100 teams took part with some larger nations having multiple teams.The smaller Snaw-naw-as nation drew some players from nearby communities according to Nat...
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Neurodiverse storytelling journey continues for busy Nanaimo mom
NANAIMO - May Sosa appears to have the storytelling bug, having now produced several children's books with the singular aim of emboldening neurodiverse children. Sosa, profiled by NanaimoNewsNOW last spring, has produced her fifth children's book 'A Squirrel Finds its Own Way to Glide, which profiles a frustrated roden...
Apr 12, 2025
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Never-ending: Nanaimo university students show off interconnected custom designs
NANAIMO - The request was a simple one: move a ball from one place, to another...then do it over, and over and over again.Students in Vancouver Island University's Engineering Transfer Diploma course showed off their marble motion creations on Friday, April 11, the result of months of work to learn and demonstrate an a...
Apr 12, 2025
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Youth Basketball
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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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'Want some clarity:' AAP's headline local government discussions in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Coastal mayors and councillors have converged on the Vancouver Island Conference Centre with the hope of unified messaging eventually leading to B.C. government policy adjustments. Reps from over fifty municipalities and regional districts on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, Sunshine Coast and Haida Gwaii ...
Apr 11, 2025
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high tech
Proposed Nanaimo data centre passes design review
NANAIMO - A large scale data centre envisioned for a presently rural lot west of the Nanaimo Parkway cleared its latest hurdle. Around a dozen recommendations were made by the City's Design Advisory Panel on Thursday, April 10, as the overall form and character of a nearly 200,000 square foot industrial data centre on ...
Apr 11, 2025
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political changes
Former B.C. MLA launches CentreBC party, wants to 'push back' against polarization
VICTORIA - A former member of the British Columbia legislature has launched a new political party called CentreBC, aiming to push back against what she describes as polarization in provincial politics. Karin Kirkpatrick, who represented West Vancouver-Capilano between 2020 and 2024, says she has heard from "countl...
Apr 11, 2025
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silver and gold
Rings, watches, and gold teeth: Nanaimo Women Helping Women holding jewelry donation drive
NANAIMO - A group of dedicated local women are looking to take your old jewelry off your hands and use it to help women in need. The Nanaimo Women Helping Women (NWHW) group is holding their gold and silver jewelry collection fundraiser starting Monday, April 14 until May 5, with all money raised going towards their pr...
Apr 11, 2025
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front lines
'They've saved a lot of lives:' Nanaimo CSOs seeing high volume of calls for service
NANAIMO - Having just wrapped their second full year of operation, calls for service to the City's Community Safety Officers continue to flood in.New data presented Wednesday, April 9 showed the unit received 7,832 requests for help throughout all of 2024, with a vast majority devoted to ensuring the safety and wellbei...
Apr 10, 2025
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British Columbia
Police in Surrey, B.C., searching for non-verbal six-year-old missing since Saturday
SURREY - Police in Surrey, B.C., are scouring the city today in search of a non-verbal six-year-old boy who has been missing since Saturday afternoon. The Surrey Police Service says dozens of search and rescue volunteers are helping with the search, adding police dogs and a helicopter have also been deployed. Police sa...
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Toronto condo market unlikely to see jolt as conditions vary elsewhere in Canada
TORONTO - Experts say the Greater Toronto Area condo market is unlikely to awaken from its lull any time soon even as other major Canadian cities see somewhat more promising demand. As supply continues to pile up in the GTA, some say affordability is still a key problem holding would-be buyers back from placing their o...
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Man charged with assault after police say two officers in Vancouver were set on fire
VANCOUVER - A man has been charged after allegedly setting two officers from the Vancouver Police Department on fire earlier this week. The department says the 40-year old faces one count of assaulting a police officer and one count of obstructing a police officer. The incident happened on Thursday night when the offic...
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot, an assistant professor in neurorehabilitation, said the research op...
Apr 12, 2025
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Watchdog called in after man carrying firearm injured by B.C. police
PRINCE GEORGE - British Columbia's police watchdog has been called in over a man injured during an arrest after he was reportedly intoxicated and walking around a housing complex in Prince George with a firearm. A statement from the RCMP says officers responded to a complaint about the man with a gun around 11:45 p.m. ...
Apr 11, 2025
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch and fellow inmate Zachary Armitage escaped from William Head Institution, a minim...
Apr 11, 2025
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Youth Basketball
Snaw-naw-as Sawbills youth basketball combines cultural tradition and sport
SNAW-NAW-AS - The U13 and U17 Snaw-naw-as Sawbills basketball teams made their first ever appearance at the Junior All Native basketball tournament in Kelowna.Over 100 teams took part with some larger nations having multiple teams.The smaller Snaw-naw-as nation drew some players from nearby communities according to Nat...
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Athlete Assistance
Local Athletes can apply for financial assistance from Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards
NANAIMO - Just over a month after the 20th annual Nanaimo Sport Achievement Award ceremony the awards committee is accepting applications for the athlete assistance program.Recipients will receive funding for their high performance competition.Previous athletes who have benefitted from the program include Olympians Eth...
Apr 08, 2025
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Play Ball
Senior Mid Island Pirates begin Premier Baseball League season
NANAIMO - The Mid Island Pirates have had a hectic start to their season.A spring training trip to Florida saw the team return to Vancouver Island on Mar. 29, just one day before an opening day double header in Parksville.Coach Pete Entwistle was proud of his team's effort despite a difficult travel schedule."The ...
Apr 05, 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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On the Brink
Clippers season on the line after home ice loss in Game 3 versus Cowichan
NANAIMO - The Clippers got behind and spent most of Game 3 against the Cowichan Valley Capitals battling up hill.A seeing eye shot from Moritz Kukuk and a stray pass pounced on by Luca Primerano gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead after the opening period.An outside wrist shot off the stick of Camden Bajzer upped the Cowichan...
Apr 09, 2025
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Canada
Ontario family seeks help finding son who disappeared in Mont-Tremblant in February
MONTREAL - An Ontario family is asking the public for help in finding their 22-year-old son who disappeared while on a ski trip in Mont-Tremblant, Que. 70 days ago. Liam Toman went missing at around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2 after leaving a bar in the ski villa...
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Quebec teen, 15, dies after falling into silo at closed factory in Shawinigan, Que
SHAWINIGAN - Quebec provincial police say a 15-year-old girl has died after a fall at the site of a shuttered factory in Shawinigan, northeast of Montreal. One of the girl's relatives alerted emergency services around 8:30 p.m. on Friday after the vict...
Apr 12, 2025
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Poilievre pledges veterans' supports; Carney offers cheaper access to parks, museums
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre promised to cut red tape and step up support for veterans Saturday, while Liberal Leader Mark Carney pledged to make visiting national parks and museums more affordable for Canadian families. Poilievre unve...
Apr 12, 2025
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Artificial intelligence, wearable tech can improve safety in stroke rehab: study
Artificial intelligence combined with wearable technology has the potential to improve safety among people recovering from a stroke, suggests a study from researchers, including a team from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. Gustavo Balbinot...
Apr 12, 2025
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'Asleep at the wheel': Michigan city braces for impact of Trump's tariffs
FLINT - Just north of downtown Flint, Mich., a two-story red brick building known as Factory One sits as just one reminder of the rich history here of the American automobile industry. The factory, the birthplace of General Motors, still stands as a be...
Apr 12, 2025
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B.C. Court of Appeal upholds murder conviction for Vancouver Island prison escapee
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld the first-degree murder conviction of James Busch, who escaped from a Vancouver Island prison in 2019 with another inmate, then killed a man who lived near the institution. Busch claimed on a...
Apr 11, 2025
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World
Gabon's coup leader Nguema elected president with 90% of votes cast, provisional results show
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) - Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gabon's interim president who staged a 2023 coup that ended a decadeslong political dynasty, has been elected president, according to provisional results announced by the country's interior ministry. Nguema, 50, recorded a landslide victory with 90.35% of the ...
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Police: Someone set fire to Pennsylvania governor's residence; no one was injured
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Police say they evacuated Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family from the official governor's residence after someone set fire to the building. No one was injured. The fire broke out overnight on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Passover, which Shapiro and his family had celebrated at the gover...
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Polls open in Ecuador's presidential runoff as voters choose between incumbent and a leftist lawyer
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) - Ecuadorians are voting Sunday in the country's presidential election runoff, facing the choice between incumbent President Daniel Noboa and leftist lawyer Luisa González. It's the second presidential runoff election in less than two years in the South American country, where voting is manda...
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Tamara Kronis: Canada First, For a Change Means Making Your Life More Affordable
Over the past four years, I've spoken with so many of you on your doorsteps and at events across our community. I hear the same concerns over and over again-you are struggling with the cost of groceries, worried about housing costs, and now, the serious threats from the United States. You want real solutions to these p...
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NatureNurture Mental Health Gala Sparks Conversations, Awareness, and Action
For one night in September, the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo was transformed into an immersive, vibrant forest of creativity and compassion. A showcase of vibrant local talent, the IGNITE2024 NatureNurture Mental Health Gala brought together a community of artists, volunteers, sponsors, and attendees. ...
Dec 03, 2024
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Your Opinion Matters: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Mapping Survey
At the Central Vancouver Island Multicultural Society (CVIMS), they believe every resident deserves to live in an equitable, inclusive, and welcoming community. Since 1979, CVIMS has provided support for immigrants, refugees, and even those who are just new to Nanaimo. They offer settlement, language, and community pro...
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