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First of three Nanaimo temporary supportive housing facilities slated to open
NANAIMO - By this spring a trio of supportive housing complexes are expected to be operational in Nanaimo, aimed at providing relief for the unhoused and mitigating social disorder. Up first is the largest of the three complexes to come online: 1298 Nelson St. (former Travellers Lodge site), to be operated by Pacifica ...
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licence pulled
Ladysmith spa allegedly offering sexual services has business licence revoked
LADYSMITH - A business in Ladysmith had its business licence cancelled after accusations it was being used in the sex trade. Natural Massage Spa, located at 16 High St., received a business licence last November, but only a month later, Ladysmith RCMP and bylaw enforcement began receiving reports it was allegedly being...
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new policy
B.C. ends take-home safer supply of opioids to stop criminal diversion
British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne has announced a major revamp of its safer-supply anti-addiction program, converting it to a "witnessed-only" model in which users are watched as they consume opioids they have been prescribed. Osborne said it was a "significant" change to end the take-h...
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supportive housing
First of three Nanaimo temporary supportive housing facilities slated to open
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licence pulled
Ladysmith spa allegedly offering sexual services has business licence revoked
19h ago

Nanaimo, Parksville and Area

manslaughter
'There are no winners today:' pair jailed for stabbing death of Nanaimo man at Maffeo Sutton Park
NANAIMO - Two men convicted of manslaughter last year will spend the next four to eight years behind bars.Mark Jayden Harrison and Aiden Matthew William Bell, both 21 years old, were formally sentenced in B.C. Supreme Court in Nanaimo on Tuesday, Feb. 19, nearly two-and-a-half years after they assaulted and fatally sta...
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rare sighting
In good news for J-pod, killer whale calf is a female
VANCOUVER - The Centre for Whale Research says it has confirmed a new killer whale calf in a pod of endangered orcas that live off southwest British Columbia is female. It's a piece of good news for J-pod, after the recent death of another calf whose mother pushed the carcass for days in what researchers said was a dis...
Feb 19, 2025
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first responders
Marine search and rescue training to takeover Nanaimo waterfront
NANAIMO - Around 40 Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCM-SAR) personnel are preparing for semi-annual training in the city this weekend. Crews from Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Deep Bay and Port Alberni will be in attendance on Saturday, Feb. 22, alongside response teams from the Canadian Coast Guard, RCMP, Nanaimo Port...
Feb 19, 2025
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significant project
Construction well underway on new-look Nanaimo Salvation Army hub
NANAIMO - Vastly expanded housing and dining services are within reach at a key downtown Nanaimo social agency provider. Salvation Army's New Hope Centre is in the midst of a significant renewal with a modernized four-storey complex replacing the facility's demolished 135-year-old two-storey Community & Family Serv...
Feb 19, 2025
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not suspicious in nature
Nanaimo police trying to identify deceased woman found on Lantzville beach
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are trying to positively identify the remains of a woman found on Valentine's Day in Lantzville. Lantzville Fire Rescue requested help from Nanaimo RCMP officers around 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 14 after the body of a woman was located on a beach in the District by someone out for a walk. Cst. She...
Feb 18, 2025
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application denied
Unlawful search argument denied for woman charged in death of Ladysmith infant
VANCOUVER - An unsanctioned midwife recently charged with manslaughter has unsuccessfully argued the search and seizure of items from her property was unlawful. Gloria Jeanne Lemay, 77, was charged last month with manslaughter in connection to the death of an unresponsive baby born in December 2023.She argued via legal...
Feb 18, 2025
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What's Trending
major closure
UPDATE: Two killed in early morning Nanaimo Parkway crash
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NREMR: July 2024
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supportive housing
First of three Nanaimo temporary supportive housing facilities slated to open
6h ago

NREMR: June 2024
Nanaimo Real Estate Market Report: June 2024
licence pulled
Ladysmith spa allegedly offering sexual services has business licence revoked
19h ago

NREMR: December 2024
Nanaimo Real Estate Market Report: December 2024
new policy
B.C. ends take-home safer supply of opioids to stop criminal diversion
22h ago
manslaughter
'There are no winners today:' pair jailed for stabbing death of Nanaimo man at Maffeo Sutton Park
23h ago

British Columbia

B.C. Indigenous Relations Minister denounces racist graffiti on Treaty 8 building
VICTORIA - British Columbia's Indigenous relations minister is condemning "racist vandalism" of a Treaty 8 Tribal Association office in Fort St. John last weekend. Christine Boyle says it is important to stand against acts of hate, adding that Treaty 8 is a "critical part of B.C.'s work to advance reconc...
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No damages reported after earthquake shakes parts of Alberta, B.C.
GRANDE CACHE, Alta. - Earthquakes Canada says some Alberta and B.C. residents may have felt the ground shake Thursday morning. A 5.2 magnitude earthquake was detected roughly 63 kilometres northeast of Grande Cache, Alta., but it isn't believed to have caused any damage. The agency says the quake would have been lightl...
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Teck Resources reports Q4 profit and record copper production
VANCOUVER - Teck Resources Ltd. reported a profit in its latest quarter compared with a loss a year earlier, helped by record copper production. The Vancouver-based mining company says it earned a profit from continuing operations attributable to shareholders of $385 million or 75 cents per share for the quarter ended ...
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Second case of measles confirmed in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, linked to Thailand flight
VANCOUVER - Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed a second case of measles in the Lower Mainland, this time in the Vancouver Coastal Health region. Vancouver Coastal Health says in a release that the infected person travelled to Southeast Asia in the same party as a Fraser Health region resident who tes...
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Former BC Liberal MLA Abbott named to province's First Nations treaty commission
VICTORIA - A former longtime British Columbia legislator has been appointed to the province's independent facilitating body for treaty negotiations on First Nations rights and title. George Abbott, who represented the Shuswap riding for 17 years, has been named as a new commissioner at the BC Treaty Commission. Abbott ...
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B.C. tree fruit growers get new $10M fund from the province
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has launched a new $10 million fund to help tree fruit farmers facing proposed U.S. tariffs on the heels of years of devastatingly low crop yields. A statement from the Ministry of Agriculture says the money will be handed out as one-time payments to farmers and can be used to help with nee...
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Local Sports

island championships
'Pretty proud of what we've done:' Dover basketball team channeling home court advantage
NANAIMO - With seven graduating players, the Dover Secondary senior boys basketball team are hoping to wrap their school careers on a winning note.The team is putting final preparations on their game ahead of hosting the 4A Island Senior Boys Basketball Championship beginning Thursday, Feb. 20. Head coach Darren Seaman...
Feb 17, 2025
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rebranding
Name change coming for Nanaimo semi-pro soccer franchise
NANAIMO - After two years playing as Harbourside FC, the central Island's semi-pro soccer team is undergoing a new, albeit very familiar, re-brand.Both the men's and women's squads will play under the Nanaimo United FC umbrella for the 2025 League1 BC season, an on-field reflection of the off-field organization of the ...
Feb 09, 2025
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On the Mat
Island Top Team athletes compete in all-female jiu-jitsu event
NANAIMO - Island Top Team, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy in Nanaimo, recently sent two students to a women's only jiu-jitsu event in Bellingham called Battle Grappling.Laya Walker and Sarah Kolybaba travelled stateside along with coach Rob Biernacki.In the adult intermediate category, Walker returned to competition aft...
Feb 08, 2025
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tough break
Streak over as Clippers fall in overtime heartbreaker
NANAIMO - The Clippers' seven-game win streak ended in heartbreaking fashion Saturday night, in a low-offence affair.Entertaining the Prince George Spruce Kings at Frank Crane Arena on Saturday, Feb. 15, both teams quickly settled into a defence-first game with few shots on goal.The first period ended scoreless with sh...
Feb 16, 2025
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on a roll
Clippers win 7th straight, shutout Kings
NANAIMO - Make it seven straight wins for the Nanaimo Clippers as they dispatched the visiting Powell River Kings by a 3-0 score at Frank Crane Arena.In the seventh meeting between the two teams, held Friday, Feb. 14, both Nanaimo and Powell River playing a relatively even opening period with shots narrowly favouring t...
Feb 15, 2025
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Winning ways
VIDEO: Clippers building chemistry and strong habits during playoff push
NANAIMO - The Clippers are enjoying their best run of play in the BCHL season with six consecutive wins. It started on Jan. 25 with a 3-2 overtime win in Powell River and includes two victories over Victoria and triumphs over Prince George, Alberni Valley and Langley as well. Since the calendar turned to 2025, Nanaimo ...
Feb 12, 2025
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Canada

Frank Baylis says Trudeau, premiers made 'mistakes' dealing with Trump
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership hopeful Frank Baylis says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's premiers have been dealing with President Donald Trump's trade threats all wrong. He says they have made "mistake after mistake," starting with Trudeau rushing to Trump's Mar-a-Lago Florida resort in November soon...
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Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King announces he will resign on Friday
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King says he will resign as premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative party effective Friday at noon. King, 53, told reporters today that his decision is in the best interest of his family, the government and the people of P.E.I., adding that he is in good he...
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Montreal police open homicide investigation after man, 20, shot in upper body
MONTREAL - Montreal police say a 20-year-old man is the city's latest homicide victim. The man was shot Wednesday night and was discovered around 9 p.m. when police received a 911 call about a man lying on the ground near a vehicle. At the scene, paramedics discovered that the man had been struck by at least one bullet...
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The federal government must revisit its approval of a popular weed-killer, court says
OTTAWA - The federal government has been ordered to reassess its 2022 approval of a popular weed-killer after a Federal Court judge ruled this week the original approval was unreasonable. In a decision issued Tuesday, Justice Russell Zinn gave Health Canada six months to reassess the health risks of glyphosate - t...
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CP NewsAlert: Federal government lists criminal organizations as terrorist entities
OTTAWA - The federal government says several transnational criminal organizations are being listed as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code to fight fentanyl trafficking. More coming. Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press
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Heritage minister proposes banning ads from CBC news programming
OTTAWA - The outgoing federal heritage minister says she wants to bar CBC/Radio-Canada from running ads during news programming and from charging subscription fees for digital products such as CBC Gem. In turn, the government would increase the public broadcaster's funding and make it more stable. Heritage Minister Pas...
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World

Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop the nation's premier federal law enforcement agency despite doubts from Democrats about his qualifications and concerns he will do Donald Trump's bidding and go after the Republican president's...
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New York governor won't remove NYC mayor, for now, but plans to increase oversight of City Hall
NEW YORK (AP) - Gov. Kathy Hochul will not immediately remove New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, but will instead push for increased oversight of City Hall as he faces intense scrutiny over his relationship with the Trump administration. Hochul will announce Thursday that she has, for now, decided against remo...
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Vatican says Pope Francis is 'improving slightly' and working from the hospital
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis' clinical condition is "improving slightly," the Vatican said Thursday, adding that he went about his work activities from the hospital where he is recovering from pneumonia. In a late update, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Francis has no fever and that his key parameters "c...
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