Demand still high
Nanaimo food bank reports Christmas demand levelling off following post-pandemic surge
NANAIMO - Following a few years of dramatic increases, a local food bank reports only a slight increase in demand in their recent Christmas hamper campaign. Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank provides baskets full of food essentials every December, with the demand growing by leaps and bounds since the COVID-...
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Coming Together
VIDEO: Clippers forging new identity with several new players
NANAIMO - It's been an unprecedented year of roster change in the BCHL and within the Nanaimo Clippers organization.A new rule which came into effect in November allows players looking to play in the NCAA to also play major junior hockey in the CHL.As a result, there have never been more players moving back and forth b...
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robbery suspect
Nanaimo Mounties searching for violent offender
NANAIMO - An arrest warrant has been issued for a man considered to be a violent offender.Michael William McLellan, 39, faces a single robbery charge from a Nov. 23, 2024 incident where he allegedly punched a woman in the face several times and then stole her purse.Officers were able to arrest McLellan later the same d...
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huge turnaround
'A big difference:' Island snowpack levels lead B.C. after recent drought-filled years
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Complete Street
'Complete Street' to be established near downtown Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Modernizing a section of Third St. represents a notable pending construction project, featuring raised cycling lanes on both sides of the street. A bulk of the work slated between Howard Ave. and Pine St. is anticipated to begin by this summer and last a few months, according to City of Nanaimo engineering pr...
Jan 09, 2025
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guilty on all counts
Nanaimo couple guilty of repeated illegal sea cucumber harvest and sale
NANAIMO - A recent extended trial of a local fisherman and his wife charged with numerous fishing violations has reached a verdict: guilty on all counts.Scott Stanley Matthew Steer, 47, and his wife Melissa Dawn Larocque (Steer) were in B.C. Supreme Court in Nanaimo on Wednesday, Jan 8., where they were convicted on ei...
Jan 08, 2025
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fatal crash
B.C. Highway Patrol seeks additional witnesses & video of fatal Nanoose Bay crash
NANOOSE BAY - An investigation continues into an early morning collision which claimed the life of a 61-year-old Nanoose Bay man. B.C. Highway Patrol say the man was hit by a vehicle and died of his injuries around 7 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 3 at the intersection of the Island Hwy. and NW Bay Rd., near the Petro-Canada ser...
Jan 08, 2025
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taking a stand
Mariners basketball team boycotting weekend games, citing 'hateful treatment' by opposition
NANAIMO - The PACWEST-leading VIU Mariner women's basketball team has opted not to suit up this weekend, in support of their teammate.A letter signed by all 13 players on the team said the squad does not feel safe playing against Columbia Bible College (CBC) in Abbotsford, for a pair of games beginning Friday, Jan. 10....
Jan 08, 2025
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community celebration
Nanaimo hosting month-long art festival to celebrate 150th birthday
NANAIMO - Dubbed a celebration of light, art and community, the City of Nanaimo is staging a month-long winter arts festival at Maffeo Sutton Park. Luminous Paths: Nanaimo's 150 & Beyond includes temporary light-based art installations in the downtown Nanaimo park beginning with a community celebration on Wednesday...
Jan 08, 2025
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charge laid
Woman charged following death of infant in Ladysmith
Editor's note: updated court records on Wednesday, Jan 8 stated Gloria Lemay was in custody. Her next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 9.LADYSMITH - A woman accused of mishandling the birth of a baby in Ladysmith has been charged with manslaughter. A Ladysmith RCMP news release states Gloria Lemay, 77, ...
Jan 07, 2025
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huge turnaround
'A big difference:' Island snowpack levels lead B.C. after recent drought-filled years
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Demand still high
Nanaimo food bank reports Christmas demand levelling off following post-pandemic surge
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British Columbia
Flu driving spike in respiratory illness in B.C., but COVID-19 numbers low
VANCOUVER - New data shared by British Columbia's Centre for Disease Control shows the province has one of the worst flu rates in Canada, as a holiday-season spike in respiratory illnesses continues. But the data also shows the province has one of the lowest COVID-19 test positivity rates in the country, at about half ...
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'Incalculably small' amount of diesel visible at site of 8,000-litre B.C. spill
Aerial surveillance over an area where thousands of litres of diesel was spilled last month off Vancouver Island shows most of the fuel is no longer visible on the water. An update from officials managing the spill says a flight over Lutes Creek near Zeballos, B.C., spotted "an incalculably small" volume of s...
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U.S. Capitol rioter arrested in B.C. ski resort after claiming political asylum
WHISTLER, B.C. - An American man convicted for his part in the riot on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been arrested in the ski resort of Whistler, B.C. The Canada Border Services Agency says in a statement that Antony Vo, described as "a fugitive from U.S. justice," was arrested on Monday without incident. Vo...
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Canadian water bombers, helicopters on the way to help fight Los Angeles wildfire
The Canadian agency that co-ordinates cross-border wildfire response with the United States says it's working to send a pair of airtankers to Southern California. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, headquartered in Winnipeg, said Thursday that it got a request overnight for a pair of CL-415 Skimmer Airtankers...
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CP NewsAlert: Elections BC looks into vote complaint in riding that gave NDP majority
VICTORIA - Elections BC says it is looking into a complaint of voting irregularities from a B.C. Conservative candidate in a riding narrowly won by the NDP, giving the government a one-seat majority in October's provincial election. It says the complaint was lodged by B.C. Conservative Honveer Singh Randhawa last Frida...
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Booze-free 'liquor' stores offer options, as some B.C. craft brewers decline and fall
VANCOUVER - Whatever your tipple, Angela Hansen's liquor store on Vancouver's Commercial Drive has stock to satisfy, from Prosecco to tequila - so long as you don't want any actual liquor. Hansen's "alcohol free liquor store" Mocktails opened last March, and just a few days into the new year, she was anticipa...
Jan 09, 2025
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Local Sports
taking a stand
Mariners basketball team boycotting weekend games, citing 'hateful treatment' by opposition
NANAIMO - The PACWEST-leading VIU Mariner women's basketball team has opted not to suit up this weekend, in support of their teammate.A letter signed by all 13 players on the team said the squad does not feel safe playing against Columbia Bible College (CBC) in Abbotsford, for a pair of games beginning Friday, Jan. 10....
Jan 08, 2025
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high calibre hockey
VIU Mariners hosting BCIHL All-Star games in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Some of the best hockey players in Western Canada will be in Nanaimo this weekend to showcase their talent in a pair of high-anticipated games. The Vancouver Island University Mariner's hockey team is hosting the BCIHL All-Star game at the Nanaimo Ice Centre with the All-Star team taking on a pair of teams fr...
Jan 03, 2025
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CHAMPION
Nanaimo's Ethan Katzberg named CP Male Athlete of the Year
VANCOUVER - A history-making medal helped sway voters choosing who would win The Canadian Press male athlete of the award in 2024. Hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg earned the honour for his golden performance at the Paris Olympics. He is Canada's first Olympic champion in the event and earned the country's first hammer th...
Dec 27, 2024
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Coming Together
VIDEO: Clippers forging new identity with several new players
NANAIMO - It's been an unprecedented year of roster change in the BCHL and within the Nanaimo Clippers organization.A new rule which came into effect in November allows players looking to play in the NCAA to also play major junior hockey in the CHL.As a result, there have never been more players moving back and forth b...
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POWERFUL POWERPLAY
Clippers pound Dogs to open 2025 on winning note
NANAIMO - A monster effort from the Nanaimo Clippers' powerplay helped the team start 2025 on the right foot with a comprehensive road win.After a weekend set in Prince George, the Clippers played their third game since the Christmas break away from home visiting the Alberni Valley Bulldogs on Friday, Jan. 3.Some early...
Jan 04, 2025
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one up, one down
Clippers wrap 2024 by splitting weekend pair in Prince George
NANAIMO - One step forward, one back for the Clippers as they returned from the holiday break.In the second leg of a weekend double header, the Nanaimo Clippers took on the Prince George Spruce Kings at the northern B.C. city on Sunday, Dec. 29.The home side broke the deadlock through a relatively even first period, wi...
Dec 30, 2024
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Canada
Yvonne Jones, longtime Liberal MP for Labrador, retiring from federal politics
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - Yvonne Jones, Liberal member of Parliament for Labrador, says she won't be running in the next federal election. Jones has been public about her past battles with breast cancer, and she told a crowd in Happy Valley-Goose Bay that she is cancer-free, healthy and ready for new adventures. S...
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Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly off to Washington next week to talk tariffs
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly heads to Washington next week to press the incoming Trump administration not to impose damaging tariffs on Canada. President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico when he is inaugurated lat...
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Human rights group asks Canada to join U.S. and declare another genocide in Sudan
OTTAWA - A prominent human rights group is calling on Ottawa to follow the U.S. and declare that recent actions by Sudan's paramilitary force amount to genocide. The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights accused the Rapid Support Forces of carrying out a genocide in the Darfur region months ago, during Sudan's bruta...
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Mélanie Joly will not run for Liberal party leadership, source confirms
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is out of the running to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader, a Liberal source confirms to The Canadian Press. Joly is expected to talk to media today outside a Canada-U.S. relations cabinet committee meeting on Parliament Hill. The Liberal leadership race is f...
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Canadian plane fighting L.A. fires out of service after colliding with civilian drone
Authorities in Los Angeles say a Quebec water bomber is out of service after colliding with a drone while fighting wildfires Thursday. A pair of Quebec water bombers and their crews have been helping since Tuesday to fight the massive fires north of downtown L.A., which have killed at least 10 people and burned more th...
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In the news today: Analysts expect jobless rate edged up in December
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Analysts expect jobless rate edged up in December Statistics Canada will release the country's job report for December this morning. November saw Canada's unemployment rate rise to 6.8 per cent - the highest jobless rate since Jan...
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World
Biden administration extends temporary status for more than 200,000 from El Salvador for 18 months
MIAMI (AP) - More than 200,000 Salvadorans who have lived more than two decades in the United States can legally remain another 18 months, the Homeland Security Department said Friday in one of the Biden administration's final acts on immigration policy. The decision is the Biden administration's latest in support of T...
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Trump appears virtually in New York court to be sentenced in his hush money before inauguration
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump is appearing virtually in a New York courtroom to be sentenced for his hush money conviction, 10 days before he is inaugurated. Trump, seated in a dark suit, appeared on a video feed from his Florida club, seated with one of his lawyers, as his sentencing hearing began Frida...
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Americans have dimmer view of Biden than they did of Trump or Obama as term ends, AP-NORC poll finds
WASHINGTON (AP) - As Joe Biden prepares to leave office, Americans have a dimmer view of his presidency than they did at the end of Donald Trump's first term or Barack Obama's second, a new poll finds. Around one-quarter of U.S. adults said Biden was a "good" or "great" president, with less than 1 i...
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