all-candidates forum
Forums pitting Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates head-to-head prior to election day
NANAIMO - The five candidates running to be the next Member of Parliament for the Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding will have the opportunity to make their case this week.Vancouver Island University is hosting a Candidates' Town Hall on Tuesday, April 22 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Malaspina Theatre where candidates will be taki...
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invasive species
'The end is in sight:' volunteers clear huge amount of English ivy from small island off Nanoose
NANOOSE BAY - A small island off the coast of central Vancouver Island is a little clearer for Earth Day thanks to the work of volunteers. Nearly 30 staff and volunteers with BC Marine Trails worked between April 10 to 13 to clear hundreds of tarp-loads of invasive English ivy from Gerald Island, around two kilometres ...
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record turnout
Advance poll turnout breaks record with 7.3M ballots cast, Elections Canada says
The waning days of the federal election campaign saw voters turn out in record numbers for advance polls and party leaders attempt to poke holes in each others' platforms.Elections Canada said in a news release Tuesday that the four days of advance polling between Friday and Monday set a new record for turnout, with 7....
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all-candidates forum
Forums pitting Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates head-to-head prior to election day
10h ago
invasive species
'The end is in sight:' volunteers clear huge amount of English ivy from small island off Nanoose
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
Annual fair
VIEx shift to September appears to be a hit
NANAIMO - Pushing back Nanaimo's annual fair by a month has been a well-received move, according to a Vancouver Island Exhibition (VIEx) representative. Michelle Solloway, director of social media & advertising, said they're excited to return with a Sept. 19-21, 2025 event at Beban Park Fairgrounds after switching ...
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alternative approach
Vancouver Island city-owned clinic on track to sign two more doctors, mayor says
COLWOOD - The mayor of a Vancouver Island community hiring doctors as city employees says it is "very close" to signing two more physicians for its clinic even as other communities inquire about replicating its model. Colwood Mayor Doug Kobayashi says the city's clinic currently has one doctor on staff, anoth...
Apr 21, 2025
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criminal justice reform
Election 2025: Addressing criminal justice reform and public safety on a local level
NANAIMO - How would local MP's work with community organizations, law enforcement and government leaders to address repeat violent offenders, promote rehabilitation and ensure public safety? NanaimoNewsNOW invited all 12 candidates running in a pair of mid-Island ridings to participate in a survey, asking them about th...
Apr 21, 2025
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stretch drive
Federal NDP leader focuses on healthcare during Nanaimo visit
NANAIMO - With polls widely suggesting support for the NDP is fading, its leader is on Vancouver Island with one week to go in the election campaign. Jagmeet Singh, flanked by Nanaimo-Ladysmith incumbent Lisa Marie Barron, attended a news conference at Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park on the morning of Monday, April 21. Si...
Apr 21, 2025
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more arrivals
First cruise ship of 2025 arrives in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Cruise season has officially begun in the Harbour City.The Europa 2, operated by German-based Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, docked in Nanaimo on Monday, April 21, where around 500 passengers prepared to disembark for adventures around central Vancouver Island.It docked near downtown Nanaimo shortly after 7 a.m. with t...
Apr 21, 2025
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light show
Wildcard meteor showers could put on a show
NANAIMO - While it's not a headliner by meteor shower standards, devoted stargazers will be looking upward this week. The peak of the annual Lyrid meteor shower takes place overnight on Monday and Tuesday, April 21/ 22, according to Vancouver Island University Astronomy professor Dr. Gregory Arkos. One of the oldest kn...
Apr 21, 2025
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British Columbia
Hikers scramble for alternatives after damage shuts B.C.'s popular Juan de Fuca Trail
Trish Fougner still remembers the taste of the beer she enjoyed after completing the 47-kilometre Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island two years ago. "Like I had never had a beer in my life, which is not true," Fougner said. But now the resident of Victoria is among hikers with a sour taste in their mouth a...
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A 17-year-old male killed in a fall on Bastion Mountain in B.C.'s Shuswap: RCMP
SALMON ARM - A 17-year-old male has died in a 60-metre fall on Bastion Mountain in British Columbia's Shuswap region. RCMP in Salmon Arm say officers responded to the scene of a "tragic" hiking incident on Monday involving three local teenagers. Police say friends were hiking when the victim, who was walking ...
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Drug death of 15-year-old involved hydromorphone and cough medicine, RCMP believe
CAMPBELL RIVER - RCMP say a 15-year-old has died of a suspected drug overdose in Campbell River, B.C., believed to involve the prescription opioid hydromorphone and cough medicine. Const. Maury Tyre with the Campbell River RCMP says in a statement that it's important for youth and parents to understand the risks posed ...
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Energy efficient school in Coquitlam, B.C., gets clean energy designation
COQUITLAM - The Coast Salish Elementary school in Coquitlam, B.C., has been designated a Clean Energy Champion by BC Hydro for its energy efficiency. The school is equipped with solar panels, a hybrid heat pump, LED lighting and uses technology to track its energy production and consumption. It's the first "green&...
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'I won't be the last': Tréchelle Bunn elected as first female chief of Dakota nation
WINNIPEG - Tréchelle Bunn has had a whirlwind month. She wrapped up her two-year tenure as one of the Southern Chiefs' Organization youth chiefs, finished her second year of law school at the University of Manitoba and received an Indspire award for her work in Indigenous communities at a ceremony in Vancouver. ...
Apr 22, 2025
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Tugboat brings in B.C. ferry after mechanical failure on busy Easter weekend
NORTH VANCOUVER - A BC Ferries vessel had to be assisted into Horseshoe Bay in North Vancouver by a tugboat after suffering a mechanical failure at the end of the busy holiday weekend. The company says the problem with the Queen of Coquitlam's pitch control has been repaired and testing was conducted before a possible ...
Apr 21, 2025
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Local Sports
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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Gymnastic Excellence
Several athletes won provincial tumbling and trampoline medals for Nanaimo's VIP Gymsport
NANAIMO - A total of 14 athletes from VIP Gymsports performed well at the recent Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics B.C. Championships in Surrey. Held April 4-6, the event drew over 800 athletes, coaches and judges from across the province and the Yukon. VIP Gymsports is in it's fourth year as a club and coach Megan Co...
Apr 15, 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
The pope was a friend, and they talked sports: TRC commissioner remembers Francis
Wilton Littlechild remembers closing his eyes before Pope Francis lead his first mass at the Vatican more than a decade ago. He wanted to clearly hear every word. As the pope's voice grew louder, Littlechild, a residential school survivor and former co...
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Quebec coroner calls for tougher drunk driving penalties in line with rest of country
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner says if the province's penalties for drunk driving were in line with those in the rest of the country, a driver who slammed into a motorcyclist in 2020 would not have been on the road when the fatal accident occurred. Corone...
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White House cites drop in people caught at Canada-U.S. border as tariffs continue
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday there have been "successes" at the Canada-U.S. border - but offered no new hints about what might convince U.S. President Donald Trump to drop his tariffs on Canada. "Thanks to Pres...
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Which dignitaries and leaders are attending funeral of Pope Francis?
The Prime Minister's Office hasn't confirmed whether Mark Carney will attend Saturday's funeral of Pope Francis at the Vatican, with the announcement about Canadian representation at the event still to come. Here are some of the dignitaries already con...
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Quebec declares end to measles outbreak after no cases reported for 32 days
QUÉBEC - Quebec's Health Department has declared an end to the measles outbreak in the province. A spokeswoman said today the department determined the outbreak was over after no new cases were reported over the weekend. Marie-Christine Patry says an o...
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In the news today: Vatican announces pope's funeral for Saturday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Vatican announces pope's funeral for Saturday The Vatican has announced a funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square. That...
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World
Ceremony begins to transfer Pope Francis' body to St. Peter's Basilica for 3 days of public viewing
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Catholic cardinals on Wednesday performed the ritual ceremony to transfer Pope Francis' body from his home in the Vatican hotel to St. Peter's Basilica for three days of public viewing. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is running the Vatican administration until a new pope is elected, presided over the s...
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Jury convicts California judge of second-degree murder in wife's death, prosecutor's office says
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - Jurors have convicted a Southern California judge of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his wife while the couple argued and watched television at home, a prosecutor's office says. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson, 74, was on trial for the 2023 death of his wife Sheryl...
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Lori Vallow Daybell convicted in Arizona of conspiring to kill her estranged husband in 2019
PHOENIX (AP) - An Arizona jury has found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty of conspiring to murder her estranged husband, meaning the mother with doomsday religious beliefs faces another life sentence after she was already convicted in Idaho in the killings of her two youngest children and a romantic rival. Prosecutors said s...
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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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