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UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled after two-year-old taken in Vancouver
UPDATE: Vancouver police say a two-year-old boy taken in Vancouver has been located safely. An Amber Alert has been cancelled as a result - - - EARLIER: Vancouver police have issued an Amber Alert for two-year-old Theodore Lim, who they say is believed to be in imminent danger. Police say the boy is thought to have bee...
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blood moon
Fingers crossed: Mid-Island weather may cooperate for total lunar eclipse
NANAIMO - While the skies aren't likely to be completely clear, forecasted conditions are improving for a special celestial show. A total lunar eclipse will occur overnight Thursday, March 13 into Friday, March 14, spanning a period of around six hours for those on Vancouver Island and turning the moon a deep, blood re...
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false alarm
Reported armed robbery prompts major police response near Nanaimo grocery store
NANAIMO - Local Mounties appeared quickly and en masse to a local grocery store Wednesday evening, after reports of a gun being brandished. RCMP members were called to the Country Grocer complex at the corner of Bowen Rd. and Dufferin Cres. on Wednesday, March 12 around 5:30 p.m. after reports from a security guard of ...
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amber alert
UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled after two-year-old taken in Vancouver
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blood moon
Fingers crossed: Mid-Island weather may cooperate for total lunar eclipse
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
Herring fishery
Annual herring roe fishery active in Oceanside, Nanaimo shut out
NANAIMO - Turquoise shades of water signal an active herring spawn that escaped the Nanaimo area this year. However, fishing boats have been active to the north in Parksville-Qualicum Beach, as operators look to cash in on nearly 12,800 tonnes of herring, or 14 per cent of the estimated adult herring stock available in...
Mar 13, 2025
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confidence agreement
B.C.'s New Democrat government and Greens finalize confidence agreement
VICTORIA - British Columbia's NDP government and the provincial Green Party caucus have signed an agreement that consolidates the New Democrats' hold on the provincial legislature where they have a one-seat majority. A statement from the NDP caucus says the final deal includes "additional commitment" to consu...
Mar 12, 2025
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high-risk drinking
High-risk and spiked drinks campaign launched at Nanaimo bars
NANAIMO - Local police with backing from VIU students are trying to put a cork in risks associated with unattended drinks and high-risk alcohol consumption involving young adults. Nanaimo RCMP Reserve Cst. Gary O'Brien said posters are scheduled to be placed by next week at several bars and pubs in Nanaimo to draw atte...
Mar 12, 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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drop a line
Thousands of catchable trout piped into Nanaimo area lakes
NANAIMO - Prime lake fishing season has arrived. Thousands of rainbow trout are being delivered into urban lakes across mid Vancouver Island this week, part of an annual Freshwater Fisheries Society of B.C. campaign throughout the province. All three Colliery dams, Diver, Green and Brannen lakes received a combined 4,0...
Mar 12, 2025
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mountain snow
Island snowpack levels holding steady, still below normal
NANAIMO - Cooler weather and a few rounds of precipitation in coastal areas were enough to keep B.C.'s snowpack level for March consistent with the previous month. The March 1 snow survey and water supply bulletin provided by the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship shows Vancouver Island snowpack levels at...
Mar 11, 2025
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British Columbia
B.C. nurse committed unprofessional conduct for transgender comments, committee finds
A disciplinary panel of the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The panel's decision released Thursday says Amy Hamm's statements made across "various online platforms" betwe...
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B.C.'s Kwantlen university to lay off 70 faculty due to $49 million revenue loss
About 70 faculty members at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Metro Vancouver will receive lay-off notices Friday after a "sharp decline" in international students resulted in a revenue loss of about $49 million. Laurie Clancy, vice-president of human resources at the university, says the decision is "s...
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Woman dies after being found unresponsive on Blackcomb Mountain in B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. - A woman has died after being found unresponsive on a mountain at a British Columbia ski resort. Police say a person riding the gondola at Whistler Blackcomb spotted the woman on Blackcomb Mountain, and patrollers contacted police at about 10 a.m. on Thursday after locating her. A release from Sea to Sk...
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B.C.'s Opposition leader proposes bill that would stop changing of the clocks
VICTORIA - British Columbia Opposition Leader John Rustad has introduced legislation that if passed would put a stop residents from having to change their clocks twice a year. The first reading of the Interpretation Uniform Pacific Time Zone Amendment Act passed in the legislature on Thursday. Rustad told the house the...
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amber alert
UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled after two-year-old taken in Vancouver
UPDATE: Vancouver police say a two-year-old boy taken in Vancouver has been located safely. An Amber Alert has been cancelled as a result - - - EARLIER: Vancouver police have issued an Amber Alert for two-year-old Theodore Lim, who they say is believed to be in imminent danger. Police say the boy is thought to have bee...
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Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Global Affairs says it can't intervene on behalf of a Canadian being held in an Arizona immigration detention centre, where the woman's mother says conditions are "inhumane and deeply concerning." Alexis Eagles says Vancouver businesswoman and former actress Jasmine Mooney is being detained...
18h ago
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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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NightOwls are Back
New coach and fresh faces for NightOwls in year four
NANAIMO - The NightOwls will be a much different team on and off the field as their franchise looks to take a step forward.Player turnover is very common in summer baseball but for the first time Nanaimo has a new head coach with Cody Andreychuk taking over from Greg Frady.Andreychuk knows he has tough shoes to fill.&q...
Mar 09, 2025
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Hanging On
Clippers build lead against Grizzlies and survive rash of penalties in narrow victory
COLWOOD - The Clippers dominated the Grizzlies for 40 minutes but had to hang on in the third period for a 5-4 win at the Q Centre.Carson Lesiuk gave Nanaimo an early lead before Julian Cull equalized for Victoria.Elliot Perreault and Patrick Fortune, on a power play, put the Clippers in the drivers seat after the open...
Mar 09, 2025
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Home Ice Excellence
Clippers beat high flying Eagles, take points in eighth straight home game
NANAIMO - The Clippers erased a two period deficit to earn a win for just the fourth time this season in a 4-3 triumph over the Surrey Eagles.Surrey had leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 but Nanaimo's best players took over in the third period.The Clippers Patrick Fortune, on the power play, and Makaio Van Tassel erased those ...
Mar 08, 2025
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Prepping for Playoffs
VIDEO: Clippers look to ramp up their team play in playoff stretch drive
NANAIMO - The Clippers sit in a crowded middle of the pack in the BCHL's Coastal Division.A strong March could put Nanaimo into the top four in the standings while a poor month could see the team fall out of the playoffs.The Clippers went on a run of getting points in 10 consecutive hockey games, but now they've lost t...
Mar 07, 2025
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Canada
In the news today: Trudeau steps away, Carney steps in, and G7 foreign ministers meet
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney set to name his cabinet this morning Mark Carney will be sworn in as prime minister this morning at Rideau Hall, where he will also reveal his new cabinet....
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Joly, others to address media on last day of G7 foreign ministers meeting in Quebec
LA MALBAIE, Que. - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is set to address media this morning after gathering her counterparts from the U.S., Europe and Japan. She has been hosting the Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting in the Charlevoix region,...
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EU foreign policy chief says that global trade war works in China's interests
LA MALBAIE, Que. - The European Union's foreign policy chief says tariffs between Western countries only serve China's interests and is calling for higher defence spending to keep Russia in check. "If the United States is having a trade war with Canada...
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Mark Carney set to become prime minister and name his cabinet this morning
OTTAWA - Mark Carney will be sworn in as prime minister this morning at Rideau Hall, where he will also reveal his new cabinet. Carney won the Liberal leadership race last weekend with an overwhelming 86 per cent of the votes from Liberal members. He o...
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B.C. nurse committed unprofessional conduct for transgender comments, committee finds
A disciplinary panel of the B.C. College of Nurses and Midwives says a nurse committed unprofessional conduct for making "discriminatory and derogatory statements" about transgender people. The panel's decision released Thursday says Amy Hamm's statem...
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B.C. court grants production order to man defrauded out of $26 million in bitcoin
VANCOUVER - A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted production orders to name cryptocurrency account holders to a man who claims he lost $26 million in bitcoin in a fraud connected to a person who claimed to live in Vancouver. The court ruling posted T...
13h ago
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World
Hamas agrees to release a US-Israeli hostage and the bodies of 4 other dual nationals
JERUSALEM (AP) - Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals, hostages who had died in captivity. The announcement came talks continue in Qatar to try to broker the next stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. The milit...
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Columbia University says it expelled some students who seized building last year
NEW YORK (AP) - Columbia University says it has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campus building during pro-Palestinian protests last spring, and had temporarily revoked the diplomas of some students who have since graduated. In a campus-wide email sent Thursday, the university said its judicial boar...
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Democratic Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona dies from complications from cancer treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona, who championed environmental protection during his 12 terms in Congress, died Thursday from complications from cancer treatments, his office said. Grijalva, who was 77, had risen to chair the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and was the to...
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