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...
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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...
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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...
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high-risk drinking
High-risk and spiked drinks campaign launched at Nanaimo bars
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Going for Gold
VIU Mariners women's basketball team looks to cap off one loss season with national title
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
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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HEALTHCARE WORKERS
B.C. takes advantage of U.S. 'chaos,' trade war to attract more doctors and nurses
British Columbia's health minister says "now is the time" for American doctors and nurses to move to the province as it fast tracks recognition of their credentials during an escalating trade war between Canada and the United States. Josie Osborne says the "chaos" happening south of the border is an...
Mar 11, 2025
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trade war
UPDATE: Tariff doubling dropped after Ontario pauses surcharges on electricity exports
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump says he will double the tariff on steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada in response to Ontario's surcharge on electricity it exports to the United States. Trump says 50 per cent tariffs will be placed on...
Mar 11, 2025
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interface fires
'Quick, efficient and safe:' wildfire suppression skills sharpened in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Worrying about wildfires encroaching on communities on Vancouver Island is no longer a distant concern. With ample evidence showing interface fires are an increasing threat in the province, regional fire crews received online training, as well as day-long field exercises under the watch of BC Wildfire Service...
Mar 11, 2025
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pushing back
B.C. expands alcohol ban in its liquor stores to all U.S. booze
American beer, wine and all other alcohol is being removed from government stores in British Columbia in retaliation for U.S. tariffs, expanding a ban on liquor from so-called red states that voted for U.S. President Donald Trump. Premier David Eby said the widening of the ban to cover all alcohol, regardless of its st...
Mar 10, 2025
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early morning blaze
Fire along Island Hwy. destroys Parksville business
PARKSVILLE - No injuries, but considerable damage was sustained to a local business early Monday morning.Shortly before 6 a.m. on Monday, March 10, Parksville Fire Rescue crews were called to a business in the 200 block of the Island Hwy. East, between Corfield St. and Weld St., after smoke and flames were seen from th...
Mar 10, 2025
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British Columbia
RCMP, Crime Stoppers start awareness campaign over spiked drinks in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say they're spearheading a public awareness campaign with local bar owners and Crime Stoppers over "several reports" of drinks being drugged at local nightclubs in recent months. Police say people have reported having a drink and immediately having trouble breathing an...
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B.C. doctors get new guidance on involuntary care for people who use drugs
VICTORIA - British Columbia clinicians have received new guidance about involuntary care for people who use drugs, which includes physicians being told it can't be used to prevent harmful "risk-taking" by someone who isn't impaired by a mental disorder. The guidance from Dr. Daniel Vigo, B.C.'s first chief sc...
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'Several critical safety failures' behind B.C. workers death, WorkSafeBC says
RICHMOND, B.C. - WorkSafeBC says a worker killed in Vancouver last year when a mould used for concrete fell 26 storeys should never have been able to stand where she was. The report released by the province's worker safety agency says "several critical safety failures" are to blame for the death of the woman ...
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YouTuber sues B.C. conservation officer, government over alleged profit losses
VANCOUVER - A YouTube hunting personality is suing British Columbia's Conservation Officer Service alleging one of its officers defamed and targeted him in a "malicious, obsessive and compulsive fashion," allegedly causing him to lose sponsorship deals. The B.C. Supreme Court lawsuit says it started in May 20...
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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...
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Rare unanimous support for B.C. bill on perinatal, postnatal mental health care
VICTORIA - British Columbia's politicians have found rare common ground and given unanimous support in the legislature to a private member's bill proposing universal access to mental health care for pregnant women and new mothers. The Opposition B.C. Conservatives say the proposal by caucus chair Jody Toor is the first...
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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...
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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
Mark Carney to be sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister Friday
OTTAWA - Mark Carney will be sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister at a ceremony at Rideau Hall Friday after the formal resignation of Justin Trudeau. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, who will preside over the event, announced late Wednesday the swearing-in ce...
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'Critical safety failures' behind deadly Oakridge crane accident, WorkSafeBC says
WorkSafeBC says a worker killed at the massive Oakridge Park development site in Vancouver last year when a mould used for concrete fell 26 storeys should never have been able to stand where she was. A report released by the province's worker safety ag...
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U.S. gender backlash hitting UN agencies, Canadian ambassador Bob Rae says
UNITED NATIONS - Canada is mobilizing to advance gender equity and feminism in global forums as the Trump administration attempts to roll back diversity programming at the United Nations. "We're in a major fight at the moment about equity, about divers...
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B.C. RCMP conduct hearing delayed over disclosure issues, possible publication ban
An RCMP code of conduct hearing that could see three Mounties from Coquitlam, B.C., lose their jobs has been delayed until Thursday over disclosure issues and a possible publication ban. The hearing in Surrey, B.C., was to begin with the testimony of ...
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Canada-linked team finds Saturn has 128 more moons, leaving Jupiter in cosmic dust
VANCOUVER - Canadian and other researchers have confirmed Saturn as the solar system's undisputed "moon king," after discovering 128 more moons circling the ringed planet. The discovery by a team, including current and former University of British Colu...
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Canadian mayors, workers worry about 'permanent damage' from Trump tariffs
Canadian mayors, workers and industry representatives are warning that the Trump administration's punishing tariffs on steel and aluminum could cost jobs and cause lasting damage to industries on both sides of the border. They say Canada is already fe...
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World
Kuwait frees a group of jailed Americans, including contractors held on drug charges
WASHINGTON (AP) - Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The release follows a recent v...
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Congo government and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on March 18, mediator Angola says
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Congo's government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18, Angola said Wednesday. A statement from Angolan President João Lourenço's office said they would begin "direct peace negotiations" in the Angolan capital, Luanda. Angola has acted as a m...
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Vatican says a chest scan confirms improvements in the pope's condition
ROME (AP) - The Vatican says a chest scan has confirmed improvements in Pope Francis' condition in his fourth week in the hospital for treatment of double pneumonia. The pope continues to receive high flows of oxygen through nasal tubes during the day, and he has a non-invasive mechanical mask to aid his rest at night....
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