turned blue
Conservatives flip Nanaimo-Ladysmith, Liberals surprise as runners-up
NANAIMO - After narrowly missing out on victory in 2021 by less than 1,200 votes, Tamara Kronis is heading to Ottawa.The second-time Conservative candidate was elected as Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Ladysmith during the 2025 Federal Election, defeating the same slate of candidates she faced four years ago.Kronis s...
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LIBERAL GOVERNMENT
Canadians give Liberals 4th mandate; Carney wins Ottawa riding
Canadians handed the Liberals a fourth mandate on Monday, with Prime Minister Mark Carney set to lead Canada through an economic crisis triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump.Carney will also take a seat in the House of Commons for the first time, having won the Ottawa riding of Nepean.At midnight EDT ballots were st...
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election night
Federal Election 2025: Results & reaction from Nanaimo-Ladysmith & Courtenay-Alberni
NANAIMO - Welcome to our coverage of the 45th Federal General Election. Our team is deployed across central Vancouver Island, ready to capture the results and reaction in both Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Courtenay-Alberni. We're delivering a live blog this evening with audio, photos and video from our team in the field. The ...
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NDP's Gord Johns retains Courtenay-Alberni ahead of close Conservative challenge
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turned blue
Conservatives flip Nanaimo-Ladysmith, Liberals surprise as runners-up
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LIBERAL GOVERNMENT
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Scam promoting fake RDN Transit passes continues through Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A social media scam promising massive discounts on transit in the region is continuing, despite best efforts from operators. Paid social media advertisements have continued on platforms including Facebook and Instagram over several weeks, promoting "six months of unlimited travel in Nanaimo and surroundi...
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important fundraiser
Tim Hortons' Smile Cookie campaign backs Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - All Tim Hortons locations in Nanaimo are united in raising funds for a new specialty imaging camera at NRGH. With roughly $1 million more required to make the new SPECT/CT camera project valued at $2.9 million a reality, the popular cookie campaign will advance the project between Monday, April 28 and Sunday,...
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theft
Nanaimo RCMP trying to identify woman connected to January bank theft
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are trying to identify a woman believed to have stolen money from a bank earlier this year. RCMP report the woman pictured, along with a male accomplice, took an undisclosed sum of money from the Bank of Montreal north Nanaimo branch along the Island Hwy., on Jan. 3, 2025. She is described as C...
Apr 28, 2025
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Polls opening for general voting in 2025 Federal Election
NANAIMO - Following a 36-day campaign, election day is here.Polling stations open at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 28 and will remain open until 7 p.m. for voters to cast a ballot for the 2025 Federal Election.Voters can find their assigned polling station by going to the Elections Canada website and selecting their electora...
Apr 28, 2025
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witnesses needed
BC IIO investigating attempted traffic stop in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - The province's civilian-led police oversight agency is calling for more witnesses or dash-cam footage of an attempted late-night traffic stop and subsequent crash.RCMP officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop of a motorcycle in Nanaimo's downtown area around 11:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, according to ...
Apr 27, 2025
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no room for error
'One of the most interesting ridings in the country:' razor thin margins separating Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates
NANAIMO - There's every possibility a central Vancouver Island riding could be one of the last called on election night. A repeating slate of candidates in Nanaimo-Ladysmith from the 2021 election, which resulted in a three-way race separated by just 2,200 votes, are contesting 2025's vote with a four-way split of a ma...
Apr 27, 2025
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British Columbia
Elections Canada resumes vote counting with majority still in question
OTTAWA - The shape of the next Liberal government is becoming clearer as ballot counting continues after a historic election day in Canada. Canadians still won't know until later Tuesday whether Mark Carney's Liberals have won a majority or minority mandate from voters. Elections Canada decided early Tuesday morning to...
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Human remains found scattered along a rural property near Kamloops, B.C., police say
KAMLOOPS - Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., say they are investigating a scene where partial human remains are scattered across a rural property. Police say the southeast district major crime unit has been called in to the Pendleton Creek area, west of Kamloops, where the remains were discovered. They say investigators are ...
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Polls open across Canada as leaders, Canadians cast ballots in historic election
OTTAWA - After a short, intense and heated election campaign, Canadians are casting their ballots in a historic election to choose the next federal government. Liberal Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh spent weeks pitching their cases to voters. Each of the party lead...
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Convicted murderer claims B.C. prison wrongfully took books including 'Mein Kampf'
VANCOUVER - A convicted murderer who kept his victim's severed head in a bucket claims prison authorities in British Columbia are wrongfully withholding books he has acquired during his life sentence, including Hitler's "Mein Kampf." Mihaly Illes was convicted of first-degree murder in 2011 for the death of J...
Apr 28, 2025
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Many will need care after Vancouver festival attack that killed 11, organizer says
VANCOUVER - An organizer of the Filipino festival in Vancouver that was devastated by a "meaningless tragedy" says there are many who will need help to recover after a vehicle tore through their celebration, killing 11 people. RJ Aquino told hundreds of mourners at a vigil Sunday night that people are confuse...
Apr 28, 2025
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Timeline of Vancouver vehicle attack that left 11 dead at Lapu Lapu Day festival
VANCOUVER - A Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver was meant to be a daylong celebration of Filipino culture. Less that 15 minutes after events were scheduled to wrap up, an SUV tore through the area behind a school filled with food trucks, killing at least 11 people. Here is a timeline of the tragedy (all times Pacific...
Apr 27, 2025
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Local Sports
Double Semi Finals
Nanaimo Hornets to host men's and women's BC rugby semifinals
NANAIMO - The Hornets rugby program is preparing for a pair of BC semifinals on home field. On Saturday, April 26, the Division 2 women and Division 1 men will play their final matches at Pioneer Park. Club president Brad Marshall said it's an extremely rare feat. "I'm pretty excited. It's the first time I can rem...
Apr 26, 2025
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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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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
Alberta Premier Smith congratulates Carney, warns him against future 'hostile acts'
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has delivered a note of congratulations - along with a sharply worded warning and a blanket condemnation - to Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new Liberal government. Smith is urging Carney to immediately res...
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre loses his long-held seat in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has lost in the Ottawa riding of Carleton. Poilievre first took the seat in 2004 and won it six subsequent times. Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy was leadi...
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Trump set to give automobile industry some tariff relief: White House
WASHINGTON - White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order Tuesday to provide some relief to an automotive industry besieged by multiple tariffs. Leavitt did not provide details about th...
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In the news today: Canada will have to wait on final election result
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada will have to wait on final election result Elections Canada says it has decided to pause counting of special ballots until later Tuesday morning. A handful...
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Elections Canada resumes vote counting with majority still in question
OTTAWA - The shape of the next Liberal government is becoming clearer as ballot counting continues after a historic election day in Canada. Canadians still won't know until later Tuesday whether Mark Carney's Liberals have won a majority or minority ma...
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Judge declares accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash not criminally responsible
LAVAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has declared a man not criminally responsible for killing two children and injuring six others when he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023. Justice Éric Downs today accepted the joint recommendati...
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World
Chinese authorities say 22 people killed, 3 injured in restaurant fire in northern city of Liaoyang
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Chinese authorities say 22 people have been killed and 3 injured in a fire at restaurant in the northern city of Liaoyang. No word was given on the cause of the fire, which broke out shortly after noon, but images from the scene showed huge flames spurting from the windows and doors of the two- or...
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Authorities believe crash through Illinois after-school building that killed 4 wasn't targeted
CHATHAM, Ill. (AP) - Authorities said Tuesday they believe a crash through an Illinois after-school building that killed three kids and one teenager wasn't targeted. The car smashed through a building Monday afternoon, injuring several others in the small city outside of Springfield, Illinois, police said. Officers res...
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Disgraced Cardinal Becciu formally withdraws from participation in conclave to elect pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Italian cardinal at the heart of the Vatican's "trial of the century" announced Tuesday he was withdrawing from participating in the upcoming conclave to elect a new pope for "the good of the church." Cardinal Angelo Becciu's status has dominated discussions in the days after...
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Canadian Tire Grand Opening - Renovations Complete
The hum of excitement is unmistakable at the newly renovated Canadian Tire store in Nanaimo, where local owner David McClenahan is ushering in a new era for one of Canada's most iconic brands. With expanded departments, modern layouts, and a renewed commitment to customer service, the store is quickly becoming a destin...
Apr 28, 2025
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Tamara Kronis: Canada First, For a Change Means Making Your Life More Affordable
Over the past four years, I've spoken with so many of you on your doorsteps and at events across our community. I hear the same concerns over and over again-you are struggling with the cost of groceries, worried about housing costs, and now, the serious threats from the United States. You want real solutions to these p...
Apr 02, 2025
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NatureNurture Mental Health Gala Sparks Conversations, Awareness, and Action
For one night in September, the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo was transformed into an immersive, vibrant forest of creativity and compassion. A showcase of vibrant local talent, the IGNITE2024 NatureNurture Mental Health Gala brought together a community of artists, volunteers, sponsors, and attendees. ...
Dec 03, 2024
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