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PHOTOS: Luminous Paths lights up Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park
NANAIMO - Live entertainment and numerous light displays have turned one of the city's favourite spots into an illuminated wonderland for the next few weeks. Marking 150 years of incorporation as a municipality in British Columbia, the City of Nanaimo began hosting a month-long event on Thursday, Jan. 22 featuring ligh...
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'We saw a lot of traffic with Dine About:' popular restaurant event returns across mid-Island
NANAIMO - A two-week event highlighting the best in local food and fare continues to grow.Dine About Mid-Island starts Thursday, Jan. 23 and runs until Feb. 9 with nearly three-dozen restaurants, cafes and other establishments from Ladysmith to Qualicum Beach offering specially priced items or fixed menus for diners.Ra...
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New addition
Significant central Nanaimo signaled intersection opens
NANAIMO - A project much larger and more expensive than the City of Nanaimo originally envisioned is starting to come to fruition. The multi-faceted Midtown Gateway initiative hit a significant milestone on Wednesday, Jan. 22 when the traffic signal became operational at the new Bowen Rd./Boxwood Rd./Beban Parkway inte...
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light it up
PHOTOS: Luminous Paths lights up Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park
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full flavour
'We saw a lot of traffic with Dine About:' popular restaurant event returns across mid-Island
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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area
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Carney, Arya file paperwork, officially entering Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney and Chandra Arya have submitted their paperwork to enter the race ahead of tomorrow's deadline. The two appear to be the first through that gate, submitting the required signatures and a $50,000 deposit. Candidates have until Thursday at 5 p.m. to get their deposit in,...
Jan 22, 2025
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development aspirations
Housing density envisioned for Parksville's Wembley Mall site inches forward
PARKSVILLE - Many more details need to be ironed out, however members of Parksville City Council appear to be on board with adjusting the use of the Wembley Mall property. Mall proponents, Parksville Properties Corp. aim to re-zone the property to allow for a mix use development on a vacant area at the lots southern ed...
Jan 22, 2025
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Freedom of the City
Classy, devoted Nanaimo advocate officially granted Freedom of the City status
NANAIMO - More than sixty years ago a young John Ruttan moved to the Harbour City with humble beginnings renting a $65 a month Rosehill St. bachelor pad. He would make significant contributions to countless service clubs, community events and the business community, culminating decades later to serve as mayor of the ci...
Jan 21, 2025
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high profile crime
'I'm so sorry for what I've done:' sentencing arguments begin in stabbing death of Nanaimo man
NANAIMO - Crown counsel is asking for prison sentences in the seven to nine year range for two men convicted of manslaughter for the shocking stabbing death of a man on Nanaimo's waterfront in 2022. In B.C. Supreme Court in Nanaimo on Tuesday, Jan. 21 Crown prosecutor Nick Barber made the sentencing recommendation for ...
Jan 21, 2025
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'Awful, egregious:' Parksville child porn collector phoned police to turn himself in
Editors note: The following story contains descriptions of sexual crimes against children. Reader discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - Jail is a distinct possibility for a Parksville man who pleaded guilty to possessing over 1,300 images and 10 videos depicting the graphic sexual abuse of children. A joint submiss...
Jan 21, 2025
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David's Place
New publicly funded treatment centre in Nanaimo reaps early rewards
NANAIMO - A local residential treatment facility hasn't been around for long, but already one client appears to be on the right track. Island Crisis Care executive director Violet Hayes said their six-bed residential treatment centre known as David's Place Recovery Program has been in existence since late last summer. ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Driver flees after hitting pedestrian in Departure Bay Rd. crosswalk
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light it up
PHOTOS: Luminous Paths lights up Nanaimo's Maffeo Sutton Park
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full flavour
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New addition
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British Columbia
Canadians behind Oscar-nominated residential school doc 'Sugarcane' hope to 'illuminate the truth'
Ed Archie NoiseCat says he's excited his son Julian Brave NoiseCat's documentary about a residential school in Canada has been nominated for an Oscar - and he hopes the recognition will bring more awareness about the abuses committed there. The Secwépemc artist's story is a central part of "Sugarcane,"...
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Payments to shortchanged caregivers of kids with disabilities satisfy B.C. watchdog
VICTORIA - British Columbia's ombudsperson says he's satisfied the provincial government has fixed a problem that shortchanged caregivers of children with disabilities to the tune of more than $1 million in federal funding. But Jay Chalke says B.C. still hasn't responded to his recommendation from three years ago that ...
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Laundering of fentanyl cash linked to online betting sites, intelligence agency warns
OTTAWA - Canada's financial intelligence agency suspects online gambling platforms are being used to launder proceeds from fentanyl dealing and production. In an operational alert, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada says there is reason to believe people are depositing and withdrawing fund...
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Advocate tells B.C. inquest that home-share providers are burnt out, need better pay
BURNABY, B.C. - The independent advocate in charge of helping adults with developmental disabilities navigate B.C. government supports says his office often hears about home-share providers who are exhausted and constantly in "crisis mode." Cary Chiu, the province's advocate for service quality, says more mon...
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Supreme Court certifies B.C.'s class-action lawsuit against opioid providers
British Columbia's attorney general says the Supreme Court of Canada has certified the province's class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and distributors. Niki Sharma says B.C. can now proceed as a representative plaintiff on behalf of other Canadian governments with the litigation aimed at recovering the co...
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Mount Polley boss says 2014 B.C. mine spill not toxic as firm faces fisheries charges
The president of the company involved in the Mount Polley environmental disaster that poured millions of cubic metres of mine tailings into B.C. waterways 10 years ago says the material spilled wasn't toxic. Imperial Metals Corp. and two other firms were charged last month with 15 alleged Fisheries Act breaches, accuse...
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Local Sports
Nanaimo's Best
Nanaimo Sport Achieve Awards seek nominations for 20th annual event
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards will celebrate a milestone 20th year.Nominations opened in early December and will wrap up on Jan. 12.The 2025 ceremony itself happens on Feb. 21 at the Coast Bastion Hotel.With memorable performances at the Olympic level as well as national, provincial and island wide suc...
Jan 12, 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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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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Clippers sweep pre-all star weekend with gritty win in Cowichan
NANAIMO - For the first time since late November, the Nanaimo Clippers have won back to back games.On the heels of a 6-3 win hosting Powell River on Friday night, the Clippers travelled to Duncan on Saturday, Jan. 11 to visit the Cowichan Valley Capitals.The Caps came out firing early in the first period, establishing ...
Jan 12, 2025
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Home Ice Win
Strong start propels Clippers to 6-3 win over Kings
NANAIMO - The Clippers built up a 4-0 first period lead over Powell River and with a late push beat the Kings 6-3. Cole Lonsdale opened the scoring 31 seconds into the game and Chase Hull had Nanaimo up 2-0 just 70 seconds into the contest.The Kings swapped goalie Vincent Lamberti for Cooper Flemming but the Clippers a...
Jan 11, 2025
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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...
Jan 09, 2025
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Canada
Quick quotes: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday agreed to hear a challenge of Quebec's secularism law, known as Bill 21, which prohibits public sector workers in positions of authority, including teachers and police officers, from wearing religious symbols on the job. Here are some quotes from politicians, advocacy groups and ...
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Quebec maple syrup producers fear 'major consequences' if Trump tariffs go ahead
MONTREAL - Quebec's maple syrup producers are worried their industry will take a big hit if U.S. President Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to slap 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports next month. Joël Vaudeville, spokesman for Quebec Maple Syrup Producers, says his group's 13,500 members expect sales wi...
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Trump calls on OPEC to bring down cost of oil at World Economic Forum
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump told an elite global audience today that he is going to ask the OPEC+ alliance of oil exporting countries to bring down the cost of oil. He made the comments in a wide-ranging address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Trump, appearing via video link from the Whi...
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Indigenous MP says he has the money and the signatures to contest Liberal leadership
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste says he has the money and the signatures he needs to join the federal Liberal leadership race. Speaking in Halifax today to Mi'kmaq and Wolastoqey chiefs from across Atlantic Canada, the Indigenous politician from Cape Breton made the announcement as a 5 p.m. eastern deadline for...
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Family of 13-year-old Quebec girl who went missing in 2005 still seeking answers
MONTREAL - The mother of a 13-year-old Quebec girl who vanished without a trace 20 years ago today says she still hasn't given up hope of finding her. Françoise Algier's last memory of her daughter, Mélina Martin, was dropping her off at a local winter festival in Farnham, Que., about 55 kilometres southe...
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Karina Gould submits paperwork to enter Liberal leadership race on deadline day
OTTAWA - Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould submitted her official paperwork to enter the race to replace Justin Trudeau today. Gould said outside party headquarters in Ottawa that her party lost touch with Canadians at the end of the pandemic and needs to get better at listening. Gould briefly touched on some o...
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World
California Legislature approves $2.5B for state response to Los Angeles-area fires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California bolstered funding to help the Los Angeles area recover from its recent deadly wildfires under a more than $2.5 billion fire relief package approved Thursday by the California Legislature. Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the bills, which had bipartisan support, and now head to Demo...
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The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump's first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA, the nation's pr...
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Italy's top court upholds Amanda Knox's conviction for falsely accusing man of murder
ROME (AP) - Italy's highest court on Thursday confirmed a slander conviction against U.S. defendant Amanda Knox for accusing an innocent man in her British flatmate's 2007 murder, a sensational case that polarized trial watchers on both sides of the Altlantic. Knox had appealed the conviction based on a European Court ...
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Dec 03, 2024
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