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VIDEO: Clippers look to bring strong second half play into the BCHL post season
NANAIMO - With a half dozen games remaining in the BCHL regular season the Clippers don't know where they'll finish in the standings and they're still trying to solidify a playoff spot. Nanaimo can still mathematically finish anywhere from second to ninth but the focus isn't on their seeding it's about getting immediat...
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new challenges
Nanaimo twin golfers fore-ging individual collegiate paths
NANAIMO - Together since before they can remember and always each other's biggest supporters, two local golfers are going their different ways in pursuit of a university education. Isabel and Maria Schwager celebrated their commitment to university golf on Wednesday, March 13, signing letters of intent to attend UBC-Ok...
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home invasion
Lantzville senior wakes up to find thieves robbing his house
LANTZVILLE - A homeowner in his late 80's was awoken to the sounds of a man and woman outside his bedroom. It happened on Saturday, March 8 between 5:30 and 6 a.m. at a home located near Lantzville's village core, said Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien. "He hears a noise in his house and he gets up to inspect it...
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Going in Hot
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Nanaimo twin golfers fore-ging individual collegiate paths
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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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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 ...
Mar 13, 2025
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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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British Columbia
Teen dies after car crashes into tree in Vancouver's Stanley Park
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver say an 18-year-old man has died in an early morning car crash in Stanley Park. They say in a news release that the driver of a white BMW was travelling between Second and Third Beach in the park when he lost control and hit a tree just after 3 a.m. Police say the passenger in the vehicle...
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Court approves sales of two plants owned by company linked to listeria outbreak
TORONTO - A court has approved the sale of two facilities owned by the Canadian company that processed plant-based milk linked to a deadly listeria outbreak. Court documents show Joriki is selling its Delta, B.C., plant to Happy Planet Foods and its Toronto, Ont., plant to Top Shelf Food and Beverage Corp. Joriki is al...
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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 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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new challenges
Nanaimo twin golfers fore-ging individual collegiate paths
NANAIMO - Together since before they can remember and always each other's biggest supporters, two local golfers are going their different ways in pursuit of a university education. Isabel and Maria Schwager celebrated their commitment to university golf on Wednesday, March 13, signing letters of intent to attend UBC-Ok...
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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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Going in Hot
VIDEO: Clippers look to bring strong second half play into the BCHL post season
NANAIMO - With a half dozen games remaining in the BCHL regular season the Clippers don't know where they'll finish in the standings and they're still trying to solidify a playoff spot. Nanaimo can still mathematically finish anywhere from second to ninth but the focus isn't on their seeding it's about getting immediat...
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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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Canada
Quebec aluminum towns aren't feeling the sting of 25 per cent U.S. tariffs
MONTREAL - Mayors of Quebec aluminum towns are confident their regions can withstand the 25 per cent tariffs imposed on the metal by U.S. President Donald Trump. Denis Miousse, mayor of Sept-Îles in the Côte-Nord region, says he isn't expecting job los...
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Here are the people making up Mark Carney's new Liberal cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has named a 24-member cabinet, a team of ministers who will lead during the coming federal election campaign. Here's a list of ministers and their portfolios: •Dominic LeBlanc, minister of international trade and int...
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Here's the latest as Mark Carney prepares to become Canada's 24th prime minister
OTTAWA - Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa today. Here's the latest on today's events - which also included the introduction of a new cabinet (all times Eastern): --- 11:35 a.m. Trudeau's lo...
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Man accused of stealing portrait of Winston Churchill pleads guilty
OTTAWA - The Ontario man accused of stealing an iconic portrait of former British prime minister Winston Churchill from Ottawa's Chateau Laurier hotel has pleaded guilty. Jeffrey Wood submitted his plea in an Ottawa courtroom this morning, more than th...
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Mark Carney sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister
OTTAWA - Mark Carney has been officially sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister in a ceremony at Rideau Hall, about an hour after Justin Trudeau formally resigned. Carney told reporters on his way into the ceremony that his government is focused and ...
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Joly tells G7 counterparts Trump's annexation threats 'not a joke'
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told her G7 counterparts Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats against Canada are not a joke as Trump continues to upend global trade. "I think many of my colleagues coming here thou...
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World
Bid to launch women's DI hockey at Michigan moving forward, regent Denise Ilitch tells the AP
University of Michigan regent Denise Ilitch told The Associated Press she believes there's enough support for the Big Ten school to launch a Division I women's hockey program that it's only a matter of when, not if, it will happen. "I think that the decision to have a DI team is positive, so that would be a yes,&q...
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Head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed, Iraqi prime minister says
BAGHDAD (AP) - The head of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has been killed in Iraq in an operation by members of the Iraqi national intelligence service along with U.S.-led coalition forces, the Iraqi prime minister announced Friday. "The Iraqis continue their impressive victories over the forces of darkness a...
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More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 50 universities are being investigated for alleged racial discrimination as part of President Donald Trump's campaign to end diversity and equity programs that his officials say exclude white and Asian American students. The Education Department announced the new investigations on Friday, on...
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