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Nanaimo, Parksville and Area

alert issues
B.C. earthquake triggers concerns over sporadic alerts from national warning system
Southwestern British Columbia is recovering from the shock of Friday's earthquake, which has triggered some concern about the consistency and timing of alerts sent to residents. A federal seismologist says they are looking into the issue, but some variance on alerts sent to mobile devices can and does occur. The earthq...
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food insecurity
'Our way to give back:' Nanaimo fundraiser starting with an empty bowl
NANAIMO - A global program to fight food insecurity is again returning to the local level through a Harbour City secondary school.Students and staff at Nanaimo District Secondary School will host their annual Empty Bowl night on March 5 at the school's cafeteria. It's an event where ticket holders receive a handmade po...
Feb 22, 2025
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On a Roll
Clippers beat Bulldogs, earn points in nine straight hockey games
NANAIMO - The Clippers continued their winnings ways with a 5-2 home ice win over the Alberni Valley Bulldogs.After a earning only a single point in a 2-1 overtime setback against Prince George, Nanamo won for their eighth time in nine games on Feb. 21.Alberni got off to a good start with a Jacob Terpstra goal just ove...
Feb 22, 2025
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raise awareness
Coldest Night of the Year eyeing record fundraising totals in Nanaimo and Oceanside
NANAIMO - Fresh off back-to-back record-breaking fundraising years, Island Crisis Care Society is back this weekend for its biggest event of the year.The Coldest Night of the Year takes place on Saturday, Feb. 22 in Nanaimo and Oceanside, with the past two events raising record amounts, with over $125,000 and $118,000 ...
Feb 22, 2025
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jolt
Moderate earthquake rattles Nanaimo & Oceanside
NANAIMO - A magnitude 5.1 earthquake has been recorded just north of Sechelt.A strong, brief jolt was felt through much of the Nanaimo and Oceanside region at 1:26 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21, when the tremor struck roughly 27 kilometres north of Sechelt on the Sunshine Coast. It occurred at a depth of around one kilometre...
Feb 21, 2025
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Maple Sugar Festival
Francophone organization hosts popular & longstanding Nanaimo festival
NANAIMO - A weekend packed with francophone culture will be on full display this weekend at Beban Park Social Centre. The popular and well attended Maple Sugar Festival, staged by the Nanaimo Francophone Association (NFA), takes place beginning the evening of Friday, Feb. 21 to Sunday, Feb. 23. Camille Veron, NFA execu...
Feb 21, 2025
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British Columbia

Gusts reaching 80 km/h expected in Victoria, parts of Metro Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Heavy rain over the weekend brought more than 100 millimetres of precipitation to parts of British Columbia's South Coast while gusts reaching 80 kilometres an hour are in the forecast. Environment Canada says the wake of a frontal system will bring high winds to Greater Victoria and the southern Gulf Islan...
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alert issues
B.C. earthquake triggers concerns over sporadic alerts from national warning system
Southwestern British Columbia is recovering from the shock of Friday's earthquake, which has triggered some concern about the consistency and timing of alerts sent to residents. A federal seismologist says they are looking into the issue, but some variance on alerts sent to mobile devices can and does occur. The earthq...
23h ago
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High avalanche risk in parts of B.C. coast due to rain, winds and warm temperatures
VANCOUVER - Heavy rain, high winds and warm temperatures along British Columbia's south coast are creating dangerous avalanche conditions on slopes across the region this weekend. Avalanche Canada says it has raised the danger level to high - the fourth highest risk category on a scale of five - for much of the mountai...
Feb 22, 2025
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Burnaby Now, New Westminster Record, Tri-City News set to close in B.C.
Glacier Media has announced the upcoming closure of three Metro Vancouver community news websites. A statement posted online says Burnaby Now and the New Westminster Record will close no later than April 21 and the Tri-City News will close by May 21. The statement says Glacier Media "explored all possible options ...
Feb 22, 2025
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Rain and possible snow melt set off high-water warnings for parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER - A series of wet weather systems bringing rain and a warming trend has prompted high streamflow advisories for waterways on B.C.'s south coast and the lower half of Vancouver Island. Environment Canada has issued rainfall warnings for Howe Sound and communities in north and eastern Metro Vancouver, saying as...
Feb 21, 2025
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RCMP conduct board rejects claim that calling officers 'three amigos' showed bias
A police conduct board has decided not to recuse itself from a hearing for three British Columbia RCMP officers who are facing possible dismissal over alleged racist group chats. Wes Dutcher-Walls, a defence lawyer for Coquitlam RCMP constables Mersad Mesbah, Ian Solven and Philip Dick, had argued this week that the th...
Feb 21, 2025
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Canada

Trudeau makes fourth annual visit to Ukraine since Russian war escalation in 2022
KYIV - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly visiting Ukraine on Monday as part of a summit of world leaders as support from the United States appears increasing tenuous. Trudeau has visited the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv every year since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Here's a l...
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CP NewsAlert: Trudeau expected to be in Ukraine for summit on 3rd anniversary of war
KYIV - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to be in Ukraine on Monday for a summit of world leaders on the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of that country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the meeting at a news conference in Kyiv on Sunday evening. The meeting comes as the United States ha...
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Toronto's Pearson airport 'back to normal' operations after plane crash
TORONTO - Toronto's Pearson airport says operations are "back to normal" roughly a week after a crash landing that sent 21 people to hospital and led to days of travel disruptions at Canada's busiest airport. A spokesperson for the airport says the runway where the Delta Air Lines crash took place last Monday...
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'This awful war': Ukrainians find reprieve far from home at Edmonton church
EDMONTON - Archpriest Cornell Zubritsky sometimes hears the loud wailing of air raids thousands of kilometres away in Ukraine. The sirens screech from the cellphones of congregants at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Edmonton. "A lot of them have the air raid siren app on their phones he...
8h ago
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Parti Québécois faces drop in support for sovereignty amid Trump threats
MONTREAL - With Canadians - and even Quebecers - rallying around the flag in the face of threats from the Trump administration, the sovereigntist Parti Québécois is struggling to find its footing. The Quebec opposition party has been leading in the polls for more than a year, and leader Paul St-Pierre Pla...
10h ago
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Carney under pressure as Liberal leadership candidates prepare for French debate
OTTAWA - Presumed Liberal leadership front-runner Mark Carney faces a major test Monday in Montreal, when he and his rivals square off in person for the first time in a French-language debate. Carney is new to federal politics and his performance will be under the microscope. He'll have to prove to Liberals that he can...
10h ago
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