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Russia invasion of Ukraine & summer season driving fuel prices to record highs in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - If you can drive it, fill it before a sharp jump at the pump gets worse.Nanaimo commuters had a scare on Thursday, March 3 with some gas prices in the city sitting at the 189.9 cents per lit...
Mar 03, 2022
'We believe criminal activity was involved:' investigation continues into Nanaimo home explosion
NANAIMO - Investigators have determined there was a criminal element that led to a house exploding over the weekend.A massive shockwave spanned across Nanaimo, being heard or felt as far away as the S...
Mar 03, 2022
Canada imposes trade tariffs on Russia and Belarus
Canada imposes 35% tariffs on exports from Russia and Belarus, announces the shipment of new military equipment to Ukraine and deploys a new access route to welcome Ukrainians.Deputy Prime Minister Ch...
Mar 03, 2022
City of Parksville resprouting tree rebate program
PARKSVILLE - A financial incentive has been re-introduced in Parksville in an effort to expand the tree canopy.A tree rebate program is available for a fourth year in Parksville, involving up to $50 t...
Mar 03, 2022
Tamara Lich's lawyer says judge who denied bail was a biased former Liberal candidate
OTTAWA - Tamara Lich, one of the most prominent organizers of the Ottawa convoy that gridlocked the city's streets for over three weeks, says the judge who denied her bail was biased against her cause...
Mar 02, 2022
'We just started last week:' recently re-opened restaurant hit by overnight theft
NANAIMO - An overnight break in is the latest setback for a local restaurant trying to survive a gauntlet of challenges.Flavours of India on Franklyn St. in downtown Nanaimo was broken into overnight ...
Mar 02, 2022
New north Nanaimo townhouse development proceeds, traffic concerns raised
NANAIMO - City Council isn't standing in the way of a new townhouse development in north Nanaimo, at least not for now.A development permit was unanimously granted to a 35 townhouse development off Ta...
Mar 02, 2022
Bank of Canada hikes key interest rate
The Bank of Canada raised its key interest rate target for the first time since slashing its benchmark rate to its rock-bottom level at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.The central bank increased it...
Mar 02, 2022
VIDEO: Clippers staying in Coastal Division race despite short bench
NANAIMO - The Clippers finished the month of February with a 5-4-0-1 record.They did so missing their top player in each position for several games.'Assistant coach Ken McPhalen said other players hav...
Mar 02, 2022
Former B.C. house clerk broke public trust: Crown
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's former clerk of the legislative assembly used public funds to enrich himself in "glaring and egregious" ways, a special prosecutor alleged Tuesday. Brock Martland made t...
Mar 02, 2022