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Film tells story of Sister Dorothy Moore, Mi'kmaw educator who fought for her people
HALIFAX - As a girl growing up in the Mi'kmaw community of Membertou, Sister Dorothy Moore came to know what it meant to lose one's path and then find the way back through human kindness. The 89-year-...
Sep 11, 2022
VIDEO: Coast to coast hike in northern England was a sight to behold
Editor's Note: NanaimoNewsNOW reporter Ian Holmes provides a recap following his week-long hike along a historic fortification wall in Northern England.NANAIMO - Sprawling livestock filled farmland, a...
Sep 11, 2022
Flamingoes, sandwiches among unusual items left at Queen tribute site in London
LONDON - A pink papier mach flamingo, a marmalade sandwich and a Queen-shaped rubber duck are among the items being left among the cards and flowers at a tribute site to the late Queen Elizabeth II in...
Sep 11, 2022
Mariners Volleyball Club sees increased interest from Nanaimo youth
NANAIMO - Young athletes have an opportunity to learn or develop volleyball skills this fall through the Mariners Volleyball Club.Sessions for grades three to twelve will begin in mid-September at Asp...
Sep 11, 2022
Woman recalls meeting future queen as eight-year-old in small-town Ontario
Eliette Levesque was just eight-years-old when she had her first brush with royalty, never realizing she had just met a future queen. In the fall of 1951, the then Princess Elizabeth and her husband P...
Sep 11, 2022
Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, laying a wreath at the Pentagon in a somber commemoration held under a steady rain and paying tribute to "ext...
Sep 11, 2022
First the win, now the work: What Pierre Poilievre has to do next as new Tory leader
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre is waking up today as the new leader of the Conservative party, coming off a landslide win. Before he can take time to enjoy the victory, he has a list of things to do. The H...
Sep 11, 2022
In Quebec, the Queen's death raises questions about future of the monarchy in Canada
MONTREAL - The mixed reactions in Quebec to the death of Queen Elizabeth II highlight the province's complex relationship with the monarchy. In the days after the Queen's death, incumbent Premier Fran...
Sep 11, 2022
US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks
NEW YORK (AP) - The 9/11 anniversary commemoration at ground zero has begun with a tolling bell and a moment of silence, 21 years after the start of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Victims' ...
Sep 11, 2022
Military ombudsman reports 10 vaccine-related complaints, no plans to probe mandate
OTTAWA - Canada's military ombudsman says his office has received fewer than a dozen complaints from service members about the Armed Forces' vaccine requirement, and that he has not found any issues w...
Sep 11, 2022