food insecurity
Island Health families facing the highest cost of nutritional food in B.C.
NANAIMO - When it comes to the high cost of food negatively impacting households, those in the Island Health region are struggling the most. According to a new report from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), the average monthly cost for healthy, nutritious groceries in 2022 for a family of four in B.C. was $1,26...
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B.C. police say remains of Madison Scott, last seen in 2011, are found
The remains of a British Columbia woman missing for a dozen years have been found on a rural property in Vanderhoof, RCMP said Monday. The announcement of the discovery came 12 years to the day after Madison Scott was reported missing by a family member. Police have said she was 20 years old when she was last seen earl...
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fire season
Pair of central Island wildfires quickly held by Coastal Fire Centre crews
NANAIMO - Quick reporting and quicker action by local crews have avoided two fire starts from growing much further. BC Wildfire Service crews were alerted to smoke north of the Englishman River, near Coombs around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 28. Julia Caranci, information officer with the Coastal Fire Centre, told Nanaimo...
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'He had the demons, he had the voices:' Kyle McInnis remembered for lively personality & giving back
NANAIMO - A large crowd filled a north Nanaimo hall where stories were told, laughs were had and tears flowed in honour of a man who made his mark in the community.Kyle Lloyd McInnis died of toxic drugs in Nanaimo at the age of 39 on Feb. 12, 2023 following a battle with substances and a longstanding mental illness. Ab...
May 29, 2023
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VIDEO: Local cadets complete annual Ceremonial Review at Nanaimo Airport
NANAIMO - It might be the end of the road for some, but cadets from 205 Collishaw will leave the program armed with valuable life skills.The squadron celebrated all their achievements from the last year with their annual Ceremonial Review on Sunday, May 28 at the Nanaimo Flying Club's base at Nanaimo Airport.Commanding...
May 28, 2023
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Volunteers needed as Nanaimo dragon boat festival returns to full speed
NANAIMO - The annual Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival (NDBF) is returning this summer, hoping to get back to pre-pandemic numbers.Race director Erik Ages told NanaimoNewsNOW while last year's event was the first following pandemic-related cancellations, this year's event will be back to full force."As a result, we nee...
May 28, 2023
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Roster Selection
VI Raiders looking to finalize roster at 2023 spring camp
NANAIMO - The VI Raiders are entering a season of change with new management, coaches and players.Roughly 75 players will be attending spring camp from Friday, May 26 through Sunday, May 28 at Caledonia Park on Wall St.General Manager Shawn Arabsky said the athletes will be ramping up the energy and competition through...
May 28, 2023
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Island athletes competing at feature Nanaimo track and field meet
NANAIMO - Rotary Bowl is playing host this weekend to a marquee event for the Nanaimo Track and Field Club.Athletes from across Vancouver Island will compete in an array of events over two days beginning Saturday, May 26, with runners, jumpers and throwers aged nine to 90 taking part in the Elwood Wylie Memorial Track ...
May 27, 2023
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'A horrible, horrible disease:' Walk for Alzheimer's honours Nanaimo caregiver
NANAIMO - An annual advocacy walk in Nanaimo for people impacted by declines in cognitive function holds a special meaning this year for a lifelong local resident. Susan Jarvis said her husband's dementia worsened to the point where he was recently transferred to a Qualicum Beach facility so he could receive around-the...
May 27, 2023
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British Columbia
Fate of Vancouver Chinatown condo project pushed to June 12 as city hearing adjourns
VANCOUVER - It will be at least two more weeks before any decision can be made on a condo development in the heart of Vancouver's Chinatown neighbourhood. Seventy people, both for and against the nine-storey development at 105 Keefer Street, had signed up to address a City of Vancouver development permit board hearing ...
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B.C. creates anti-racism data committee, releases research priorities
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has released 12 priorities for anti-racism research in its first update since the Anti-Racism Data Act came into effect last June. The province says the focus will be in areas such as racial diversity within the public service, interactions with the justice system and how hea...
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B.C. police say remains of Madison Scott, last seen in 2011, are found
The remains of a British Columbia woman missing for a dozen years have been found on a rural property in Vanderhoof, RCMP said Monday. The announcement of the discovery came 12 years to the day after Madison Scott was reported missing by a family member. Police have said she was 20 years old when she was last seen earl...
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Man pleads guilty to murder, assault in B.C. library stabbing spree
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who stabbed numerous people in and around the Lynn Valley Library in North Vancouver two years ago has pleaded guilty to murder and other charges. Yannick Bandaogo pleaded guilty in a New Westminster, B.C., court to second-degree murder, several charges of attempted murder and one count o...
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Northeastern B.C. wildfire grows as evacuations return north of Fort St. John
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The British Columbia Wildfire Service says a blaze north of Fort St. John has grown significantly, forcing renewed evacuation orders and alerts. The service website says the Donnie Creek wildfire charred an additional 275 square kilometres over the weekend. The fire, approximately 160 kilometres ...
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Vancouver police investigating fatal shooting linked to gang conflict
Vancouver police are investigating the death of a 28-year-old man in a shooting that investigators believe was related to gang conflict in the region. Police say multiple people called to report the shooting outside a south Vancouver banquet hall near Fraser Street and Southeast Marine Drive at 1:30 a.m. Sunday. They s...
May 28, 2023
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Roster Selection
VI Raiders looking to finalize roster at 2023 spring camp
NANAIMO - The VI Raiders are entering a season of change with new management, coaches and players.Roughly 75 players will be attending spring camp from Friday, May 26 through Sunday, May 28 at Caledonia Park on Wall St.General Manager Shawn Arabsky said the athletes will be ramping up the energy and competition through...
May 28, 2023
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RUN, JUMP, THROW
Island athletes competing at feature Nanaimo track and field meet
NANAIMO - Rotary Bowl is playing host this weekend to a marquee event for the Nanaimo Track and Field Club.Athletes from across Vancouver Island will compete in an array of events over two days beginning Saturday, May 26, with runners, jumpers and throwers aged nine to 90 taking part in the Elwood Wylie Memorial Track ...
May 27, 2023
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Box Lacrosse
Nanaimo's two senior lacrosse teams back on the floor in 2023
NANAIMO - The Harbour City was without any senior box lacrosse for two seasons but this year the Senior A and Senior B Timbermen will both have full schedules.The Senior A Tmen got back on the floor in 2022 and had their best season ever with a 12-6 regular season and a trip to the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) fi...
May 22, 2023
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BC Hockey League parting ways with Hockey Canada
NANAIMO - The B.C. Hockey League are breaking away from Hockey Canada.Effective June 1, 2023, the BCHL and their member teams including the Nanaimo Clippers, will allow their agreement with the sport's nationwide governing body to expire and operate as an independent league.Graham Fraser, chairman of the BCHL, said in ...
May 01, 2023
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Player Recognition
Clippers wrap 2022-23 season with awards ceremony
NANAIMO - The Clippers organization gathered one final time to close out the BCHL season.On April 26 the team handed out their annual awards at a ceremony at the Wolf Brewery.Graduating captain Michael Craig was a Clipper for three seasons and took home the Best Two Way Player award."There was so much opportunity ...
Apr 30, 2023
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Season Over
Clippers playoff run ends in Game 6 in Chilliwack
CHILLIWACK - The Clippers comeback attempt from a 3-0 series deficit fell short in a 5-0 loss in Game 6 to the Chilliwack Chiefs.With two straight wins to get back in the best of seven second round matchup Nanaimo couldn't win a third straight game to extend their season.The Chiefs scored on their first power play in t...
Apr 24, 2023
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Canada
Air Canada failing to provide full services in both official languages: report
OTTAWA - The official languages commissioner says Canadian travellers - particularly francophones - are struggling to get service in their official language of choice from Air Canada. Raymond Théberge says his assessment also applies to the Canada Border Services Agency and major airport authorities. His new r...
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Canadian Afghan advisers take government to court over alleged discrimination
OTTAWA - Two Canadians who served the military in Afghanistan are suing the federal government over alleged discrimination for failing to rescue their family members from the Taliban. The federal government recently created a program to ensure the families of Canadians who served as language and cultural advisers in Af...
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Liberals still have faith in David Johnston's work on foreign meddling: House leader
OTTAWA - Government House leader Mark Holland says the federal Liberals still have faith in the man they appointed to investigate the issue of foreign interference in Canadian elections. But Holland would not confirm whether the government could fire David Johnston if an NDP motion calling for his ouster passes in the ...
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Freeland says Liberal government respects Alberta electing Danielle Smith as premier
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Liberal government respects the choice the people of Alberta have made at the ballot box. She made the comment on her way into the federal Liberals' weekly cabinet meeting, hours after UCP Leader Danielle Smith was declared victorious over the NDP's Rachel Notle...
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In The News for May 30 : Alberta UCP wins majority government
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ... Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says it's time to put personal and political attacks in the "rear-view mirror" ...
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'Crushing consequences': experts see growing risk as wildfires crash into communities
The fire department in Slave Lake, Alta., had a long-standing plan for tackling wildfire encroaching on the community, but in May 2011, flames from a nearby forest blewover suppression effortsand destroyed several hundred homes and other buildings. "I think that was the most shocking time of my entire career and m...
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World
Mayor: 5 unaccounted for including 2 likely in wreckage of collapsed Iowa apartment building
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city of Davenport, Iowa, said Tuesday. Mayor Mike Matson confirmed the numbers at a news conference following criticism that...
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Moscow mayor reports drone attack in Russian capital with minor damage to buildings
MOSCOW (AP) - Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin reported a drone attack on the Russian capital on Tuesday morning. Sobyanin said in a Telegram post that the attack caused "insignificant damage" to several buildings and that "no one has been seriously hurt," without clarifying what it means. Residents of ...
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Police investigating shooting near beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) - Police are responding to a shooting near the beach broadwalk in Hollywood, Florida. Nine people were injured, police said. No deaths have been reported. A preliminary investigation shows that an altercation between two groups resulted in gunfire, police said. One person has been detained and anot...
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A new local program is making a difference for people who need medication. It's also giving peace of mind to their loved ones and helping ease the strain on our healthcare system. Introducing the Pinnacle Plus Program. This in-home service is a new option for people who need or want assistance with their medications, i...
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Help raise funds for the future High Acuity Unit at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
NANAIMO - No one knows when they'll need the hospital. Or if they might need to go to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). But no matter what, everyone needs to know that they'll receive the very best care. And Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is working to provide that care to everyone in the central- and mid-Island region...
Dec 16, 2022
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See how your generosity opens doors for local Indigenous youth
It's the season of giving, and a small First Nation-led charity has a big shiny fundraising goal on its wish list. Endorsed by 9 Coast Salish Nations, the Kw'umut Lelum Foundation in Nanaimo is the first Indigenous owned and led community foundation in BC. This holiday season, they aim to raise $20,000. These funds wil...
Dec 12, 2022
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