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VIDEO: Nanaimo singer returns to American Idol stage
NANAIMO - It was triumphant return to a national television audience for a local singer. Lauren Spencer-Smith returned to American Idol, not as a contestant, but as a guest performer during the Sunday, April 14 episode of the show's 22nd season. Spencer-Smith sang "Fingers Crossed", a single she released in 2...
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Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes
OTTAWA - The federal government is doubling its investment to train urban firefighters to battle wildfires - a growing threat to Canada's cities and towns. Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the government is giving $800,000 to the International Association of Fire Fighters to conduct additional trainin...
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Racers ramping up for 3rd Hub City Soapbox Derby in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - It's almost time once more the rubber to hit the road. Registration for the third annual Hub City Soap Box Derby opens Monday, April 15, with carts set to roll down Franklyn St. in downtown Nanaimo on Aug. 18. Thousands are expected to line the course and cheering racers on. Event spokesperson Jay Clayton sai...
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Jewellery fundraiser launched for Nanaimo non-profit
NANAIMO - A local non-profit hopes they've stumbled upon a golden idea.Nanaimo Women Helping Women are kicking off a fundraiser which runs through April 30, to collect unwanted gold and silver jewellery, which can then be converted in to cash for vital programs and supports.Founder Kerri Isham said they're hoping to co...
Apr 14, 2024
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Turning Things Around
Buccaneers start rebuild with spring ID camp
NANAIMO - The first look at potential players for the Nanaimo Buccaneers next season happens at the team's ID camp this weekend at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. New head coach Bill Bestwick said the upcoming ice sessions from Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14 will lay the foundation for their 2024-25 Vancouver Island...
Apr 13, 2024
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'I've never been out of work in my life:' tireless Nanaimo senior not afraid to role up sleeves
NANAIMO - Dan Maertins has never had a hard time finding work, and it's easy to see why. While the 78-year-old Nanaimo man has technically been retired for years, he devotes much of his free time performing volunteer clean-up jobs throughout his neighbourhood and around Nanaimo.This time of year Maertins is constantly ...
Apr 13, 2024
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Season Over
Clippers blanked 3-0 in decisive Game 5 in series with Grizzlies
NANAIMO - The Clippers playoff run is over after a 3-0 loss to the Grizzlies in Game 5 at the Q Centre.Victoria won the best of seven 4-1 with Nanaimo's lone victory a 5-3 triumph at home on April 9.In the clinching game the Grizzlies outshot the Clippers 21-6 in the first period but didn't score until the middle frame...
Apr 13, 2024
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Zeballos orca calf 'decided that she is not ready to be moved,' rescue team says
The team trying to rescue an orphaned killer whale trapped in a B.C. lagoon says they are "truly humbled at the intelligence, adaptability and resilience" of the calf that managed to evade capture today.A statement issued by the Ehattesaht First Nation chief and council and the rescue team says they made the ...
Apr 12, 2024
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Nanaimo Mounties searching for woman after series of alleged crimes
NANAIMO - Local Mounties are asking for the public's help to locate a woman believed to be in the region or potentially the south Island. Thirty-eight year old Morgan Elizabeth Blanch has 14 outstanding warrants, with charges ranging from possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, assault and theft under $5,000, t...
Apr 12, 2024
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Planning next bid to rescue B.C. orca calf will take 'few days': Fisheries Department
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set. It says in a news release that any new attempt to capture and release the young whale will depend on weather and the a...
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B.C. celebrates 10 billion seedlings planted since 1930
SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia officials are celebrating the planting of 10 billion seedlings since reforestation efforts began nearly a century ago. A statement from the Forests Ministry says two billion of those seedlings have been planted in the last seven years. It says the 10-billionth seedling was among 305 mill...
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Orphaned B.C. orca may be eating fish, vet says, as rescuers plan new strategy
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Vancouver Aquarium expert who's been involved in attempts to rescue an orphaned orca says the calf may be feeding on fish in the B.C. lagoon where she's been trapped for more than three weeks. Veterinarian Martin Haulena says he got a good look at the calf during Friday's failed attempt to corral the...
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B.C. woman found dead after alleged abduction, man arrested: RCMP
LUMBY, B.C. - An RCMP investigation into the alleged abduction of a woman from Lumby, B.C., has turned into a probe of a suspicious death. Mounties say in a statement that officers with the North Okanagan detachment found the woman's body in a rural area on Sunday, and a man believed to have been involved was arrested...
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B.C. to add 240 complex-care housing units in communities throughout the province
KELOWNA, B.C. - British Columbia is planning to add 240 new units to its complex-care housing program, providing homes for people with mental-health and addictions challenges that overlap with other serious conditions. The Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions says in a statement 200 of the units will be located in ...
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Pro-Palestinian protesters block access to container port in Metro Vancouver
DELTA, B.C. - Pro-Palestinian protesters have blocked access to a major container port terminal in Metro Vancouver. Terminal operator GCT Canada says "illegal protesters' actions are causing an unsafe situation" as truckers that try to access the Deltaport facility are being held on the Roberts Bank causeway....
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Turning Things Around
Buccaneers start rebuild with spring ID camp
NANAIMO - The first look at potential players for the Nanaimo Buccaneers next season happens at the team's ID camp this weekend at the Nanaimo Ice Centre. New head coach Bill Bestwick said the upcoming ice sessions from Friday, April 12 through Sunday, April 14 will lay the foundation for their 2024-25 Vancouver Island...
Apr 13, 2024
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Batter Up
Mid Island Pirates set to open 2024 BC Premier Baseball League season
NANAIMO - The Mid Island Pirates host the Victoria Eagles to start their BCPBL campaign on April 6.The Pirates went 26-22 in their 2023 regular season and coach Pete Entwistle is looking forward to a new year with lots of new faces."We're excited. We just got back from our spring training trip to Las Vegas. We got...
Apr 06, 2024
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Getting a Lift
Nanaimo Kettlebell Club to host Western Canadian Championships
NANAIMO - The Nanaimo Kettlebell Club is hosting a major lifting event on March 30.Organizer Solmon Macys said nearly 50 athletes will be at the Coast Bastion Hotel for the Western Canadian Championships."We have a number from the United States, largely from Seattle. There's going to be about a dozen virtual lifte...
Mar 30, 2024
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Season Over
Clippers blanked 3-0 in decisive Game 5 in series with Grizzlies
NANAIMO - The Clippers playoff run is over after a 3-0 loss to the Grizzlies in Game 5 at the Q Centre.Victoria won the best of seven 4-1 with Nanaimo's lone victory a 5-3 triumph at home on April 9.In the clinching game the Grizzlies outshot the Clippers 21-6 in the first period but didn't score until the middle frame...
Apr 13, 2024
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On the Brink
Clippers fail to hold two goal lead in 3-2 Game 4 loss to Grizzlies
NANAIMO - The Clippers came out guns blazing in the first period in Game 4 versus the Grizzlies but couldn't sustain their strong play for 60 minutes.The Grizzlies won 3-2 to take a 3-1 lead in the best of seven first round BCHL playoff series.Joel Plante and then Luke Buss on a power play gave Nanaimo a 2-0 advantage ...
Apr 11, 2024
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Back in it
Clippers pick up character 5-3 win in Game 3 win over Grizzlies
NANAIMO - The Clippers got their first lead of their series with Victoria then they pushed for their first win.Nanaimo won 5-3 and trail their best of seven with the Grizzlies 2-1.Joel Plante had a big game with two goals and an assist and he had the only goal of the first period four minutes into the contest.Michael M...
Apr 10, 2024
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Canada
In the news today: It's Budget day in Ottawa and March inflation numbers are due out
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Freeland to present federal budget today Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is finally set to present the federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, showcasing how the government pl...
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Planning next bid to rescue B.C. orca calf will take 'few days': Fisheries Department
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - The Department of Fisheries says planning for a new attempt to rescue an orca calf trapped in a Vancouver Island lagoon will be finalized in the next few days but no date has been set. It says in a news release that any new attempt to capture and release the young whale will depend on weather and the a...
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Orphaned B.C. orca may be eating fish, vet says, as rescuers plan new strategy
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A Vancouver Aquarium expert who's been involved in attempts to rescue an orphaned orca says the calf may be feeding on fish in the B.C. lagoon where she's been trapped for more than three weeks. Veterinarian Martin Haulena says he got a good look at the calf during Friday's failed attempt to corral the...
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Here's what the Liberals have promised will be in the federal budget on Tuesday
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to present the federal budget on Tuesday after a countrywide tour that teased many of the housing and affordability measures to be included in the document. Here's what the federal Liberals have already promised. Housing plan On Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau an...
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Singh defends NDP carbon price position - without directly supporting a consumer levy
OTTAWA - The federal leader of the New Democrats is insisting his party's position on carbon pricing remains unchanged. But Jagmeet Singh is refusing to say explicitly whether he supports Canadians having to pay it on consumer items like gasoline. Singh met with reporters today for the first time since a speech last w...
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Link to Canada's security needed to bar suspected spies under immigration law: court
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says people can be barred from Canada under espionage-related provisions of the immigration law only when their activities have a clear link to Canadian security. The finding comes today in a pair of rulings involving men from Ethiopia who were found inadmissible to Canada for bein...
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World
Fire rages through the 17th-century old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen and its spire has collapsed
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - One of Copenhagen's oldest buildings is on fire and its iconic spire has collapsed. The roof of the 17th-century old Stock Exchange, or Boersen, that was once Denmark's financial center, was engulfed in flames Tuesday. The building, which is situated next to the Christiansborg Palace where th...
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A knife attack in Australia against a bishop and a priest is being treated as terrorism, police say
SYDNEY (AP) - Australian police say a knife attack in Sydney that wounded a bishop and a priest during a church service as horrified worshippers watched online and in person was an act of terrorism. Police arrested a 16-year-old boy Tuesday after the stabbing at Christ the Good Shepherd Church that injured Bishop Mar M...
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Clark selected No. 1 in WNBA draft by Indiana Fever
NEW YORK (AP) - Caitlin Clark was selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever on Monday night. The former Iowa star became a household name among basketball fans during her record-breaking college career, and she will now try and help revive the Indiana franchise along with last season's No. 1 p...
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An exciting event filled with art, music, and community spirit is coming to Nanaimo. The Foundation for Artistic Expression's upcoming IGNITE2024 NatureNurture Mental Health Gala is aimed at supporting the vulnerable and at-risk youth of Nanaimo. The gala is set to take place on Sept. 14, 2024. One of the gala's key pa...
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Personalized Swimming Lessons Make a Splash in Nanaimo
For parents seeking hassle-free swimming lessons with flexibility, availability, and guaranteed results, AquaSTAR is making waves in Nanaimo. Originating from Vancouver, this program, now led by Nanaimo-native Tristan Tolley, brings personalized swimming instruction to all ages and skill levels. Tolley noted that being...
Mar 19, 2024
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Uniting Nanaimo for Youth Mental Health
Save the date for September 14, 2024, for IGNITE2024 - NatureNurture, as the Vancouver Island Conference Centre transforms into an artistic experience of charitable activity as we aim to raise $100,000 for vulnerable and at-risk youth in Nanaimo. Prepare for an evening of extraordinary performances featuring a diverse ...
Feb 15, 2024
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