coffee house murder
Man found 'not criminally responsible' for fatal stabbing at Nanaimo coffee shop
NANAIMO - A judge has ruled a man cannot be held criminally responsible for stabbing another man to death at a local coffee house in 2022. The decision by BC Supreme Court Associate Justice Heather Holmes on Wednesday, March 27 means James Carey Turok, 32, will be held indefinitely at the BC Psychiatric Hospital in Coq...
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IIO investigating potential search error after man's death south of Parksville
PARKSVILLE - The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is reviewing the circumstances around the discovery of a body near Little Mountain, south of the city. A report from the agency states Oceanside RCMP officers were alerted by a witness to a body lying on the ground away from a marked trail on Sunday, March 24 a...
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heading south
Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival moving to Victoria for 2024 summer races
NANAIMO - A staple summer event for the Harbour City will be relocating down-island this year. Rising costs have forced the 2024 Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival, run by the Fairway Gorge Paddling Club, to Victoria on July 13-14. Race director Erik Ages said the financial costs have simply become too much for them to bear,...
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Man found 'not criminally responsible' for fatal stabbing at Nanaimo coffee shop
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trail improvement
New boardwalk solves 'ankle-breaker' section of Linley Valley trail
NANAIMO - More than 200 meters of aluminum boardwalk now tops a challenging section of trail on the south side of Cottle Lake in the popular Linley Valley recreation area. Charlotte Davis, manager of parks operations for the City of Nanaimo, said their contractor recently completed the boardwalk which she said vastly i...
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provincial housing rules
City of Nanaimo prepares for transit hub housing densification push
NANAIMO - Officials in Nanaimo are working on implementing the provincial plan to increase available housing density near transit exchange areas. Passed on Nov. 30 bill 47 requires municipalities to develop bylaws related to transit-oriented areas (TOA), to permit housing developments which meet the minimum provincial ...
Mar 26, 2024
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Small drug seizures down in Vancouver post-decriminalization, police say
VANCOUVER - Data from Vancouver police shows a "dramatic" drop in small drug seizures after decriminalization came into effect in British Columbia last year. The department says during the first nine months of the program officers did not seize any drugs under 2.5 grams, as is outlined in Health Canada's thre...
Mar 26, 2024
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island bus service
Victoria to Tofino: cross-island bus service through Nanaimo resumes Good Friday
NANAIMO - Bus connections linking all points of Vancouver Island are resuming ahead of the summer tourist season. The Tofino Bus, operated by Wilson's Transportation, makes regular weekly runs from Victoria to Tofino/Ucluelet while stopping in Nanaimo, Parksville, and Port Alberni, and will resume service on Friday, Ma...
Mar 26, 2024
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disturbing case
'He's a zombie:' court hears detailed facts of murder at Nanaimo coffee shop
Editors note: The following article includes graphic details of violence. Discretion is advisedNANAIMO - Highly disturbing facts of the murder of a beloved Nanaimo man at a coffee shop have been revealed in court.On Monday, March 25 in BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo James Carey Turok, 32, pleaded not guilty to second degr...
Mar 25, 2024
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approved
New, improved stun gun is accepted for police use in B.C., province says
VICTORIA - British Columbia has approved the use of an updated Taser weapon for officers around the province to use as a less-lethal weapon during police confrontations. A statement from the Ministry of Public Safety says the Taser 7 offers the ability to discharge a second shot without reloading a new cartridge and it...
Mar 25, 2024
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Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival moving to Victoria for 2024 summer races
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trail improvement
New boardwalk solves 'ankle-breaker' section of Linley Valley trail
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British Columbia
Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, the marine mammal co-ordinator at the Fisheries Department, says they are thinking about changing tactics in efforts to convince the ...
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Republican committee to select Buck's likely replacement, adding a challenge to Boebert's campaign
DENVER (AP) - A panel of Colorado Republicans will select a candidate Thursday who will likely serve out the final months of U.S. Rep. Ken Buck 's term - and could pose a challenge to Rep. Lauren Boebert's bid for another term in Congress. It's an unusual and confusing twist in a closely watched primary race for a dist...
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Marine LNG jetty project in Delta, B.C., gets environmental assessment certificate
DELTA, B.C. - British Columbia's Environment Ministry says a marine jetty project in the city of Delta to facilitate liquefied natural gas exports has been issued an environmental assessment certificate. Environment Minister George Heyman and Transportation Minister Rob Fleming say they issued the approval after "...
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Protection fund, bill of rights for renters coming; 'renters matter,' Trudeau says
VANCOUVER - The federal government wants to support those who rent their homes with a protection fund, a bill of rights and a plan to give reliable renters credit when they step up to by a home. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there's something fundamentally unfair about paying $2,000 a month for rent, while those ...
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Indigenous nation gives stranded B.C. killer whale calf name: Brave Little Hunter
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - A marine scientist says he expects rescue efforts to help coax a stranded killer whale calf from a shallow lagoon off northern Vancouver Island to continue today despite federal Fisheries Department concerns about limited opportunities due to changing tidal flows. Jared Towers, who's with the whale res...
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Trudeau says premiers complaining about carbon price didn't pitch better ideas
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back against premiers who are asking him to cancel an upcoming increase to the federal carbon price, saying they have not proposed better ideas to fight climate change. Trudeau says in a letter to premiers today that the last time they discussed the issue in 2022, their...
Mar 26, 2024
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Local Sports
Roster Taking Shape
NightOwls gathering talent for 2024 WCL baseball season
NANAIMO - The NightOwls will return several key players for their third WCL baseball season.The team has also been hard at work bringing in new talent from across North America and around the world.Michael Easter, Nathan Buchan, Jake Fleury and Wylie Waters are some of the familiar faces back and NightOwls co-owner Jim...
Mar 23, 2024
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Island Connected
Victoria-based Pacific FC to play exhibition soccer match in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Pacific FC will bring their brand of Canadian Premier League soccer to the Harbour City.The team will host Vancouver FC in a free exhibition match on Saturday, March 16 at 1:30 p.m. at Q'unq'inuqwstuxw Stadium.Coach James Merriman is looking forward to bringing the team to his hometown of Nanaimo."That w...
Mar 16, 2024
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Digging for Gold
Mariners men's basketball gunning for CCAA title in New Brunswick
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners journey towards a CCAA men's basketball championship has already been a long one - literally.The travel logistics alone were more than the team bargained for when heading out for Sackville, New Brunswick.On Sunday, March 10 the Mariners took off from Nanaimo but a flight delay caused them to ...
Mar 13, 2024
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Road Woes
Clippers fall behind early and lose 4-2 in Langley
LANGLEY - The Clippers losing streak is up to five games after a 4-2 setback in Langley.In the first period the Rivermen vaulted into a 2-0 lead on goals by Logan Morrell and Vitaly Levyy.Connor DeTurris on the man advantage scored the only goal of the second period to get Nanaimo back within a goal.But it was the Rive...
Mar 24, 2024
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Offensive Explosion
Clippers outgunned by Eagles in 10-6 loss at Surrey
SURREY - The Clippers were on the wrong side of a wild night of offense in Surrey.Nanaimo lost 10-6 in a contest they never led.Surrey was up 3-1 after twenty minutes with the Clippers lone goal going to Isa Parekh, his second in as many games.The game was 7-3 in the Eagles favour after the second.Joel Plante and Cole ...
Mar 23, 2024
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High Level Prospect
VIDEO: Clippers add top prospect Barnhill as affiliate player
NANAIMO - Just ahead of their final four games to solidify playoff positioning, the Clippers have brought in a highly touted affiliate defenceman.2007-born blueliner Sean Barnhill is a draft pick of the Dubuque Saints in the USHL and just finished a very successful season with U16 Arizona Junior Coyotes. He's also alre...
Mar 22, 2024
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Canada
In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry continues, Ontario opens comms centre
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Foreign interference inquiry to hear from chief electoral officer Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign...
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Foreign interference inquiry slated to hear from chief electoral officer
OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two gen...
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Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon
ZEBALLOS, B.C. - Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, the marine mammal co-ordinator at the Fisheries Department, says they are thinking about changing tactics in efforts to convince the ...
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Ottawa signs $3.7B health deal with Quebec, final province to sign onto health accord
OTTAWA - Health Minister Mark Holland signed a $3.7-billion health pact with Quebec today, which means all 13 provinces and territories have now signed on to Ottawa's new health accord. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first pitched a new health-funding deal to provinces more than a year ago to increase federal health tra...
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Suspects plead not guilty in human smuggling case involving family's death at border
ST. PAUL, MINN. - A man accused of helping smuggle people across the U.S.-Canada border into Minnesota, including four members of an Indian family who froze to death in 2022, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to seven counts of human smuggling. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel, 28, who prosecutors say went by the alias "Dirty...
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Measles cases in Canada are increasing, Canada's chief public health officer warns
Canada's chief public health officer says the number of measles cases in the country continues to rise. Dr. Theresa Tam says in a statement the Public Health Agency of Canada is aware of 40 measles cases in Canada so far this year. That's more than three times the number of cases reported in all of 2023. Tam says sh...
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World
Ukraine's soccer victory provides welcome distraction from tragedy of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainians have expressed pride and gratitude toward their men's national soccer team for qualifying for the European Championship, a rare bit of good news and a welcome distraction from the war with Russia. Though celebrations after Ukraine's 2-1 win over Iceland were muted as Russian missiles kep...
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Bob Uecker, 90, expected to broadcast Brewers' home opener, workload the rest of season uncertain
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Bob Uecker will be back behind the microphone when the Milwaukee Brewers play their home opener Tuesday against the Minnesota Twins. How heavy a broadcasting workload the 90-year-old Uecker will have the rest of the season remains uncertain. "Bob Uecker calling the first pitch of the Brewers home ...
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Ex-Trump lawyer Eastman should lose state law license for efforts to overturn election, judge says
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge has recommended that conservative attorney John Eastman lose his California law license over his efforts to keep former President Donald Trump in power after the 2020 election. Eastman, a former law school dean, faces 11 disciplinary charges in the state bar court stemming from his developmen...
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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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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...
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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 ...
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