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Notorious clubhouse owned by Nanaimo, B.C., Hells Angels being demolished, Farnworth says
The Nanaimo, B.C., clubhouse that once belonged to a Vancouver Island chapter of the Hells Angels is being demolished, just weeks after a court ruling confirmed the B.C. government had the right to seize the property. The clubhouse and two others in Kelowna and Vancouver were seized by the province. The Vancouver clubhouse is pictured on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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Power outage and high winds force new B.C. ferry firm to cancel first sailings
The inaugural sailings for the passenger ferry between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo, B.C., were cancelled Monday because of a power outage. Passengers ride a ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Nanaimo, B.C., on Tuesday, June 16, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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B.C. criminal prosecutor Glenn Kelt worked on numerous murder trials
Glenn with his daugther, Caitlyn. handout
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Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., probe theft of German shepherd puppies
One of 10 stolen German shepherd puppies is shown in an RCMP handout photo. The RCMP are investigating the theft of the puppies from a backyard kennel in Nanaimo, B.C. Police say the theft occurred around 3 a.m. Monday morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-RCMP **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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New Nanaimo hospital ICU to take patients next week, replacing one of Canada’s worst units
B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix speaks during a health-care funding announcement, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, June 9, 2023. A new intensive care unit in Nanaimo, B.C., will start taking patients later this month, replacing an aging unit once called one of the worst ICUs in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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First Nation in B.C. signs deal with developer to reclaim land, language - and a share of prosperity
Paulina Taekema, Indigenous culture student support worker, rear, helps grade 1 and kindergarten students with carrying a cedar strip near Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh School in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
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B.C. food bank gets $7M for warehouse as it struggles with abundance, not scarcity
The B.C. government says it's kicking in $7 million to go toward building a warehouse in Nanaimo for a local non-profit that distributes food to those in need across Vancouver Island. Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Sheila Malcolmson says food price inflation has put intense pressure on both individuals as well as non-profits that provide foodbank services. Malcolmson looks on during a press conference, in Nanaimo, B.C., Wednesday, April 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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B.C. scrambles to cope with housing the province’s most vulnerable
Steve Davidson is photographed outside the building where his suite is located at the Nikao temporary modular complex in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Friday, April 21, 2023. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
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B.C. announces initiatives addressing repeat violent offenders as Premier expresses horror at teen’s bus stabbing
Premier David Eby speaks about new hubs to target violent crime during a press conference in front of the Provincial Court of British Columbia in Nanaimo, B.C., Wednesday, April 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Junior All Native Tournament in Nanaimo, B.C., is about more than basketball
A young First Nations dancer performs during the Junior All Native Tournament basketball tournament, in Nanaimo, B.C., in a Sunday, March 19, 2023, handout photo. More than 1,200 youth basketball players sang and danced their way into Frank Crane Arena on Sunday night for the opening ceremonies of the Junior All Native Tournament. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-SNUNEYMUXW, Nelson Campana, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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RCMP make arrest in axe attack in Nanaimo, B.C., where one was hurt
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. RCMP in Nanaimo, B.C., are investigating after a 30-year-old man was struck with the blunt end of an axe blade. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Multiple sailing delays after man arrested aboard ferry in Nanaimo, B.C.
BC Ferries says multiple sailings will be delayed and others may be cancelled following a police incident last night aboard a ferry in Nanaimo, B.C. The BC Ferries vessel Queen of Surrey passes Bowen Island while traveling on Howe Sound from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale, B.C., on Friday, April 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Search and rescue crews recover body after man drowns near Nanaimo, B.C.
Divers prepare to enter the water at the end of the year-long Lake Tahoe cleanup in Stateline, Nev., Tuesday, May 10, 2022. They found no trace of a mythical sea monster, no sign of mobsters in concrete shoes or long-lost treasure chests. But scuba divers who spent the past year cleaning up Lake Tahoe's entire 72-mile (115-kilometer) shoreline have come away with what they hope will prove much more valuable: tons and tons of trash. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
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Not just for thrill seekers: Canadians face their fears at bungee jumping operations across the country
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B.C. ferry breakdown prompts cancellations before long weekend
A passenger catches a nap as the morning light rises over the waters of Horseshoe Bay as the ferry Queen of Oak Bay departs for Nanaimo, B.C. early Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Travellers aboard a B.C. ferry heading to Nanaimo endured a late night sailing when the vessel had engine trouble mid-voyage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
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Cargo ship off Victoria cleared to move to nearby port authority
Ships work to control a fire onboard the MV Zim Kingston about eight kilometres from the shore in Victoria, Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Cannabis company Tilray to close Nanaimo office and facility months after Aphria merger
Cannabis plants are seen at a facility in Sainte-Eustache, Que., Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. Aphria Inc. and Tilray Inc. say they will combine to become the world's largest cannabis company based on revenue. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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B.C. official condemns threats of violence against anti-racism rally organizers
British Columbia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. A British Columbia official tasked with advancing the government's work tackling racism is condemning threats of violence that led to the postponement of a planned rally against racism on Vancouver Island over the weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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One dead, several arrested after mall shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., Friday, April 13, 2018. One person is dead after a shooting at a strip mall in Nanaimo, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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How my ‘fur baby’ became a postpartum support dog
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Nanaimo teen Liam Docherty is the red-haired hope of the blues
13-year-old Nanaimo blues prodigy Liam Docherty
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Two BC Ferries vessels join rescue efforts after small boat takes on water east of Nanaimo
Two BC Ferries vessels joined rescue efforts in Georgia Strait Sunday as a small boat began taking on water east of Nanaimo.
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BC Ferries to resume service between Nanaimo and Vancouver with four round-trip sailings every day
BC Ferries is set to resume service between Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver and Departure Bay in Nanaimo.
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Teens set off flare in B.C. store in ‘reckless’ act that started fire, traumatized clerk, RCMP say
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. Canada's national police force wants a digital tool to harvest data from a sweeping variety of online sources to provide early information on threats such as disease outbreaks and mass shootings. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Tracking the ‘Murder Hornet’: A Deadly Pest Has Reached North America
Chris Looney, a Washington State entomologist, displays a dead two-inch Asian giant hornet on his jacket in Blaine, Wash. on April 23, 2020. Sightings of the Asian giant hornet have prompted fears that the vicious insect could establish itself in the United States and devastate bee populations. (Ruth Fremson / The New York Times)
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Nanaimo mayor Leonard Krog’s call to institutionalize the mentally ill, addicted, homeless is out of touch with reality
Adrienne Tanner
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Two men, one woman killed in plane crash on Gabriola Island, coroner confirms
Residents look on as an RCMP vehicle blocks a road near the the scene of a small plane crash on Gabriola Island, B.C., on Dec. 11, 2019.
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B.C. copes with smoky air: face masks, cancelled events and curtailed outdoor activities
Nanaimo Canoe and Kayak Club head coach Igor Nikitovic before a morning paddle at Long Lake in Nanaimo, B.C., on Aug. 23, 2018.