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• Victoria goalie Dylan Garand wins first start for Team Canada at World Juniors

  12-08-2022 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  New York Rangers prospect made 22 stops in 11-1 thumping of Slovakia
  
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• Local hammer thrower brings home silver medal from Commonwealth Games - Nanaimo News NOW

  12-08-2022 23:28 via nanaimonewsnow.com
  
  Local hammer thrower brings home silver medal from Commonwealth Games  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Elvis impersonator says he is on deathbed in hallway at a B.C. hospital

  12-08-2022 23:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  ‘No dignity in it whatsoever,’ says Randy Friskie, who has liver disease
  
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• Police investigate discovery of body in fire-ravaged house in Nanaimo, B.C. - Global News

  12-08-2022 22:58 via globalnews.ca
  
  Police investigate discovery of body in fire-ravaged house in Nanaimo, B.C.  Global News
  
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• Rare white orca from California spotted taking a big family trip to B.C.

  12-08-2022 22:37 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Frosty and his family ventured over 2,000 kilometres north of home
  
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• City of Iqaluit declares emergency due to water shortage - Nanaimo News NOW

  12-08-2022 21:50 via nanaimonewsnow.com
  
  City of Iqaluit declares emergency due to water shortage  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Police investigate discovery of body in fire-ravaged house in Nanaimo, B.C.

  12-08-2022 21:40 via globalnews.ca
  
  A house in the south end of Nanaimo, B.C. was secured by police after firefighters found the body of a man inside after extinguishing a blaze.
  
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• Montenegro gunman kills 11 on the street; police kill him - Nanaimo News NOW

  12-08-2022 21:21 via nanaimonewsnow.com
  
  Montenegro gunman kills 11 on the street; police kill him  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Parkland purchases expand and connect Mt. Benson and Westwood Lake parks

  12-08-2022 20:55 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Deal for close to $4 million involves 100 hectares of land ‘from lake shore to mountain top’
  
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• Dozens of properties on evacuation alert amid ‘out of control’ wildfire along Highway 3

  12-08-2022 20:47 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A car accident on Highway 3 sparked the Richter Mountain wildfire
  
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• 10 new lightning-caused wildfires in Southeast Fire Centre

  12-08-2022 20:34 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Thunderstorms in the region have increased fire activity
  
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• B.C. First Nation delegation headed to Scotland to discuss repatriation of Nisga’a memorial pole

  12-08-2022 20:27 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The totem pole was taken in 1929 without consent from Nisga’a Nation’s House of Ni’isjoohl
  
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• Charges in machete attack that seriously injured two in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside

  12-08-2022 20:14 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Vancouver police say the 37-year-old suspect was arrested Wednesday
  
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• Canadian wastewater surveillance expanding to new public health threats: Tam

  12-08-2022 20:11 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Public Health Agency of Canada also intends to start testing for polio as soon as possible
  
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• Assault charge laid after Vancouver police say officers were ‘swarmed’ by crowd

  12-08-2022 20:07 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  In total, seven people were arrested and three will return to court later
  
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• Rogers, Shaw, Quebecor sign definitive agreement on planned sale of Freedom Mobile

  12-08-2022 20:06 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Quebecor beat out several other parties to reach the deal
  
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• Luxury goods tax on super-rich could hit electric vehicles: expert

  12-08-2022 20:03 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The luxury goods tax covers vehicles over $100,000
  
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• Rough elevator ride leads to lawsuit against strata, Langley City

  12-08-2022 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Elevator was a hazard that injured nine-member family, suit claims
  
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• Highway 3A from Keremeos to Penticton reopens

  12-08-2022 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Reduced speed limits and additional RCMP will be along the road
  
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• B.C. search team rescues hiker from Golden Ears Mountains

  12-08-2022 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Search and Rescue warns people to bring navigation tools into the back country
  
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• 45 new wildfires spark after lightning hits dry areas of B.C.

  12-08-2022 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  There are 89 wildfires actively burning in B.C., six of them are wildfires of note
  
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• You can own your own private B.C. island for $2.9M

  12-08-2022 19:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Chads Island has swimmable beaches and a protected dock
  
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• Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York

  12-08-2022 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Rabbi Charles Savenor was among the hundreds of people in the audience
  
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• New fire start near Cranbrook under control - Nanaimo Bulletin

  12-08-2022 18:18 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  New fire start near Cranbrook under control  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• New fire start near Cranbrook under control

  12-08-2022 18:18 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  BC Wildfire Service says the new fire isn’t expected to spread any further
  
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• Set pieces cost Canada in 2-0 loss to South Korea at FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

  12-08-2022 18:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Canadians face France on Sunday at the same venue
  
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• Investment in residential construction falls for first time in nine months: StatCan

  12-08-2022 18:07 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Investment in commercial construction had fallen in May, the first time in 13 months
  
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• Wrestler Eekeeluak Avalak dedicates historic Canada Games gold to his late brother

  12-08-2022 18:04 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The 18-year-old wrestler from Cambridge Bay won Nunavut’s first-ever medal at the Canada Summer Games
  
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• ‘The future of science in Canada is at risk’: Researchers call for pay raise

  12-08-2022 17:56 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The group says many scholarships amount to less than minimum wage
  
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• Body found inside home that burned in Nanaimo last night

  12-08-2022 17:55 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Firefighters battled blaze at house on Athletic Street
  
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• Mt. Evans fire near Kimberley being monitored by helicopters and air tankers

  12-08-2022 17:44 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Terrain is not safe for ground crews says BC Wildfire Service
  
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• Lightning starts wildfire east of Vernon - Nanaimo Bulletin

  12-08-2022 17:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Lightning starts wildfire east of Vernon  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Lightning starts wildfire east of Vernon

  12-08-2022 17:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The blaze is 0.80 hectares in Cherryville
  
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• Firefighters gain upper hand on 2-hectare wildfire south of Fairmont, B.C.

  12-08-2022 17:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The fire is burning on Crown land on the west side of Highway 93/95 near the Columbia Lake viewpoint
  
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• Police reopen investigation into sexual assault allegation against Olympiques players - Nanaimo News NOW

  12-08-2022 17:33 via nanaimonewsnow.com
  
  Police reopen investigation into sexual assault allegation against Olympiques players  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Review concludes Whitecaps’ response to misconduct allegations was appropriate

  12-08-2022 17:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  It also says the Whitecaps could have done more to support the players
  
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• Pianist Oscar Peterson becomes first Black Canadian featured on a circulation coin

  12-08-2022 17:23 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Mint issuing 3 million coins depicting Peterson, known as “the man with four hands,” playing the piano
  
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• Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York - Nanaimo News NOW

  12-08-2022 17:20 via nanaimonewsnow.com
  
  Author Salman Rushdie attacked on lecture stage in New York  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Polio detected in NYC's sewage, suggesting virus circulating - Nanaimo News NOW

  12-08-2022 16:42 via nanaimonewsnow.com
  
  Polio detected in NYC's sewage, suggesting virus circulating  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Serious Crime investigating after body found in burned south Nanaimo home - Nanaimo News NOW

  12-08-2022 15:16 via nanaimonewsnow.com
  
  Serious Crime investigating after body found in burned south Nanaimo home  Nanaimo News NOWMan dies under suspicious circumstances in Nanaimo house fire  Vancouver SunDiscovery of man's body in Nanaimo house fire deemed suspicious  Victoria BuzzBody found after Nanaimo house fire | CTV News  CTV News VIView Full coverage on Google News
  
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• Nanaimo firefighters move into new $20-million fire hall - Times Colonist

  12-08-2022 11:55 via timescolonist.com
  
  Nanaimo firefighters move into new $20-million fire hall  Times Colonist
  
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• Show must go on, but Nanaimo Fringe Festival hit with equipment theft – Nanaimo News Bulletin - Nanaimo Bulletin

  12-08-2022 09:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Show must go on, but Nanaimo Fringe Festival hit with equipment theft – Nanaimo News Bulletin  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Show must go on, but Nanaimo Fringe Festival hit with equipment theft - Nanaimo Bulletin

  12-08-2022 09:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Show must go on, but Nanaimo Fringe Festival hit with equipment theft  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Parkland purchases expand and connect Mt. Benson and Westwood Lake parks – Nanaimo News Bulletin - Nanaimo Bulletin

  12-08-2022 09:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Parkland purchases expand and connect Mt. Benson and Westwood Lake parks – Nanaimo News Bulletin  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Huge land acquisition formally connects Mount Benson with Westwood Lake - Nanaimo News NOW

  12-08-2022 09:00 via nanaimonewsnow.com
  Huge land acquisition formally connects Mount Benson with Westwood Lake  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Equal pay deal for US women's soccer approved by judge - Nanaimo News NOW

  12-08-2022 07:45 via nanaimonewsnow.com
  
  Equal pay deal for US women's soccer approved by judge  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Freighters infringing on environmental rights - Nanaimo Bulletin

  12-08-2022 04:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Freighters infringing on environmental rights  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Freighters infringing on environmental rights

  12-08-2022 04:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Ships degrading incredibly delicate Gulf Island marine ecosystem, says letter writer
  
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• Man who tried to breach FBI’s Cincinnati office killed after standoff

  12-08-2022 03:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Confrontation came as officials warned of increase in threats against federal agents
  
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• Missing woman from Kamloops, last seen in Merritt - Nanaimo Bulletin

  12-08-2022 03:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Missing woman from Kamloops, last seen in Merritt  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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