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• Parts of B.C.’s financial statements are inaccurate, auditor general says

  31-08-2022 23:48 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Michael Pickup issued ‘unusual’ qualified opinion on three areas of the financial statements
  
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• Uber applies to drive into Kelowna and Victoria

  31-08-2022 23:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Uber has applied for a licence transfer from another company to operate in Kelowna and Victoria
  
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• Landmark agreement to protect 45 sacred sites across Stó:lō territory a first for B.C.

  31-08-2022 23:34 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  ‘This is a major step forward for First Nations heritage conservation in B.C,’ says Stó:lō chief
  
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• Easier access to campus & classrooms coming for Nanaimo VIU students - Nanaimo News NOW

  31-08-2022 23:17 via nanaimonewsnow.com
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• Union for B.C. 911 dispatchers calls for extended supports amid staff shortage

  31-08-2022 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Worker retention remains a major problem because of low wages and burnout
  
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• Toxic chemicals commonly found in dollar store items, testing shows

  31-08-2022 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  One in four products tested were positive for managed substances
  
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• Freeland says Albertans kind, welcoming, as RCMP investigate confrontation

  31-08-2022 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Deputy PM subjected to a profane tirade while in Grande Prairie, Friday
  
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• Filomena Tassi, Helena Jaczek swap federal cabinet roles in minor shuffle

  31-08-2022 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Trudeau makes shift to lessen travel demands on Tassi, says no further moves coming
  
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• Beefs & Bouquets, Aug. 31 – Nanaimo News Bulletin - Nanaimo Bulletin

  31-08-2022 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
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• Beefs & Bouquets, Aug. 31 - Nanaimo Bulletin

  31-08-2022 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
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• B.C. Lions acquire veteran quarterback Adams from Montreal Alouettes

  31-08-2022 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The B.C. Lions acquired veteran quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. from the Montreal Alouettes on Wednesday for a 2023 first-round draft pick.
  
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• Thousands in B.C. will continue to die until there is a safe drug supply, say advocates

  31-08-2022 22:06 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day
  
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• B.C. sets 13 single-day temperature records as heat wave comes for south coast

  31-08-2022 21:27 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Short-lived heat wave expected to last from Wednesday (Aug. 30) through to Friday
  
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• Nanaimo's Lauren Spencer-Smith performs at MTV Video Music Awards – Nanaimo News Bulletin - Nanaimo Bulletin

  31-08-2022 20:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
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• Nanaimo's Lauren Spencer-Smith performs at MTV Video Music Awards - Nanaimo Bulletin

  31-08-2022 20:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
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• Nanaimo’s Lauren Spencer-Smith performs at MTV Video Music Awards

  31-08-2022 20:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  18-year-old sang two of her singles on the VMAs’ Extended Play Stage on Aug. 28
  
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• Family appeals for information one year after Victoria artist’s murder

  31-08-2022 20:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Jeremy Gordaneer was murdered on Aug. 31, 2021
  
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• 988: National suicide prevention hotline coming November 2023

  31-08-2022 20:18 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Cariboo Prince George MP Todd Doherty tearfully shared the news on Facebook
  
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• Victoria man set to take a trip after wordy $75,000 win - Nanaimo Bulletin

  31-08-2022 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
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• Victoria man set to take a trip after wordy $75,000 win

  31-08-2022 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Crossword scratch ticket the second to pay out this summer on Vancouver Island
  
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• New feature film by B.C. writer tells true story of Canada’s ‘Flying Bandit’

  31-08-2022 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Project a labour of love for White Rock screenwriter Kraig Wenman
  
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• ‘Infectious smile and big heart’: Family of B.C. man killed in random attack in shock

  31-08-2022 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Edward Brett Davidson, 39, died after being stabbed by a man he didn’t know in Calgary
  
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• ‘How many can you count?’: B.C. driver pulled over with multiple cell phones and a laptop

  31-08-2022 18:58 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Vancouver Police issued the man three $368 tickets for using the devices while driving
  
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• ‘How many can you count?’: B.C. driver pulled over using multiple cell phones and a laptop

  31-08-2022 18:58 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Vancouver Police issued the man three $368 tickets for using the devices while driving
  
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• Whispered 911 call from B.C. senior ends with police nabbing strange intruder in her home

  31-08-2022 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Officers could see an elderly woman standing in a bedroom window indicating she was in distress
  
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• Motorcyclist in his 80s dies in collision near Kamloops

  31-08-2022 18:21 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The crash occurred around 4:50 p.m. on Aug. 30
  
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• Body of missing B.C. fisherman found on Fraser River in Chilliwack

  31-08-2022 18:14 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Dustin Williams reported missing on Aug. 7, body recovered more than 3 weeks later
  
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• Elizabeth May takes team approach in comeback Green Party leadership bid

  31-08-2022 18:03 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Saanich Gulf Islands MP plans to lead the Greens again with Jonathan Pedneault as co-leader
  
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• Nanaimo compost facility completes $7M expansion | CTV News - CTV News VI

  31-08-2022 17:37 via vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
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• UN weather agency predicts rare ‘triple-dip’ La Nina in 2022

  31-08-2022 17:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  La Nina often leads to more Atlantic hurricanes, less rain and more wildfires in the western United States
  
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• Mikhail Gorbachev will be ‘sorely missed,’ former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney says

  31-08-2022 17:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Mulroney says he first met Gorbachev in March 1985 and found him to be a breath of fresh air
  
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• Why you may see purple chairs popping up on International Overdose Awareness Day

  31-08-2022 17:28 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Empty purple chairs represent those lost to the toxic drug supply
  
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• Quebec election: Gun control advocates to sound out parties on handgun ban, buybacks

  31-08-2022 17:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Montreal, in particular, has dealt with a spate of high-profile shootings in recent months
  
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• Secrets and lives with Angela Hall

  31-08-2022 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Questions for the founder of Blo Victoria
  
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• Here’s how voting works in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race

  31-08-2022 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Of the 678,000 members who are eligible to vote in the contest, just over 350,000 have sent in ballots
  
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• Fuel shortages, inclement weather disrupting Canadian North’s High Arctic flights

  31-08-2022 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Canadian North says weather disruptions are also affecting service in the High Arctic
  
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• For Pakistan flood victims, waters hit swiftly and brutally

  31-08-2022 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  More than 1,160 people have been killed in flooding across Pakistan since mid-June
  
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• 85 charges recommended against Island suspect in multiple frauds

  31-08-2022 16:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Man under numerous court orders arrested after Victoria car dealer gets suspicious
  
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• Racialized people had higher mortality rates from COVID-19: Statistics Canada

  31-08-2022 16:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  ‘It confirms what a lot of us had believed, how COVID has basically targeted racialized people’
  
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• Trudeau promises complete review of funding to anti-racism group after ‘vile’ tweets

  31-08-2022 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The government has put a stop to all funding to the Community Media Advocacy Centre
  
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• Elizabeth May and running mate Jonathan Pedneault among 6 Green leadership hopefuls

  31-08-2022 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The former party leader is expected to launch a joint bid for the leadership Wednesday
  
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• Did the Bank of Canada print money to finance the feds? Central bank sets record straight

  31-08-2022 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Conservative leadership front-runner Pierre Poilievre has been a loud critic of the Bank of Canada
  
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• US feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate

  31-08-2022 15:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The FBI seized boxes and containers holding more than 100 classified records during its search of Mar-a-Lago
  
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• Health officials in Ontario investigate reports of diners getting sick

  31-08-2022 15:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  An investigation has been launched and Delight Restaurant & BBQ has been closed
  
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• Economy grew by annual rate of 3.3% in second quarter, Statistics Canada says

  31-08-2022 15:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  According to the federal agency, real GDP grew by 0.8 per cent in the second quarter
  
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• Free beach wheelchairs create shoreline opportunity B.C. couple thought gone forever - Nanaimo Bulletin

  31-08-2022 15:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Free beach wheelchairs create shoreline opportunity B.C. couple thought gone forever  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Store employees in Nanaimo prevent scam victim from spending $3500 on pre-paid credit cards - Nanaimo Bulletin

  31-08-2022 14:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
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• Store employees in Nanaimo prevent scam victim from spending $3,500 on pre-paid credit cards

  31-08-2022 14:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  At least 12 fraud incidents reported in last five days, according to Nanaimo RCMP
  
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• PODCAST: Breaking down the $4-billion Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension

  31-08-2022 13:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  TODAY IN B.C.: Province says project will be delivered two years earlier than first planned
  
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• Store employees in Nanaimo prevent scam victim from spending $3500 on pre-paid credit cards – Nanaimo News Bulletin - Nanaimo Bulletin

  31-08-2022 09:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
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