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• Seattle Kraken’s offseason reluctantly begins after turnaround season of emergence

  16-05-2023 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Mix aging veterans, budding rookies helped NHL’s newest team fall one goal short of the final four
  
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• Flood warning for part of northwest B.C., other rivers rising as heat grips province

  16-05-2023 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Bulkley and Skeena among several rivers of concern as heat accelerates BC snowmelt
  
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• Easing winds aid wildfire fight, after ‘controlled chaos’ in Fort St. John, B.C.

  16-05-2023 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Winds reaching 61 kilometres per hour blew dark smoke over the city, but patches of sky now visible
  
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• Mid-Island heat records smashed during spring heatwave - Nanaimo News NOW

  16-05-2023 23:11
  
  Mid-Island heat records smashed during spring heatwave  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• B.C. casinos will require all to show government ID under self-exclusion program

  16-05-2023 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Initiative aimed at supporting people who have registered for self-exclusion
  
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• New Liberal law would make it harder for some repeat violent offenders to get bail

  16-05-2023 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Legislation introduces reverse-onus bail conditions for some charged with serious violent offences
  
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• Finding housing if you have pets more problematic than ever in B.C.

  16-05-2023 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  ‘The No. 1 reason for surrender of adult animals to our shelters is lack of pet-friendly housing’
  
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• Expanded space allows for more child care spaces in Ladysmith ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  16-05-2023 22:25
  
  Expanded space allows for more child care spaces in Ladysmith ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Expanded space allows for more child care spaces in Ladysmith

  16-05-2023 22:25 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  BGC Central Vancouver Island holds ribbon-cutting at High Street location
  
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• Accused shot by police after SUV rammed B.C. police car facing assault charge

  16-05-2023 22:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Police federation calls for better police protection after incident outside Duncan RCMP detachment
  
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• Veteran receiver Wieneke settling into life with Saskatchewan ... - Nanaimo News NOW

  16-05-2023 22:11
  
  Veteran receiver Wieneke settling into life with Saskatchewan ...  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Parliamentary committee calls for modernized Safe Third Country ... - Nanaimo News NOW

  16-05-2023 21:34
  
  Parliamentary committee calls for modernized Safe Third Country ...  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Young B.C. podcast creator opens dialogue on PTSD for flood-affected children

  16-05-2023 21:13 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  5-episode series tackles post-traumatic stress and urges politicians to keep issue top of mind
  
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• Tuberculosis outbreak declared in third Nunavut hamlet - Nanaimo News NOW

  16-05-2023 20:59
  
  Tuberculosis outbreak declared in third Nunavut hamlet  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Stay cool: British Columbians break record for electricity use in May heat

  16-05-2023 20:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  BC Hydro says peak power use still two-thirds less than during coldest day of winter
  
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• Public will have a say on rezoning of controversial scrap-metal business near Nanaimo airport

  16-05-2023 20:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Concerns raised about aquifer under Schnitzer Steel Canada site
  
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• June byelections will be monitored for foreign interference ... - Nanaimo News NOW

  16-05-2023 20:44
  
  June byelections will be monitored for foreign interference ...  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• PODCAST: VIU Elder College celebrates 30 years of community ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  16-05-2023 20:40
  
  PODCAST: VIU Elder College celebrates 30 years of community ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Summer-like B.C. already at ‘core fire season’ in parts of the province

  16-05-2023 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Head of BC Wildfire Service expects fire hazard to spread from the north to southern regions
  
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• B.C.'s financial assistance application now open for 2023 flood ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  16-05-2023 20:30
  
  B.C.'s financial assistance application now open for 2023 flood ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• B.C.’s financial assistance application now open for 2023 flood damages

  16-05-2023 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Flood-affected communities include Cache Creek, West Kelowna, Oliver, Grand Forks, Fruitvale and Midway
  
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• B.C. wildfire crews to return from Alberta as officials urge caution over long weekend

  16-05-2023 20:14 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Wildfire service director says decisions factor in what B.C. could face in a 14-day cycle
  
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• Highway paving ongoing throughout central Vancouver Island - Nanaimo News NOW

  16-05-2023 20:05
  
  Highway paving ongoing throughout central Vancouver Island  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Two dead after vehicle found upside down in river off Highway 3

  16-05-2023 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Vehicle left Highway 3, striking a tree, before it landed upside down in the Similkameen River
  
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• Eagle electrocution turns heads at Vancouver Island beach ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  16-05-2023 20:00
  
  Eagle electrocution turns heads at Vancouver Island beach ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Eagle electrocution turns heads at Vancouver Island beach

  16-05-2023 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Raptor perishes while attempting to retrieve fish carcass on hydro line
  
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• Stabbings, bear spray and a handgun: 1,800 police calls amid Vancouver heat wave

  16-05-2023 19:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Warm weather brought huge crowds to city’s parks, beaches
  
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• WorkSafeBC fatal Kelowna crane collapse findings to not be released amid criminal probe

  16-05-2023 19:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  WorkSafeBC has completed their research in joint effort with RCMP
  
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• Criminal investigation continues into Kelowna crane collapse

  16-05-2023 19:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  WorkSafeBC has completed their research in joint effort with RCMP
  
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• Vancouver Island nursery digging in for the peak of gardening season

  16-05-2023 19:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  May long weekend is usually the busiest of the year at Russell Nursery in North Saanich
  
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• Demise of single-family starter homes: Residents driven out of Victoria for decades

  16-05-2023 19:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  ‘It’s going to take us a long time to build out of this in a meaningful way’
  
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• B.C. pilot that turns Kindergarten classrooms into daycare spaces deemed huge success

  16-05-2023 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The program integrates before- and after-school care into the kindergarten classroom
  
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• Vancouver the place to be in B.C. if you want to eat in one of Canada’s best restaurants

  16-05-2023 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Montreal restaurants dominate Canada’s 100 Best list, including top pick
  
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• THE MOJ: Are you ready for a Dallas/Florida Stanley Cup final?

  16-05-2023 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Looking to get back on track with NHL playoff predictions after nearly going ‘oh-fer’ in round two
  
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• Rifflandia bringing Iggy Pop, Diplo, Salt-N-Pepa, Paris Hilton to Victoria

  16-05-2023 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Festival returning with two weekends in September as tickets go on sale this week
  
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• Toronto Marathon founder apologizes to runners for poor race ... - Nanaimo News NOW

  16-05-2023 17:05
  
  Toronto Marathon founder apologizes to runners for poor race ...  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Calgary Stampeders sign first-round draft pick Cole Tucker - Nanaimo News NOW

  16-05-2023 17:05
  
  Calgary Stampeders sign first-round draft pick Cole Tucker  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Fate of Arizona Coyotes arena project in the hands of voters

  16-05-2023 17:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Citizens of Tempe voting on $2.3 billion Tempe Entertainment District key to team’s future
  
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• Cannes Film Festival readies a blockbuster edition, with Indy and ‘Flower Moon’

  16-05-2023 17:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Prestigious French film extravaganza is finally all the way back
  
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• Union says WestJet pilots issue 72-hour strike notice, plan job action Friday

  16-05-2023 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Union represents some 1,600 flight crew at WestJet and subsidiary Swoop
  
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• B.C. wildfires put all of Fort St. John on alert, nearby areas on evacuation order

  16-05-2023 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Unusual May heat wave has spurred wildfire concerns in both B.C. and Alberta
  
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• New Mexico gunman who killed 3 and injured 6 shot randomly at cars, houses, police say

  16-05-2023 16:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  ‘Honestly one of the most horrific and difficult days that Farmington has ever had as a community’
  
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• At 81, Martha Stewart becomes oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  16-05-2023 15:30
  
  At 81, Martha Stewart becomes oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• At 81, Martha Stewart becomes oldest Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model

  16-05-2023 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  At 81, Martha Stewart isn’t slowing down and some might say she’s heating up. Stewart has been chosen as one of Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit cover models, the magazine announced Monday.
  
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• PODCAST: Passive House Passion - Nanaimo News Bulletin - Nanaimo Bulletin

  16-05-2023 14:40
  
  PODCAST: Passive House Passion - Nanaimo News Bulletin  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• PODCAST: Passive House Passion

  16-05-2023 14:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  TODAY IN BC: HAVAN’s podcast ‘Measure Twice, Cut Once’
  
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• Vernon 'wallflower' blossoms through to 100 - Nanaimo News Bulletin - Nanaimo Bulletin

  16-05-2023 14:00
  
  Vernon 'wallflower' blossoms through to 100 - Nanaimo News Bulletin  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Vernon ‘wallflower’ blossoms through to 100

  16-05-2023 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Elsie Wilson, long-time, well-known Vernon businesswoman, becomes centenarian Thursday, May 18
  
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• BC Ferries adds extra sailings between Nanaimo and Lower ... - Nanaimo News NOW

  16-05-2023 13:58
  
  BC Ferries adds extra sailings between Nanaimo and Lower ...  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• City of Nanaimo will look at possibilities for regulating drug use in public places

  16-05-2023 07:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  City council votes 5-4 to ask for staff report on options
  
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