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• Canadian towns and cities try creative ways to recruit lifeguards amid shortage

  03-06-2023 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Pool and beach staffing can be somewhat challenging at the best of times
  
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• Sailors off to the races at Van Isle 360

  03-06-2023 23:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  International yacht race started June 3 in Nanaimo
  
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• ICBC rolls out new discount for vehicles driven under 10,000 km a year

  03-06-2023 23:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Insurance corporation says savings could be between 10 and 15%
  
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• Inuit, environmental groups praise cruises for agreeing to avoid Eclipse Sound

  03-06-2023 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Thousands of narwhal migrate through there each summer
  
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• Nkunku shines as Leipzig beats Frankfurt to retain German Cup - Nanaimo News NOW

  03-06-2023 22:12
  
  Nkunku shines as Leipzig beats Frankfurt to retain German Cup  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Vancouver Whitecaps make pitch towards families as inflation, expenses hit fans

  03-06-2023 21:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Vancouver Whitecaps have the fourth lowest attendance in Major League Soccer
  
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• B.C. giving $4.5 million to upgrade children’s hospice facility

  03-06-2023 21:18 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Health Minister Adrian Dix says the funding will go toward structural repairs
  
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• Activists in Canada aim to carry torch for Hong Kong’s silenced Tiananmen vigil

  03-06-2023 21:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  June 4 marks the 34th anniversary of China’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters
  
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• ‘Chaotic scene’: Vancouver police say 2 injured in Downtown Eastside shooting

  03-06-2023 21:11 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Police believe the shooting was targeted but are asking anyone with information to come forward
  
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• ‘I will not bend’: MP Jenny Kwan says she won’t allow China to erase history

  03-06-2023 21:09 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Hong Kong-born MP has been outspoken against human-rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party
  
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• Canada’s Andreescu loses to Ukraine’s Tsurenko in third round at Roland Garros

  03-06-2023 21:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  She was eliminated from the French Open
  
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• Disney lawsuit judge removes himself from case but not for reasons cited by DeSantis

  03-06-2023 21:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The governor’s lawyers had filed a motion to disqualify Walker last month
  
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• Vietnamese-made electric cars arrive at Port of Nanaimo for sale in Canada

  03-06-2023 20:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  More than 750 VinFast electric vehicles being processed at Nanaimo’s B.C. Vehicle Processing Centre
  
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• Federal government provides $5.9M for Indigenous clean energy projects in B.C.

  03-06-2023 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  He says more than $3.9M of the funding will be given to the BC Indigenous Clean Energy Initiative
  
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• Ticats one of many CFL teams that will have different starter in 2023

  03-06-2023 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The Ticats haven’t won a Grey Cup title since 1999, the longest championship drought in the CFL
  
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• Running for Aubrey: Grieving B.C. mom hits pavement to Penticton for safe supply

  03-06-2023 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Jessica Michalofsky will be at the Peach at 3 p.m. on Sunday
  
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• B.C. group gets $5.5M to help end violence against Indigenous women, girls

  03-06-2023 18:41 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  B.C. releases update on its response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
  
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• Wildfires, other extreme weather driving insurance costs up over time: experts

  03-06-2023 18:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Insurance Bureau of Canada’s annual report notes severe weather caused $3.1B in insured damage in 2022
  
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• 4 kids found unresponsive after northern Quebec fishing mishap: provincial police

  03-06-2023 17:47 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  A man in his 30s remains missing and police say a search is underway to find him
  
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• Nanaimo-Ladysmith school board passes $200-million budget despite concerns over fewer EAs

  03-06-2023 17:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  School trustees pass 2023-24 budget bylaw at May 24 board meeting
  
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• B.C. pharmacists empowered to treat 21 minor ailments

  03-06-2023 17:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Greater access also granted for birth control options
  
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• B.C. extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island’s Fairy Creek

  03-06-2023 16:58 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The extension to Feb. 1, 2025, applies to the order issued 2 years ago
  
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• Officials declare Halifax-area wildfire largely contained as rain brings relief

  03-06-2023 16:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The wildfire raced through a number of subdivisions
  
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• Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and that frustrates many Democrats

  03-06-2023 16:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Democrats are deeply conflicted about the requirements President Joe Biden negotiated
  
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• Child dies in Grande Prairie, Alta., after being hit by trailer pulled by truck

  03-06-2023 16:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Police say a child was riding a bicycle when they were struck by a trailer
  
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• Canada to ‘significantly’ enhance military presence in Indo-Pacific region: Anand

  03-06-2023 16:42 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Currently there are 2 Canadian military ships in the region
  
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• Minister ‘shocked’ at reports of Paul Bernardo being moved to medium-security prison

  03-06-2023 16:34 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  He was initially incarcerated at Ontario’s Kingston Penitentiary and later spent about a decade at the Millhaven Institution
  
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• Inspectors rummaging through Nanaimo blue bins to cut curbside ... - Nanaimo News NOW

  03-06-2023 14:35
  
  Inspectors rummaging through Nanaimo blue bins to cut curbside ...  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Israeli military says gunman kills 2 soldiers along Egyptian border - Nanaimo News NOW

  03-06-2023 13:01
  
  Israeli military says gunman kills 2 soldiers along Egyptian border  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Rain could bring relief to firefighters battling Halifax-area wildfires - Nanaimo News NOW

  03-06-2023 10:04
  
  Rain could bring relief to firefighters battling Halifax-area wildfires  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Nanaimo NightOwls score 14 runs to win home opener

  03-06-2023 08:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  NightOwls beat Walla Walla Sweets 14-4 as West Coast League baseball season begins
  
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• Fatal six-vehicle crash closes Trans-Canada Highway in Nanaimo - Times Colonist

  03-06-2023 08:17
  
  Fatal six-vehicle crash closes Trans-Canada Highway in Nanaimo  Times Colonist
  
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• Nanaimo RCMP arrest suspect after multiple fires set Friday morning - CHEK News

  03-06-2023 03:18
  Nanaimo RCMP arrest suspect after multiple fires set Friday morning  CHEK News
  
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• Trudeau raises Poland’s democratic backsliding as prime minister visits Toronto

  03-06-2023 03:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The visit comes amid unprecedented economic and military collaboration between the two countries
  
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• Maker of anti-addiction drug Suboxone reaches $102.5 million settlement over antitrust claims

  03-06-2023 03:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Suboxone is a branded version of buprenorphine and naloxone
  
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• Trudeau continues to stand by David Johnston despite calls that he step down

  03-06-2023 02:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Poilievre has criticized the special rapporteur role as a ‘fake job’
  
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• FBI offers to show GOP chairman document that purports to relate to Biden, his family

  03-06-2023 02:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The FBI said it would produce the document in a secure location inside the U.S. Capitol
  
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• Toronto screening of Sean Penn’s Ukraine film to help launch global non-profit

  03-06-2023 02:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Organizers say the June 6 screening will be the first of several around the world
  
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• Poilievre links Pride with freedom but stays mum on parades, condemns Uganda bill

  03-06-2023 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  He is not saying whether he’ll be attending any Pride events
  
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• Every puppy should have a boy: Estate donation of nearly $1M left to Kelowna BC SPCA

  03-06-2023 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Paul Bilyk donates $910,764 to Kelowna BC SPCA
  
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• Two-time defending champion Rory McIlroy highlights Canadian ... - Nanaimo News NOW

  03-06-2023 01:20
  
  Two-time defending champion Rory McIlroy highlights Canadian ...  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• 'Walking the path probably isn't enough:' Nanaimo treasure hunt ... - Nanaimo News NOW

  03-06-2023 01:06
  
  'Walking the path probably isn't enough:' Nanaimo treasure hunt ...  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• The sneaky Duck Divas have been hiding tiny fowl across B.C.’s Interior

  03-06-2023 01:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Tiny, colourful ducks have been found in Abbotsford, Merritt and Kamloops
  
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• Man dies in crash on the highway south of Nanaimo

  03-06-2023 00:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  RCMP say 72-year-old went into medical distress while driving, causing six-vehicle collision
  
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• 'We drop silver and you find it': Nanaimo silversmiths create treasure ... - CTV News VI

  03-06-2023 00:14
  'We drop silver and you find it': Nanaimo silversmiths create treasure ...  CTV News VI
  
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• Denying bail OK if for a ‘just cause,’ says Charter statement on Liberal reform bill

  03-06-2023 00:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Lawyers have raised concerns the law could be subject to a challenge under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
  
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