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• B.C. band attempts to break Guinness record for most concerts played in 12 hours in multiple cities

  23-06-2023 23:42 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Acoustic-pop duo LooPS will try to break record all while raising money for BC Children’s Hospital
  
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• Highway 4 on Vancouver Island reopening after wildfire closure - Nanaimo News NOW

  23-06-2023 23:37
  
  Highway 4 on Vancouver Island reopening after wildfire closure  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Highway 4 reopens on Vancouver Island after wildfire cut off coastal communities

  23-06-2023 23:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Drivers told to expect long lineups, single-lane traffic until mid-July
  
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• U.S. Coast Guard to lead investigation into deadly rupture of Titan sub

  23-06-2023 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Submersible broke apart four kilometres below the surface of the North Atlantic
  
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• Parks Canada says bison herd to remain in Banff National Park backcountry

  23-06-2023 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Herd has grown to more than 100 animals from the 16 relocated there in 2017
  
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• Military releases names of Air Force captains killed in helicopter crash

  23-06-2023 23:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Capt. David Domagala and Capt. Marc Larouche died when Chinook went down near Petawawa
  
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• Compass Group members at Surrey Pre-Trial; Surrey School Board ... - BCGEU

  23-06-2023 23:25
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• B.C. warns of summer drought, asks people to conserve water - Nanaimo News NOW

  23-06-2023 23:22
  
  B.C. warns of summer drought, asks people to conserve water  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Uncertainty looms for B.C. port workers who can strike or be locked out with 72 hours notice

  23-06-2023 23:21 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  99% of the 7,200 workers represented by the longshore workers union voted in favour of strike
  
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• Uncertain future for B.C. ports as longshoring strike or lockout looms ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  23-06-2023 23:21
  
  Uncertain future for B.C. ports as longshoring strike or lockout looms ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Deadline looms for B.C. port workers to strike or be locked out

  23-06-2023 23:21 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  99% of the 7,200 workers represented by the longshore workers union voted in favour of strike
  
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• Sikh Liberal MPs meet with public safety minister over Surrey killing

  23-06-2023 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Dhaliwal says they received assurances feds working to protect Sikh community and Canadians
  
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• B.C. public schools dumping letter grades from kindergarten to ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  23-06-2023 22:30
  
  B.C. public schools dumping letter grades from kindergarten to ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• B.C. public schools dumping letter grades from kindergarten to Grade 9

  23-06-2023 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Only students in grades 10, 11 and 12 will receive letter grades and percentages starting this year
  
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• 39 new campsites to explore at McDonald Creek Park near Nakusp ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  23-06-2023 22:30
  
  39 new campsites to explore at McDonald Creek Park near Nakusp ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• 39 new campsites to explore at McDonald Creek Park near Nakusp

  23-06-2023 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The new campsites will be available at the park for the 2023 camping season
  
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• Pig settles in to new home after being rescued from B.C. rest stop

  23-06-2023 22:23 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Prince George-based pig rescue takes in abandoned animal
  
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• City installs beach accessibility mats in parks around Nanaimo - The City of Nanaimo

  23-06-2023 21:35
  
  City installs beach accessibility mats in parks around Nanaimo  The City of Nanaimo
  
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• 10 year jail sentence for Nanaimo man's sexual abuse & online ... - Nanaimo News NOW

  23-06-2023 20:44
  
  10 year jail sentence for Nanaimo man's sexual abuse & online ...  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• Kamloops Mountie injured after being attacked with a skateboard ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  23-06-2023 20:30
  
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• Kamloops Mountie injured after being attacked with a skateboard

  23-06-2023 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  This is the second incident involving a group of teens since March
  
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• Deep-sea expedition set to sail off coast of Vancouver Island ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  23-06-2023 20:10
  
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• Deep-sea expedition set to sail off coast of Vancouver Island

  23-06-2023 20:10 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Ocean Networks Canada’s Abyss Summer Expedition begins next week in Victoria
  
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• Retired B.C. soldier conquers Mount Everest, fulfilling lifelong dream

  23-06-2023 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  East Sooke resident journeys to top of world in mountaineering quest
  
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• Judge rejects self-defence claim, convicts B.C. man of killing bear cub

  23-06-2023 19:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Ryan Owen Millar also guilty of the unlawful killing of cub’s mother in Tofino
  
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• Seasonal direct flights linking Nanaimo Airport and Toronto takes off - Nanaimo News NOW

  23-06-2023 19:24
  
  Seasonal direct flights linking Nanaimo Airport and Toronto takes off  Nanaimo News NOW
  
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• New long-term care home coming to Abbotsford - Nanaimo News ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  23-06-2023 19:17
  
  New long-term care home coming to Abbotsford - Nanaimo News ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• New long-term care home coming to Abbotsford

  23-06-2023 19:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Five-storey facility set to begin construction in 2025 and be completed by 2027
  
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• From Huskie to top dog: How Abbotsford’s Nick Taylor developed at the University of Washington

  23-06-2023 18:49 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Taylor’s coaches reflect on his growth at University of Washington and his legacy left on the school
  
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• Homeowners urged to be FireSmart and protect their property - The City of Nanaimo

  23-06-2023 18:33
  
  Homeowners urged to be FireSmart and protect their property  The City of Nanaimo
  
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• Victoria police says arson destroyed downtown Ricky’s restaurant

  23-06-2023 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The June 16 fire destroyed Ricky’s All Day Grill on Douglas Street
  
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• Victoria police say arson destroyed downtown Ricky’s restaurant

  23-06-2023 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  The June 16 fire destroyed Ricky’s All Day Grill on Douglas Street
  
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• THE MOJ: Win over Bombers makes a best-in-the-west statement for B.C.

  23-06-2023 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Lions put together total team effort to knock off Winnipeg in Winnipeg for the first time since 2017
  
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• More threats mean greater focus on security at Pride events across Canada

  23-06-2023 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  For the first time in its decade-long history, the Pride festival in Timmins, Ont., had to budget for security this year.
  
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• Town of Ladysmith will create accessibility committee - Nanaimo ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  23-06-2023 18:15
  
  Town of Ladysmith will create accessibility committee - Nanaimo ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Town of Ladysmith will create accessibility committee

  23-06-2023 18:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Town wants to identify and remove barriers to access and mobility
  
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• SPCA caring for 21 cats, 8 kittens surrendered from B.C. property

  23-06-2023 18:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  15 cats remaining in Powell River, the rest transferred to Comox, Parksville and Nanaimo
  
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• Nanaimo-Ladysmith school bus drivers being directed to cut down ... - vancouverislandfreedaily.com

  23-06-2023 17:50
  
  Nanaimo-Ladysmith school bus drivers being directed to cut down ...  vancouverislandfreedaily.com
  
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• Foreign firefighters fight flames and fatigue, get ‘eaten alive’ by mosquitoes

  23-06-2023 17:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Trip to Canada gives front-row view to infernos of a magnitude few of them had ever seen
  
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• The Auto Sleuth: Wrangler updates; Hyundai eyes a new coupe + more

  23-06-2023 17:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Enjoy a brief look at what’s making news in the auto world…
  
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• 'Titanic' director says search for missing sub became a 'nightmarish ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  23-06-2023 16:30
  
  'Titanic' director says search for missing sub became a 'nightmarish ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• ‘Titanic’ director says search for missing sub became a ‘nightmarish charade’

  23-06-2023 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  James Cameron: ‘That was just a cruel, slow turn of the screw for four days as far as I’m concerned’
  
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• NHL drops theme-night jerseys after Pride refusals cause distractions

  23-06-2023 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Bettman: ‘(It’s) more of a distraction from really the essence of what the purpose of these nights are’
  
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• ‘Gone in an instant:’ RCMP release names of 16 killed in Manitoba bus crash

  23-06-2023 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  25 people were on board the bus going to the Sand Hills Casino in Carberry on June 15
  
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• David Eby calls banners over B.C. highway ‘hateful’ and ‘reprehensible’

  23-06-2023 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  British Columbia Premier David Eby says “hateful” banners aimed at transgender people that have hung for months over one of the province’s highways are “reprehensible” and he wishes the protesters involved would “go home.”
  
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• Acting on instinct - Nanaimo News Bulletin - Nanaimo Bulletin

  23-06-2023 16:30
  
  Acting on instinct - Nanaimo News Bulletin  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• Acting on instinct

  23-06-2023 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Greyston Holt balances the bright lights with island life
  
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• NDSS club's art project meant to make the school better - Nanaimo ... - Nanaimo Bulletin

  23-06-2023 14:05
  
  NDSS club's art project meant to make the school better - Nanaimo ...  Nanaimo Bulletin
  
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• NDSS club’s art project meant to make the school better

  23-06-2023 14:05 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  NDSS Youth Advocacy Group completes piece representing biodiversity
  
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• Literacy program in Nanaimo created for residential school survivors - vancouverislandfreedaily.com

  23-06-2023 14:05
  
  Literacy program in Nanaimo created for residential school survivors  vancouverislandfreedaily.com
  
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