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• Hockey Canada taps B.C. capital to pilot new player development hub

  26-01-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Victoria is set to become the testing ground for a new national vision in player development.
  Hockey Canada has announced that the first-ever Hockey Canada Development Hub will be based in Victoria, running out of the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre this spring and summer, in partnership with the Victoria Royals and BC Hockey.The first development hub will be piloted this spring, in partnership with @BCHockey_Source and the @VictoriaRoyals.
  Le premier centre sera mis à l’essai ce prin
  
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• Yukon government opposition won’t hold up federal gun buyback program: MP

  26-01-2026 22:54 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Yukon government’s opposition to the federal gun buyback program won’t hold up the program, according to Yukon MP Brendan Hanley.
  Territorial Justice Minister Laura Lang expressed in a statement that the Yukon government won’t participate in this “counterproductive program,” but didn’t outline the government’s next steps.
  The way the program works is that the RCMP will be in charge of collecting firearms under the program using federal funding that i
  
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• 2 seniors confirmed dead following RV fire near Salmon Arm - nanaimobulletin.com

  26-01-2026 20:56
  2 seniors confirmed dead following RV fire near Salmon Arm  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• 2 seniors confirmed dead following RV fire near Salmon Arm

  26-01-2026 20:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Two people were killed in a fire that occurred Saturday night in Yankee Flats.
  The blaze broke out in a modified recreational vehicle around 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 24, claiming the lives of two senior residents, said the Columbia Shuswap Regional District in a news release.
  The blaze was reported by a resident outside the unit, who said the structure was in flames and “actively burning” within.
  “Despite a timely response by the Silver Creek Fire Department, the residence was complet
  
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• Horses allegedly assaulted at Vernon facility - nanaimobulletin.com

  26-01-2026 20:31
  Horses allegedly assaulted at Vernon facility  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• Vancouver Island joins provincial push to make reading social

  26-01-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In an age where screens usually do the talking, thousands of readers across B.C. will be turning pages together instead.
  The Great Big Buddy Read returns on Thursday, Jan. 29, inviting students, families and community members across Greater Victoria to pair up and share stories as part of a provincewide celebration during Family Literacy Week.
  The initiative challenges the idea that reading is a quiet, solitary pursuit, instead reframing it as something social, joyful and shared.
  “Screens
  
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• Kaprizov, Kucherov, Dostal named NHL’s three stars of the week - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 20:19
  Kaprizov, Kucherov, Dostal named NHL’s three stars of the week  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Survey feedback will help shape Nanaimo tenant relocation assistance project - mycoastnow.com

  26-01-2026 20:17
  Survey feedback will help shape Nanaimo tenant relocation assistance project  mycoastnow.com
  
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• UPDATE: Man identified who allegedly sexually assaulted horses in Vernon

  26-01-2026 19:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A man is alleged to have assaulted horses at a BX farm overnight Friday, Jan. 23.
  Abigail Equestrian, a professional training facility on L&A Road in the BX, released surveillance images of the suspect on social media in hopes of identifying him.
  “Last night he was in with my horses in the middle of the night and assaulted some of my horses,” said Erica Van Meenen, owner, on Saturday.
  She confirmed with The Morning Star that it was a sexual assault.
  “He raped at least one h
  
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• Nanaimo seeks public input on tenant relocation, compensation during development - cheknews.ca

  26-01-2026 19:50
  Nanaimo seeks public input on tenant relocation, compensation during development  cheknews.ca
  
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• Horses allegedly assaulted at Vernon facility

  26-01-2026 19:50 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A man is alleged to have assaulted horses at a BX farm overnight Friday, Jan. 23.
  Abigail Equestrian, a professional training facility on L&A Road in the BX, released surveillance images on the suspect on social media in hopes of identifying him.
  “Last night he was in with my horses in the middle of the night and assaulted some of my horses,” said Erica Van Meenen, owner, on Saturday.
  The RCMP have been notified and Van Meenen urges anyone who knows the man or has any information
  
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• B.C.’s first seniors’-friendly emergency room hits fundraising target in Nanaimo - theprogress.com

  26-01-2026 19:35
  B.C.’s first seniors’-friendly emergency room hits fundraising target in Nanaimo  theprogress.com
  
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• B.C.’s first seniors’-friendly emergency room hits fundraising target in Nanaimo - abbynews.com

  26-01-2026 19:35
  B.C.’s first seniors’-friendly emergency room hits fundraising target in Nanaimo  abbynews.com
  
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• Punk legends Offspring, Bad Religion supercharge Vancouver Island arena - nanaimobulletin.com

  26-01-2026 19:26
  Punk legends Offspring, Bad Religion supercharge Vancouver Island arena  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• Suspect arrested after armed robbery report at Vancouver Island bank - nanaimobulletin.com

  26-01-2026 19:21
  Suspect arrested after armed robbery report at Vancouver Island bank  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• Hypothermia concerns drive plea for Island city to review emergency shelter protocol

  26-01-2026 19:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A local non-profit is urging the City of Campbell River to reassess its emergency warming centre activation policy after observing people sleeping outdoors in “rainy, near-freezing conditions” who have been exhibiting signs of hypothermia.
  On the night of Jan. 22, the city activated the warming centre at the Campbell River Community Centre for the first time this winter, due to the forecasted low overnight temperatures.
  The city has said it may open the overnight warming centre at th
  
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• Buildings a big part of today’s council meeting - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 18:59
  Buildings a big part of today’s council meeting  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Heathcare top priority for Osborne - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 18:17
  Heathcare top priority for Osborne  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Punk legends Offspring, Bad Religion supercharge Vancouver Island arena

  26-01-2026 18:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Downtown’s Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre saw a packed house as punk legends Bad Religion and The Offspring hit the stage at the first Canadian stop of the Supercharged tour.
  With imaginative stage sets, a brilliant light show and a concert full of vulgarities, the two bands performed a memorable show for Vancouver Island fans, both old and young.
  The concert on Thursday, Jan. 22 was the first of 12 dates in Canada before they head to Kelowna and Prince George.
  The Billboard Music Awards wi
  
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• Veteran offensive lineman Bryant agrees to terms with Blue Bombers - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 17:52
  Veteran offensive lineman Bryant agrees to terms with Blue Bombers  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Vancouver Island e-bike theft a reminder of how registration can reduce risk

  26-01-2026 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  While his cargo e-bike might now be a shell of its former self, Coun. Keith Yacucha can still see a silver lining.
  He’s hoping the recent theft and return of his e-bike will encourage others to think about how to secure their two-wheel vehicles, plus take advantage of a bike registry program.
  Yacucha’s $3,500 e-bike was stolen from his condo-building’s underground parkade sometime overnight Jan. 12. Video surveillance shows a masked thief using “insanely large bolt cutter
  
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• Suspect arrested after armed robbery report at Vancouver Island bank

  26-01-2026 16:17 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Saanich police say man has been arrested in connection to an armed bank robbery on Jan. 16 in the 300-block of Burnside Road West.
  Just before 5 p.m., police received a report of an armed robbery where the suspect entered the bank, approached a teller and produced “what appeared to be a firearm.”
  The suspect fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to Saanich police.
  Bank security contacted the Victoria police after tracking the suspect into their jurisdiction, and shor
  
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• Nanaimo printmaking artist featured at Art 10 - nanaimobulletin.com

  26-01-2026 15:02
  Nanaimo printmaking artist featured at Art 10  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• Street soccer offers refuge, friendship and a fresh start on Vancouver Island

  26-01-2026 14:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nearly 50 people packed the first floor at PISE on Thursday (Jan. 22), as the Canadian Street Soccer Association (CSSA) officially kicked off its Greater Victoria program.
  The program, which runs every Sunday from 6 to 7 p.m. at Braefoot Park, is designed to create space for people facing social exclusion or vulnerable to homelessness to connect through soccer, community and a sense of belonging.
  While the logistics were front and centre at the launch event at Camosun College, the heart of the n
  
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• Nanaimo printmaking artist featured at Art 10

  26-01-2026 14:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Inspiration came after retirement for Julia Banford, the latest artist featured at Art 10 Gallery.
  Banford’s printmaking work will be on display over the month of February.
  The artist was trained on printmaking while studying graphic arts and communications at University of the Fraser Valley, but once she landed a career at Canada Post, that training was put on the back burner, outside of custom holiday cards. After retirement, she found herself with time on her hands and a chance to once
  
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• Nanaimo prolific offender with strong rehabilitative push earns house arrest - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 14:32
  Nanaimo prolific offender with strong rehabilitative push earns house arrest  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• B.C. man’s 6-year search ends for the pulled pork sandwich he could not forget

  26-01-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Most people can relate to having that regular special spot they go to that has their favourite meal, and the anguish they feel when that spot closes.
  For Shawnigan Lake resident Nic Bokrossy, it was a pulled pork sandwich he’d get every Friday at Charelli’s Cheese Shop and Delicatessen on Oak Bay’s Foul Bay Road while working as a landscaper in the area.
  Even six years after the chef disappeared, Bokrossy couldn’t let the sandwich go. So, his partner Sairuh Tonin went on
  
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• Waiting for an angel: B.C. woman with rare liver disease in need of donor

  26-01-2026 14:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Victoria resident Lori Roter, 56, has always led an active lifestyle. A former bodybuilder and avid softball player, she now spends her free time riding her motorcycle along Vancouver Island’s scenic roads, drawing, doing pottery and caring for her two parrots.
  That changed a few years ago when she was diagnosed with a rare and incurable liver disease.
  “I cried because I thought, ‘I’m too young to die,’” she said.
  After experiencing sharp abdominal pain late o
  
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• Travel delays expected as Toronto clears mountains of weekend snow - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 10:16
  Travel delays expected as Toronto clears mountains of weekend snow  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Jewish group calls on Ottawa to launch commission on antisemitism - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 10:16
  Jewish group calls on Ottawa to launch commission on antisemitism  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Affordability, sovereignty expected to dominate debate as parliamentarians return - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 10:16
  Affordability, sovereignty expected to dominate debate as parliamentarians return  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• More Pizza Pops recalled due to possible E. coli contamination - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 05:31
  More Pizza Pops recalled due to possible E. coli contamination  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Gardiner, Daniel and Karvinen score, Goldeneyes beat Torrent 3-1 - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 03:11
  Gardiner, Daniel and Karvinen score, Goldeneyes beat Torrent 3-1  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Kindel, Skinner help surging Penguins get past Canucks 3-2 - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 02:56
  Kindel, Skinner help surging Penguins get past Canucks 3-2  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Missing Nanaimo woman gets first longform national TV coverage - cheknews.ca

  26-01-2026 02:55
  Missing Nanaimo woman gets first longform national TV coverage  cheknews.ca
  
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• Coquitlam-born Kindel nets 2 as Pittsburgh Penguins trip Canucks 3-2

  26-01-2026 02:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. product Ben Kindel scored twice, lifting the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks in NHL action Sunday afternoon at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
  Evgeni Malkin had the other goal for the Penguins (26-14-11), with Stuart Skinner making 26 saves for the win in goal.
  Jake DeBrusk and Teddy Blueger replied for Vancouver (17-30-5). Kevin Lankinen took the netminding loss, stopping 22 of 25 shots.
  The teams battled through a scoreless first period, with each side mana
  
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• Heavy snowstorm and frigid temperatures prompt flight cancellations and delays - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 02:30
  Heavy snowstorm and frigid temperatures prompt flight cancellations and delays  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Scheffler starts new season with win in PGA Tour opener - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 02:16
  Scheffler starts new season with win in PGA Tour opener  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Nanaimo Astronomy Society first new year meeting focuses on budding astrophotographers - nanaimobulletin.com

  26-01-2026 02:02
  Nanaimo Astronomy Society first new year meeting focuses on budding astrophotographers  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• Vancouver Island duo provides free pet care for owners in treatment - nanaimobulletin.com

  26-01-2026 02:01
  Vancouver Island duo provides free pet care for owners in treatment  nanaimobulletin.com
  
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• Halliday, Cozens help Senators whip Golden Knights 7-1 - nanaimonewsnow.com

  26-01-2026 02:01
  Halliday, Cozens help Senators whip Golden Knights 7-1  nanaimonewsnow.com
  
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• Vancouver Island duo provides free pet care for owners in treatment

  26-01-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The call would come in, a treatment bed ready, motivation high, everything lined up. Then the same answer, again and again.
  “I don’t have anywhere for my dog to go.”
  For Priya Sharma and Kayleigh Busch, it was one of the hardest patterns to watch while working in Victoria’s mental health and substance use recovery system.
  Clients prepared to enter life-saving treatment were forced to turn it down at the last minute, not because they were unsure about recovery, but because
  
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• Nanaimo Astronomy Society first new year meeting focuses on budding astrophotographers

  26-01-2026 02:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo Astronomy Society is launching into the new year with a meeting focused on introducing newbies to astrophotography and smart telescopes.
  NAS’s first meeting of 2026 brings two in-person presentations, starting with Chris Boar, society vice-president and former president, and former vice-president Tony Puerzer. Boar and Puerzer are retired professional photographers with a long-time passion for astrophotography and long histories with NAS. Puerzer’s lifelong interest in astron
  
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