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• African Nova Scotian community, church leaders mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson - NanaimoNewsNOW

  17-02-2026 23:56 via news.google.com
  African Nova Scotian community, church leaders mourn Rev. Jesse Jackson  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• B.C. Conservatives slam ‘decade of decline’ 2026 B.C. budget

  17-02-2026 23:54 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C. Conservatives says Budget 2026 is an “assault on seniors, working families, and the small businesses that drive our economy.”
  The B.C. Green Party says the government is doubling down on a familiar approach of managing decline, while investing in industry-first growth, and going backward on forestry reform, Indigenous relations, and healthy ecosystems.
  These comments came shortly after Finance Minister Brenda Bailey delivered this year’s B.C. budget in the legislature Tues
  
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• Nanaimo launches sea level rise survey to guide coastal protection plan - CHEK News

  17-02-2026 23:45 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo launches sea level rise survey to guide coastal protection plan  CHEK News
  
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• Colwood, Nanaimo long-term care projects budgets balloon by $100M, $64M - CHEK News

  17-02-2026 23:45 via news.google.com
  Colwood, Nanaimo long-term care projects budgets balloon by $100M, $64M  CHEK News
  
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• Family of man killed by semi in B.C. says psychosis afflicted him, system failed him

  17-02-2026 23:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The family of a late young man is searching for answers and accountability after they say he somehow evaded 24/7 supervision in a state of psychosis and escaped Vernon Jubilee Hospital, wearing only hosptial pyjamas and socks, only to be fatally struck by a semi-truck about a kilometre from the place where he should have been kept safe.
  Ezra Cool died in the early hours of Feb. 12 after being struck by the semi, which was heading east on Highway 6 near the 27th Street intersection. The former Ro
  
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• Budget 2026 will delay 7 scheduled long-term care projects in B.C.

  17-02-2026 23:06 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The latest provincial budget includes delays to seven long-term care projects throughout B.C.
  B.C.’s seniors advocate Dan Levitt says that’s just going to put the pressure elsewhere in a province that is already behind on seniors care.
  Budget 2026 says the government is “adjusting the timing of delivery” of several long-term care projects “to incorporate the lessons learned from projects already underway and from it’s ongoing review of the long-term care infra
  
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• Snuneymuxw First Nation members may soon get to vote in Nanaimo elections - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  17-02-2026 23:04 via news.google.com
  Snuneymuxw First Nation members may soon get to vote in Nanaimo elections  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• ‘Correct an historic anomaly:’ Snuneymuxw seeking to vote in Nanaimo municipal elections - NanaimoNewsNOW

  17-02-2026 23:01 via news.google.com
  ‘Correct an historic anomaly:’ Snuneymuxw seeking to vote in Nanaimo municipal elections  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Snuneymuxw First Nation members may soon get to vote in Nanaimo elections

  17-02-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Snuneymuxw First Nations members who live on reserve lands may finally have the opportunity to vote for Nanaimo’s mayor and council due to a proposed boundary change.
  In a joint press conference on Tuesday, Feb. 17, Snuneymuxw Chief Mike Wyse and Nanaimo Mayor Leonard Krog announced they would be pursuing a boundary change to have Snuneymuxw First Nation reserve lands included within the City of Nanaimo.
  Both representatives explained that due to existing service agreements between the cit
  
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• B.C. is raising taxes and cutting public sector jobs as provincial debt soars

  17-02-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C.’s latest budget will slash public sector jobs and raise taxes.
  But over the next three years, the province’s debt is still expected to soar. By 2028, British Columbians could be paying 8.2 cents out of every tax dollar toward interest.
  Finance Minister Brenda Bailey released what she has called a “tough” budget on Tuesday (Feb. 17), but also made the firm declaration that it is not an “austerity” budget — the government still intends to invest in se
  
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• Former B.C. Conservative leader will not take another leadership run - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  17-02-2026 21:27 via news.google.com
  Former B.C. Conservative leader will not take another leadership run  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Vernon Vipers win wild one, 8-7 over Nanaimo Clippers - Castanet

  17-02-2026 21:21 via news.google.com
  Vernon Vipers win wild one, 8-7 over Nanaimo Clippers  Castanet
  
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• Former B.C. Conservative leader will not take another leadership run

  17-02-2026 21:21 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad will not seek the leadership of the B.C. Conservative Party again.
  In a Facebook post on Sunday (Feb. 15) Rustad said he made the decision after a lot of reflection.
  “This decision is not about the importance of the moment we are in. It is exactly because this moment matters that I am making it,” he wrote.
  “British Columbia needs a Conservative Party that is united, focused, and ready to form government. The best thing I can do for the party, and u
  
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• Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation, arrest three - NanaimoNewsNOW

  17-02-2026 20:33 via news.google.com
  Quebec police bust sophisticated forged documents operation, arrest three  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• B.C. capital’s U.S. neighbours wave hand of friendship amid political tension - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  17-02-2026 19:59 via news.google.com
  B.C. capital’s U.S. neighbours wave hand of friendship amid political tension  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• How Nanaimo schools prepare for emergencies - The Discourse.

  17-02-2026 19:57 via news.google.com
  How Nanaimo schools prepare for emergencies  The Discourse.
  
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• B.C. capital’s U.S. neighbours wave hand of friendship amid political tension

  17-02-2026 19:53 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The small American city of Port Angeles is once again rolling out the red carpet for its Victoria neighbours.
  When passengers step off the first Coho sailing of the season on Feb. 19, they’ll be greeted onto dry land by locals from what some fondly call the “lost American suburb of Victoria,” complete with a Canada-themed celebration.
  Sam Grello, executive director of the Port Angeles Waterfront District, says the event is a chance to celebrate the longstanding bond between Por
  
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• Canadian speed skating trio wins Olympic gold in women’s team pursuit - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  17-02-2026 19:27 via news.google.com
  Canadian speed skating trio wins Olympic gold in women’s team pursuit  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Canadian speed skating trio wins Olympic gold in women’s team pursuit

  17-02-2026 19:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The Canadian speed skating team of Ivanie Blondin, Valérie Maltais, and Isabelle Weidemann have captured the country’s third gold medal at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
  On Tuesday, the trio won their second straight Olympic crown in the women’s team pursuit event, beating a team from the Netherlands in the final. for Team Canada!!Blondin, Maltais and Weidemann claim their second straight Olympic medal in the women’s team pursuit in long track speed skatin
  
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• Stuck cars, treacherous roads as snowstorm grips Prairies - NanaimoNewsNOW

  17-02-2026 19:13 via news.google.com
  Stuck cars, treacherous roads as snowstorm grips Prairies  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Stolen Makita tools returned to Nanaimo owner after police search - CHEK News

  17-02-2026 18:50 via news.google.com
  Stolen Makita tools returned to Nanaimo owner after police search  CHEK News
  
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• Victoria police assist in arresting Nanaimo mall shooting suspect - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  17-02-2026 18:39 via news.google.com
  Victoria police assist in arresting Nanaimo mall shooting suspect  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Victoria police assist in arresting Nanaimo mall shooting suspect

  17-02-2026 18:36 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A teenager has been arrested in connection to a shooting at a Nanaimo mall earlier this month.
  In a Feb. 12 press release, Nanaimo RCMP said a group of youths reportedly got into an altercation outside Woodgrove Centre on Feb. 11, with allegations of bear spray being deployed and a person being shot. A suspect was identified and in a press release issued Tuesday, Feb. 16, police say a male, 17, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 13 by Victoria Police Department (VicPD) and Greater Victoria Emergency R
  
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• Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame induction class includes Abassi, Brown and Visser - NanaimoNewsNOW

  17-02-2026 18:36 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo Sports Hall of Fame induction class includes Abassi, Brown and Visser  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Teen arrested in connection to Woodgrove Centre shooting in Nanaimo - Victoria Buzz

  17-02-2026 18:34 via news.google.com
  Teen arrested in connection to Woodgrove Centre shooting in Nanaimo  Victoria Buzz
  
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• Life changes slowly in ‘Na̱mg̱is territory, at the edge of the ocean

  17-02-2026 18:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  ‘Na̱mg̱is Chief Ho’miskanis, Don Svanvik, is on the phone when I walk off the little ferry in Alert Bay, B.C.
  “Standing water and wood is never good,” he says to the person on the other end. “I can come by after I drop my truck off, maybe tomorrow.”
  Svanvik, a hereditary chief and former elected chief, hangs up and tells me he was talking to someone in Port McNeill, B.C., about a support system for a totem pole he helped carve.
  “Usually we put
  
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• New biathlon facility opens in Yukon after $3.8M government investment - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  17-02-2026 18:14 via news.google.com
  New biathlon facility opens in Yukon after $3.8M government investment  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• New biathlon facility opens in Yukon after $3.8M government investment

  17-02-2026 18:11 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A new biathlon facility in Whitehorse officially opened on Feb. 16 following a joint federal‑territorial investment of more than $3.8 million, completing a project first announced last February and delivered under a tight timeline ahead of the 2026 Arctic Winter Games.
  The building, located at the Grey Mountain biathlon range, replaces Biathlon Yukon’s cabins and will serve as the sporting organization’s main hub for training, coaching, and athlete development, according to a t
  
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• Nanaimo-Ladysmith high school students advocating for free public transit - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  17-02-2026 14:47 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo-Ladysmith high school students advocating for free public transit  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Unique contest injects buzz to Nanaimo A&B Sound building revival - NanaimoNewsNOW

  17-02-2026 14:31 via news.google.com
  Unique contest injects buzz to Nanaimo A&B Sound building revival  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Nanaimo-Ladysmith high school students advocating for free public transit

  17-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Nanaimo high school youths are advocating for free transit for students in Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district.
  A contingent from Dover Bay Secondary School’s student leadership team made a presentation at the district strategic directions committee’s Wednesday, Feb. 11 meeting, detailing efforts for free bus passes for local students – they also presented to the Regional District of Nanaimo in January.
  Similar efforts by Nanaimo District and Barsby secondary schools in 2019 were
  
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• Vipers strike in OT for win over Nanaimo during Vernon penalty party - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  17-02-2026 05:31 via news.google.com
  Vipers strike in OT for win over Nanaimo during Vernon penalty party  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Freestyle skier Megan Oldham wins Olympic gold for Canada in big air event

  17-02-2026 05:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Canada has a second gold medal at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
  Freestyle skier Megan Oldham, 24, of Parry Sound, Ont. topped the field on the women’s big air event on Monday. Oldham finished the competition with 180.75 points, just ahead of defending Olympic champion Eileen Gu (179.00) of China. Earlier in the Games, Oldham won bronze in women’s slopestyle. Megan OLDHAM [CAN] takes the #Gold!
  She tops the scoresheets in Livigno in the women's freeski Big Air, her sec
  
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• Vipers strike in OT for win over Nanaimo during Vernon penalty party

  17-02-2026 05:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A tense Family Day matinee saw the Vernon Vipers pull off a 8-7 win in overtime, despite spending considerable time in the penalty box.
  A crowd of 2,340 fans turned out to cheer on their hometeam Monday, Feb. 16 as they took on the Nanaimo Clippers at at Kal Tire Place at 1 p.m.
  Just 16 seconds in, Garin Ludway scored the first goal for Vernon (and his first as a Viper, against his former team).
  That lead lasted only 30 seconds when Nanaimo’s Hayden Fechner tied it up.
  Evan Sundar helped V
  
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• Youth arrested in Victoria & charged after Nanaimo mall shooting - NanaimoNewsNOW

  17-02-2026 04:02 via news.google.com
  Youth arrested in Victoria & charged after Nanaimo mall shooting  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• RCMP apprehend youth suspect in alleged Nanaimo shooting - My Coast Now

  17-02-2026 03:46 via news.google.com
  RCMP apprehend youth suspect in alleged Nanaimo shooting  My Coast Now
  
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• Teen arrested in connection with Nanaimo shooting - Times Colonist

  17-02-2026 03:30 via news.google.com
  Teen arrested in connection with Nanaimo shooting  Times Colonist
  
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• Ottawa says national security incident, error at emergency stockpile unrelated - NanaimoNewsNOW

  17-02-2026 02:06 via news.google.com
  Ottawa says national security incident, error at emergency stockpile unrelated  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Teen charged after shooting in Nanaimo, police say - CityNews Vancouver

  17-02-2026 01:05 via news.google.com
  Teen charged after shooting in Nanaimo, police say  CityNews Vancouver
  
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