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• Victoria gaming marathon breaks fundraising record with $1.3M

  14-11-2026 17:00 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  A Victoria-based gaming marathon has broken its fundraising record, raising more than $1.3 million US for children’s hospitals during its 20th anniversary event.
  Desert Bus for Hope wrapped up its annual livestream at 5:05 p.m. on Oct. 30 after 169 hours of gaming, comedy and live entertainment, raising $1,347,514 USD for Child’s Play Charity.
  The total surpassed the event’s previous fundraising record of $1,252,690 USD, set in 2024, and pushed its lifetime contributions to more than $14.3
  
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• City, library branches in Nanaimo helping in fight against social isolation

  14-11-2026 17:00 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  City of Nanaimo and Vancouver Island Regional Library are teaming to help people combat social isolation.
  The two are inviting residents of all ages to take part in Social Connection Month in November, an initiative that celebrates the power of belonging, friendship and meaningful connections.
  Throughout the month, people are encouraged to visit all three local VIRL branches in Nanaimo for a display, including a suggested reading list prepared by local librarians.
  The city’s recreation centres
  
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• Thousands of flights cancelled, delayed following grounding of all U.S. planes

  14-11-2026 15:40 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  This weekend could mean misery for thousands of travellers in the United States as some flights across the country are delayed following yesterday’s (Nov. 13) nationwide grounding of all planes, including 3,600 cancellations.
  ​Delta Airlines has cancelled 20 per cent of its flights for Nov. 14, while United Airlines has cancelled 17 per cent and American Airlines has cancelled 15 per cent.
  ​The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) called for a full ground stop due to telecommunications ou
  
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• COLUMN: Apparently, I’m a horse whisperer

  14-11-2026 13:30 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  I remember a number of years ago interviewing Rebecca Sanesh, owner/operator of the non-profit Humanity for Horses Rescue in Duncan.
  We talked about her commitment to rescuing mostly older horses bound for slaughter. We were talking in the meadow next to a barn where one rescued horse, called Willow, was watching us chatting from a distance for some time before it decided to come closer and check me out.
  I was holding a pen and writing away in my notebook while talking to Sanesh about her operat
  
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• Grounded planes at U.S. airports may lead to delays, cancellations for Canadian flights

  14-11-2026 01:41 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  The grounding of flights at all U.S. airports is beginning to have international impacts.
  The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop Friday afternoon (Nov. 13), citing telecommunications issues. The agency said in a post to X that a temporary telecommunications outage has led to the ground stop “out of an abundance of caution.”
  The post adds that every flight has been accounted for and international flights will be handled on a case by case basis.
  The post did not say when the
  
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• Vancouver Island Symphony to perform Mischief, Madness and Mystery in Nanaimo and Courtenay

  14-11-2026 01:25 via Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
  An award-winning cellist will play in Nanaimo and Courtenay this weekend.Mischief, Madness & Mystery will be performed by the Vancouver Island Symphony on Saturday, Nov. 14 in Nanaimo in the Port Theatre at 7:30 p.m., and on Sunday, Nov. 15 in Courtenay at the Sid Williams Theatre at 2 p.m.The show, according to the symphony’s website, takes people “on a vivid musical journey through imagination and innovation – from spark to shadow, reflection to wit and surprise.” The pieces that w
  
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