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• Edward Walter Robert Hudson

  02-02-2026 20:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In Loving Memory ~
  Ed Hudson, 79, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on November 15, 2025, in Parksville BC, surrounded by his family and friends.
  Born on June 30, 1946, in Prince Rupert B.C. and lived at Hunts Inlet on near by Porcher Island until his teenage years. He spent many hours at the wheel of his tugs and fishing boats travelling up and down the BC coast and into Alaska. He owned several successful marine businesses throughout his life never ceasing to put
  
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• B.C. clinical trial shows promising signs for prostate cancer treatment

  04-02-2026 17:46 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A clinical trial underway in Victoria could help men with prostate cancer spend less time in hospitals and more time living life.
  The five-month-old pilot, called ADAPT-25, uses artificial intelligence and high-precision radiation to target cancerous cells – a process that affects healthy tissue less than typical radiation and reduces treatment from sometimes 40 visits over several weeks to just two days.
  “In the past, curative radiation treatments … have been very inconvenien
  
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• VIDEO: Deaf owner brews coffee and community connections in B.C. cafe

  04-02-2026 15:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Growing up in the Philippines, Maria Tanjaoui was taught not to use sign language.
  As the only deaf person in her family, she was discouraged from using sign language and forbidden from signing at school. Instead, she was expected to navigate an oral-based education system – one she says she struggled to follow.
  “I actually signed (the number) three and they hit me in the face – so it was very not allowed,” says Tanjaoui, speaking through an American Sign Language (ASL) i
  
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• City of Nanaimo accepting applications for environmental project grants

  04-02-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Organizations, groups and individuals looking to take on environmental projects in Nanaimo could be eligible for funding from the city.
  The city is inviting applications for two types of environmental action grants: the Community Watershed Restoration Grant – for restoration and habitat protection projects near a river, lake or wetland – and the Community Environmental Sustainability Project Grant, which supports a wide variety of sustainability projects.
  The city started accepting a
  
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• ‘He’s back again’: Man arrested in Nanaimo standoff returns to crime scene - CHEK News

  04-02-2026 02:52 via news.google.com
  ‘He’s back again’: Man arrested in Nanaimo standoff returns to crime scene  CHEK News
  
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• Hearing to reopen Cowichan Tribes case delayed, first to find ‘who knew what, when’

  04-02-2026 01:36 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The court hearing to debate an application by Montrose Properties to reopen the Cowichan Tribes land title case is being delayed.
  David Rosenberg, the lawyer representing the Cowichan Tribes, first wants to ascertain how much the company knew of the case before it was decided last August.
  Montrose argues it knew little and was unaware of the potential impacts to its land, so it deserves a chance to be added as a defendant and have a say in court.
  In an attempt to prove otherwise, Rosenberg is fi
  
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• State of Emergency lifted after weekend flooding in Comox Valley - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  04-02-2026 01:35 via news.google.com
  State of Emergency lifted after weekend flooding in Comox Valley  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• B.C. Prosperity Project tries to rally support to join Alberta in exit from Canada

  04-02-2026 01:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A group offering promises of economic prosperity if British Columbia organized with Alberta and Saskatchewan to separate from Canada and form a new country held an event in Willow Point on Monday night (Jan. 2).
  Called the B.C. Prosperity Project, it is a group inspired by the Alberta Prosperity Project, which was recently in the spotlight after reports that members met with representatives of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration seeking help in their goal of separating from Canada
  
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• Regional District of Nanaimo developing policy on full-time living in recreational vehicles - The Discourse.

  04-02-2026 01:10 via news.google.com
  Regional District of Nanaimo developing policy on full-time living in recreational vehicles  The Discourse.
  
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• Council-approved Telus cell sites will bring better wireless service to north and south Nanaimo

  04-02-2026 01:08 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Cell phone coverage will become stronger in north and south Nanaimo after city council broadcast its approvals for two new Telus telecommunications sites.
  At their meeting Monday, Feb. 2, council directed city staff to enter into land use agreements and provide letters of land concurrence to Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada for the two sites.
  Telus has planned a 63-metre-tall, self-supporting telecommunications tower site on city-owned land at 1151 Nanaimo Lakes Rd. and two 15
  
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• Kamloops Mayor has one of two defamation suits against councillor tossed - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  04-02-2026 01:05 via news.google.com
  Kamloops Mayor has one of two defamation suits against councillor tossed  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Kamloops Mayor has one of two defamation suits against councillor tossed

  04-02-2026 01:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  One of three defamation suits filed by Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson — and one of two against a fellow city councillor — was tossed by the B.C. Supreme Court on Jan. 30.
  The decision by Justice J. Hughes was published on Feb. 2, and in short found that Kamloops Coun. Katie Neustaeter’s statements made during council business fell under the Protection of Public Participation Act, and there was no evidence that the statements caused any actual harm.
  The lawsuit stemmed from H
  
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• Pedestrian hit Monday on Trans-Canada Highway in Duncan - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  04-02-2026 00:55 via news.google.com
  Pedestrian hit Monday on Trans-Canada Highway in Duncan  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Pedestrian hit Monday on Trans-Canada Highway in Duncan

  04-02-2026 00:45 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A pedestrian was taken to hospital in serious condition after they were hit on the Trans-Canada Highway in Duncan on Monday, Feb. 2.
  BC Emergency Health Services said they received a call at 10:02 p.m. on Monday night about a motor vehicle incident at the TCH and Dobson Road.
  Two ambulances with primary care paramedics and an ambulance with advanced care paramedics responded to the scene.
  Paramedics provided emergency medical treatment and one person was take to hospital.
  
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• Vancouver doctor charged with sex assault against teens, dating back to 2015

  04-02-2026 00:29 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Vancouver police believe there could be additional victims after a doctor was charged in a sex assault investigation involving teen victims dating back to 2015.
  Police announced charges against 65-year-old Herman Man Hau Lee Tuesday (Feb. 3) from two separate incidents. He faces one count of sexual assault and one count of sexual interference for offences that allegedly occurred in Burnaby in December 2014, as well as one count each of sexual assault, sexual interference and sexual exploitation
  
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• CP NewsAlert: Former B.C. lawyer guilty of first-degree murder - NanaimoNewsNOW

  04-02-2026 00:21 via news.google.com
  CP NewsAlert: Former B.C. lawyer guilty of first-degree murder  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Nanaimo boat barricader allegedly returns to dock after release - NanaimoNewsNOW

  03-02-2026 23:51 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo boat barricader allegedly returns to dock after release  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• B.C. premier says goal is to deliver ‘what local policing is meant to be’

  03-02-2026 23:43 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Premier David Eby put the Surrey Police Service and police board under a microscope Tuesday during a meeting with Surrey business leaders related to the ongoing extortion crisis plaguing South Asian businesses and residents in this city.
  Eby expressed concern about “inconsistent communications” between the extortion task force and the Surrey Police Service to the community. “These inconsistent communications result in the community feeling that everybody is not on the same page
  
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• Nanaimo Clippers’ Hayden Fechner Commits to NCAA Division I Stonehill College - Nanaimo Clippers

  03-02-2026 23:36 via news.google.com
  Nanaimo Clippers’ Hayden Fechner Commits to NCAA Division I Stonehill College  Nanaimo Clippers
  
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• New community advisory group will work with B.C. extortion task force - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  03-02-2026 23:35 via news.google.com
  New community advisory group will work with B.C. extortion task force  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• New community advisory group will work with B.C. extortion task force

  03-02-2026 23:31 via nanaimobulletin.com
  A community advisory group is being created to help “close gaps” between the community and the B.C. extortion task force amidst the ongoing extortion-related violence in Surrey and other B.C. communities.
  The chair of the committee will be announced tomorrow, Premier David Eby said Tuesday (Feb. 3) after meeting with Surrey business leaders in Vancouver.
  The group will be made up of community members who will be working alongside the task force and ensuring they understand “the
  
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• Michelina Melideo (Mickey) - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  03-02-2026 23:15 via news.google.com
  Michelina Melideo (Mickey)  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• State of Emergency lifted after weekend flooding in Comox Valley

  03-02-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The state of local emergency has been cancelled for the Comox Valley, following flooding last week.
  Effective at noon today, the state of emergency has been lifted, however the ECO will remain open at the CVRD to help support registered evacuees and coordinate the transition from response to recovery. About 150 people have been affected by the flooding, and assessments are ongoing within the community to confirm impacts.
  “We want to thank residents for their patience and for supporting eme
  
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• B.C. Premier David Eby warns of cuts in upcoming budget - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  03-02-2026 22:57 via news.google.com
  B.C. Premier David Eby warns of cuts in upcoming budget  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• B.C. Premier David Eby warns of cuts in upcoming budget

  03-02-2026 22:54 via nanaimobulletin.com
  B.C.’s next budget is set to be revealed on Tuesday, Feb. 17.
  Premier David Eby said to expect cuts.
  “Absolutely, we’ll be reducing spending in the next budget,” he said in an unrelated news conference on Tuesday, Feb. 3. “But the reductions will be focused on administrative cost, bureaucracy, while we’re preserving frontline services for British Columbians.”
  The latest quarterly financial update from the province projects the 2025/26 deficit at nearly $
  
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• Argos release veteran linebacker Wynton McManis ahead of free agency - NanaimoNewsNOW

  03-02-2026 22:46 via news.google.com
  Argos release veteran linebacker Wynton McManis ahead of free agency  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Michelina Melideo (Mickey)

  03-02-2026 22:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  January 16,1933 – January 1, 2026
  It is with great sadness that we the family of Michelina Melideo (Mickey) announce our mother’s passing on January 1, 2026 at Nanaimo Hospital.
  Michelina was born on January 16, 1933 in Toro, Campobasso Italy.
  She immigrated to Ontario, Canada in 1954 where she joined her husband Pasquale.
  Predeceased by her husband (our father) Pasquale January 1986 and baby of 18 months in 1952.
  Survived by her children Antonietta (Steve), Filomena (Louis), Tony (K
  
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• Kelowna cat claws its way into America’s Favourite Pet competition - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  03-02-2026 22:27 via news.google.com
  Kelowna cat claws its way into America’s Favourite Pet competition  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Inquest hears B.C. man suffered a mental health crisis days before his family was found dead

  03-02-2026 22:26 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The second morning of a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of a Prince Rupert family in 2023 has heard that the father, Christopher Duong, may have suffered a mental health crisis just days before the family of four was found dead.
  Former RCMP Const. Matt Jones testified that he apprehended Duong under the Mental Health Act during a traffic stop in the early morning of June. 10, 2023. Duong had been driving around with his wife, Janet Nguyen, and their two children, Alexander and Harlan Duo
  
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• Salmon Arm woman holding top spot in Maxim Cover Girl contest - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  03-02-2026 22:25 via news.google.com
  Salmon Arm woman holding top spot in Maxim Cover Girl contest  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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