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• Vince McMahon will step down during WWE misconduct probe

  17-06-2022 16:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  
  Vince McMahon is stepping down as CEO and chairman of WWE during an an investigation into alleged misconduct involving the longtime leader and public face of the organization.
  
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• ‘Potential risk’: Canada ends longtime Weatheradio service, leaving some forecast-less

  21-03-2026 16:33 via nanaimobulletin.com
  When one Revelstoke resident and former search and rescue volunteer recently tuned into Weatheradio — a service providing daily forecasts for communities across Canada — he was surprised to find the local channel turned off.
  On Monday, March 16, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) ended Weatheradio and telephone-based Hello Weather amid federal budget cuts, leaving a hole in valuable forecasting for rural communities.
  Launched in 1976, Weatheradio played an important role ke
  
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• 6 B.C. temperature records broken on first day of spring, all in Okanagan region

  21-03-2026 15:20 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The heat was felt on the first day of spring as more temperature records were broken.
  On Friday, Mar. 20, six temperature records were broken in B.C., all in the Okanagan region.
  The Peach City itself, Penticton was the warmest place on Friday, reaching 22 C. That broke the 98-year Mar. 20 record of 17.8 C in 1928.
  Next was Osoyoos, where the temperature reached 21.4 C, a full degree more than the 2024 record of 20.4 C.
  Temperatures reaching 20 C broke an 111-year-old record in Salmon Arm on Fri
  
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• How a Vancouver Island winery became a destination based on experiences

  21-03-2026 15:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  After officially opening just in May of last year, Prohibition Vineyard had a successful year, to say the least.
  “We sold out of all of our wine,” says owner Ashley Rice, who owns the boutique North Saanich winery with her husband, Mark. “We were seeing 100 people a day and we were even having to turn people away, telling them to check out other wineries and come back.”
  But what made the Rice’s winery one to watch wasn’t just their notable wines. It was the fa
  
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• Noel Lewis-Watts

  21-03-2026 14:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  In Loving Memory ~
  December 1, 1929 – December 8, 2025
  Noel is flying high and free. Noel passed away at home, surrounded by love, on December 8th, 2025.
  For the complete obituary please check the link below.
  Join us for Noel’s Celebration of Life on Saturday afternoon, April 11th from 2:00 ~ 4:00pm at the Unitarian Hall, 595 Townsite Road, Nanaimo.
  
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• PHOTOS: Sidney dive reveals years worth of ‘ghost gear’ tangled on the seabed

  21-03-2026 13:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Generations of residents have enjoyed the fish and crab caught from the pier in Sidney.
  A giant pile of “ghost gear” – abandoned traps, pots, lines and nets – tangling the waters and nestled into the sea bottom serves as a testament to the cut lines“What we found down there was eye opening. The seafloor beneath the pier is littered with years worth of lost and discarded traps, many of which have been there so long they’re falling apart on the bottom,” sa
  
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• Nanaimo Astronomy Society guest speaker to talk up Trans-Newtonian objects

  21-03-2026 13:30 via nanaimobulletin.com
  The orbits and colours of icy rocks in the far outer reaches of our solar system can help scientists understand its early formation and evolution.
  Laura Buchanan, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Victoria and Nanaimo Astronomy Society’s guest speaker for the society’s upcoming monthly meeting, is one of the people who study icy rocks known as Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs), and will talk about how icy bits orbiting the solar system can provide clues to its origin and fo
  
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• End of the road: Iconic Vancouver Island jazz club to permanently close

  21-03-2026 06:16 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Two popular Victoria live music venues will be closing their doors for the last time.
  Arts On View Society announced Thursday (March 19) that it has made the decision to wind down operations and close Hermann’s Jazz Club and the View Street Social.
  The decision follows an extensive review of the organization’s financial position and reflects the society’s responsibility to “act in a financially and legally responsible manner.”
  Both will close April 30.
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• Thompson makes 30 stops in Capitals win over Devils - NanaimoNewsNOW

  21-03-2026 04:45 via news.google.com
  Thompson makes 30 stops in Capitals win over Devils  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Federal government announces safe sport funding - NanaimoNewsNOW

  21-03-2026 03:50 via news.google.com
  Federal government announces safe sport funding  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Pedestrian killed in crash along Hwy. 19 north of Nanaimo - NanaimoNewsNOW

  21-03-2026 03:33 via news.google.com
  Pedestrian killed in crash along Hwy. 19 north of Nanaimo  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Nikishin scores in overtime, Hurricanes down Maple Leafs 4-3 - NanaimoNewsNOW

  21-03-2026 02:55 via news.google.com
  Nikishin scores in overtime, Hurricanes down Maple Leafs 4-3  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Updated: Nanaimo police investigate stabbing, search for two suspects - My Coast Now

  21-03-2026 02:00 via news.google.com
  Updated: Nanaimo police investigate stabbing, search for two suspects  My Coast Now
  
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• B.C. allowing old-growth logging despite protection promise, experts say - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  21-03-2026 01:46 via news.google.com
  B.C. allowing old-growth logging despite protection promise, experts say  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• B.C. allowing old-growth logging despite protection promise, experts say

  21-03-2026 01:40 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Some of B.C.’s rarest and most irreplaceable old-growth trees are being cut down despite the land having been set aside for protection, according to a leaked letter to the premier from a panel of experts.
  “We are causing extinction,” ecologist and panel member Rachel Holt said in an interview. “We are causing significant global impact with the logging of some of these forests. And we need to do something about that.”
  Holt is one of five experts who were appointed to
  
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• Headline History: RV licensing in Nanaimo a topic that has stood test of time - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  21-03-2026 01:17 via news.google.com
  Headline History: RV licensing in Nanaimo a topic that has stood test of time  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Headline History: RV licensing in Nanaimo a topic that has stood test of time

  21-03-2026 01:15 via nanaimobulletin.com
  History has repeated itself when it comes to talk of recreation vehicle taxation, according to present and past issues of the News Bulletin.
  Nanaimo had a proposal that would see three RV parks within the urban containment boundary taxed, stated a news item from the March 23, 1998 edition and letters saw writers voicing various opinions. One person refers to taxing those living in RVs as something that will only “backfire and [be] very detrimental for Nanaimo.”
  “Nanaimo needs c
  
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• UPDATE: Man and woman arrested following stabbing incident in south Nanaimo - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  21-03-2026 01:00 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Man and woman arrested following stabbing incident in south Nanaimo  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Vancouver Canucks ink defenceman Victor Mancini to two-year extension - NanaimoNewsNOW

  21-03-2026 00:45 via news.google.com
  Vancouver Canucks ink defenceman Victor Mancini to two-year extension  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• U.S. congressman introduces bill targeting Online Streaming Act - NanaimoNewsNOW

  21-03-2026 00:41 via news.google.com
  U.S. congressman introduces bill targeting Online Streaming Act  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Abbotsford named third-best Canadian city to live in - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  21-03-2026 00:36 via news.google.com
  Abbotsford named third-best Canadian city to live in  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Abbotsford named third-best Canadian city to live in

  21-03-2026 00:35 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Abbotsford residents are living in the third-best city in Canada, according to a recent study from marketing agency dNOVO Group.
  This study analyzed various qualities of the 28 biggest cities in the country and ranked them based on how livable they are.
  The most impactful categories were disposable income and quality of life, while safety accounted for 20 per cent of the total rating, and pollution and number of attractions were the least impactful.
  Abbotsford came in at number three, only being
  
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• Caveman and the Banshee: From Nanaimo with love - The Georgia Straight

  21-03-2026 00:24 via news.google.com
  Caveman and the Banshee: From Nanaimo with love  The Georgia Straight
  
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• UPDATE: Two arrested following stabbing in south Nanaimo - NanaimoNewsNOW

  21-03-2026 00:04 via news.google.com
  UPDATE: Two arrested following stabbing in south Nanaimo  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• ‘Hidden homelessness’ a concern in count of those living on Nanaimo streets - NanaimoNewsNOW

  20-03-2026 23:55 via news.google.com
  ‘Hidden homelessness’ a concern in count of those living on Nanaimo streets  NanaimoNewsNOW
  
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• Mount Washington ski resort limits weekend operations due to rain - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  20-03-2026 23:41 via news.google.com
  Mount Washington ski resort limits weekend operations due to rain  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• Mount Washington ski resort limits weekend operations due to rain

  20-03-2026 23:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Heavy rain overnight on Thursday, coupled with milder weather, means fewer options for skiing at the Mount Washington Alpine Resort on Friday and throughout the weekend.
  The resort says the Hawk chairlift is closed on Friday (March 20), as well as the Sunrise chairlift, but the Whiskey Jack chairlift continues to operate.
  Because of the milder weather, the resort is offering reduced ticket pricing on March 20 and over the weekend, available for purchase in-person only.
  For Nordic skiers, trails
  
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• VIU men’s, women’s basketball teams advance to CCAA championship games - Nanaimo News Bulletin

  20-03-2026 22:31 via news.google.com
  VIU men’s, women’s basketball teams advance to CCAA championship games  Nanaimo News Bulletin
  
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• West Kootenay U18 Wildcats win thriller over Nanaimo - Rossland News

  20-03-2026 22:12 via news.google.com
  West Kootenay U18 Wildcats win thriller over Nanaimo  Rossland News
  
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• VIU men’s, women’s basketball teams advance to CCAA championship games

  20-03-2026 22:00 via nanaimobulletin.com
  Vancouver Island University Mariners men’s and women’s basketball teams will both battle for national titles this weekend.
  The men punched their ticket to the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association championship on the strength of an 81-60 semifinal win over the Humber Hawks at the VIU gym Thursday, March 19, while the women earned a championship game berth, defeating Géants de Saint-Jean 62-56 in Montreal.
  The men’s win sets up a matchup against the Dynamiques de Br&ea
  
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