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Suspected e-bike battery explosion prompts temporary road closure in Nanaimo
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (343+ words) A section of Terminal Avenue in Nanaimo was temporarily closed Sunday morning following an explosion in a wooded area near the city's downtown. Officers responded shortly after 8 a. m. to reports of an explosion near the 900-block of Terminal Avenue North, according…...
Canadian isolating on Vancouver Island has hantavirus case confirmed by national laboratory test
17+ hour, 45+ min ago (259+ words) Laboratory testing has confirmed the presumptive positive case of the Andes strain of hantavirus reported in B. C. The Public Health Agency of Canada confirmed the results in a statement today." British Columbia's provincial health officer announced yesterday that one of the…...
Broadway hit Spamalot to make Victoria premiere in August
16+ hour, 52+ min ago (194+ words) Fans of absurd comedy and musical theatre will soon have a chance to join the quest for the Holy Grail, as Monty Python's Spamalot makes its Victoria debut later this year. Broadway in Victoria announced the Tony Award-winning musical will…...
Rare endangered snake discovered on Lasqueti Island for first time
11+ hour, 53+ min ago (324+ words) A rare and endangered snake species has been discovered on Lasqueti Island for the first time, extending its known range on the B. C. coast by more than 60 kilometres. A sharp-tailed snake observation uploaded to i Naturalist in May 2023 has since been…...
City of Nanaimo opens four water parks ahead of summer
13+ hour, 30+ min ago (190+ words) Families in Nanaimo will have a place to cool off this summer, with the city reopening its four water parks this long weekend. The City of Nanaimo says water parks at Departure Bay Kiwanis Park, Mansfield Park, Deverill Square Park…...
MOU between Alberta and Ottawa strikes nerve among BC leaders
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (515+ words) A new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Alberta and Ottawa has struck a nerve with B. C. Leaders and other political opponents. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed an MOU on Friday, bringing a potential national pipeline one…...
Humpback whale released after spectacular rescue effort found dead off Denmark
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (640+ words) The dead whale was stranded on Thursday just off the small island of Anholt in the Kattegat, the broad strait between Denmark and Sweden that connects the Baltic Sea to the North Sea. The site is south of the location…...
PM and Alberta Premier eyeing fall 2027 start to build pipeline to the West Coast
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (399+ words) Agreements on a new bitumen pipeline and carbon pricing scheme is moving a landmark energy deal between Ottawa and Alberta forward. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are moving ahead with a landmark energy deal they signed…...
TD Bank closes its downtown Nanaimo branch partly due to safety
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (478+ words) TD Bank is closing its branch in downtown Nanaimo, in part due to safety factors, it says. "I don't like it. It's closer to town for me and just take the bus and I'm right downtown. When I heard this…...
Nanaimo RCMP cracks down on 'risky driving behaviours"
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (392+ words) Drivers in Nanaimo can expect to see more patrol officers conducting road checks this week as the Island detachment looks to reduce "risky driving behaviours." Nanaimo RCMP is partway through a week-long national campaign to promote safe driving and the…...