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Injuction Sought Against Island Park Protesters

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 06.05.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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NANAIMO, B.C. - Officials in Nanaimo, B.C., intend to seek an injunction to halt protesters vowing to interfere with removal of two aging dams in a po...

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Nanaimo Leaders Strike Back Against Racism

CBC | Posted 06.03.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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Community leaders in Nanaimo hope to turn a bad news story into something positive with the creation of a working group to combat racism. ...

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Racist Nanaimo Newspaper Letter Rebuttal

Danica Denomme | Posted 05.28.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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Danica Denomme

Turn off the ignorance. Do away with this "handouts" and claims of "special treatment" nonsense. Instead of foolishly insisting that everything to do with First Nations was either "primitive" or a long time ago, let us stand together to create a better future for the next seven generations of people who reside in this land.

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'Racist' Newspaper Letter Sparks Outrage

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 03.29.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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The Nanaimo Daily News has apologized for printing a "racist" letter that stated First Nations have a history that is "notable only for underachieveme...

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NANAIMO SCHOOL LOCKDOWN

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.08.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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NANAIMO, B.C. - Police officers or private security guards are keeping a watchful eye over the classrooms and fields of three Nanaimo, B.C., schools a...

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Minor Hockey Player Suspended For Big Hits

CBC | Posted 01.06.2013 | Canada British Columbia
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A 14-year-old hockey player from Nanaimo has been handed a seven-game suspension for a series of body checks that injured three other Bantam league pl...

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B.C. Diesel-Spill Trucker Avoids Jail Time

CBC | Posted 11.25.2012 | Canada British Columbia
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A 35-year-old fuel truck driver who crashed his rig on the Malahat Highway north of Victoria last year has been given a conditional sentence for dange...

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B.C. Diesel-Spill Driver Avoids Jail Time

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.25.2012 | Canada British Columbia
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VICTORIA - A 35-year-old fuel truck driver who crashed his rig on the Malahat Highway north of Victoria last year has been given a conditional sentenc...

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RCMP Seize Bath Salts, $30,000 Cash

CBC | Posted 10.27.2012 | Canada British Columbia
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A routine highway check near Nanaimo has resulted in what's believed to be the first-ever seizure in B.C. of a new recreational drug called "bath salt...

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Mother Of Newborn Baby Punched In Hospital

CBC | Posted 10.07.2012 | Canada
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A Tofino, B.C., man has been arrested after allegedly punching the mother of his newborn in the head while she cradled the infant in her arms in a hos...

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How Did A Greande Launcher End Up In A B.C. Hotel Room?

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.02.2012 | Canada
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NANAIMO, B.C. - A 28-year-old man has been charged in connection with a grenade launcher that police found in a Nanaimo, B.C., hotel room.Dustin Pache...

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Grenade Launcher Found In B.C. Hotel

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.01.2012 | Canada
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NANAIMO, B.C. - Three people have been arrested after police discovered a grenade launcher in a Nanaimo, B.C., hotel room.RCMP Const. Gary O'Brien say...

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Suicide Spate Prompts State Of Emergency

CP | Keven Drews, The Canadian Press | Posted 07.11.2012 | Canada Politics
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VANCOUVER - Leaders of a Vancouver Island First Nation have declared a state of emergency over a recent spate of suicides and attempted suicides.The C...

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B.C. Soldiers Charged After Break-And Enter

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 06.06.2012 | Canada
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NANAIMO, B.C. - The RCMP has arrested two members of the Canadian Forces who are accused of robbing a restaurant in Nanaimo, B.C.An RCMP news release ...

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Pregnant Woman Dragged Outside Weaving Car

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 06.03.2012 | Canada
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NANAIMO, B.C. - A man is facing charges after a pregnant woman was dragged outside a car that was weaving in and out of traffic in Nanaimo, B.C., on S...

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Mom Not Guilty in Accident That Killed Sons

CBC | Posted 05.30.2012 | Canada
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A Nanaimo woman charged with impaired driving in an accident that killed her two sons has been found not guilty. Clare Bekker...

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Mountie Investigated After Money, Drugs Disappear

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.23.2012 | Canada
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NANAIMO, B.C. - A Mountie in Nanaimo, B.C., is under investigation after $10,000 cash and some cocaine disappeared from an exhibit locker in the RCMP ...

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Burnaby Girl Critical After Clipped By Truck Mirror

CBC | Posted 02.25.2012 | Canada
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An 8-year-old Burnaby girl has been airlifted to B.C. Children's Hospital in Vancouver after being struck by passing traffic on Island Hi...

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Hunt For Missing BC Girl

CBC | Posted 02.23.2012 | Canada
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A Vancouver Island family is desperately seeking their missing daughter this Christmas, and police are concerned she may be with a danger...

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20 Rabbits Crushed By B.C. Sanctuary Intruder

CBC | Posted 09.09.2011 | Canada
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CBC -- The owner of a Vancouver Island animal refuge has beefed up security following the brutal slaughter of 20 rabbits last month. Susan Vickery ...

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