Nanaimo high school track athletes break records, win Island titles

Track and field athletes from Nanaimo high schools earned Island championships competing at Rotary Bowl Stadium this past week, May 18-19. (News Bulletin file photo)
Nanaimo Christian School hosts Island championships at Rotary Bowl

Edmonton Oilers winger Evander Kane skates amongst hats thrown onto the ice after his hat-trick during second period NHL second round playoff hockey action against the Calgary Flames in Edmonton, Sunday, May 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Kane nets hat trick as Oilers thump Flames 4-1 to take 2-1 playoff series lead
Amesbury pre-game with the Tulsa Oilers. (Special to The News)

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B.C. couple concerned about pooches consuming pot after dog’s scary situation

B.C. couple concerned about pooches consuming pot after dog’s scary situation
Vancouver Island treetop retreat tops Airbnb list of Canada’s best new hosts

Vancouver Island treetop retreat tops Airbnb list of Canada’s best new hosts

One of InSight’s 7-foot-wide solar panels imaged by the lander’s camera. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

Mars robot worked on by B.C. scientist powers down as dust settles over solar panels
Parksville Qualicum Beach residents, like people across the country, are feeling frustrated with passport processing delays. (Pixabay photo)

Lengthy passport processing delays present problems for Vancouver Island resident
GoByBike BC Society envisions a future where everyone can experience the joy of cycling – for transportation, for play, for well-being, for the planet. Take part in Spring GoByBike Week May 30 to June 5!

This spring, return to cycling for a fresh start
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      Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic in Ottawa on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

      Monkeypox poses low risk, but everyone susceptible: Tam

      This screencap shows Caitlin Oakley rushing out of her North Saanich home to help rescue her family’s pet Goose from a Bald Eagle while breast-feeding her daughter. (Screencap/Courtesy Mike Lazic) This screencap shows Caitlin Oakley rushing out of her North Saanich home to help rescue her family’s pet Goose from a Bald Eagle while breast-feeding her daughter. (Screencap/Courtesy Mike Lazic)

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      Edmonton Oilers goalie Mikko Koskinen, centre, reacts as Calgary Flames forward Blake Coleman celebrates his goal during second period NHL second round playoff hockey action against the Edmonton Oilers in Calgary, Wednesday, May 18, 2022.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

      Battle of Alberta starts with a bang as Flames down Oilers 9-6 to open playoff series

      An elderly couple fear they may have to leave their Nanaimo home of 15 years after it suffered heavy damage when high winds felled trees Wednesday, May 18. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

      Windstorm causes trees to topple onto house in Nanaimo

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      Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses delegates during the first day of the 75th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

      WHO chief: COVID pandemic is ‘most certainly not over’

      ‘We lower our guard at our peril’

      FILE - This Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 file photo shows the headquarters of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tenn. Leaders of the SBC, America’s largest Protestant stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades, according to a scathing 288-page investigative report issued Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

      Report: Top Southern Baptists stonewalled sex abuse victims

      Seven-month investigation was conducted by independent firm

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      Sports
      This year’s Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards winners include, back row, left to right: Michael Rhode Memorial Award winner Dr. Steve Beerman, Male Individual Athlete of the Year Patrick Vellner, Female Junior Team Athlete of the Year Tianna Kehler, Male Team Athlete of the Year Justin Geddie, Sports Administrator of the Year Daniel Fraser, High-Performance Coach of the Year Liam Goodall, Sandra Comadina accepting the Female Individual Athlete of the Year award for Shelly Stouffer, and front row, left to right, Junior Female Individual Athlete of the Year Sonya Urbanowicz, Team of the Year coach Finn Bodnar, Cole Libbus accepting the Grassroots Coach of the Year award for Troy Libbus, Junior Male Individual Athlete of the Year Matthew Wilson, and Junior Team of the Year assistant coach Kirsten Polz.

      Outstanding sports achievement in Nanaimo recognized at awards gala

      Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards were held Wednesday, May 18, at the Coast Bastion Hotel

      Nanaimo Clippers captain Michael Craig and his teammates shake hands with the Penticton Vees, who won the BCHL championship with a Game 4 win Wednesday, May 18, at Frank Crane Arena. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

      Vees blow out Clippers to sweep series and win BCHL championship

      Nanaimo loses Game 4 by 8-2 score Wednesday, May 18, at Frank Crane Arena

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      Devin Watson was awarded Best in Show for his wooden plaque titled ‘Interdiluvian’ at the Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show held in Duncan. The arts show can be viewed in-person at the Cowichan Community Centre until May 29. (Photo submitted by Susan Down)

      Nanaimo artist wins best-in-show award at Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show

      Devin Watson’s piece looks at ways water connects living things

      Jason Aldean, left, and Bryan Adams perform “Heaven” at the CMT Music Awards on Monday, April 11, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. Adams is hitting the road in Canada with a cross-country tour set for later this summer. (AP Photo/Mark Zaleski)

      Bryan Adams is heading out on a cross-Canada tour later this year

      Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary and Kelowna dates included among 25 Canadian dates

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      The Nanaimo Disability Resource Centre issued its 100,000th disability parking permit last month. (News Bulletin file photo)

      Nanaimo Disability Resource Centre issues 100,000th accessible parking permit

      Non-profit presents basket of prizes to client to recognize milestone

      The Nanaimo Rhododendron Society is holding a plant sale and truss show April 30. (News Bulletin file photo)

      Rhododendrons will be shown and sold in Nanaimo

      Nanaimo Rhododendron Society holding event Saturday, April 30, at Beban Park

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      Matt MacLeod

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      A turtle and a duck share a sunbathing log at Sardis Park in Chilliwack on April 9, 2015. Monday, May 23, 2022 is World Turtle Day. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

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      Nanaimo Canoe and Kayak Club commodore Ashley Rowe heads out onto the water on Long Lake the evening of May 19. The club is promoting Safe Boating Week from May 21-27. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

      Editorial: Stay safely afloat in and around the Harbour City

      Safe Boating Week is May 21-27

      Premier-Designate Jason Kenney addresses the media the day his after his election victory in Edmonton on Wednesday April 17, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

      BENNETT: Jason Kenney led Alberta through bulldog willpower and work ethic

      Kenney resigned after just 51 per cent of party rank-and-file endorsed him in a leadership review

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          Business, non-profits, social enterprises all encouraged to submit proposals

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