Fire destroys shed and trailer on industrial property in Nanaimo

A fire at an industrial property on Boban Drive on the weekend destroyed a storage shed and an Atco trailer, but caused no injuries. (Mandy Moraes/News Bulletin)
Fire not deemed suspicious, but cause under investigation

Kirstie Alley attends the premiere of HBO’s “Girls” on Jan. 5, 2015, in New York. Alley, a two-time Emmy winner who starred in the 1980s sitcom “Cheers” and the hit film “Look Who’s Talking,” has died. She was 71. Her death was announced Monday by her children on social media and confirmed by her manager. The post said their mother died of cancer that was recently diagnosed. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Kirstie Alley, Emmy-winning ‘Cheers’ star, dies at age 71
NHL Goaltender Devan Dubnyk. (Canadian Press)

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4 Ways to celebrate Christmas in Seattle this year

4 Ways to celebrate Christmas in Seattle this year

The Salvation Army kettle campaign will once again be seen in front of BC Liquor stores. (The News files)

Kettle campaign bell ringers now allowed in front of liquor stores across B.C.
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A man digs out snow from under a car stuck on a street in the aftermath of a snowstorm, in Vancouver, B.C., Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Snow, rain, freezing rain expected on south B.C. coast; extreme cold in northwest

A woman shops for produce at the Granville Island Market in Vancouver, on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Food prices in Canada will continue to escalate in the new year, with grocery costs forecasted to rise up to seven per cent in 2023, new research predicts.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadian families will pay $1,065 more for groceries in 2023, report says

Turkeys are shown in a pen at Root Down Farm in Pescadero, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

Turkey shortage ahead of Christmas fuelled by avian flu: BC Poultry Association

Workers with the HALO Trust organization use a detector as they perform demining operations in the village of Peremoha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrice Bergeron

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Costs at the new Cowichan District Hospital have skyrocketed to $1.45 billion. (Citizen file photo)

Costs of new Cowichan hospital increase to $1.45 billion

Government says cost increase related mostly to labour shortages and supply-chain challenges

Approximately one in 20 workers in Victoria consistently biked to work in 2021, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent census. (Black Press Media file photo)

Victoria, Kelowna top the country in percentage of people cycling to work

Victoria also had the second most people in the country who usually walked to work in 2021, said StatsCan

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Robert Bateman Timberwolves player Taejshon Catlin finds open field against the John Barsby Bulldogs during the AA varsity B.C. final at the Subway Bowl at B.C. Place stadium Saturday, Dec. 3. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Barsby Bulldogs beaten in B.C. final

John Barsby falls 45-14 to Robert Bateman in AA varsity provincial championship Dec. 3

The Vancouver Island University Mariners women’s soccer team celebrates a bronze medal at the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association championships last month in Saint-Lambert, Que. (CCAA photo)

Nanaimo Sport Achievement Awards now calling for nominations

Awards, to be presented in February, will recognize outstanding achievement in sports during 2022

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FILE - Anthony Kiedis, from left, Flea and Chad Smith, of Red Hot Chili Peppers, appear at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2022, in Newark, N.J. Live Nation said Monday the band will perform at a set of stadium shows and festivals across North America and Europe beginning March 29. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

‘Road Trippin’: Red Hot Chili Peppers kick off 2023 world tour in Vancouver

Fresh off a 2-album 2022, band will launch global trek at BC Place in March

Bob McGrath, right, looks at the Cookie Monster as they accept the Lifetime Achievement Award for ‘Sesame Street’ at the Daytime Emmy Awards on Aug. 30, 2009, in Los Angeles. McGrath, an actor, musician and children’s author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children’s show ‘Sesame Street’ has died at the age of 90. McGrath’s passing was confirmed by his family who posted on his Facebook page on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Bob McGrath, beloved ‘Sesame Street’ legend, dies at age 90

Performer a founding cast member of show that premiered in 1969

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Sandra Dunn, floral merchandiser at Quality Foods Harewood, and Jason Marshall, store manager, slip some change into the Coins for Kids donation jar. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Coins for Kids collecting cash in Nanaimo to help child-focused charities at Christmas time

News Bulletin amplifies its year-round charity drive every December

Barney Ellis-Perry, CEO Nanaimo District Hospital Foundation, left, Caleb McCaw and Adam Stowe, Wenner Group of Companies; Marcia Ekland, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital clinical services delivery director; Jennie Robson, NRGH interim site director; Suzie Vinden, C.I./N.I. operations director; Kelly McColm, ICU, HSU and respiratory therapy director; Sheena Mackay, MDRD Island regional coordinator and Jean Phan, clinical project manager, get ready to brighten up the holiday season with this year’s Light the Trees campaign. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation’s Christmas fundraiser bigger and brighter

Light the Trees campaign happening this month

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Tom Verbrugge and his son Mica have the bonfire stoked and the hotdogs ready to roast when Tom’s Trees Christmas tree farm opens on Nov. 26, 2022. (PHOTO COURTESY TOM VERBRUGGE)

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FILE - An Oxford English Dictionary is shown at the headquarters of the Associated Press in New York on Aug. 29, 2010. Oxford Dictionaries said Monday Dec. 5, 2022, that “goblin mode” has been selected by online vote as its word of the year. It defines the term as “a type of behavior which is unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy, typically in a way that rejects social norms or expectations.” (AP Photo/Caleb Jones, File)

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More vehicles should be equipped with a spare tire so motorists can self-rescue, says letter writer. (Stock photo)

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