Nanaimo Daily

Nanaimo Daily - May 23, 2026

In today's episode: * Alberta Premier Danielle Smith commits to separation referendum * Kelowna catches Memorial Cup fever ahead of tournament opener * Man who drove on wrong side of highway, crashing head-on, sentenced in Nanaimo * ‘Environmentally unsound:’ Parksville mayor’s motion to ban drive-thrus fails * From vision to legacy: NLPS-started event celebrates 20 years * École Quaterway students learn through stories and conversations * NLPS Battle of the Books delivers page-turning competition * Dover Bay’s Jr. Performing Arts Academy goes ‘into the Robinverse’ * Poodle skirts, prom dresses, and zombies take over Wellington Secondary stage * Port Alberni’s second annual Khalsa Day parade draws a crowd * Langford-based Pacific FC parts ways with head coach James Merriman What's happening around town: * Dame Truth, Lance Lapointe & Krystal Dame...

Nanaimo Daily - May 22, 2026

In today's episode: * Clippers suffer another heartbreaking OT loss in Rogers BCHL Cup final * Supreme Court of Canada to hear B.C. DRIPA case * Province readies wildfire damaged Shuswap park for Salute to the Sockeye * Campbell River council backs joint bid to host 55+ BC Games * Confident, strong female skiers invited to shred Bella Coola with Chelsey Handler * Need greater than ever as Walk For Dog Guides comes to Cowichan * B.C. man pleads guilty in voyeurism case involving 652 women and girls * RCMP seek witnesses after dirt bike strikes Vancouver Island cyclist, 63 * Swiftsure sends fleet of sailboats across Victoria’s seaside vista * It’s been seven months since Ashley Bosma went missing in Cumberland * Kelowna MP backs east-west power grid expansion for Canada * Recruitment and retention incentives behind new NDHF campaign

Nanaimo Daily - May 22, 2026

In today's episode: * Clippers suffer another heartbreaking OT loss in Rogers BCHL Cup final * Current Outage - North of CLAWTHORPE AVE, West of SHELLEY ST, South-East of CEDAR HILL RD * Supreme Court of Canada to hear B.C. DRIPA case * 2 dead in unrelated Nanaimo drowning incidents * Province readies wildfire damaged Shuswap park for Salute to the Sockeye * Campbell River council backs joint bid to host 55+ BC Games * Confident, strong female skiers invited to shred Bella Coola with Chelsey Handler * Two drown in separate incidents at Nanaimo’s Departure Bay * B.C. man pleads guilty in voyeurism case involving 652 women and girls * RCMP seek witnesses after dirt bike strikes Vancouver Island cyclist, 63 * Swiftsure sends fleet of sailboats across Victoria’s seaside vista * It’s been seven months since Ashley Bosma went missing in Cumberland

Nanaimo Daily - May 20, 2026

In today's episode: * Science World turns into giant soccer ball for FIFA World Cup in Vancouver * Science World turns into giant soccer ball for FIFA World Cup in Vancouver * Science World turns into giant soccer ball for FIFA World Cup in Vancouver * ‘Tragic accident’: Woman presumed drowned after car falls in Kamloops river * ‘Tragic accident’: Woman presumed drowned after car falls in Kamloops river * ‘Tragic accident’: Woman presumed drowned after car falls in Kamloops river * Wild world record broken by barefoot B.C. runner * Wild world record broken by barefoot B.C. runner * Wild world record broken by barefoot B.C. runner * Environmental advocates call pipeline deal a ‘betrayal’ of Canada’s climate goals * Environmental advocates call pipeline deal a ‘betrayal’ of Canada’s climate goals * Environmental advocates call pipeline deal a ‘betrayal’ of Canada’s climate goals

Nanaimo Daily - May 19, 2026

In today's episode: * Tomatoes Tried to Kill Me but Banjos Saved My... * Heartbreak in Dawson City after historical Westminster Hotel burns down * Heartbreak in Dawson City after historical Westminster Hotel burns down * Heartbreak in Dawson City after historical Westminster Hotel burns down * Nanaimo RCMP close road after reported e-bike battery explosion * Nanaimo RCMP close road after reported e-bike battery explosion * Nanaimo RCMP close road after reported e-bike battery explosion * More ways to recycle in B.C. with Interchange Recycling * More ways to recycle in B.C. with Interchange Recycling * More ways to recycle in B.C. with Interchange Recycling * Watermelon Seeds Festival of Literature featuring Batool Abu Akleen * E-bike battery explosion prompts major Nanaimo RCMP response