Suspect breaks into woman’s bedroom in Nanaimo, demands money, apologizes for crime

A suspect in a break-and-enter and robbery at a Prideaux Street apartment last month apologized to the victim before leaving the scene, say police. (News Bulletin file photo)
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Solar panels can be seen on the school grounds on Lasqueti Island, B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

$134 million in new funding announced for B.C. clean energy projects
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Airlines, airport ask Canada to drop arrivals testing requirement

Fraser Canyon whitewater rafting businesses are among those eligible for support under the B.C. government’s latest tourism and accommodation assistance program. (B.C. government photo)

B.C. hotel, tourism operators offered property tax, hydro assistance
School District 83 announced, due to a staffing shortage, a two-day functional closure of Armstrong Elementary on Jan. 14 and 17 was being extended to Jan. 21. (File photo )

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    Protesters cross Terminal Avenue at a Save Old Growth protest at the Comox Road intersection Monday, Jan. 17. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

    Old-growth logging protesters block another Nanaimo intersection

    A women walk her dog past a parked school bus in the deep snow after a major snow storm in Mississauga, Ont., on Monday, January 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

    Winter storm causing school closures, transportation disruptions in parts of Ontario

    Members of North Cedar Fire Department search a stretch of the Nanaimo River on Friday, Jan. 14. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

    First responders, search-and-rescue crews looking for man missing along Nanaimo River

    Quebec Director of Public Health Dr. Horacio Arruda responds to a question during a news conference in Montreal, on January 5, 2022. Arruda, who had been public health director since 2012, abruptly resigned Monday after overseeing the province’s pandemic response for 22 months, citing criticism about the government’s response to the fifth wave. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson

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    An online scam cost a person seeking a place to live $1,950. The fraud was reported to Oak Bay police Jan. 15, after the victim paid to secure a rental property and determinred the ad was fraudulent. (Black Press Media file photo)

    Driver fined $167 for running red light in Oak Bay crash

    Distinctive wooden cane up for claim at Oak Bay police department

    Alberta premier Jason Kenney shakes hands with Kaycee Madu, Minister of Municipal Affairs, after being sworn into office in Edmonton on Tuesday April 30, 2019. Madu, who is currently the province's justice minister, is being called on to resign for phoning Edmonton’s police chief with concerns about a traffic ticket. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

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    Black Press reporter and NFL insider Erin Haluschak. (Black Press file photo)

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    Nanaimo Clippers forward Kai Daniells gets past two Langley Rivermen opponents during a rush in the first period of a game Friday, Jan. 14, at Frank Crane Arena. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

    Nanaimo Clippers make trade deadline moves to contend in Coastal Conference

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    Dr. Aisha Khatib, left, poses for a selfie with crew members, pediatrician Carola Buscemi, second from left, and a baby who the two medical professionals delivered on board the flight. Khatib was on the final leg of her multi-stop voyage from Toronto to Entebbe, Uganda, last month when she heard an announcement asking if there were any medical personnel on the plane, was ushered to the back of the plane, and found a woman in labour with a baby well on its way. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Aisha Khatib, *MANDATORY CREDIT*

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    Betty White would have turned 100 on Jan. 17, 2021. (File photo by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)

    It’s Betty White’s birthday, will you donate to a B.C. animal cause?

    #BettyWhiteChallenge encourages donations for animal welfare on her 100th birthday

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    Saanich bike shop owner Ryan Harris says providing affordable options for new and experienced cyclists is his way of encouraging people to get out on their bikes. (Megan Atkins-Baker/News Staff)

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    Lucas Gentina holds a Chilean flag listing the name of his hometown, La Boca de Rapel, after swimming across Elk Lake to fundraise for equipment benefiting residents at the long-term care unit of Saanich Peninsula Hospital, where he works as a rehabilitation assistant. (Wolf Depner/News Staff)

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    The Vancouver Island country music festival Sunfest has been postponed the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Citizen file)

    Canadian Live Music Association aims for clarity with live event regulations guide

    Each province’s rules for live event gatherings is explored in detail in online guide

    Nanaimo District Secondary School dance students rehearse their latest production, ‘Fall from Innocence.’ (Photo courtesy Paul Wu)

    NDSS dance production depicts school shooting from students’ perspective

    Nanaimo dance students to debut ‘Fall from Innocence’ at Malaspina Theatre

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    Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray rises during Question Period, Friday, December 3, 2021 in Ottawa. Mowi Canada West, one of the largest farmed salmon producers operating in B.C. says it’s permanently closing it’s processing plant in Surrey, B.C., because of a federal decision to phase out some fish farms. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

    Federal decision on fish farms prompts closure of B.C. processing plant: company

    Plant employed 80 people and was operational for four years

    The Highland Valley Copper mine, near Logan Lake, is the largest open pit copper mine in Canada. (John Arendt - Summerland Review)

    Union, company consider mediator’s proposal at B.C.’s biggest open pit copper mine

    Teck, Steelworkers at B.C.’s Highland Valley Copper mull mediator’s contract proposal

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