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With back to school just days away, a Nanaimo charity is calling for donations to help families struggling to get their kids ready for the classroom. The post Donations needed to help families struggling to afford school supplies in Nanaimo appeared first on CHEK.
Read article →Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and Canada's chief negotiator Janice Charette are meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington Friday as the clock ticks down on the latest tariff deadline. The post Deadline looms as Trump’s 50 per cent tar…
Read article →A cannabis shop in Victoria is on the hook for a $7,000 fine after selling marijuana to a minor. The post Victoria pot shop handed $7K fine for selling cannabis to a minor appeared first on CHEK.
Read article →New tough-on-crime laws and statistics showing falling crime rates aren't likely to change how Canadians currently feel about crime or whether it's used as a political wedge between parties, some national pollsters say. The post Statistics and federal policy on crime have change…
Read article →While the immediate threat of wildfire has subsided for Summerland, B.C., a provincial wildfire official says there is much work ahead on the road to recovery as fire crews relocate their command post out of the community. The post Charred road to recovery as crews work to resto…
Read article →BC Ferries is asking for people who were on a sailing from Tsawwassen to Duke Point to check if they have a cat stowaway, after someone's feline companion escaped their car. The post Cat goes missing on BC Ferries sailing to Nanaimo appeared first on CHEK.
Read article →After a mechanical issue has cancelled sailings on a mid-Island to Central Coast ferry route for three weeks, BC Ferries has now released its schedule for the water taxi service for the area. The post BC Ferries releases water taxi schedule during 3 weeks of ferry cancellations …
Read article →The driver of a vehicle struck by a plane as it made an emergency landing on a British Columbia road says he knows he's lucky to be alive. The post Driver ‘shouldn’t be here’ after crash with plane in B.C. speared rod through seat appeared first on CHEK.
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