Nanaimo Daily - March 13, 2026

In today's episode: DeBrusk scores shootout winner as Canucks rally to beat Predators 4-3 Carney announces $40 billion for Northern defence and infrastructure Nanaimo RCMP five-month drug enforcement project bagged 139 suspects, plus drugs cash and weapons Vancouver Island farmers face soaring fertilizer costs due to war in Iran 29 people die in Island Health in January due to toxic drugs: BC Coroners Service Some B.C. appraisers adding land-claims clause after Aboriginal title court case RCMP urged to release details on weapons used in Tumbler Ridge shooting Nanaimo Minor Hockey U18 T1 Clippers primed for provincials ‘It means survival’: Cowichan snowpack gets big boost from late season storm City launches AAP to bring Snuneymuxw First Nation reserve lands within municipal boundary