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Nanaimo OPS drug bust results in guilty pleas, primary accused faces lengthy jail sentence
NANAIMO - Late guilty pleas cancelled a pending BC Supreme Court trial following a high-profile drug and weapons bust with arrests made at a local overdose prevention site. Gerid James Gregory-Allen a...
Apr 30, 2026
‘It’s a lot of fun:’ Curious ComicCon promoting literacy with free event
NANAIMO - It’s time to dust off your stormtrooper helmet and polish your Bat boots, as the 2026 edition of Curious ComicCon is on this weekend in Nanaimo. Celebrating their ninth year hosting ve...
Apr 30, 2026
Nanaimo-based prolific offender demonstrates corrective action
NANAIMO - Last summer, an offender was walking out of Vancouver Island Walmart stores with hundreds of dollars’ worth of unpaid merchandise. Austin Carlson-McPherson vows he's a changed man who'...
Apr 30, 2026
‘Huge benefit to us:’ Nanaimo’s Loaves and Fishes gets grant money for new build
NANAIMO - Loaves and Fishes Community Foodbank recently received a big boost in grant money as they prepare to move into their new building. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) approved $119,200 in...
Apr 29, 2026
Cedar crash leads to injuries, violation ticket
NANAIMO - A two-vehicle crash south of Nanaimo sent three people to hospital. According to Nanaimo RCMP, the detachment responded to the intersection of Cedar and Haslam roads on Saturday, April 25, j...
Apr 29, 2026
VIDEO: shooting star lights up Nanaimo sky
NANAIMO - The mid-Island was glowing green and blue on Wednesday, after a suspected meteor was caught on camera hurtling across the night sky. A Reddit user captured the stunning footage of the shooti...
Apr 29, 2026
Oceanside RCMP breached rights of accused sex offender, judge rules
NANAIMO - A judge scolded Oceanside RCMP for the detachment's handling of a man charged with distributing and possessing child sex abuse material. Provincial court judge Chris Churchill determined Rob...
Apr 29, 2026
Day of mourning to honour B.C. worker deaths, including six in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - It’s the annual Day of Mourning in B.C., remembering all of those who have been killed or injured in work-related incidents last year, including several from Nanaimo. Tuesday, April 28...
Apr 28, 2026
Town of Ladysmith acquires Arbutus Hump land for ecological preservation
LADYSMITH - A parcel of land near Ladysmith’s water treatment facility is now in possession of the Town, in what they’re calling the most significant park acquisition in decades. Located s...
Apr 28, 2026
‘Take ownership:’ safe spring driving and motorcycle awareness focus of May campaign
NANAIMO - Warmer weather means vacations, road trips, and motorcycles on mid-Island roads, and driving enforcement officers want to make sure everyone gets home safely. May is high-risk driving and mo...
Apr 28, 2026
