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Annual herring roe fishery active in Oceanside, Nanaimo shut out
NANAIMO - Turquoise shades of water signal an active herring spawn that escaped the Nanaimo area this year. However, fishing boats have been active to the north in Parksville-Qualicum Beach, as operat...
Mar 13, 2025
B.C.’s New Democrat government and Greens finalize confidence agreement
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s NDP government and the provincial Green Party caucus have signed an agreement that consolidates the New Democrats’ hold on the provincial legislature where th...
Mar 12, 2025
High-risk and spiked drinks campaign launched at Nanaimo bars
NANAIMO - Local police with backing from VIU students are trying to put a cork in risks associated with unattended drinks and high-risk alcohol consumption involving young adults. Nanaimo RCMP Reserve...
Mar 12, 2025
VIU Mariners women’s basketball team looks to cap off one loss season with national title
NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners women’s basketball team is chasing down a second national gold medal in three years. The team is in New Brunswick preparing for their first game against the Mohawk Mou...
Mar 12, 2025
Thousands of catchable trout piped into Nanaimo area lakes
NANAIMO - Prime lake fishing season has arrived. Thousands of rainbow trout are being delivered into urban lakes across mid Vancouver Island this week, part of an annual Freshwater Fisheries Society o...
Mar 12, 2025
Island snowpack levels holding steady, still below normal
NANAIMO - Cooler weather and a few rounds of precipitation in coastal areas were enough to keep B.C.’s snowpack level for March consistent with the previous month. The March 1 snow survey and wa...
Mar 11, 2025
B.C. takes advantage of U.S. ‘chaos,’ trade war to attract more doctors and nurses
British Columbia’s health minister says “now is the time” for American doctors and nurses to move to the province as it fast tracks recognition of their credentials during an escalat...
Mar 11, 2025
Trump says he will double tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum imports
U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will double the tariff on steel and aluminum imports coming from Canada in response to Ontario’s surcharge on electricity exports to the United S...
Mar 11, 2025
‘Quick, efficient and safe:’ wildfire suppression skills sharpened in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Worrying about wildfires encroaching on communities on Vancouver Island is no longer a distant concern. With ample evidence showing interface fires are an increasing threat in the province, ...
Mar 11, 2025
B.C. expands alcohol ban in its liquor stores to all U.S. booze
American beer, wine and all other alcohol is being removed from government stores in British Columbia in retaliation for U.S. tariffs, expanding a ban on liquor from so-called red states that voted fo...
Mar 10, 2025
