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CREMONA, AB - Two people from Qualicum Beach have died following a motor vehicle collision in southern Alberta. Didsbury RCMP responded around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3 to an intersection along Hi...

NANAIMO - Results were tough to come by for the senior and junior lacrosse teams in the Harbour City this summer. The Senior B and Junior A Timbermen both suffered playoff sweeps while the WLA T-men d...

PARIS - Nanaimo is now home to an active Olympic gold medal winner. Ethan Katzberg outthrew his opponents in the medal round of the men’s hammer throw on Sunday, Aug. 3 with a distance of 84.12,...

NANAIMO - Access to a popular north Nanaimo viewing platform and beach access will be closed for more than a year as contractors modernize an aging pump station. Crews recently shut down public access...

NANAIMO - A jury will soon be tasked with deciding the fate of two young men charged with manslaughter in the apparent random stabbing death of a 29-year-old developmentally challenged man on Nanaimo&...

COOMBS - A legendary car show is back on again this weekend in Oceanside. The 26 edition of the Ocean Idlers Blast from the Past Car Show takes place on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Coombs Fairgrounds, 101...

LADYSMITH - A popular summer tradition in Ladysmith will draw large crowds of all ages to the community for an action-packed free weekend. Ladysmith Days, believed to date back nearly 50 years, happen...

NANAIMO - A local contractor was driving in central Nanaimo when it became immediately clear trouble was brewing behind him. On Friday, Aug. 2 shortly after 12 p.m. Tim Drummond-Hay was proceeding eas...

QUALICUM BEACH - A small e-plane will take a spin in the skies above Qualicum Beach Friday afternoon, the first such flight the mid Island region has ever seen. A two-seated European made Pipistrel Ve...

PARIS - Ethan Katzberg is the reigning world champion in the men’s hammer throw and the Nanaimo product is looking to add Olympic gold to his resume. On Aug. 2 Katzberg threw for the top result ...