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NANAIMO - Murder charges have been laid in relation to a 2021 shooting in a Nanaimo parking lot which left one person dead. The RCMP announced on July 3, that 42-year-old Ronald Joseph Campbell has be...

NANAIMO - June is typically one of the wetter months for Vancouver Island, and this year proved no different. More than 58 millimetres of rainfall last month fell at their measuring stations at the Na...

NANAIMO - Embroiled in a nasty longstanding feud with former friends, a Nanaimo girl pleaded guilty to several crimes, including for a trio of assaults. The 14-year-old unnamed youth was sentenced aft...

PARKSVILLE - A wet spring paced a slow start to the coastal forest fire season, however the BC Wildfire Service is concerned about a pending drastic shift in weather conditions. Fire information offic...

NANAIMO - Property taxes are due for mid Island area land owners before varying penalties kick in. All municipalities on the mid Island from Ladysmith to Qualicum Beach have a Tuesday, July 2 property...

NANAIMO - For the first time since 2006 a player has been drafted directly from the Nanaimo Clippers into the NHL. Defenceman Matt Lahey was selected in the seventh round of the NHL entry draft, 200th...

NANAIMO - With events planned across the country, Canada Day on the mid-Island will be no different. The City of Nanaimo will be hosting their annual celebrations at Maffeo Sutton Park starting at 11 ...

NANAIMO - While more than two decades have passed since the last time a Nanaimo woman was last seen, community-based advocacy efforts appear stronger than ever. An annual justice march saw around 80 p...

NANAIMO - Expect some extra noise around Departure Bay on Canada Day. Around 20 racers are expected for an exhibition bathtubs race starting and finishing at Departure Bay Beach on Monday, July 1, beg...

NANAIMO - Twenty-two years ago a Nanaimo woman vanished, never to be heard from again. Advocates for Lisa Marie Young hope to change that by continuously advocating for her remains to be found and hol...