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Sustainable fashion show for a good cause to hit runway in Lantzville
LANTZVILLE - There’s a special fashion show fundraiser coming to the mid-Island for those who enjoy thrift shopping and giving a previously-owned outfit new life. Big Brother Big Sister of Centr...
Jun 01, 2024
Serial killer Robert Pickton dies following prison assault
QUBEC - Serial killer Robert Pickton has died after he was assaulted in prison earlier this month, Quebec provincial police and Correctional Service Canada say. The correctional service says Pickton, ...
May 31, 2024
Superintendent of Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools retires
NANAIMO - Following a long career as a teacher and administrator with the Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools (NLPS), its top official is calling it a career. NLPS announced on Friday, May 31 that Supt. ...
May 31, 2024
Man falls down Millstone River embankment, retrieved by firefighters
NANAIMO - While it wasn’t an overly technical rescue, Nanaimo firefighters applied their skills to rescue a man who fell down a steep bank. It happened on Friday, May 31 at about 10:15 a.m. alon...
May 31, 2024
‘Behind us now:’ startup mentality gone as NightOwls look to WCL playoffs
NANAIMO - The NightOwls are expecting big things for the 2024 baseball season. After joining the West Coast League in 2022 and finishing with 26-28 record in 2023 the team is hoping for a breakthrough...
May 31, 2024
Complainant’s credibility attacked at Nanaimo sexual assault trial
Editors note. This article contains sexual violence allegations. Reader discretion is strongly advised NANAIMO - A defence attorney was on the offensive at a B.C. Supreme Court trial centred around a ...
May 31, 2024
Province seeks input to break down barriers for disabled British Columbians
NANAIMO - The B.C. government wants to hear your thoughts on how to make the province more inclusive for people with disabilities. Accessibility standards are being proposed for the delivery of social...
May 30, 2024
Former US President Donald Trump found guilty on all counts in hush money trial
NEW YORK - Donald Trump has been found guilty on all 34 felony counts of classification of business records at his New York hush money trial on May 30, a landmark jury verdict. The Thursday, May 30 de...
May 30, 2024
Four-storey apartment building planned for Nanaimo’s Newcastle area
NANAIMO - More multi-family homes are coming to the Newcastle neighbourhood following the approval of a development permit for a four-storey, 47-unit residential apartment building. The development pe...
May 30, 2024
‘A particularly serious low wage problem:’ Nanaimo lags behind B.C. pace for living wages
NANAIMO - An increase in the provincial minimum wage on Saturday isn’t going far enough to allow an ever-growing number of people locally to handle even their most basic necessities, according t...
May 30, 2024
