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PARKSVILLE - Donations poured into this year’s Parksville Beach Festival Sand Sculpting Competition like never before. Organizers from the summer staple event in Oceanside presented $79,800 in c...

NANAIMO - The mid Island area is home to many place where people can get an extra spooky scare this Halloween season. NanaimoNewsNOW felt it was only appropriate on Friday the 13th to outline some of ...

NANAIMO - There remains an extensive ‘to-do’ list, but the clock is now officially ticking on re-opening a north end school to combat school capacity. School District 68’s business c...

NANAIMO - A trio of former Hells Angels clubhouses forfeited to the BC government to be sold will almost certainly still go ahead. An application by the Hells Angels to appeal the forfeiture of three ...

NANAIMO - A 31-year-old man was taken into custody after an extended standoff at a downtown motel. Police were called to the Castaway Motel just after 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12 for a check well-b...

NANAIMO - A complementary Nanaimo based costume borrowing service is designed to make Halloween more accessible and sustainable. The second annual Costumes for Kids Event happens Saturday, Oct. 14 at ...

NANAIMO - Astronomers and star-gazers alike will be up early this weekend to take in a partial solar eclipse. Astronomy professor at Vancouver Island University Dr. Gregory Arkos said the show will st...

NANAIMO - Through six regular season games and six exhibition games the Clippers haven’t traveled more than an hour and a half on the bus. The cushy, Island-based schedule will change with upcom...

The federal government will begin to airlift Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their families from Tel Aviv by the end of the week, Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly said Wednesday. Joly w...

NANAIMO - A relaxing morning at home with a cup of coffee was life-changing for a local woman. Vera Strand is $675,000 richer after claiming the top prize on a Set For Life lottery ticket, purchased f...