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NANAIMO - A man accused of attempting to assault people with a baseball bat and threatening to kill them is wanted by local Mounties. Raymond Erling Ahlstrom, 59, is accused of threatening two people ...

COOMBS - A small-town fair near Parksville is punching above its weight class. In excess of 2,000 attendees are expected each day for the Coombs Fair, which has been running for well over 100 years, s...

NANAIMO - A former local man, raised as a ward of the court, has biked across almost all of Canada in a journey of self-discovery, mental and physical health, and working towards a better future. Fort...

NANAIMO - While forecasters don’t expect records set in the 2021 heat dome event to be even remotely threatened, a strong ridge of high pressure making its way to B.C. is still concerning. Tempe...

NANAIMO - Vehicles are flowing again on the regular schedule along Hwy. 4, however there remains no firm timeline of when the lone central Island link to the west coast will be fully restored. Overnig...

NANAIMO - It’s the time of the year when the mid-Island gets a little festive, as the Nanaimo Fringe Festival is back for its 13th year. Modelled after the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which first ...

NANAIMO - Online and phone surveys are underway on the mid Island to help design an incentive program to make homes on the mid Island more energy efficient. The joint effort between the Regional Distr...

COMOX - A WestJet flight bound for Edmonton didn’t get off the ground as the 737 aircraft hit a parked military plane on the ramp of 19 Wing Comox. The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 9 dur...

UPDATE: Drive BC now anticipates Hwy. 4 at Cameron Lake to re-open on Wednesday, Aug. 9 at 5 p.m., several hours ahead of schedule. EARLIER - Overnight rainfall has caused some additional headaches fo...

NANAIMO - Amplified by an ever-growing and aging population, local healthcare advocates called for enhanced cardiac services for the mid and north Island residents. A Tuesday, Aug. 8 news conference s...