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Nanaimo RCMP showcasing detachment during public open house
NANAIMO - If you ever wanted to know what it’s like to be a member of the RCMP, now is your chance. The Nanaimo RCMP will be hosting an open house on Saturday, May 13, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. ...
May 13, 2023
‘Never thought I’d be one of those riders:’ 2023 Tour de Rock riders officially unveiled
NANAIMO - The Tour de Rock peloton might be months from rolling down Island, but training is well underway. The 19 riders who make up this year’s group were formally announced on Friday, May 12,...
May 12, 2023
Vicious assault in downtown Nanaimo leaves victim with life-threatening injuries, police seek witnesses
NANAIMO - Local police are asking for witnesses or video footage following what they are calling a “vicious” assault involving a weapon which left one man with serious life-threatening inj...
May 12, 2023
Mountie & suspect injured during incident at RCMP parking lot in Duncan
DUNCAN - A suspect driver was shot after allegedly ramming his vehicle into a North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP vehicle. An officer was doing a police vehicle check at the time when they were hit on Friday, ...
May 12, 2023
‘The devil’: Métis settlement looks to rebuild from wildfire as hot weather to return
A Mtis settlement devastated by an out-of-control blaze remains at risk as hot and dry conditions in Alberta’s forecast threaten to worsen an already intense wildfire season. “That fire, I...
May 12, 2023
Nanaimo water park taps to turn on early
NANAIMO - This spring heatwave prompted City park’s staff to open three of its four water parks early. As of Saturday, May 13, the taps will be turned on at Departure Bay Kiwanis Park, Harewood ...
May 12, 2023
New air ambulance ordered for Parksville after half-billion dollar investment by B.C. government
PARKSVILLE - The air ambulance fleet in B.C. is getting a major upgrade. Ascent Helicopters out of Parksville was awarded a contract worth $544.4 million for six new air ambulances ordered by the prov...
May 12, 2023
Vancouver Canucks training camp to be held in Victoria
VICTORIA - Canucks fans on Vancouver Island will have an easier time getting a glimpse of next season’s team. The Vancouver Canucks announced its 2023 training camp will be held in Victoria from...
May 11, 2023
Heat advisories for Alberta and B.C., temperatures set to soar 15 degrees over normal
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada has blanketed all of Alberta and most of British Columbia in special heat advisories as daytime temperatures are expected to soar up to 15 degrees above normal over the ...
May 11, 2023
Lantzville’s Salgado through to Canada’s Got Talent final
NANAIMO - He came, he sang and he is conquering. Raymond Salgado, a singer from Lantzville, will move onto the Canada’s Got Talent final after audience votes pushed him through from a well-recei...
May 11, 2023
