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NANAIMO - The first competition of 2026 for the Nanaimo Rowing Club was held indoors. Sixteen athletes participated in the Kraken Indoor Rowing Championships at Brentwood School in Mill Bay. Nanaimo c...

The Clippers earned a point out of a back and forth game with Prince George. After a scoreless first period the two teams traded early second period power play markers. Michael Denney tipped a point s...

NANAIMO - Long-awaited federal funding has arrived for Nanaimo Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank. The federal government, via the Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure’s Pacific Economic De...

NANAIMO - More temperature records have fallen as a rare February heat wave persists. One day after Qualicum Beach broke a 15-year-old record, the Harbour City set a new high mark for the hottest Feb....

TORONTO - When Buck Martinez was traded to Toronto in 1981, he saw the city as a good place to end his Major League Baseball career. His relationship with the team would end up lasting decades, as a p...

NANAIMO - Representing far more than bragging rights and a few laughs, a community-building tournament for VIU's men's hockey team takes over Nanaimo Ice Centre. For a fourth year, the annual Tubbers ...

NANAIMO - A student-led initiative at a local high school is returning to raise thousands for the region’s food bank. Student Council representatives, along with those enrolled in the pottery pr...

QUALICUM BEACH - A 15-year-old temperature record is no more after a February blast of warm air hit the region. Temperatures reached 14.5 degrees at Qualicum Beach Airport on Wednesday, Feb. 4, far su...

NANAIMO - Clippers blueliners Landon Pappas and Owen Davies have been a constant presence as partners this season, at a time when many things in junior hockey is in flux. Player movement, coaches deci...

NANAIMO - Simple, friendly gestures from motorists zipping up and down a Nanaimo hill are leaving a profound impression on a local man who’s now in a much better place. Kyle Strand, 49, is a reg...