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Canada falls to Belgium in FIFA World Cup opener
AR-RAYYAN, QATAR - Canada are still awaiting their first ever World Cup goal, but proved they belong amongst the world’s best. Belgium, 2nd in the FIFA rankings, held on for a 1-0 win over Canad...
Nov 23, 2022
VIDEO: Clippers fighting through adversity in string of road games
NANAIMO - For nearly two months straight the Clippers hadn’t played more than two straight games away from home. The team is now in a stretch of five straight away from Frank Crane Arena and the...
Nov 23, 2022
City of Nanaimo budget process starts, projected 2023 property tax increase tops 6%
NANAIMO - A series of budget-focused meetings launching on Wednesday, Nov. 23 will shape what next year’s budget at Nanaimo City Hall will look like. The City’s draft financial plan estima...
Nov 23, 2022
‘Important for us to talk about the tough topics:’ eliminating discrimination focus of VIU campaign
NANAIMO - Local students are shining an ever-growing light on gender-based abuse, violence and discrimination. Vancouver Island University’s status of women committee is leading events beginning...
Nov 22, 2022
Natural gas line upgrades underway along Parksville Hwy. 19A
PARKSVILLE - Construction along Hwy. 19A is set to cause some traffic hiccups over the next couple of weeks. FortisBC are replacing a natural gas main in the southbound lanes of the Island Hwy. East f...
Nov 22, 2022
‘Whatever it takes to keep the city moving:’ Nanaimo snow removal crews primed for winter weather
NANAIMO - Following immense amounts of snowfall in the region over the holiday season last year, City crews are ready for whatever Mother Nature dishes out this season. Around a foot of snow fell on e...
Nov 22, 2022
35th annual Festival of Lights to illuminate Ladysmith’s community pride
LADYSMITH -Enticing people to a downtown Ladysmith lit up with Christmas lights evolved into an event beyond everybody’s wildest expectations 35 years later. In 1987, when the first Festival of ...
Nov 22, 2022
Nanaimo sex offender abandons bid for eased court-ordered restrictions
NANAIMO - Facing opposition to have recently applied court orders against him eased, a well known convicted sex offender has dropped his application to vary his sentence. Christopher Robin Beaton brie...
Nov 21, 2022
B.C. government to bring in rental changes, city targets to boost housing
The British Columbia government is moving to increase housing supply with measures that will end rental restrictions and force local governments to meet housing growth targets. Housing Minister Murray...
Nov 21, 2022
VI Raiders celebrate the success of four time Grey Cup champion Andrew Harris
NANAIMO - Andrew Harris has gone from being a star running back for the VI Raiders to becoming a four-time Grey Cup Champion. On Sunday, Nov. 20 Harris and the Toronto Argonauts stunned the heavily fa...
Nov 21, 2022
