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VIDEO: Clippers thrive throughout busy four game week
NANAIMO - The Clippers just finished a unique stretch of games with four in six nights and five over an eight day span. They won four of the five matchups including three straight victories over Cowic...
Nov 16, 2022
Nationwide test of emergency alert system set for Wednesday
NANAIMO - A test of Canada’s emergency alert system will take place Wednesday. Phones will buzz and alerts will air on television and radio on Wednesday, Nov 16 at 1:55 p.m. to test the national...
Nov 16, 2022
‘I’ve never seen it like this:’ auto body repair business facing significant backlog
NANAIMO - Local auto body repair shops are slammed with long waiting lists for damaged vehicles as multiple factors converge to plague the industry. Extended delays to receive vehicle parts are blamed...
Nov 16, 2022
‘Really important to the community:’ construction all-but-wrapped on extensive Metral Dr. redesign
NANAIMO - Final line painting and cleanup is all which remains of a massive, multi-year undertaking along Metral Dr. The phased project in Nanaimo’s north end began in late 2020 and wrapped its ...
Nov 15, 2022
Health Canada won’t say how much new kids’ pain medicine coming, where it’s going
OTTAWA - Health Canada officials say more doses of children’s painkillers and fever medication will be available soon but it won’t say how many or where exactly they’ll be sent. Seni...
Nov 15, 2022
‘We want to get as much as we can:’ Great Nanaimo Toy Drive revs up annual campaign
NANAIMO - A major holiday movement officially kicks off Tuesday. Countless numbers of elves running the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive will be joined by the big guy in red to launch this year’s campaig...
Nov 15, 2022
Nearly $130,000 raised for local non-profits through seafood extravaganza
NANAIMO - Ten years strong and still raising tens of thousands of dollars for local charities and community organizations. The 10th annual Garrett Paquette Foundation Seafood Extravaganza event, held ...
Nov 14, 2022
Manslaughter charges applied against two men in connection to fatal Maffeo Sutton Park stabbing
NANAIMO - A previously laid second-degree murder charge has been downgraded against one accused, while a second man now faces a manslaughter charge, following a fatal September attack on Nanaimo’...
Nov 14, 2022
A Harrowing Tail: More details emerge on cat’s coast-to-coast adventure ending in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Multiple rescue attempts and a case of mistaken identity are the latest chapters in the story of Hobbes the cat, with more details coming to light about his amazing journey across Vancouver ...
Nov 14, 2022
‘Absolutely astounding:’ Cedar Farmers Market named top large market in B.C.
NANAIMO - It’s known for its fresh produce, baked goods and other artisinal items, but now the Cedar Farmers Market has some fresh hardware. The B.C. Association of Farmers Markets have awarded ...
Nov 13, 2022
