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NANOOSE BAY - Faster connection speeds for home internet are coming to more remote and rural residents on the central Island. Up to $3.8 million in provincial money, coupled with private company inves...

NANAIMO - With overnight temperatures dipping below the freezing mark, a local seasonal shelter providing comfort for the unhoused has opened its doors. St Peter’s Roman Catholic Church on Machl...

NANAIMO - A bit of snow for the mid-Island may have people thinking about the Christmas season already, including Loaves and Fishes Community Food Bank personnel. Registration for their 2022 Christmas...

NANAIMO - Thousands of athletes will be in the Harbour City in 2025 for an event showcasing top senior athletes in the province. Nanaimo’s winning bid for the 55+ BC Games compiled by the City a...

NANAIMO - The newly formed Nanaimo city council have officially started their new term. Members were officially sworn in during their Nov. 7. inaugural meeting, which was largely ceremonial. The resul...

NANAIMO - The road weary Cranbrook Bucks beat the Clippers 6-2 in a make up game on Nov. 7. Nanaimo got off to a good start with a Tyler Wishart goal two minutes into the game. But the Bucks responded...

NANAIMO - A deadly year during the ever-deepening tainted drug crisis across British Columbia shows no sign of slowing down. New BC Coroners Service (BCCS) data showed 1,644 people died province-wide ...

NANAIMO - Adverse weather conditions wiped out the Departure Bay-Horseshoe Bay route on Monday, Nov. 7. BC Ferries cancelled multiple early day sailings aboard the Queen of Cowichan and Queen of Oak B...

NANAIMO - An overnight skiff of snow has arrived with the promise of more to come. Some light flurries in the Nanaimo region occurred overnight Monday, Nov. 7 with Environment Canada calling for upwar...

NANAIMO - False 911 calls claiming shooting victims at NDSS and Fairview Elementary School resulted in a guilty plea. An upcoming trial was promptly cancelled for the offender, formally known as Aaron...