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NANAIMO - The field is all but set for Mayor, City Councillor, RDN Director and School Board Trustee races across the Central Island. Candidates intending to seek election in the Oct. 15 vote were req...

NANAIMO - Ed Talone insists he is not homeless, but for significant portions of his life he is certainly of no fixed address. The 65-year-old American spends countless days, weeks and months on the ro...

NANAIMO - A second-degree murder charge has been applied in relation to a late-night stabbing. Mark Jayden Harrison, 19 years old from Nanaimo, has been charged with the death of a 29-year-old man at ...

NANAIMO - A newer resident of the region, who makes her home on Protection Island, is running to be Nanaimo’s next Mayor. Agnes Provost moved to the West Coast from Ontario three years ago and h...

NANOOSE BAY - A bright new addition to Snaw-Naw-As First Nation territory is expected to be a big hit with local children. Several partners converged for a Wednesday, Sep. 7 ceremony for the opening o...

NANAIMO - A popular summer night market couldn’t have come at a better time for businesses in the downtown core. The 11-week Commercial Street Night Market concluded on Sep. 1, drawing an estima...

NANAIMO - Local and provincial fire crews have responded quickly to reports of a small brush fire south of the city. The fire, estimated to be a third of a hectare in size was spotted late Thursday, S...

NANAIMO - A local resident for the last 35 years says her heart hurts when she sees and hears about the city’s ongoing challenges. Tasha Brown is running as a Mayoral candidate for Nanaimo in Oc...

NANAIMO - A dozen temporary homes are targeted toward Snuneymuxw First Nation members experiencing homelessness. A partnership between the City of Nanaimo and SFN includes four living spaces already d...

OTTAWA - Queen Elizabeth II has been a constant presence in Canadians’ lives. Her face is engraved on our coins. It graces the $20 bill and is featured on some of our stamps. Even buildings, par...