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VANCOUVER - Southern British Columbia is being hit with a wet and wintry weather front that has brought drenching rain to Metro Vancouver and triggered rainfall and snowfall warnings across parts of t...

NANAIMO - Critical underground utility work is poised to cause prolonged pain for thousands of north Nanaimo residents. In a joint news release, the Regional District of Nanaimo and City of Nanaimo an...

NANAIMO - With only a few traces of snow spotted falling on Vancouver Island, last month will go down as one of the warmest on record in the Harbour City. With a mean temperature of 5.2 degrees (Celsi...

NANAIMO - Local advocates for the unhoused highlighted the work done this year by the Nanaimo drop-in shelter known as the Hub, while nearby residents are more than eager to see it moved. The year-rou...

NANAIMO - A substantial housing proposal in south Nanaimo had a development permit approved once again. Located just off Fourth St. at 380 and 385 Watfield Ave, the proposal is to build 22 three-store...

CRANBROOK - The Clippers had a dominant second half performance in a 7-3 road win over the Bucks. Samuel Lyne scored late in the first period to give Cranbrook the lead but Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau shu...

NANAIMO - Property assessments for the 2026 tax year are out, with only minor changes for most of the mid-Island. Across Vancouver Island, the roughly 400,000 properties surveyed had a combined assess...

NANAIMO - Island Top Team athletes have recently returned from the IBJJF NoGi World Championship in Las Vegas. Coach Rob Biernacki said the team had a one-hundred percent podium rate at the Dec. 11-14...

NANAIMO - Environment Canada is warning about the risk of coastal flooding this weekend across much of Vancouver Island, issuing a coastal flooding statement Friday afternoon. The weather agency says ...

NANAIMO - The first baby born in Nanaimo in 2026 arrived in the early morning hours and was the second child for a local family, and also the second to be born on a significant day. Kira Spencer Sharm...