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NANAIMO - Disadvantaged Indigenous Elders from around the mid-Island are excited about the possibilities decades after being soured by their classroom experiences. Championed by Cowichan Tribes Elder ...

NANAIMO - A large student housing complex is closer to fulfilling heavy demand in Nanaimo’s university district. Council gave the green light to a proposed development at 416 Wakesiah Ave., feat...

NANAIMO - The province is lifting indoor capacity restrictions as rates of people who have received at least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine continues to increase. People in areas with high vaccinat...

NANAIMO - Local Mounties had to deploy a Police Service Dog to subdue a man in downtown Nanaimo. A shirtless, emotional man was found by an off-duty officer and Police Dog Services handler at Esplanad...

NANAIMO - Arrangements are in place to transfer the man accused of murdering a Nanaimo teen to the Harbour City for a preliminary inquiry. Steven Michael Bacon is charged with first degree murder in r...

NANAIMO - Hooking a fish at one of Nanaimo’s stocked lakes is a little easier, as thousands are being released during an annual fall top-up. Around 20,000 rainbow trout are piped into seven Nana...

NANAIMO - After a dream 4-0 start to the BCHL season many of the Clippers will turn their attention to their dreams of playing college hockey. The Clippers dismantled the Powell River Kings by outscor...

NANAIMO - Island Health has continued its slide down the back of COVID-19’s fourth wave. The health authority confirmed 178 new cases over three weekend reporting periods between Friday, Oct. 15...

KAMLOOPS - The chief in the community where the remains of more than 200 Indigenous children were found publicly rebuked the prime minister for ignoring her first invitations to join the community to ...

NANAIMO - A quick trip to the store for a present has resulted in a significant windfall for a Lantzville woman. Barbara Don purchased a scratch lotto ticket at Save-On-Foods on the Island Hwy. near W...