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Island Health ends week with low number of new COVID-19 cases
NANAIMO - Less than 10 new COVID-19 cases were found in Island Health in the last week as the number of active cases dropped by half. Several days in the last week saw only one new case of COVID-19, r...
Jun 04, 2021
Hold-and-secure lifted at NDSS after reports of youth possibly with a weapon
NANAIMO - A hold-and-secure at Nanaimo’s largest school was lifted after reports of a youth with a weapon. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien confirmed the hold-and-secure was lifted to Nanaim...
Jun 04, 2021
Signature Dish: Cold Front Gelato’s Mint Brownie & Sea Salt Chocolate
NANAIMO - Few things go together better than a hot summer’s day and a delicious, cold treat. Cold Front Gelato delivers on the second part of that perfect pairing with a wide range of flavours i...
Jun 04, 2021
Oceanside swimmer named to Team Canada in upcoming Paralympics
NANAIMO – It’s a dream come true for 17-year-old swimmer with autism spectrum disorder and his family. Nicholas Bennett was named on Thursday, June 2 to Team Canada for the upcoming Paraly...
Jun 04, 2021
Helping Wheels: Nanaimo Family Life Association
NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to announce June’s Helping Wheels winner. In partnership with Nissan of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Mitsubishi, the winning non-profit each month will receive a $1,000 ...
Jun 03, 2021
Second dose of Astrazeneca vaccine begins Monday, new cases remain low in Island Health
NANAIMO - The nearly 300,000 British Columbians who received the Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine can soon receive their second dose. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, June 3 announced...
Jun 03, 2021
Shots fired complaint south of Nanaimo turns out to be paintball gun
NANAIMO - A large police response closed off an area south of Nanaimo to discover a paintball gun was the source of the complaint. A call of shots fired came in just after 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2 ...
Jun 03, 2021
Nanaimo’s Ethan Katzberg sets Canadian hammer throw record twice in one month
NANAIMO - A former member of the Nanaimo Track and Field club is now Canada’s record holder in the Men’s U20 hammer throw. Ethan Katzberg set the record in early May with a throw of 75.60 ...
Jun 03, 2021
Teen sentenced for shocking stabbing of vulnerable Nanaimo woman
NANAIMO - A horrific stabbing which left a defenceless woman with significant physical and mental wounds resulted in a young offender receiving two years of intensive supervision. The recent provincia...
Jun 03, 2021
Only 1 new COVID-19 case found in Island Health once again
NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases remains low in Island Health. Only one new case was confirmed by the health authority for the second day in a row. The new case was found in the south Vancou...
Jun 02, 2021
