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NANAIMO - A stolen boat was found adrift off the shores of south Nanaimo after being stripped for parts. Nanaimo RCMP say the boat, a 15-foot Hourston Glasscraft runabout, was stolen from the Nanaimo ...

VICTORIA - New relief funding will help B.C. legions continue providing community services. The Royal Canadian Legion B.C./Yukon Command will receive $1.5 million in one-time support to help offset th...

NANAIMO - Rainfall was sparse in Nanaimo and many other portions of the province this spring. Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist told NanaimoNewsNOW local spring rainfall totals the previ...

NANAIMO - Island Health hit a low not seen since October, 2020 in the fight against COVID-19. Just one new case of the virus was confirmed by Island Health on Tuesday, June 1. The last time Island Hea...

NANAIMO - One of the SPCA’s largest fundraisers has started with a big push. Leon Davis, executive director of the Nanaimo and District SPCA, said a generous gift is doubling donations given whe...

NANAIMO - A concerning and fatal trend is developing in the Nanaimo area. New data from the BC Coroners Service showed six people lost their lives due to the toxic drug crisis in April, 2021. The numb...

NANAIMO - City staff will look at options to potentially expand recreational vehicles as permanent places to call home. A motion tabled by coun. Zeni Maartman asking for a staff report with options wa...

NANAIMO - While the number of COVID-19 cases in B.C. and Island Health continues to fall, the ongoing pandemic is far from over. “It is with very mixed emotions I stand here today,” Dr. Bo...

NANAIMO - Flags are at half-mast at SD68 schools and teachers are wearing their orange shirts to honour an estimated 215 remains of Indigenous children found at a former residential school site in Kam...

NANAIMO - More information will come to light about a woman who orchestrated a series of frauds and stole property valued at tens of thousands of dollars. Stevie Daniele Pirart, 29, pleaded guilty las...