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NANAIMO - Four Nanaimo-area organizations or projects were given a helping hand in their fight against racism. The four $5,000 grants were awarded from the BC Multiculturalism Grants program, which is...

PORT ALBERNI – The Clippers perfect start to the season came to an end with a 3-2 loss to the Capitals. Nolan Hutcheson got the Clippers on the board in the first period but Cowichan grabbed the...

NANAIMO - Some people try to share the Smokin’ George’s Porkinator but most can’t. “Most people just down it,” restaurant owner George Kulai said. “They get their t...

NANAIMO - Local police are hoping to identify a man accused of stabbing another during a disagreement in the downtown. Police were called to the parking lot of the Port Place Mall around 8 p.m. on Thu...

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases in Island Health were split almost evenly between the southern and central regions. South Vancouver Island on April 9 saw 25 new cases while central Vancouve...

NANAIMO - The next step of B.C.’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout program is taking place. Twelve pharmacies in the Nanaimo and Oceanside region are beginning to offer doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine ...

NANAIMO - The City is reaching out to landlords and renters to see how proposed changes would increase or decrease the availability of short-term rentals. The surveys are part of the Affordable Housin...

LONDON - Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, has died at age 99, Buckingham Palace said Friday. The Queen’s husband was admitted to a London hospital on Feb. 17 after feeling unwell. He spent a mo...

PARKSVILLE - Residents and visitors to one of the most popular parks and playgrounds on the mid-Island won’t go hungry again this summer. At their April 7 meeting, council approved a proposal fr...

NANAIMO - A lengthy and expensive construction project to vastly upgrade sewage treatment and capacity in the Nanaimo area is complete. The Regional District of Nanaimo announced on Thursday, April 8 ...