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NANAIMO - The Oceanside region, which has some of the highest populations of seniors in Canada, is rapidly gaining COVID-19 cases. Island Health’s chief medical health officer Dr. Richard Stanwi...

NANAIMO - The City of Nanaimo is putting its hat into the ring for a substantial amount of money to tackle an ongoing problem. City of Nanaimo councillors unanimously approved applying for up to $2.5 ...

QUALICUM BEACH - A new loan is helping Arrowsmith Search and Rescue (ASAR) realize their goals of a new operations centre, quicker. A total of $500,000 in funding will fast-track construction, which b...

NANAIMO - New restrictions are being implemented across B.C. after a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday, March 29 announced 2,518 new cases since Friday...

NANAIMO - A store security guard was left shaken but otherwise uninjured following a tense situation in south Nanaimo. Officers responded around 7 p.m. on Sunday, March 28 at University Village on Fif...

NANAIMO - Two youth are in hospital after the minivan they were in was hit by a semi-truck. The accident happened just before noon on Sunday, March 28 just south of the Aulds Rd. and Nanaimo Parkway i...

KAMLOOPS - A Canadian Armed Forces investigation into the deadly Snowbirds crash in Kamloops has concluded. On May 17, 2020, the Snowbirds aerobatics team took off from the Kamloops Airport when one o...

NANAIMO - A hardened prolific criminal was sentenced to one year in jail following a lengthy run of property crimes in Nanaimo, Alberta and the Lower Mainland area. Leon Edward Sprlak, 41, was jailed ...

Qualicum Beach - The Town of Qualicum Beach is setting about trying to discover its identity. The Qualicum Beach Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Town administration and the Qualicum Beach Dow...

NANAIMO - Police are taking a deeper look at six Nanaimo neighbourhoods. Community safety audits are set to begin in early April in neighbourhoods throughout the downtown and south Nanaimo areas: Brec...