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NANAIMO - A multi-vehicle incident has disrupted traffic on Bowen Rd. A vehicle collided with a truck at the Bowen Rd. and Wakesiah Ave. intersection around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, March 1. According to ...

NANAIMO - A ministerial order moving two Indigenous learning programs into the Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District is causing concern for the organizations involved. An order from former education minis...

LADYSMITH - Mounties are continuing to search the Ladysmith Harbour for a woman who was last seen alive on a large boat when it caught fire. According to police the fire broke out on the nearly 50-foo...

NANAIMO - Operations are returning to normal for a local care home. Island Health confirmed a COVID-19 outbreak declared at Wexford Creek long term care home in Chase River is over following no furthe...

NANAIMO - Black History Month has a different meaning for Donovan Tait compared to challenging experiences many others have had. The veteran Nanaimo RCMP officer and fixture in the local hockey commun...

NANAIMO - Another local school is on Island Health’s school exposure list. Cedar elementary school experienced two COVID-19 exposure events on Feb. 22 and 23 according to a late-night tweet from...

NANAIMO - New vaccines remain on the horizon with daily case counts in B.C. continuing to climb. A joint statement from the province and public health confirmed 589 new cases of COVID-19 in B.C., the ...

NANAIMO - No one will take off or arrive from Nanaimo on a ferry for the rest of Friday. BC Ferries announcing the sailings to and from both the Departure Bay and Duke Point terminals are cancelled fo...

NANAIMO - Police are investigating after a woman was hit while crossing a busy downtown Nanaimo street. Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Terminal Ave. and Commercial St. just after 9...

PARKSVILLE - A massive barrier for local businesses to compete with online giants like Amazon is on its way to being smashed. Funded by a $620,000 provincial grant, a new warehouse and fulfillment fac...