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NANAIMO - Heroic actions, attacks on animals, popular giveaways and a continued streak of lotto luck all lit up social media through the rollercoaster year of 2020. Few stories through the year genera...

NANAIMO – The Serious Crime Unit is investigating a body found on Boxing Day morning outside a Nanaimo bar. The body was discovered around 5:45 a.m. on Boxing Day in the alley behind the Oxy Pub...

NANAIMO - My favourite story to cover through 2020 was an extensive, multi-lingual quest. In August, NanaimoNewsNOW received multiple tips about the sale of Woodgrove Centre, the largest mall on Vanco...

NANAIMO – 10 people within Island Health received an unfortunate Christmas present on Christmas Eve. Island Health reporting 10 new cases of COVID-19 within the health authority on Thursday, Dec...

NANAIMO - Local teams and athletes had less time to shine in 2020. COVID-19 forced a giant gap in the sporting calendar but some teams managed to reach a high note before everything shut down. —...

NANAIMO - A local woman is helping keep her community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, one mask at a time. Retired registered nurse Carol Klapstein has sat in front of her sewing machine nearly ever...

NANAIMO - Hundreds of new supportive housing units were announced for Nanaimo after years of calls for more supports. The province announced in mid-July upwards of 190 supportive housing units and 125...

NANAIMO - New data shows how restrictions are limiting COVID-19 transmission in the Nanaimo and Oceanside areas. The BC CDC showed there were six new cases of COVID-19 within Nanaimo and one in Oceans...

NANAIMO - A host of infrastructure and safety upgrades are penciled in for Nanaimo Airport. The Airport Commission released its investment plan for the next five years, budgeting $28.8 million in capi...

NANAIMO - A series of bangs rang out in a north Nanaimo neighbourhood after a suspected impaired driver bounced his car off several parked vehicles. It happened Tuesday Dec. 22 around 11:45 pm on Upla...