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NANAIMO - Police say they were able to catch two accused porch pirates thanks to the high quality security footage which captured the crime. RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien said the woman seen in a widel...

NANAIMO - Construction of a long-stalled affordable housing initiative and church redevelopment is expected to continue shortly after "significant issues" arose with the previous contractor. More than...

NANAIMO - Two positions at the local RCMP detachment are being looked at to help process the immense volume of information collected during major crime and child porn investigations. A digital forensi...

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases within Island Health remained steady during the weekend reporting period. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday, Dec. 14 confirmed an addition...

NANAIMO - COVID-19 wasn’t the only health emergency in B.C. in 2020. By the end of October, the resurgent overdose epidemic had claimed nearly four times as many lives as the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

QUALICUM BEACH - A swift and brave response from Arrowsmith SAR likely saved the life of a man stranded below the upper waterfall at Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park. A call for help came in Satu...

NANAIMO - 2020 represented a big shift on the local radio dial. Morning men Ron Jones of Nanaimo’s 106.9 The Wolf and Dave Graham of Parksville’s 88.5 The Beach both turned off their mics ...

NANAIMO - What started as an informal partnership between Nanaimo’s pulp mill and the local Boys and Girls Club has evolved into a juggernaut of holiday joy. Over the last six years mill workers...

NANAIMO - The BC NDP solidified their hold to power in B.C., helping shut out the BC Liberals on Vancouver Island by flipping a former stronghold Liberal seat. Two-term Parksville-Qualicum MLA Michell...

NANAIMO - The countdown to Christmas is on and countless homes in the mid-Island are lit up for for the holidays. Dozens of houses in the region are going the extra mile by putting up large-scale disp...