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NANAIMO - More than five months of fabricated claims by a Nanaimo woman unravelled when an investigator with the benefits provider realized something was wrong. Shelley Leanne Tennison was convicted r...

NANAIMO - Mars is orbiting at its closest point to earth this week, providing an extra incentive to check out the night sky. VIU astronomy professor Dr. Greg Arkos said while Mars is still about 60 mi...

NANAIMO - North Vancouver Island once again has an active COVID-19 case. One new case in the Island Health region was confirmed by the province on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Data directly from Island Health sho...

NANAIMO - Police are searching for a man and truck believed to be involved in a late-September crash into a power pole. Nanaimo RCMP believe a truck hit the pole on Saturday, Sept. 12 around 6 a.m. on...

NANAIMO - An officer was found to have acted within the law when taking down a Nanaimo woman suffering a mental health crisis. An investigation by the Independent Investigations Office (IIO) found ...

NANAIMO - No injuries but significant damage to the market portion of the Husky gas station on Terminal Ave. early Tuesday morning. Onlookers spotted flames inside the station’s main building af...

PARKSVILLE - City council is moving to crack down on the growing issue of panhandling. Councillors unanimously moved through the first three readings of a bylaw amendment Monday afternoon which would ...

NANAIMO - Island Health has a sizable number of new COVID-19 cases. Eleven new cases were confirmed over the weekend in the Island Health region. It’s the biggest jump over a three day span sinc...

NANAIMO - The 42nd British Columbia general election is Oct. 24, 2020. In the lead up to the vote, NanaimoNewsNOW is committed to presenting local candidates platforms and ideas to voters. Visit our B...

NANAIMO - Re-occurring substance abuse issues led to a 27 month prison sentence for a man involved in a stunning five week crime-wave in two Vancouver Island cities. Gregg Daniel Pete, 40, learned his...