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Clippers overcome setbacks during heavy October schedule
NANAIMO - October has been packed tightly for the Clippers with the most travel and the most games. The Clippers have played ten of their 11 games on the schedule with a 5-4-1 record, and they went 3-...
Oct 30, 2025
River Rock Casino, Chances Maple Ridge purchased by Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation’s economic arm is now the largest Indigenous-led casino operator in the province. Petroglyph Development Group (PDG) announced acquisitions of Richmond’s ...
Oct 30, 2025
Fans buzzing as Blue Jays look for one more win to claim World Series in Toronto
TORONTO - An hour before the Toronto Blue Jays’ merchandise store at Rogers Centre was set to open Thursday morning, Fay Dietrich stood in line among dozens of other fans in the drizzling rain. ...
Oct 30, 2025
‘You could have killed him:’ man jailed for vicious Nanaimo bat attack
NANAIMO - Facts behind a perplexing daytime beating on a busy Nanaimo street over two years ago have been revealed. Kenneth (Kenny) Robert Curry, 20, was issued a two-year jail sentence in a provincia...
Oct 30, 2025
Future guide and service dogs escalating confidence at Nanaimo ferry terminal
NANAIMO - A group of canines in training took over a BC Ferries terminal on Wednesday to confront a challenging obstacle: the escalator. Volunteer trainers with BC & Alberta Guide Dogs (BCAGD) pai...
Oct 29, 2025
Warrant issued for man accused of placing small camera in Nanaimo pool changing room
NANAIMO - Authorities are on the lookout for a man charged with a high-profile crime. An arrest warrant was issued for Christopher Lee Hagen-McInnes after he failed to show up for a scheduled Tuesday,...
Oct 29, 2025
Five gold medals for Island Top Team at Canadian Open tournament
NANAIMO - Island Top Team took home five gold medals at the ADCC Canadian Open grappling event in Richmond. The Oct. 25 event saw the Nanaimo based Brazilian jiu-jitsu contingent win a total of nine m...
Oct 29, 2025
‘$10,000 on Halloween decorations:’ Nanaimo teen’s passion project hits new heights
NANAIMO - A local teenager is once again taking over his parent’s backyard in a big to bring some Halloween scares to the community. Graham Reimer, 17, has setup his fourth annual Halloween disp...
Oct 29, 2025
‘Exceedingly rare’: B.C. humpback’s death may be first linked to whale-watch industry
VANCOUVER - There’s been a series of entanglements and collisions involving humpback whales in British Columbia waters in recent weeks as numbers of the mammals surge, but the circumstances of t...
Oct 28, 2025
Man jailed for sexually assaulting unconscious teen at Qualicum resort
Editor’s note: This story contains graphic details of sexual assault. Reader discretion is strongly advised. QUALICUM BEACH - An Oceanside man was issued a federal prison sentence for sexually a...
Oct 28, 2025
