Author Archives: Syndicated Content

NANAIMO - The Clippers erased a two period deficit to earn a win for just the fourth time this season in a 4-3 triumph over the Surrey Eagles. Surrey had leads of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 but Nanaimo’s ...

NANAIMO - Some people aren't too bothered by seasonal time changes, but others can be significantly impacted, argues a leading sleep specialist. Dr. Michael Mack, clinical vice president of the Canadi...

NANAIMO - With spring right around the corner, grade 12 students across Vancouver Island are getting ready for prom season, and one local group of volunteers wants to make sure they all look their bes...

NANAIMO - The Clippers sit in a crowded middle of the pack in the BCHL’s Coastal Division. A strong March could put Nanaimo into the top four in the standings while a poor month could see the te...

NANAIMO - Unhoused people on the mid-Island died at double the rate in 2023 compared to the year prior, according to alarming new data. New data published by the BC Coroners Service on Friday, March 7...

PARKSVILLE - After a recent run of relatively pleasant weather, Mother Nature is preparing to point a fire hose right at Oceanside. Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning on Friday, March 7, for...

NANAIMO - An offender's developmental and behavioural disorders weren't enough to prevent him from going to jail. Elijah Grier-Gaiga, 29, was sentenced to federal penitentiary sentence of four years a...

NANAIMO - They came, they lifted and they conquered. A small group of lifters from the Nanaimo and Oceanside region competed at the Canadian Powerlifting Union National Championships, held in Moose Ja...

NANAIMO - RCMP officers are cracking down on “stunting”. Local Mounties say they charged six different people in January alone under the Motor Vehicle Act for a range of dangerous driving-...

The British Columbia and federal governments have signed a four-year, $670-million pharmacare agreement, giving universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications. The plan will support nearly...