Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Canada’s premiers were headed to the White House Wednesday afternoon for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump's senior advisers, as Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc said Canada will not st...

NANAIMO - The Clippers are enjoying their best run of play in the BCHL season with six consecutive wins. It started on Jan. 25 with a 3-2 overtime win in Powell River and includes two victories over V...

NANAIMO - Political uncertainty involving Canada-US relations is now being felt locally in the Island tourism sector. A budding trade war sparked through tariff threats from the new American administr...

VICTORIA - British Columbia’s latest snow and water supply bulletin says it was “extremely dry” across much of the province last month, with average snowpack measuring 28 per cent be...

NANAIMO - A charge has been approved following the death of an elderly woman at a north Nanaimo parking lot. Jazmin Faye Patenaude, 24, is charged with dangerous driving causing death in connection to...

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP officers have been cleared of any wrongdoing after the death of a man in their custody in 2023. Mounties were called to the Summer by the Sea Street Market along Craig St. ...

NANAIMO - Following two successful arrivals as the industry emerged post-pandemic in 2024, four ships are scheduled for arrival in the Harbour City this year. The Europa 2 will kick off the season wit...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he believes the recent tariff friction with the United States will fundamentally change the way Canadians approach trade with their southern neighbo...

NANAIMO - Researchers are getting creative to learn more about how weight impacts the health of the resurgent Vancouver Island marmot population. A pair of Vancouver Island University technicians have...

NANAIMO - A homeowner cooking a batch of french fries on a stove led to a damaging cooking fire in central Nanaimo. Emergency services were called to a home on Uplands Dr. just north of Mexicanna Rd. ...