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VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is warning that frostbite and hypothermia that can occur within minutes as frigid conditions linger over much of British Columbia. Extreme cold and arctic outflow warnin...

NANAIMO - An evening joyride for a self-described “influencer” in Lantzville has proved costly. A yellow Nissan GT-R was seen by an unmarked B.C. Highway Patrol vehicle rapidly acceleratin...

PARKSVILLE - An increase in stability and options for consumers are the outcomes envisioned from City staff assuming control and management of food truck vendor space at Community Park. After being ma...

NANAIMO - The worst of the year’s first winter storm has come and gone, and it appears no one got it worse than the Harbour City. Environment Canada accumulation totals estimate between 30 and 3...

NANAIMO - Toxic drug death province-wide fell by 13 per cent last year, representing an encouraging trend. New BC Coroners Service (BCCS) data showed 2,253 British Columbians died from tainted drugs i...

NANAIMO - Snow clearing crews in the City of Nanaimo have been working non-stop since the weekend in anticipation of a big dump of snow, and Mother Nature didn’t disappoint. According to Environ...

NANAIMO - A 29-year-old man is banned from Vancouver Island for the time being after being sentenced for a break-in and violent sexual assault in 2022. Quinten Anthony Meyer was given credit for over ...

PARKSVILLE - Despite opposition from some local neighbours, 36 subsidized apartment-style units are destined for the citys southern edge. On Monday, Feb. 6, Parksville city councillors unanimously gav...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the U.S. has agreed to pause tariffs on Canada for at least 30 days after he spoke with President Donald Trump this afternoon. Trudeau says in a social media post th...

NANAIMO - An extended standoff between a 39-year-old man and police ended peacefully, with multiple charges pending. Local Mounties had been tracking the as-yet unnamed man for a separate incident, wo...