Author Archives: Syndicated Content

PORT ALBERNI - A young man with a highly troubled past escaped further jail following a string of crimes in Nanaimo and Port Alberni. Already with 19 convictions as a young offender including multiple...

EDMONTON - The mayor of Sunrise, Fla., a city near the edge of the Everglades, home to the NHL Panthers and conspicuously named to avoid death, says it’s not that different from Edmonton. They'r...

NANAIMO - While still a significant health concern, the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) provided data indicating slight improvement in the ongoing toxic drug crisis. The BCCS reported 182 suspected toxic d...

NANAIMO - The Ultimate team from Dover Bay capped off a strong season with a trip to provincials in Kamloops. Dover had a 15th place showing at the 3A tournament at the end of May and were recognized ...

The sun was shining on the beaches of Normandy on Thursday morning as a Canadian ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day got underway in Courseulles-sur-Mer, France. Prime Minister Justi...

NANAIMO - A long-awaited interest rate movement from the Bank of Canada is eyed as a potential catalyst for a local real estate market uptick. The Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (VIREB) reported a...

VICTORIA - Seniors in British Columbia are feeling “invisible and forgotten” as their advocate says they are falling thorough the cracks in existing provincial support systems. In his firs...

NANAIMO - A local man was handed a seven year jail sentence after a violent, senseless attack in the city’s downtown early last year. Due to credit for time already served, Sean Carl John Patter...

NANAIMO - Pride Month is officially underway in the Harbour City. Around 300 people were on hand Tuesday, June 4 to watch both the New Progress Pride flag and the Transgender flag raise at Nanaimo Cit...

NANAIMO - Steady growth over the last six years has led to a “dream” outcome for a group of local cricketers. The City of Nanaimo re-installed a cricket pitch at Beban Park fields for the ...