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Editors note: This story contains graphic details which may not be suitable for some readers NANAIMO - A one year jail sentence was laid down to a Nanaimo for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl wh...

NANAIMO - Coaches from all sports can bolster their skills and learn new leadership techniques in a year long program starting this fall. Applications for the PacificSport Vancouver Island Coach Acade...

NANAIMO - The number of new cases being found in Island Health is rising after hitting a recent low. The health authority confirmed 13 new cases on Wednesday, June 9, building off the nine confirmed t...

NANAIMO - Residents of a Nanaimo care home were thrilled to step out of the facility and onto a bus for a sightseeing tour of the city. Six Dufferin Place residents on Wednesday, June 9 were taken on ...

NANAIMO - The addition of four new classrooms to a local high school is hoped to have a positive impact with a shortage of spaces. The province announced $2.6 million in funding on Wednesday, June 9, ...

NANAIMO - A near-record dry spring coupled with a warmer than average summer forecast is causing concern for the upcoming fire season. The Coastal Fire Centre has seen 56 fires since Apr. 1, with all ...

NANAIMO - A much-discussed animal bylaw was given third reading for the second time after the province required amendments. The bylaw is designed to reduce calls to the Nanaimo SPCA by firming up rule...

NANAIMO - Overhauling Nanaimo Search and Rescue’s headquarters won’t take nearly as long as originally planned. City councillors on Monday, June 7 officially allocated more than $1.3 milli...

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases in Island Health rose sharply compared to recent days. New data on Tuesday, June 8 showed nine new cases within the health authority. Five were found in sout...

NANAIMO - Police say a forensic autopsy showed a woman who’d been assaulted did not die of her injuries. Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien said the body of 21-year-old Deanna Williams was fou...