Author Archives: Syndicated Content

VANCOUVER - There’s been a series of entanglements and collisions involving humpback whales in British Columbia waters in recent weeks as numbers of the mammals surge, but the circumstances of t...

Editor’s note: This story contains graphic details of sexual assault. Reader discretion is strongly advised. QUALICUM BEACH - An Oceanside man was issued a federal prison sentence for sexually a...

NANAIMO - A man suffered a minor injury after the truck he was operating somehow ended up in Long Lake via the boat launch off the Island Hwy. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) was dispatched to the scene, ju...

NANAIMO - Over the next several months crews are upgrading terminals on both sides of the Nanaimo to Gabriola Island route. Extending the life of both terminals as opposed to replacement was selected ...

NANAIMO - A group of VIU nursing students have a prescription for disadvantaged youth hoping to be involved in organized sport. Play It Forward is an initiative run by six fourth-year nursing students...

NANAIMO - Local legions are gearing up for their annual poppy campaign ahead of Remembrance Day. Poppy distribution starts on the last Friday in October, and with this year landing on Halloween, the t...

PARKSVILLE - The purchase of a former school property is likely to proceed following referendum. A majority of voters in the Regional District of Nanaimo’s Electoral Area F, encompassing Erringt...

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners women’s soccer team has won back to back provincial championships. VIU beat Douglas College 2-0 in the PACWEST title game in Squamish on Sunday, Oct. 26. Mariners coac...

NANAIMO - From a boy playing with a red ball, to elevators moving for no apparent reason or floating heads in doorways, the Harbour City has no shortage of ghostly tales. Ahead of Halloween on Friday,...

BURNABY - The B.C. General Employees’ Union says it will recommend that its members vote to accept a tentative deal reached with the provincial government to bring an end to strike action, while...