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NANAIMO - Six players from the Nanaimo Timbermen Senior and Junior lacrosse programs were drafted into the National Lacrosse League this past weekend. Two players from the Senior Tmen were picked in t...

LANTZVILLE - Rising costs forced Island Health into producing new plans for a large 306-bed long-term care home on Lantzville's southern edge. As a result, the health authority acknowledged an initial...

PARKSVILLE - Crews will soon embark on bridge deck repairs on the Inland Island Hwy. between the Big Qualicum River and Englishman River crossings. Mainroad Mid-Island Contracting, which maintains reg...

NANAIMO - The ninth annual Grip Strength Kettlebell Open brought out some younger athletes for the first time. Co-organizer Solomon Macys says youth starting at age 11 will continue to be part of the ...

NANAIMO - A B.C. Supreme Court jury trial will proceed for a man accused in a stunning central Nanaimo daytime murder. Ronald Joseph Campbell was ordered to stand trial following a preliminary inquiry...

NANAIMO - The Mariners soccer teams have the same objectives for the new PACWEST soccer season – advance to the CCAA national tournament. For the women it’s about getting back to the natio...

NANAIMO - Mid-Island animal-lovers have a chance to get their furry friend microchipped for the low price of a donation to charity. The Nanaimo and District SPCA, together with VCA Island Animal Hospi...

NANAIMO - With a clear mandate to “turn VIU around”, the university’s new interim president is making his first moves. Hired in June to replace Deborah Saucier, who left in early Apr...

NANAIMO - A mediator is expected to bring the two sides together in a contract dispute between Hullo Ferries and its unionized workforce. Hullo Ferries announced on the morning of Friday, Sept. 5, it ...

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada’s special air-quality statements for wildfire smoke have now expanded to cover most of British Columbia, with air quality at its worst possible level in parts of t...