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QUALICUM BEACH - Aside from a pair of COVID pandemic shutdowns, Family Day has been an annual Qualicum Beach tradition for 50 years. The annual Town of Qualicum Beach-sponsored and volunteer-driven ev...

NANAIMO - The Vancouver Island University Mariners women’s basketball team are national champions once more. Playing at the CCAA National Championships hosted by Dawson College in Montreal, QC, ...

NANAIMO - Built in 1896, a highly recognizable downtown Nanaimo landmark is being modernized. The City of Nanaimo recently approved a building permit featuring several new additions to the courthouse ...

NANAIMO - The Clippers will finish as the number two team in the Coastal West division standings. They secured their spot with a 4-2 win over the Powell River Kings. The game was tight throughout unti...

NANAIMO - A significant motor vehicle incident briefly closed traffic north of the city. RCMP report a pedestrian was struck along Hwy. 19, near the Shell service station at Lantzville Rd., shortly af...

NANAIMO - A significant motor vehicle incident has claimed the life of one person. RCMP report an individual was killed after being hit by a vehicle along Hwy. 19, near the Shell service station at La...

NANAIMO - It’s being described as the bare minimum representation, but a recent count of those unhoused in the city is shedding new light on the scope of the challenges they face. A joint effort...

VANCOUVER - Invasive grasses are creeping into burnt landscapes years after wildfires and could fuel massive future fires that put people’s lives at risk, a University of British Columbia resear...

UPDATE - Nanaimo RCMP report two suspects have been arrested, without incident, in connection to a stabbing on Victoria Rd. on Friday, March 20, thanks in part to assistance from Community Safety Offi...

NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) is working on a plan to make BC Transit bus rides free of charge for anyone 18 years old and younger. During the Tuesday, March 17, RDN Committee of th...