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Police trying to identify person of interest after recent suspicious fires
NANAIMO - Police have released the picture of an individual described as a person of interest in connection to recent intentionally set fires in Harewood. On Sunday, April 3 just after 7 a.m. fire cre...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 13, 2022
Bank of Canada raises key interest rate by 0.5%, will further ease pandemic stimulus
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is raising its key interest rate by the highest amount in more than 20 years in the face of rising inflation. The central bank is increasing its policy rate by half a perce...
The Canadian Press Apr 13, 2022
‘What would you want someone to do for you?’ Nanaimo couple open doors to fleeing Ukrainian family
NANAIMO - Out of the goodness of their hearts, a Nanaimo couple and their kids have welcomed a family of Ukrainian refugees, melding into one full house. Leanne Steel, her wife Julie and their two you...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 13, 2022
Clippers-Chiefs set to renew hostilities in BCHL conference semi-final series
NANAIMO - It’s been a long wait but the Nanaimo Clippers now know their next battle in the BC Hockey League playoffs The Clippers will meet up with the Chilliwack Chiefs in a best of seven Coast...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 12, 2022
Funds delivered for accessible playground at Nanoose Bay Elementary School
NANOOSE BAY- Supporting an active and inclusive school community has gotten much easier at Nanoose Bay Elementary School. The province officially revealed $165,000 at a Tuesday, April 12 ceremony towa...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 12, 2022
Search continues for man believed to have fallen overboard in Nanaimo Harbour
NANAIMO - An extended search is ongoing for a man who RCMP believe ended up in the frigid waters of Nanaimo Harbour. Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O’Brien said emergency responders were alerted on...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 12, 2022
Job action suspended as Union and Vancouver Island Regional Library reach tentative agreement
NANAIMO - A stalemate between the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) and Vancouver Island Regional Library (VIRL) appears to be over. The union, representing nearly 50 librarians at a majority of VIRL...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 12, 2022
17 people die on central Island from toxic illicit drugs through first two months of 2022
NANAIMO - Island Health started 2022 heading in the wrong direction for drug toxicity rates. The health authority was the only one in B.C. to not show a decline in deaths in February related to toxic ...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 12, 2022
Pair of new hybrid ferries take over expanded Gabriola Island-Nanaimo route
NANAIMO - A new era has arrived for the Gabriola Island-Nanaimo ferry route with two new hybrid vessels now sailing in local waters. As of Tuesday April 12 Island Gwawis and Island Kwigi, both capable...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Apr 12, 2022
VIDEO: Man falls down steep cliff at Pipers Lagoon Park
NANAIMO - A man found unresponsive at the bottom of a steep cliff at a north Nanaimo park was flown to hospital for advanced medical treatment. Nanaimo Fire Rescue (NFR) assistant chief Troy Libbus sa...
Alex Rawnsley Apr 11, 2022