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NANAIMO - A late-night cab ride turned violent when a front-seat customer took exception to being asked for payment prior to continuing an extended trip. The customer, Connor Tyler Beckett, pleaded gu...

COOMBS - It was an extra special New Year’s celebration for one couple from Coombs. Nina F. and Frederick K. won $500,000 by matching all four numbers on the Extra Prize from the Dec. 23 Lotto M...

WHISKEY CREEK - A motorist was killed and a passenger injured following a single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 4 east of Cameron Lake. Oceanside RCMP reported a 29-year-old driver’s westbound grey Acura...

QUALICUM BEACH - A trend of increasing call volumes held firm again last year for Arrowsmith Search and Rescue. The valued non-profit organization tasked with finding distressed and missing people thr...

VANCOUVER - Southern British Columbia is being hit with a wet and wintry weather front that has brought drenching rain to Metro Vancouver and triggered rainfall and snowfall warnings across parts of t...

NANAIMO - Critical underground utility work is poised to cause prolonged pain for thousands of north Nanaimo residents. In a joint news release, the Regional District of Nanaimo and City of Nanaimo an...

NANAIMO - With only a few traces of snow spotted falling on Vancouver Island, last month will go down as one of the warmest on record in the Harbour City. With a mean temperature of 5.2 degrees (Celsi...

NANAIMO - Local advocates for the unhoused highlighted the work done this year by the Nanaimo drop-in shelter known as the Hub, while nearby residents are more than eager to see it moved. The year-rou...

NANAIMO - A substantial housing proposal in south Nanaimo had a development permit approved once again. Located just off Fourth St. at 380 and 385 Watfield Ave, the proposal is to build 22 three-store...

CRANBROOK - The Clippers had a dominant second half performance in a 7-3 road win over the Bucks. Samuel Lyne scored late in the first period to give Cranbrook the lead but Eliot Seguin-Lescarbeau shu...