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Woman assaulted by unknown male jogger in Linley Valley
NANAIMO - Local police are investigating an assault on a north Nanaimo running trail involving a woman pushed to the ground and aggressively held by a male suspect. It happened on Tuesday, Nov 9 at 11...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 10, 2021
‘We’re ready to go’: NightOwls WCL regular season schedule released
NANAIMO - Following a season grounded by the pandemic, the Nanaimo NightOwls are projected to finally take flight next June. The West Coast League (WCL) revealed its 2022 regular season this week, inv...
Ian Holmes Nov 10, 2021
Terminal work underway to accommodate new ferries to serve Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
NANAIMO - Crews are adjusting berthing structures to accommodate new vessels poised to serve the Gabriola Island/Nanaimo route. Deborah Marshall with BC Ferries said the work is happening overnight th...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 10, 2021
How to pay tribute across the mid-Island this Remembrance Day
NANAIMO - Typically thousands of people surround local cenotaphs and enter legions to pay their respects to those who served and continue protecting our country. For the second consecutive year due to...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 10, 2021
VIDEO: Clippers looking for winning recipe from within and through trade market
NANAIMO - The Clippers went 1-2 in a three game week and now look to make a charge up the standings in their busiest month of the season. Nanaimo played from behind in their last three games but came ...
Dan Marshall Nov 09, 2021
Limited amount of Johnson & Johnson vaccines coming to B.C.
NANAIMO - Anyone in B.C. waiting for a Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine will have a chance to roll up their sleeves for one in the coming weeks. The province said on Tuesday, Nov. 9, there will...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 09, 2021
COVID outbreak doubles at NRGH, additional case detected at Nanaimo care home
NANAIMO - Several more people have tested positive for COVID-19 as part of an ever-growing outbreak at Nanaimo Hospital. Island Health revealed eight new cases in the hospital’s Transitional Car...
Alex Rawnsley Nov 09, 2021
Island poised to set new records for drug toxicity deaths
NANAIMO - The grip of B.C.’s toxic drug crisis continues to tighten around Vancouver Island and the province as a whole. The BC Coroners Service reported 1,534 people across the province have di...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Nov 09, 2021
Global Village Nanaimo weathers pandemic to support worldwide fair trade producers
NANAIMO - A beloved local fair trade store in operation for nearly a quarter century returned despite numerous bumps in the pandemic road. Global Village Nanaimo opened its pop-up location for a 24th ...
Ian Holmes Nov 09, 2021
Access, traffic volumes and mobility among key questions for south Nanaimo neighbourhoods
NANAIMO - Long-standing and growing accessibility issues in the Chase River, Cinnabar Valley and Extension neighbourhoods are under the microscope. The City of Nanaimo is looking at any and all soluti...
Alex Rawnsley Nov 08, 2021