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NANAIMO - Island Health is warning drug users about an increasing number of overdoses in Nanaimo, triggering an advisory. The advisory was issued on Tuesday, Oct. 26 and is scheduled to last for at le...

NANAIMO - B.C.’s vaccine program is expanding with third doses of approved COVID-19 vaccines to be offered for larger sections of the general public. Beginning mid-January third doses, or booste...

NANAIMO - No doubt you know the muffin man, but have you heard of the muffin ladies? Altrusa International of Nanaimo members, family and friends recently made, packed and delivered a staggering 119.5...

NANAIMO - The first placed Clippers have a 5-1 record despite spending most of October on the road. The team has already been to Powell River and Chilliwack for overnight stays and will end October in...

NANAIMO - It appears a public plaza has fallen out of favour to replace the former Jean Burns building property at the centre of an extensive overhaul in the area. The City’s director of enginee...

NANAIMO - New and active cases of COVID-19 continue to mount for Island Health, focused primarily in the central region. The health authority reported 184 new cases over three reporting periods from F...

NANAIMO - An intensely strong storm system is continuing to cause headaches for ferry travellers. The system, which set a new record for lowest barometric pressure recorded in the Pacific Northwest be...

NANAIMO - Local police have pressed charges after a series of fraudulent 911 calls were made about a school shooting. Aaron Edward Craig, a 34-year-old from Nanaimo, faces charges of public mischief, ...

NANAIMO - The highest court in B.C. will examine the fate of a disgraced Parksville woman who stole $70,000 from her former employer. The Crown appealed a B.C. Supreme Court judgment handed to Renee P...

NANAIMO - A significant fall storm is causing some advanced headaches for ferry travellers. As a Pacific storm system descended onto eastern Vancouver Island early Sunday afternoon, BC Ferries announc...