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NANAIMO - Monday marks the first day of B.C.’s vaccine passport program. Announced in late August, the passport is a QR-code based system to show a proof of vaccination against COVID-19 allowing...

GABRIOLA ISLAND - A program aiming to divert unrecyclable and undesired clothing and other materials from the landfill has made some early strides. The Gabriola Island Recycling Organization (GIRO) ho...

NANAIMO - The return of VI Raiders football and Nanaimo Buccaneers hockey signal the beginning of the local fall sports season. Raiders head coach Curtis Vizza said not having a season in 2020 was a v...

NANAIMO - The central Vancouver Island region is seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases which is outpacing other areas of the health authority. Island Health reported 84 new cases on Friday, Sept. 10, a...

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are looking to identify one person involved in a shoplifting incident. Police were called to the Save-On-Foods location near Woodgrove Centre in the 6900 block of the Island H...

NANAIMO - Every pizza served at La Stella Trattoria has its own unique story. Each pizza is different from what came before, from how the dough is tossed by the chefs to the heat it receives in the pi...

NANAIMO - The first of four advance voting opportunities is underway prior to the federal election. The early in-person voting option runs across Canada between Friday, Sept. 10 and Monday Sept. 13 be...

NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to announce September’s Helping Wheels winner. In partnership with Nissan of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Mitsubishi, the winning non-profit each month will receive a $1...

NANAIMO - A local man must wait for a judge’s sentence for possession of child pornography, the latest case in a continuous cycle of the disturbing behaviour before Nanaimo judges. On Thursday, ...

NANAIMO - B.C.’s hospitals continue to fill with more serious COVID-19 cases, mainly among those who have elected not to receive a vaccine shot. Health minister Adrian Dix delivered repeated emp...