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NANAIMO - A gut feeling from a RCMP officer resulted in the discovery of weapons and drugs concealed in a person’s underwear. Police pulled over a vehicle with a 46-year-old male behind the whee...

NANAIMO - A rent bank is opening to assist mid-Island renters on the brink of becoming homeless. It’s slated to open in January with funding from the City of Nanaimo and will be operated by the ...

NANAIMO - Health care patients can now be prescribed a better diet to improve their condition. The Good Food Box program from Nanaimo Foodshare Society was prescribed by local physicians, dietitians a...

NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is proud to announce November’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 down turn in new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday isn’t the beginning of a trend. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced 20 new cases on Wednesday, Dec. 2, compared to the 10 ...

NANAIMO - New affordable housing projects will provide more than 150 living spaces throughout the mid island area. Three projects within Nanaimo, Parksville and Snuneymuxw First Nation was announced o...

NANAIMO - The new minister of mental health and addictions has a lengthy list of goals to accomplish in the next four years. The minister and Nanaimo MLA Sheila Malcolmson told NanaimoNewsNOW her mand...

PARKSVILLE - A fast-acting employee took a punch in the face, but managed to help police track down a man accused of robbery. Oceanside RCMP allege on Nov. 19 at about 11:15 p.m. an employee leaving w...

NANAIMO - Island Health has reported its lowest increase in COVID-19 numbers in three weeks. Ten new cases were added to Island Health’s total number of cases, with 639 cases confirmed regionall...

NANAIMO - A COVID-19 testing site in Nanaimo has moved and expanded. Island Health announced on Tuesday, Dec. 1 a collection site moved from Grant Ave. in mid-Nanaimo to the Vancouver Island Universit...