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NANAIMO - Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays are still processing a dramatic playoff run that came up short in Game 7 of the World series. Locally Nanaimo NightOwls co-owner Jim Swanson believes the Blue J...

NANAIMO - Nathan Larioza will never forget his first night wearing the ‘C’ for the Clippers. He scored his first career goal in his 67th game in Nanaimo and his team beat their division ri...

NANAIMO - A local skateboarder is preparing for a trip across the Pacific, marking her first major steps towards a spot representing Canada at the Olympic Games. Evie Pritchard, 13, won the Street Ope...

PARKSVILLE - New additions to the Parksville Fire Rescue (PFR) downtown hall are more efficiently cleaning potentially harmful contaminant threats facing firefighters. PFR chief Marc Norris said in th...

NANAIMO - Investigators with B.C. Highway Patrol have located a vehicle, as well as its occupants, potentially connected to a fatal crash last weekend. An 18-year-old man, identified by family as Rhys...

EDGEWOOD - A holding pen at a B.C. farm that was filled with ostriches on Thursday now appears still and empty of live birds, the morning after Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers started their cu...

NANAIMO - If promised funding from the federal government fails to materialize by month’s end, some difficult decisions will be forced upon a vital community service. Staff with Nanaimo Loaves a...

NANAIMO - Forecasted gusty winds have come as advertised and are causing some minor headaches. A pair of outages for an estimated 3,874 BC Hydro customers, likely related to a Pacific frontal system m...

NANAIMO - A serious late-night Nanaimo house fire has been deemed accidental. Nanaimo Fire Rescue deputy chief Stu Kenning said an investigation revealed lit candles in the basement near where a man w...

NANAIMO - A three-game winning streak vaulted the Nanaimo Clippers into second place in the Coastal West division, setting the stage for a key Island rivalry this weekend. The Clippers can’t cat...