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Highly contagious rabbit disease possibly on the mid-Island after several found dead
NANAIMO - Rabbit owners on the mid-Island are being urged to take extra precautions after several wild rabbits were found dead south of Nanaimo displaying worrying symptoms. While rabbit hemorrhagic d...
NanaimoNewsNOW staff Nov 01, 2025
‘Nanaimo got worse much quicker:’ evolving downtown overdose prevention site aiming to better support clients
NANAIMO - Despite mounting neighbourhood challenges, an expanded facility helping those with substance use challenges is having an effect. Senior-level staff from Island Health made their case to Coun...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 31, 2025
Project 529 tackling ‘significant issue’ of bike thefts in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - While it won’t guarantee a bike doesn’t get stolen, a few minutes of your time will make it much easier for it to be recovered. Local Mounties are hosting a free registration eve...
NanaimoNewsNOW Staff Oct 31, 2025
Ground broken on new cancer centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
NANAIMO - After years of promises from government and an outcry from locals, construction of the highly anticipated Nanaimo Cancer Centre has finally begun. Ground was officially broken on Friday, Oct...
NanaimoNewsNOW staff Oct 31, 2025
Halloween drenching for much of British Columbia amid wind and rainfall warnings
Much of British Columbia is facing a soaked Halloween as wind and rainfall warnings cover much of the central province, parts of the south and central coasts and Vancouver Island. The rainfall warning...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 31, 2025
Police in Nanaimo focused on fireworks this Halloween
NANAIMO - Excited trick-or-treaters are counting the hours until they can hit the streets this Halloween. Despite some less-than-ideal weather in the forecast, thousands of children across the region ...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 31, 2025
Clippers overcome setbacks during heavy October schedule
NANAIMO - October has been packed tightly for the Clippers with the most travel and the most games. The Clippers have played ten of their 11 games on the schedule with a 5-4-1 record, and they went 3-...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 30, 2025
River Rock Casino, Chances Maple Ridge purchased by Snuneymuxw First Nation
NANAIMO - Snuneymuxw First Nation’s economic arm is now the largest Indigenous-led casino operator in the province. Petroglyph Development Group (PDG) announced acquisitions of Richmond’s ...
Ian Holmes Oct 30, 2025
Fans buzzing as Blue Jays look for one more win to claim World Series in Toronto
TORONTO - An hour before the Toronto Blue Jays’ merchandise store at Rogers Centre was set to open Thursday morning, Fay Dietrich stood in line among dozens of other fans in the drizzling rain. ...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 30, 2025
‘You could have killed him:’ man jailed for vicious Nanaimo bat attack
NANAIMO - Facts behind a perplexing daytime beating on a busy Nanaimo street over two years ago have been revealed. Kenneth (Kenny) Robert Curry, 20, was issued a two-year jail sentence in a provincia...
Ian Holmes Oct 30, 2025