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NANAIMO - A well-known offender will spend more time in jail following a rash of incidents, including assaulting two police officers. Kym Robert Arkell, 41, was sentenced to 106 more days in jail in a...

NANAIMO - With a wetter winter widely predicted for the mid-Island, BC Hydro are telling their customers to get prepared. Intense storms are all but assured through the winter months, with a La Nina p...

NANAIMO - The Clippers will travel to Abbotsford during the Thanksgiving long weekend to play in the annual BCHL Showcase. They have 10 a.m. games on both Monday, Oct. 13 and Tuesday, Oct. 14 against ...

NANAIMO - A long-time social worker and Campbell River’s first Indigenous city councillor has thrown her hat into the ring to be the leader of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP). Tanille Joh...

NANAIMO - Busy sailings and parking lots are expected this weekend across the BC Ferries network. Upwards of 171,000 vehicles and around 436,000 passengers are typically welcomed on board during the T...

NANAIMO - The Clippers have the Capitals number in the early part of the BCHL season. Nanaimo followed up a 7-4 win over Cowichan Valley on Oct. 3 with a 1-0 shutout win on home ice on Wednesday, Oct....

PARKSVILLE - It’s the most money ever donated back into the community in the history of an Oceanside showcase event. The Parksville Beach Festival Society officially donated a combined $88,201 t...

NANAIMO - Expected to be complete by spring 2027, a new housing complex will help keep families together while getting critical medical care. Representatives from the Children’s Health Foundatio...

Editor’s note: This article contains graphic details of child sexual abuse. Reader discretion is advised. NANAIMO - A former local man is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to possessing ...

PARKSVILLE - A local senior has lost around $200,000 from a fake cryptocurrency investment scheme they were initially alerted to by a friend. Oceanside RCMP said the individual came to them in early S...