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NANAIMO - Hudson Palmer was perfectly comfortable gliding through the water, but now he’s making strides on top of it. The 16-year-old student at Nanaimo District Secondary School, and swimmer t...

NANAIMO - Students punched beyond their weight class to draw attention to the legacy of Canadian Legend Terry Fox. Marking the 45th anniversary of the Marathon of Hope, all 38 schools within Nanaimo L...

QUALICUM BEACH - Investigators in Oceanside are looking into the circumstances which led to a significant crash along Hwy. 19 Wednesday night. RCMP Sgt. Shane Worth told NanaimoNewsNOW emergency crews...

NANOOSE BAY - A young humpback whale named ‘Wiggins‘ is swimming a lot more freely after a complicated rescue effort. Marine mammal rescue crews from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), alo...

PARKSVILLE - Expect a little congestion on area roads and highways over the next few days, but all for a good cause. The annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, raising money for the Canadian Cancer Soci...

NANAIMO - A local man is waiting to learn whether or not he’ll go to jail for a hit-and-run in Cedar, which left a 90-year-old woman for dead on the side of a road. Justin Kenneth Nicholls, 27, ...

NANAIMO - The Clippers have stayed local in choosing their captain for the 2025-26 hockey season. Duncan native Carson Lesiuk took over the role from the recently graduated Connor DeTurris. After wear...

VICTORIA - Little more than five years ago, Emily Lowan ran and won a spot on the student council at the University of Victoria. On Wednesday, the 25-year-old climate activist celebrated her election ...

NANAIMO - Campfires and backyard burns will once again be permitted in all areas of the Coastal Fire Centre (CFC). Changes come into effect starting at noon on Thursday, Sept. 25. Information officer ...

NANAIMO - The City is preparing to pave a tiny part of paradise for a parking lot, in a bid to make one of the area’s most popular parks a little bit easier to visit. Work crews are expected at ...