Nanaimo

Tim Hortons' Smile Cookie campaign backs Nanaimo hospital

NANAIMO - All Tim Hortons locations in Nanaimo are united in raising funds for a new specialty imaging camera at NRGH. With roughly $1 million more required to make the new SPECT/CT camera project val...

Apr 28, 2025

Nanaimo RCMP trying to identify woman connected to January bank theft

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are trying to identify a woman believed to have stolen money from a bank earlier this year. RCMP report the woman pictured, along with a male accomplice, took an undisclosed s...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 28, 2025

Polls opening for general voting in 2025 Federal Election

NANAIMO - Following a 36-day campaign, election day is here.Polling stations open at 7 a.m. on Monday, April 28 and will remain open until 7 p.m. for voters to cast a ballot for the 2025 Federal Elect...

Apr 28, 2025

BC IIO investigating attempted traffic stop in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - The province's civilian-led police oversight agency is calling for more witnesses or dash-cam footage of an attempted late-night traffic stop and subsequent crash.RCMP officers attempted to ...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 27, 2025

'One of the most interesting ridings in the country:' razor thin margins separating Nanaimo-Ladysmith candidates

NANAIMO - There's every possibility a central Vancouver Island riding could be one of the last called on election night. A repeating slate of candidates in Nanaimo-Ladysmith from the 2021 election, wh...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 27, 2025

Oceanside Generals adjust dedicated dressing room plan

PARKSVILLE - Prior plans to build a new dressing room for the Oceanside Generals have been put on ice in favour of a revamped approach. An envisioned construction project for a new dressing room beyon...

Apr 27, 2025

Pedestrian dead after early morning vehicle collision in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A 42-year-old pedestrian has died after an early morning collision along the Island Hwy.The incident occurred on Saturday, April 26 at around 4:45 a.m. when the pedestrian was struck by a ve...

Apr 26, 2025

'It's been everything we hoped for:' Nanaimo Infusion draws hundreds of visitors to mid-Island

NANAIMO - Visitors from all over the United States and around the world have touched down in the Harbour City this weekend, the result of a viral video encouraging visitors to visit the Great White No...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 26, 2025

Guns found in Nanaimo park after man goes to hospital with gunshot wound

NANAIMO - Local police found several guns following a search of an encampment at a central Nanaimo park on Friday, after a man arrived at the hospital suffering from an apparent gunshot wound to the l...

Apr 25, 2025

Woman sentenced for Parksville crash resulting in husband’s death

NANAIMO - An inattentive driver's husband was killed in a single-vehicle wreck where a car hit a road sign, lost control and went airborne before crashing alongside the Inland Island Hwy. near the Alb...

Apr 25, 2025