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Editors note: this article includes graphic details which may disturb some readers. Discretion is strongly advised. NANAIMO - A woman faced a harrowing experience while hiking on a popular Nanaimo are...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 16, 2024
PORT ALBERNI -RCMP believe a Port Alberni woman missing for more than two years was likely a homicide victim.In hopes of advancing the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of Amber Manthorne, ...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 16, 2024
QUALICUM BEACH - A 25-year-old man was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after an early morning collision in Oceanside.Police, fire and paramedics were called out to Hwy. 19A, near Boorman R...
Oct 16, 2024
NANAIMO - Three years ago when Karolien Soylu's young family moved to a north Nanaimo neighbourhood, something felt like it was missing. "I remember looking at my husband and saying 'where are the pla...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 16, 2024
NANAIMO - A fresh voice will lead the West Coast League's Nanaimo NightOwls next season. On Tuesday, Oct. 15 the team announced head coach Greg Frady elected to step down from the role he held for all...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 15, 2024
NANAIMO - NanaimoNewsNOW is continuing our local coverage of the 2024 provincial election, with a focus on four central Island ridings. Our Election Centre is live, featuring the latest campaign news,...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 15, 2024
NANAIMO - New polling data continues to show a razor-thin margin between the two leading parties ahead of this week's provincial election. An online survey of a representative provincial sample showed...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 15, 2024
NANAIMO - Despite being roughly a week late, rocks are sliding for the season at the Nanaimo Curling Club after a stressful off-season filled with a lot of uncertainty. Play is back underway at the Wa...
Daryl Major Oct 15, 2024
NANAIMO - A major residential and commercial development in north Nanaimo has taken another step forward. Located at the intersection of Uplands Dr. and Turner Rd., the proposal is for a V-shaped, fiv...
Oct 14, 2024
QUALICUM BEACH - Approval has been granted to rebuild a service station in Whiskey Creek where 2021 fire levelled the business. Regional District of Nanaimo board of directors recently granted a devel...
Alex Rawnsley Oct 13, 2024