Nanaimo

Two seriously injured, hospitalized in central Nanaimo stabbing attack

NANAIMO - Two people remain in hospital with serious injuries following an attack in their home.RCMP and other first responders were called to a residence near the corner of Cadogan St. and Northumber...

Dec 19, 2021

Top Stories of 2021: First Truth and Reconciliation Day draws thousands in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Canada marked its first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in late September with a message of unity and reconciliation.The Snuneymuxw First Nation lead the events on Thursday, Sep. 3...

Dec 19, 2021

Oceanside RCMP warn of scammers impersonating police/CRA agents in Bitcoin fraud

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP revealed a complex scam involving someone impersonating a Canada Revenue Agency agent and a local Mountie.Sometime this week a resident received a call from someone saying ...

Dec 19, 2021

Top Stories of 2021: man sentenced for planting secret bathroom camera capturing family members

NANAIMO - Public outrage was swift for one of our most read stories of the year.Details of a Nanoose Bay man secretly installing a video camera in the main bathroom of his family home draw widespread ...

Dec 18, 2021

Top Stories of 2021: Nanaimo RCMP juggle five active homicide investigations

NANAIMO - It was a deadly year in the city with local police officers swamped.Nanaimo RCMP will close 2021 with five active homicide investigations after a series of suspicious deaths ranging from mis...

Dec 17, 2021

Great Nanaimo Toy Drive another rousing success with 500+ families helped

NANAIMO - The good people at the Great Nanaimo Toy Drive are celebrating a monumental year.They spent all this week collecting toys and building their "Santa Sacks", with the final bag of goodies bein...

Dec 17, 2021

Province-wide health restrictions place limits on events/gatherings, sports tournaments cancelled

NANAIMO - Drastically rising COVID-19 cases in the province led to several notable public health orders to take effect Monday Dec 20.Dr. Bonnie Henry told a Friday, Dec 17 media briefing action is req...

Dec 17, 2021

Notorious Gabriola Island fisheries violator jailed following late night boat chase

NANAIMO - A banned angler with a lengthy and damning history of flouting fishery laws received a six-month jail sentence after he was caught red-handed in Vancouver Harbour.Scott Stanley Matthew Steer...

Dec 17, 2021

Local youth fiddlers once again take top spot in CBC's Music Class Challenge

NANAIMO - A local fiddling group of talented youth won top prize for the second straight year in a nationwide musical competition.Nanaimo-based Cross Canada Fiddle's Fiddelium topped the community/ind...

Dec 16, 2021

Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim cancelled for second straight year

NANAIMO - A Boxing Day tradition at Departure Bay Beach has been put on ice for another year.Brad Ney, coordinator of the annual Frank Ney Memorial Polar Bear Swim, said organizers felt it was in the ...

Dec 15, 2021