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Police seek potential witness of pedestrian hit by car in south Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are hoping to identify the driver of a white pick-up truck in hopes of advancing an investigation involving a pedestrian hit on Nicol St. Surveillance video footage of the tru...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 01, 2024

Toxic drug deaths in Nanaimo leads Vancouver Island to start year

NANAIMO - While the number of people dying from toxic drugs fell province-wide in January, the greater Nanaimo area went in the opposite direction.Data from the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) showed 13 pe...

Mar 01, 2024

Injured white raven found in Qualicum; third rare bird to be treated locally in three years

ERRINGTON - For the third time in as many years, a rare white raven has come under the care of a mid-Island wildlife refuge centre. The unnamed leucitic raven was brought to the North Island Wildlife ...

Mar 01, 2024

VIDEO: Clippers' Lonsdale sees offensive resurgence

NANAIMO - Clippers forward Cole Lonsdale had been waiting since the new year to re-discover his goal scoring touch.The 18-year-old had 14 goals through the 2023 portion of his year but had to wait unt...

Feb 29, 2024

Long desired community park coming to Cassidy

NANAIMO -Cassidy's first community park is within reach following the purchase of a Hallberg Rd. property. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) announced the nearly half-acre lot at 3483 Hallberg Rd...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 29, 2024

Clippers offence shut down in 3-0 loss to Chiefs

NANAIMO - The Clippers couldn't get any traction in a 3-0 loss in Chilliwack. Nanaimo was playing without leading scorer Michael Murtagh, who was serving a one game suspension, and the hole it left in...

Ian Holmes Feb 28, 2024

Woman hit by car in Nanaimo has life-threatening injuries

NANAIMO - A pedestrian hit by a car on a south Nanaimo street was flown to hospital in Victoria for more advanced medical treatment.A Nanaimo RCMP news release stated the woman in her 50's was trying ...

Feb 28, 2024

'It's hitting Nanaimo hard': grandson phone scam rampant in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - At least nine complaints were made to Nanaimo RCMP over the course of just two hours about the long-running grandson scam.Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien told NanaimoNewsNOW those compla...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 28, 2024

Nanaimo man sentenced for sending intimate image several times following break-up

NANAIMO - A twisted form of revenge against a former partner resulted in a lifelong criminal record, house arrest and probation for a Nanaimo man. The offender, who can't be named to protect the victi...

Daryl Major Feb 28, 2024

Generals ready to battle Glacier Kings in first round of VIJHL Playoffs

PARKSVILLE - The Oceanside Generals are set to kick off their VIJHL title defense.The team finished third in the North Division and draws a matchup against the second seeded Comox Valley Glacier Kings...

Feb 27, 2024