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Nanaimo man facing sexual assault charge after alleged Victoria Rd. incident

NANAIMO - A sexual assault charge has been laid against a local man following a reported altercation in the city's downtown.Brett Gordon Ranger, 33, faces the single count following an alleged inciden...

Mar 28, 2023

VIDEO: Extension home completely destroyed by fire, smoke visible from Nanaimo

EXTENSION - Fire has completely destroyed a family home in a rural area south of Nanaimo.Flames broke out at the home on Muzwell Hill around 10 a.m., which was initially reported as a possible bush fi...

Mar 28, 2023

Body found inside abandoned Nanaimo building following fire

NANAIMO - One person is dead after a fire at the former Caledonian Clinic in the city's downtown. An RCMP officer on patrol, along with neighbours reported flames from the abandoned, boarded up and fe...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 27, 2023

Qualicum Beach mayor hopes first batch of "problematic" street lights will be dimmed soon

QUALICUM BEACH - While conceding it won't be a perfect process, Qualicum Beach's mayor is adamant dialing down the strength of numerous street lights is the right way to go.Councillors voted last mont...

Mar 27, 2023

'My dream continues:' Lantzville's Dylan Ferguson eyes permanent spot on NHL roster

NANAIMO - "I went into it feeling excited and knowing I was going to do my best and whatever that looked like, I was going to be ok with it."The attitude of focusing on self, controlling what he could...

Mar 26, 2023

Clippers end regular season with 4-1 road win over Grizzlies.

NANAIMO - The Clippers played a solid 60 minutes in their last game of the year in a 4-1 win over Victoria.Nanaimo built up a 4-0 lead over the first 40 minutes and had an excellent outing from goalie...

Mar 25, 2023

Local athletes head to Vernon for 2023 BC Winter Games

NANAIMO - Twenty local athletes from Nanaimo and the central island are participating in the BC Winter Games in Vernon.The opening ceremonies took place on Thursday March 23 with events scheduled betw...

Mar 25, 2023

VIDEO: Oceanside Generals electrocute Storm to advance to VIJHL Final

PARKSVILLE - It may have been a five game series victory for the Oceanside Generals, but the VIJHL North Division Final was decidedly much closer.Four straight wins, including three dramatic overtime ...

Mar 24, 2023

'We wanted to refocus:' beloved Cedar cafe re-opens with sharpened mandate

NANAIMO - Following nearly a dozen years of community service, a popular cafe employing people with varying abilities hit the reset button.Marc Taschereau, general manager of COCO Cafe on Cedar Rd., s...

Mar 24, 2023

Cedar home raided in connection to Fraser Valley ATM machine thefts, suspect remains at large

NANAIMO - A nearly two-year investigation into thefts from multiple ATM's in the Fraser Valley region led police to raid a home south of Nanaimo, however a suspect remains at large. Chilliwack RCMP re...

Mar 23, 2023