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Emaciated dog and her 5 puppies found abandoned in Nanaimo

- Editors note: This article contains a graphic image some readers might find disturbing. NANAIMO - A two-year-old dog and her five puppies are now being cared for by the BC SPCA after being found on ...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 20, 2021

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

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

Clippers end 2021 with 4-2 loss in Victoria

COLWOOD - The last game of the calendar for the Clippers was a 4-2 road loss to the Grizzlies.The Clippers scored the only goal of the first period when Sean Donaldson tallied his league leading 23rd ...

Dec 18, 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

Dover Bay hosts volleyball provincials in season to honour former player

NANAIMO - Dover Bay Secondary's senior AAAA girls volleyball team had more than just wins and losses on their minds this season.It was a year that saw a return to play from COVID-19, but also heavy he...

Dec 18, 2021

Clippers lose emotional battle 3-1 to Cowichan Valley

NANAIMO - For the second time in two weeks the Clippers lost at home to Cowichan Valley.The Clippers wore their retro jerseys and saluted 50 years of team alumni before the game but it was the road te...

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