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751 unmarked graves found at former residential school in Saskatchewan

REGINA - Searchers have found the graves of 751 people at the site of a former residential school in southern Saskatchewan. The Cowessess First Nation and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations an...

Maria Doty Jun 24, 2021

Parksville man jailed for terrorizing women with anonymous sexually explicit calls & texts

Editor's Note: The following story may not be suitable for all readers, discretion is advised.NANAIMO - A man was jailed after he unleashed a lengthy and damaging harassment campaign against several P...

Jun 24, 2021

Two new COVID-19 cases in Island Health

NANAIMO - Only a relatively low number of new COVID-19 cases in Island Health. The health authority confirmed the two new on Wednesday, June 23 brought the central Island total to 2,475, which is slig...

Jun 23, 2021

24-hour bike ride boosts Loaves & Fishes summer fundraiser

NANAIMO - An annual fundraiser for Nanaimo's food bank is set to have its most successful year yet. Peter Sinclair, executive director of Loaves & Fishes Community Food Bank said the annual Food4S...

Jun 23, 2021

More than 1 million second COVID-19 doses given in B.C., 6 new in Island Health

NANAIMO - B.C. public health claims more than one million residents are now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Tuesday, June 22 said of the roughly 4.5 mi...

Jun 22, 2021

Extinction Rebellion Nanaimo blocks access to Nanaimo Assembly Wharf

NANAIMO - A protest against old growth logging in B.C. stymied anyone trying to enter Port Authority lands. Roughly 20 people blocked the 1 Port Dr. entrance into the Nanaimo Assembly Wharf on Tuesday...

Jun 22, 2021

Port Alberni wants control of dormant waterfront mill property

PORT ALBERNI - City councillors in Port Alberni are demanding Western Forest Products hand over the keys to the Somass mill site if they're not going to use the property.Mayor Sharie Minions said the ...

Jun 22, 2021

Temporary COVID-19 vaccine clinic set up in Woodgrove Centre for first doses

NANAIMO - Anyone who hasn't yet received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine has a new way to get the jab. Island Health announced a temporary walk-in clinic at Woodgrove Centre on Tuesday, June 22. ...

Jun 22, 2021

'This level of heat is significant:' hot weather grips mid island region

NANAIMO - An early summer heat wave is a sign of what's to come throughout the summer of 2021.Temperatures flirted with 30 degrees on Monday, June 21 at Nanaimo Airport, while daytime highs are expect...

Jun 22, 2021

Island Crisis Care Society to run Nanaimo Bakery to expand funding

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo non-profit is expanding its services again. Island Crisis Care Society on Monday, June 21 announced it will run the Nanaimo Bakery and Confectionary, located on the corner of Bowen...

Jun 22, 2021