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NANAIMO - Clubs across the country, including Nanaimo, are celebrating National Come and Try Rowing Day on Saturday, June 7. Anyone interested in rowing can come to a free session at Long Lake. Nanaim...

NANAIMO - A Vancouver Island University professor hopes provincial recognition for his work will help a passion project honouring the past continues thriving. VIU history professor Dr. Stephen Davies ...

NANAIMO - A BC Supreme Court judge tossed aside a legal claim by the City of Nanaimo regarding "racial bias" against a former financial manager who was fired seven years ago. B.C. Human Rights Tribuna...

LANTZVILLE - A popular section of beach in Lantzville is closed for now, after potential contamination was found in the water.The affected areas in Lantzville between Sebastion and Harper Rds. were cl...

NANAIMO - Following a typical spring weather pattern, what appears to be a prolonged stretch of summer-like weather has arrived. Environment Canada meteorologist Bobby Sekhon said warmer-than-average ...

NAIROBI, KENYA - It's another accolade for Nanaimo-born hammer thrower Ethan Katzberg.The reigning Olympic gold medalist added to his trophy cabinet with gold at the Kip Keino Classic in Nairobi, Keny...

PARKSVILLE - A motorist clipped the back of a truck and rolled over in a disruptive Saturday night crash in downtown Parksville. It happened at about 10:20 p.m. in the area of Hwy. 19A and the Alberni...

NANAIMO - A woman remains in hospital after a high fall off a rocky cliff.Emergency crews from Nanaimo Fire Rescue and BC Ambulance Service, along with RCMP, were called to Pipers Lagoon on Sunday, Ju...

NANAIMO - A transformative 2,200 home mix-use south Nanaimo development vision is at last about to transition beyond an artist's rendering. Vancouver-based Seacliff Properties recently submitted its f...

NANAIMO - Several B.C. communities are in contention for a government legislated program to spur more new home construction in high-demand areas, including the Oceanside region. Parksville and Qualicu...