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Leave your deets when dining: Restaurants taking personal info to trace COVID-19

TORONTO - As COVID-19 restrictions ease and restaurants start to welcome customers back, one thing Canadians may soon have to get used to is providing their personal information before they grab ...

Aug 02, 2020

NHL returns to action 142 days after COVID-19 forced suspension of season

TORONTO - The NHL's most unusual season in history resumed Saturday with five qualifying round games as the league kickstarted its pandemic-hit campaign. The New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes g...

Aug 01, 2020

Mounties shut down alleged drug house in Nanaimo's brechin neighbourhood

NANAIMO - An RCMP raid of a home near the Departure Bay ferry terminal turned up several ounces of fentanyl, suspected crystal meth and $2,000 cash.The bust occurred at 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 30...

Jul 31, 2020

Sizeable jump in COVID-19 cases province-wide, just one new diagnosis on Van Isle

NANAIMO - A notable climb in COVID-19 cases in the province were announced on the eve of a long weekend in the middle of summer.A joint statement from the province revealed 50 new COVID-19 cases provi...

Jul 31, 2020

Busy weekend for BC Ferries with reservations in high demand

NANAIMO - If you don't have a reservation you could be waiting a while at a BC Ferries terminal this BC Day long weekend.The busiest weekend of the summer is expected as communications manager Tessa H...

Jul 31, 2020

'It's a little bit surreal:' Parksville radio personality hangs up headphones after 40-year career

PARKSVILLE - Dave Graham may be leaving local airwaves, but he has no intention of saying goodbye to a community he's called home for nearly 20 years.Graham signed off from 88.5 FM The Beach on Friday...

Jul 31, 2020

Nanaimo, eastern Vancouver Island dazzled by overnight lightning show

NANAIMO - Early risers or light sleepers were treated to a special show overnight.The summer's first major thunderstorm saw hundreds of lightning strikes occur over a five hour period, beginning aroun...

Jul 31, 2020

Unanswered questions at secondary schools leads SD 68 'to do list'

NANAIMO - It's unclear what program delivery will look like for Nanaimo-Ladysmith Public Schools with the province's K-12 education system returning to in-class instruction in September.In particular,...

Jul 31, 2020

Mid-Island Pirates working on skill development, still waiting for games

NANAIMO - It's been almost one year since the Mid-Island Pirates finished an incredibly successful 2019 Premier Baseball League season.There was plenty of optimism for the senior Pirates in 2020 after...

Jul 30, 2020

'This will be our COVID summer:' province hopes to avoid Canada Day repeat during August long weekend

NANAIMO - For the third straight day, the number of COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island remained unchanged at 143.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 29 new cases elsewhere in British ...

Jul 30, 2020