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More jail for prolific Nanaimo drug trafficker

NANAIMO - Marred by an extensive criminal history tied to life-long struggles, a local drug trafficker has been sentenced for a second time this year. Peter Anthony Alexander, 41, was handed two-and-a...

Ian Holmes Dec 12, 2025

Clippers' Grossbard coming into his own in rookie BCHL season

NANAIMO - On a team loaded with veterans, Clippers forward Indiana Grossbard is navigating his way through his rookie BCHL season. The American-born forward is just shy of his 18th birthday and has ga...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 11, 2025

Record registrations for Great Nanaimo Toy Drive prompting call for volunteers

NANAIMO - More people than ever are saying they need a little help this holiday season.Over 850 families and more than 1,700 children are registered to date to receive gifts from the Great Nanaimo Toy...

Dec 11, 2025

Nanaimo hospital board votes to fund cardiac care construction

NANAIMO - Frustrated with delays in specialty health care advancements at Nanaimo hospital, local governors are willing to fully fund a priority capital project. Establishing a much-discussed cardiac ...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 11, 2025

Jury convicts wrong-way driver of Nanoose Bay crash

NANAIMO - Jurors found a man guilty of both counts related to an overnight head-on crash on Hwy. 19 several years ago. Maverick John Millen was on trial at BC Supreme Court in Nanaimo in relation to t...

Dec 10, 2025

VIDEO: Damaging break-in hands Nanaimo business a significant loss

NANAIMO - A brazen break-in captured on in-store surveillance video depicts the callous actions of thieves targeting a downtown business. Primary Skateboards at 60 Commercial St., which had moved to t...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 09, 2025

'Overwhelming number of sober drivers:' Nanaimo RCMP pleased with impaired driving checks

NANAIMO - Local Mounties are satisfied with results of an annual 'Light up the Province' campaign on Saturday to get impaired drivers off the road.Around 500 drivers of all ages were stopped in Nanaim...

Dec 08, 2025

'That's a real concern:' rising B.C. food bank usage resonates in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Amid a slumping economy and the high cost of living, stark findings in a newly released Food Banks BC report aren't overly surprising to Peter Sinclair. The executive director of Nanaimo Loa...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 08, 2025

Clippers lose game of lead changes in Cowichan Valley

DUNCAN - It was a night of two teams matching each other step for step all night long in a Clippers versus Capitals BCHL matchup.Cowichan Valley won 4-3 in a back and forth game.Nanaimo scored first w...

Dec 06, 2025

Generals and Buccaneers battle for North Division lead in the VIJHL

NANAIMO - The two mid-island teams in the VIJHL are leading the pack in the North Division as the season enters the second half.The first-place Oceanside Generals have a 16-9-1 record while the second...

Dec 06, 2025