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NANAIMO - Local Mounties are investigating a complaint of unwanted, sexualized touching of a minor on a transit bus.RCMP say the incident occurred on July 11 between 5:10 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on the #40...

NANAIMO - RCMP say a pair of local victims lost thousands of dollars in a costly scam involving a phony financial representative. Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said in the past month a man and w...

NANAIMO - A man police say busted into a south Nanaimo home late last year and allegedly attacked the homeowner with a bat is unaccounted for. Calvin Anthony Michael failed to show up for a court appe...

NANAIMO - Results were tough to come by for the senior and junior lacrosse teams in the Harbour City this summer.The Senior B and Junior A Timbermen both suffered playoff sweeps while the WLA T-men di...

NANAIMO - Access to a popular north Nanaimo viewing platform and beach access will be closed for more than a year as contractors modernize an aging pump station. Crews recently shut down public access...

LADYSMITH - A popular summer tradition in Ladysmith will draw large crowds of all ages to the community for an action-packed free weekend. Ladysmith Days, believed to date back nearly 50 years, happen...

NANAIMO - A local contractor was driving in central Nanaimo when it became immediately clear trouble was brewing behind him. On Friday, Aug. 2 shortly after 12 p.m. Tim Drummond-Hay was proceeding eas...

QUALICUM BEACH - A small e-plane will take a spin in the skies above Qualicum Beach Friday afternoon, the first such flight the mid Island region has ever seen. A two-seated European made Pipistrel Ve...

PARIS - Ethan Katzberg is the reigning world champion in the men's hammer throw and the Nanaimo product is looking to add Olympic gold to his resume.On Aug. 2, 22-year-old Katzberg threw for the top r...

NANAIMO - Local police are trying to solve multiple senseless cases of vandalism involving eight glass-enclosed bus shelters shattered overnight.Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said the damage was...