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Major Crime unit investigation after body found in Ladysmith

LADYSMITH - Police are investigating after a body was found at the south end of Ladysmith on the shore of Davis Lagoon.On Wednesday, March 8 around 1:10 p.m., Ladysmith RCMP were called to the area of...

Mar 10, 2023

'We've become a very busy location:' usage spike reported at Nanaimo overdose prevention site

NANAIMO - A newly opened enhanced venue for drug users to safely consume led to a sharp increase in clients taking advantage of the service. Inhalation users represents more than 80 per cent of the ro...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 10, 2023

Four Nanaimo schools taking part in BC high school basketball tournaments

NANAIMO - Dover Bay, Wellington, John Barsby and Nanaimo Christian school are competing at the BC High School Basketball Championships.There are four different brackets all being played from Wednesday...

Mar 08, 2023

'It's such a great experience:' women's volleyball nationals open at VIU in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - The VIU Mariners women's volleyball team begin their "drive for five" on home court.They're one of eight elite teams from as far away as Charlottetown and as close as Victoria who have come ...

Mar 08, 2023

City reports second-highest year for construction in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - 2021 put Nanaimo in the category of one of the fastest-growing urban centres in the country, and it appears the trend is continuing. In 2022, the City issued building permits with a total co...

Mar 07, 2023

Nanaimo leads Vancouver Island in toxic drug deaths in January

NANAIMO - Tainted drugs continue to have a significant impact on the Harbour City.The Greater Nanaimo area recorded 12 fatalities linked to toxic drugs in January, according to new data from the BC Co...

Mar 07, 2023

Woman critically injured after being hit by vehicle along Parksville highway

PARKSVILLE - One person remains in hospital with significant injuries after a motorist hit two pedestrians on the Island Hwy in Parksville Oceanside RCMP, local firefighters and paramedics were called...

Mar 07, 2023

VIDEO: Clippers get first hand look at recruit, commit to four in total

NANAIMO - As the Clippers near the end of their regular season their recruiting season is in full swing. In late January the team committed to a pair of teammates at Mount Academy Samuel Boisvert and ...

Alex Rawnsley Mar 06, 2023

'There are five dead already:' Nanaimo man sentenced for reporting fake school shooting

NANAIMO - A mental health breakdown was behind numerous bogus 911 calls from a man reporting multiple people were dead during a south Nanaimo school shooting.Douglas Aaron Edward Collier, 35, was hand...

Mar 06, 2023

B.C. introduces new legislation to protect against the sharing of intimate images without consent

VICTORIA - B.C.'s attorney general has proposed a new bill to protect people against the sharing of their intimate images without permission, as police warn of the growing problem of so-called sextort...

Mar 06, 2023