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Clippers guarantee third place Island finish with 4-3 win over Capitals

PORT ALBERNI - A 4-3 win over Cowichan Valley means the Clippers will end the BCHL season in third place in the Island Pod.It also keeps alive the possibility of finishing at the .500 mark with two ga...

May 07, 2021

Elite Nanaimo gymnasts stand out in online competitions

NANAIMO - Local athletes have performed well in three virtual gymnastics competitions in 2021.At the BC Provincial Championships in April, seven students from the Nanaimo Gymnastics School had top six...

May 07, 2021

Island Health COVID cases continue dropping, higher rate seen across B.C

NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 cases in Island Health continue to drop to pre-third wave levels. The health authority confirmed 16 new cases on Friday, May 7. This is the lowest number of new cases ...

May 07, 2021

Signature Dish: Coco Cafe's Breakfast Bowl

NANAIMO - Part feast, part eggs benedict, fully flavoursome.Coco Cafe and their famous breakfast bowl offers up a simple and delicious take on the classics of eggs, sausage and hash browns."It feature...

May 07, 2021

Downtown icon Bastion Jewellers closing

NANAIMO - "You'll always have work when you work for the community" is a motto Nanaimo jeweller Bill Carter kept close to his heart for nearly 40 years. Carter and his wife Jean are now retiring and c...

May 07, 2021

VIDEO: Three new electric buses added to Nanaimo, Ladysmith & Oceanside fleets

NANAIMO - Three new fully electric school buses will be buzzing kids to and from school across the mid-Island.School District 68, serving Nanaimo and Ladysmith, debuted their two new buses on Thursday...

May 06, 2021

Person of interest sought in Dollarama arson

NANAIMO - Police are looking for a man who caused significant damage to a south end Dollarama. The man was seen leaving the store near the corner of Bruce Ave. and Fifth St. around 9 p.m. on Monday, M...

May 06, 2021

Reduced COVID transmissions ease pressure on B.C. hospitals

NANAIMO - An upbeat provincial health officer shared more positive COVID-19 trends during her latest media briefing.Dr. Bonnie Henry on Thursday, May 6 said pressure is noticably easing as the number ...

May 06, 2021

Parksville woman avoids jail for substantial workplace payroll scam

NANAIMO - A once-trusted employee busted for funnelling $70,000 from an Errington sawmill into her own bank account is serving her sentence at home with strict conditions.Renee Patricia Merkel, 43, wa...

May 06, 2021

Crosswalk curbs returning to Departure Bay Rd. as City eyes more permanent solution

NANAIMO - The City is looking at what more can be done to slow cars through one of the most popular areas of Nanaimo during summer months.Lane-narrowing curbs will again be installed at crosswalks on ...

May 06, 2021