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Nanaimo school COVID-19 case surge seen as reflection of community hotspot status

NANAIMO - Local health officials and school staff are becoming well-versed in COVID-19 protocols after a second round of cluster events in the last week.School District 68 confirmed multiple COVID-19 ...

Feb 06, 2021

Clippers continue to hold out hope for a BCHL season

NANAIMO - The British Columbia Hockey League remains in a seemingly indefinite holding pattern.Continuing health restrictions in the province mean the league's hope of beginning a regular season in Fe...

Feb 05, 2021

B.C.'s COVID-19 curve continues slow, downward trend

NANAIMO - B.C. continues to drop from the COVID-19 high of the fall. The province announced 471 new cases throughout B.C. on Feb. 5, 2021. This is in line with the number of cases announced throughout...

Feb 05, 2021

Nanaimo's Dylan Coghlan to make NHL debut with Vegas Golden Knights

NANAIMO - Dylan Coghlan is hours away from being the first player from Nanaimo in nearly 30 years to suit up in an NHL regular season game.The Vegas Golden Knights announced Coghlan, a 22-year-old def...

Feb 05, 2021

B.C. restrictions not easing with COVID-19 curve not flattening fast enough

NANAIMO - B.C.'s COVID-19 curve is decreasing but not fast enough to remove current restrictions. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed Friday, Feb. 5 she will extend current restrictio...

Feb 05, 2021

Impaired driver clocked going double posted speed limit on Hwy. 19A

NANAIMO - A young woman was prohibited from driving for 90 days and issued a $483 fine for excessive speeding after a late night jaunt with friends.An RCMP patrol car spotted a vehicle travelling sout...

Feb 05, 2021

Man wanted again for alleged prolonged assault against woman in her Nanaimo home

NANAIMO - Warrants were again issued against a man who allegedly beat a woman in her home.A Nanaimo judge issued an arrest warrant for Heath Henry Handy, 49, for failing to show up for a Thursday, Feb...

Feb 05, 2021

Nanaimo RCMP arrest man in connection with stolen truck, wood splitter

NANAIMO - Police have a man in custody after an early morning robbery of a local nursery.RCMP said thieves climbed the fence at Green Thumb Nursery on Hammond Bay Rd. around 4:40 a.m. on Thursday, Feb...

Feb 04, 2021

Chartwell Malaspina outbreak declared over, 465 new COVID-19 cases in B.C.

NANAIMO - An outbreak first declared in late December is over at a Nanaimo care home.In a joint statement from the province and public health on Thursday, Feb. 4, the Chartwell Malaspina care home out...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 04, 2021

Licensing fees reduced for struggling Nanaimo bars during COVID-19 pandemic

NANAIMO - Liquor primary establishments in Nanaimo will no longer pay extra fees for a police program not running during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nanaimo councillors voted unanimously on Monday, Feb. 1 ...

Feb 04, 2021