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Island Health posts lowest COVID-19 increase since early November

NANAIMO - Island Health has reported its lowest increase in COVID-19 numbers in three weeks.Ten new cases were added to Island Health's total number of cases, with 639 cases confirmed regionally throu...

Dec 01, 2020

Capacity for COVID-19 tests doubles in Nanaimo with new site

NANAIMO - A COVID-19 testing site in Nanaimo has moved and expanded.Island Health announced on Tuesday, Dec. 1 a collection site moved from Grant Ave. in mid-Nanaimo to the Vancouver Island University...

Dec 01, 2020

Preparations in motion for trial of murdered Nanaimo teen Makayla Chang

NANAIMO - A timeline for a murder trial against the man accused of killing a Nanaimo teenager is expected to become more clear in the new year.Dates for a preliminary inquiry are expected to be establ...

Dec 01, 2020

'We really need to speak to them:' RCMP seek sedan driver as key piece to Whiskey Creek crime scene

WHISKEY CREEK - The RCMP are seeking a key piece to their investigation following discovery of multiple bodies and a burned out travel trailer in Whiskey Creek in early November.Police believe someone...

Dec 01, 2020

Two motorbike riders hurt in late afternoon collision in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Witnesses say a driver attempting to turn onto Labieux Rd. hit a motorbike with two men aboard.It happened just before 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30 on Labieux Rd. at Blackburn Pl, one block nor...

Nov 30, 2020

Island Health records 58 new COVID-19 cases, 46 dead across B.C. over weekend

NANAIMO - Island Health shattered its record for new cases over a weekend, while B.C. had its deadliest weekend of the pandemic to date.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 58 new case...

Nov 30, 2020

VIDEO: Driver in fatal Gabriola Island crash pleads guilty

NANAMO - A man charged with dangerous driving causing death has changed his plea to guilty for hitting a popular Gabriola man, cancelling a BC Supreme Court trial.William Sydney Goosman originally ple...

Nov 30, 2020

Errington man loses life in 'tragic' weekend ATV accident

NANAIMO - A 45-year-old Errington man has lost his life in a tragic ATV accident.Emergency crews, including Nanaimo RCMP and Arrowsmith Search and Rescue, were called to a section of logging road west...

Nov 30, 2020

Investigator finds racism against Indigenous people in B.C. hospitals but no "Price is Right" game

NANAIMO - "Clear evidence" of widespread racism within B.C.'s health care system was recorded by an investigator, but not the specific incident she was tasked with uncovering. Independent investigator...

Nov 30, 2020

Travel, family clusters identified as key source of recent COVID-19 surge across mid-Island

NANAIMO - After a recent surge in cases across the mid-Island including an outbreak at NRGH and multiple school clusters, Island Health is doubling down on the basics.An open letter distributed earlie...

Nov 30, 2020