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Marathon swimmer smashes provincial record with epic 80 km journey across Strait of Georgia

NANAIMO - While it wasn't where she planned to finish, nobody has swam further in B.C. than Jill Yoneda. Her astonishing 79.6-kilometre swim finished early Saturday evening after conquering the often ...

Man with lengthy mid-island crime record caught with stolen vehicle: RCMP

NANAIMO - A prolific offender convicted of several property crimes throughout the mid-island is back behind bars after he was busted for allegedly driving a stolen vehicle. Oceanside RCMP reported Aar...

'Beat it!' 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman tells bear who got into sugar bin

UNION BAY, B.C. - Anna Stady has never met a bear she didn't like, but that doesn't mean she wants one in her kitchen. The 95-year-old Vancouver Island woman says she shooed a black bear out of her ho...

Alleged motorcycle thief doesn't get far before crashing in Lantzville

NANAIMO - It was far from a Hollywood movie getaway for a man accused of stealing a motorcycle in Parksville. Oceanside RCMP Sgt. Stephen Rose told NanaimoNewsNOW a bike reported stolen from a south P...

Man armed with machete accused of shocking rampage in Parksville

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP believe mental instability and excessive drug use were factors behind a man using a machete to terrorize people in Parksville. Police said the 44-year-old man broke into an...

Crews snuff slash pile fire near rural Qualicum area homes

QUALICUM BEACH - It was a close call in a rural neighbourhood north of Qualicum Beach when an underground fire burst into visible flames meters from several homes. Dashwood Volunteer Fire Dept. chief ...

Qualicum Beach man facing 70 charges for threatening, indecent phone calls

NANAIMO - After a lengthy investigation by Surrey RCMP, a Qualicum Beach man is formally charged with allegedly calling and harassing multiple women. Joel Perry, 33, is charged with 31 counts of haras...

Mystery solved: blasting behind Mount Benson causes huge booms heard across Nanaimo region

NANAIMO - No aliens. No Russian spy planes. No secret military ops. It turns out a series of loud booms heard from south Nanaimo all the way to the Sunshine Coast has a simple and frankly boring expla...

Regional District closes mid-island trails due to high fire danger

NANAIMO - Following the implementation of sweeping burning bans across Vancouver Island, the Regional District of Nanaimo has closed a pair of popular mid-island trails. A 21-kilometre section of the ...

Prolific criminal wanted by Oceanside RCMP on numerous warrants

PARKSVILLE - Local RCMP are once again searching for a man with numerous warrants out for his arrest. Shaun James Radke, 39, is being sought in relation to property-related offences across the area. H...