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Police shoot and kill alleged carjacker at Departure Bay ferry terminal

NANAIMO - Police confirmed officers shot and killed a suspect during an arrest attempt at the Departure Bay ferry terminal Tuesday morning. Chief Superintendent Sean Sullivan said police executed a ta...

Pre-registration of teens on B.C. voters list one proposal for election upgrade

VICTORIA - Allowing 16- and 17-year-olds in British Columbia to pre-register on the provincial voters list is one of several recommendations from the chief electoral officer now being considered by th...

Human foot washes up on Gabriola Island shore

NANAIMO - A human foot was found on a Gabriola Island beach. RCMP said a man was walking the beach near South Rd. on the island when he came upon the foot, jammed inside a hiking boot in a cluster of ...

New organics deal could lead to expanded green bin program on mid-island

NANAIMO - A long-term contract will keep significantly more kitchen scraps and grass clippings out of the regional landfill. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN), which is responsible for garbage an...

Oceanside RCMP report fake $100 bills floating around community

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP have issued a warning about three recent efforts to use counterfeit $100 bills at local businesses. Police said counterfeiters used the clear polymer section from a real bi...

$100K investment helps VIU engineers for a changing future

NANAIMO - New provincial funding will help Vancouver Island University students succeed in the rapidly changing world of technology and engineering. The $100,000 for 40 new spaces in two different eng...

Oceanside RCMP concerned with marijuana products looking like candy

PARKSVILLE - RCMP is warning the public about marijuana products packaged like candy. Cpl. Jesse Foreman said their members noticed a "real trend" of marijuana products on the streets looking like the...

Daryl Major May 02, 2018

Traffic officers say suddenly crossing Island Hwy lanes caused Friday's fatal crash

NANAIMO - Traffic officers say "possible inattentiveness" was behind the serious crash in Nanoose Bay which killed one and left another in critical condition. Central Island Traffic Services RCMP Sgt....

Daryl Major Apr 24, 2018

RCMP warn residents of break and enters in the French Creek area

PARKSVILLE - Oceanside RCMP say a homeowner catching two men on his property near French Creek is the latest case in a rise of break and enters in the area. Police say a homeowner on Gaetjen St. caugh...

Daryl Major Apr 24, 2018

Judge stays charges against 2 Oceanside Mounties due to delays getting cases to trial

NANAIMO - A Nanaimo judge has stayed assault charges against two Oceanside Mounties accused of pepper spraying a man in custody, while proceedings against a third officer are set to go ahead in the fa...

Daryl Major Apr 18, 2018