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Conservationists seek out hard-to-find black swift nests on Vancouver Island

Black swifts can fly with a speed up to 111.5 km/h, without landing for eight months a year, and nest around waterfalls

May 18, 2025 5:00 PM Read more >

Alleged impaired driver knocks down power pole in crash in Nanaimo

Driver given immediate roadside suspension. B.C. Hydro crews close road to replace utility pole

May 17, 2025 10:37 AM Read more >

Taoist tai chi bringing harmony and health to Vancouver Island for 50 years

Tai chi lovers learned more about each of the 108 set movements of the ancient martial art

May 17, 2025 7:00 AM Read more >

Nanaimo Costco shopper who didn't want to wear a COVID mask has human rights complaint thrown out

Customer complied with mask policy on subsequent shopping trips

May 17, 2025 5:05 AM Read more >

No fire restrictions over Victoria Day long weekend on Vancouver Island

Coastal Fire Centre ask residents to exercise caution when using open fires over the long weekend

May 16, 2025 2:11 PM Read more >

Inquest jury recommends how to prevent future deaths after UVic overdose

Sidney McIntyre-Starko, 18, died following a fentanyl overdose in a UVic dorm room

May 16, 2025 1:56 PM Read more >

Search and rescue and RCMP investigating after sailboat found adrift in Nanaimo

Search continues for person or persons who may have been aboard sailboat found without crew

May 16, 2025 1:32 PM Read more >

Whale rare to North Island waters washes up on remote beach

Bryde’s whales are baleen whales are rarely seen in waters north of 35° latitude

May 16, 2025 10:32 AM Read more >

RCMP officer charged under Motor Vehicle Act after Ladysmith incident

Staff Sgt. Steven Perret to appear in Nanaimo court June 10

May 16, 2025 9:56 AM Read more >

Teens charged with selling drugs at B.C. youth group homes and detox centres

Teens found in possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cannabis

May 16, 2025 7:26 AM Read more >