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The Walking Dead actress opposes zoning proposed near Cable Bay
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (509+ words) Published 10:30 am Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Sarah Wayne Callies, who played Lori Grimes on AMC's The Walking Dead, has urged her fans to oppose a Nanaimo zoning change west of Cable Bay trail. On April 16 at 7 p.m., a hearing will be held in…...
Hughes, Wild roll to 5-2 win over visiting Vancouver Canucks
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (506+ words) Published 7:38 pm Thursday, April 2, 2026 The Vancouver Canucks ran into an old friend Thursday night " and his new team came out on top. On Dec. 12, the Canucks traded captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild for centre Marco Rossi, defenceman Zeev…...
Trio of classic rock legends announce Abbotsford show
5+ day, 12+ min ago (653+ words) Published 1:10 pm Thursday, April 2, 2026 Deep Purple partnered with Kansas and Jefferson Starship to play a concert in Abbotsford on Sept. 2. (Carlos Delgado/Wikimedia Commons) The lineups might be different, but the hit songs are still the same. That applies to…...
Nanaimo Airport CEO outlines ambitious future plans at community meeting
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (1100+ words) Published 11:02 am Thursday, April 2, 2026 A diagram of future plans for the Nanaimo Airport property showing locations of potential uses as well as possible intersection changes. (submitted) Residents packed into a community meeting at the North Oyster Community Centre recently to…...
Skier dies in Rogers Pass after ‘sluff’ knocks them 600 metres down peak
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (429+ words) Published 3:45 pm Wednesday, April 1, 2026 A skier died in Rogers Pass on Monday afternoon after a loose-snow avalanche caused them to tumble 600 metres down a mountain, Parks Canada has shared. According to a fatal incident report posted by the federal agency…...
B.C. ‘should be treated the same’ after $8.8B Ontario-fed deal: Housing minister
1+ week, 24+ min ago (384+ words) Published 12:58 pm Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Housing and Municipal Affairs Minister Christine Boyle speaks to reporters at the B.C. legislature on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (Mark Page/Black Press Media) Provincial Housing Minister Christine Boyle says B.C. "should be treated as well as Ontario has been,…...
Fraudsters attempt to sell B.C. condo, realtor cleared of negligence
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (517+ words) Published 10:15 am Tuesday, March 31, 2026 A realtor involved in a property transaction in Big White that was found to have fraudsters impersonating the property owners will not have to pay damages to the couple who owned the unit, nor the couple…...
Rollover in north Nanaimo causes traffic delays
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (95+ words) Published 3:50 pm Monday, March 30, 2026 The car accident happened a little after 3 p.m. on Monday, March 30. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin) One person has been taken to hospital after a rollover in north Nanaimo. At about 3 p.m. on Monday, March 30, emergency crews responded to…...
Good Samaritan killed at crash scene west of Williams Lake
1+ week, 3+ day ago (239+ words) Published 3:45 pm Friday, March 27, 2026 By Williams Lake Tribune Staff A 49-year-old man was tragically killed after stopping to offer assistance at the scene of a two-vehicle collision west of Williams Lake on Wednesday, March 25. The Williams Lake RCMP received a…...
Man who assaulted sex trade workers in Nanaimo to be released in Abbotsford
1+ week, 4+ day ago (352+ words) Published 9:59 am Friday, March 27, 2026 Sexual offender Stephen Ewing is scheduled to be released Monday (March 30) from William Head Institution near Victoria to Abbotsford. Police are warning the public that a former Port Alberni man who sexually assaulted and choked sex…...