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It just got easier to ship IKEA furniture to the Island

The company has added Collection Points to Nanaimo and Victoria, allowing you to shop online and ship for $79.

Jul 31, 2017 1:00 PM Read more >

Make sure rising mercury not deadly, say officials as heat wave set to hit Island

Smoke from interior fires also expected to hit area this week

Jul 31, 2017 12:30 PM Read more >

Teen killed in rollover, police say alcohol a factor

A 14-year-old girl from Stz’uminus is dead after the pickup truck she was riding in hit a ditch and rolled Sunday evening.

Jul 31, 2017 12:30 PM Read more >

Yukon firefighters help battle B.C. wildfires

Relief arrived for weary fire personnel this weekend

Jul 31, 2017 8:45 AM Read more >

2017 the third-worst B.C. wildfire season

426,000 hectares have burned since April 1

Jul 30, 2017 1:10 PM Read more >

Justin Trudeau to visit Williams Lake

Trudeau continues his tour of B.C.’s wildfire-ravaged communities

Jul 30, 2017 10:45 AM Read more >

Digital ‘absolutely cannibalizing’ cash as Canadian stores, shoppers snub cash

It’s a choice some in the industry say is likely to become more commonplace

Jul 30, 2017 9:50 AM Read more >

BREAKING: Evacuation order issued for village of Clinton

Wind has whipped the Elephant Hill wildfire across the Bonaparte River.

Jul 29, 2017 5:00 PM Read more >

Infant unhurt in rollover car crash in Nanaimo

SUV rolls over after two vehicles collide at Bowen Road and old Island Highway

Jul 28, 2017 3:25 PM Read more >

Trump pushes out chief of staff Reince Priebus

U.S. president names Homeland Security head John Kelly as replacement

Jul 28, 2017 2:50 PM Read more >