Nanaimo

• BC Ferries cancels pair of Vancouver-Nanaimo sailings over crew shortage

  The cancellations affect the 5 p.m. sailing from Departure Bay and the 7:20 p.m. sailing from Horseshoe Bay.

  Traffic

  Aug 12
  
• Police investigate discovery of body in fire-ravaged house in Nanaimo, B.C.

  A house in the south end of Nanaimo, B.C. was secured by police after firefighters found the body of a man inside after extinguishing a blaze.

  Crime

  Aug 12
  
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• ‘Bizarre incident’: RCMP arrest man after log dropped from cliff onto kayakers

  The log, which police said was 6 metres (20 feet) long and 20 centimetres (8 inches) thick, hit a woman in the back with enough force to knock her out of her kayak, police said.

  Crime

  Aug 10
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• Woman with ‘significant medical issues’ who was reported missing has been found, RCMP confirm

  The woman was waiting to board the 10:05 a.m. sailing to Vancouver with her husband when she wandered away from the parking lot of the Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo.

  Canada

  Aug 8
• Suspect arrested, firearm still missing after man found hurt on side of Nanaimo, B.C. highway

  Several motorists reported a man lying on the west side of the Nanaimo Parkway near Northfield Road around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 1, 2022.

  Crime

  Aug 2
• One man dead after shots fired by Nanaimo RCMP, investigators says

  The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. is investigating the incident.

  Crime

  Jul 24
• Couple in their 60s bear sprayed after Nanaimo dragon boat event

  The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Sunday, on Cliff Street near Terminal Avenue.

  Crime

  Jul 11
• Man hospitalized after reported shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.

  The injured man was in his early 30s and has been brought to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to Nanaimo RCMP.

  Crime

  Jul 8
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• Multiple warrants issued for ‘violent’ Nanaimo, B.C. man: RCMP

  Michael Bonson, 34, is wanted for resisting arrest, possession for the purpose of trafficking, possessing a restricted firearm, possessing a prohibited weapon and fraud.

  Crime

  Jul 7
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• B.C. cat travels 100 km from family before microchip, stranger’s help results in happy reunion

  “I remember thinking about putting away her food, but I thought no, not just yet and then I got a phone call from the Nanaimo BC SPCA.”

  Lifestyle

  Jul 6