Nanaimo

A man who opened fire on another driver during an “over-the-top road rage incident” has been sentenced to serve five-and-a half years in prison, according to a recent court decision.

Nanaimo’s council has decided not to proceed with a plan to build a fence to protect city hall staff from disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next door.

The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect its staff from “congregations” of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next to city hall.

Police in Nanaimo are hoping to identify a man in his 40s who was caught on camera assaulting a teenager and stealing a bike.

Mounties in Nanaimo are looking for a man who allegedly kicked a dog and headbutted a woman during an incident at a mall last week.

Mounties on Vancouver Island are hoping to reunite kids with skateboards and scooters stolen from a school last week.

Mounties in Nanaimo, B.C., say a 38-year-old man is in police custody after a shooting at a rural home on Tuesday.

A driver learned a valuable lesson about getting distracted behind the wheel over the weekend, according to the Nanaimo RCMP.

A Nanaimo man has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to drug trafficking and weapons changes, according to authorities.

An officer with the Nanaimo RCMP has been charged with breach of trust, according to officials.

Students at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo, B.C., are busy in the kitchen assembling the world’s largest Nanaimo bar.

Students in the culinary and pastry arts programs at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo are getting ready to whip up the world’s largest Nanaimo bar.

Authorities say a young man who barricaded himself inside a Nanaimo, B.C., home with a rifle, ammunition and body armour was taken away peacefully Monday evening.

A registered massage therapist in Nanaimo, B,C., has been banned from treating female patients while the professional regulator investigates sexual misconduct allegations.

British Columbia voters elected a new slate of MPs Monday, and while some races are still too close to call, the general trend in the results is becoming clear.