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Mayor John Ruttan hopes low voter turnout on the first advance voting day for the city’s March 26 byelection isn’t an indication of things to come.

Nanaimo NDP MLA Leonard Krog is sticking to his earlier comments that a B.C. Liberal government under new Premier Christy Clark is no different than that of former Premier Gordon Campbell.

The standoff between the Vancouver Island University Faculty Association and university administration continues.

Marley Daviduk went to Japan to witness the slaughter of dolphins. Instead, she saw human bodies after a tsunami hit the coastal town of Otsuchi.

Vancouver Island University professors and university administrators are talking again.

An old squabble between two neighbourhood associations found a new venue Monday, as Brechin and Newcastle residents voiced their visions of Stewart Avenue development in front of city council.

Emotional welcome for students after spering break trip cut short due to earthquake, tsunami

Unexpected boost will significantly reduce deficit projection

Nanaimo previously reaped the economic rewards of a coal-rich environment and residents could continue to benefit from that industrial investment through a regional heating system.