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RCMP, Crime Stoppers start awareness campaign over spiked drinks in Nanaimo, B.C.

Police in Nanaimo, B.C., say they’re spearheading a public awareness campaign with local bar owners and Crime Stoppers over “several reports” of drinks being drugged at local nightclubs in recent months.

‘I trusted them’: Vancouver Island woman alleges convicted fraudster took out $95K in loans in her name

Among the people who reached out to CTV News after Nanaimo landlord Tony Ogbechie posted a warning about his former tenant Jason James Simmons-Trudeau on Facebook were Jen Hiltz and Christelle Bou Mitri.

Ambulance with two paramedics and patient involved in crash in Nanaimo, B.C.

Police are investigating a crash between an ambulance and a vehicle in Nanaimo, B.C.

Nanaimo landlord’s problem tenant turns out to be convicted fraudster with long history of unpaid bills

From a distance, Jason James Simmons-Trudeau seemed like the ideal tenant for Tony Ogbechie’s property on Jingle Pot Road in Nanaimo.

Suspect charged in alleged caught-on-camera Vancouver Island kidnapping

Mounties on Vancouver Island are trying to identify a second suspect in an alleged kidnapping that was caught on camera last week.

Early morning crash on Nanaimo Parkway leaves 2 dead

Two people died after a crash on the Nanaimo Parkway early Thursday morning, according to authorities.

B.C. RCMP investigating after dog thrown ‘like a football,’ punched several times

Mounties on Vancouver Island are investigating a reported case of animal abuse after a witness told police she saw a man punch a dog several times and throw the animal “like a football” across a road.

Man charged in hit-and-run death of 90-year-old Nanaimo woman

Nearly a year after a 90-year-old woman was killed in a hit-and-run on Vancouver Island, charges have been laid in the case.

B.C. college basketball championships moved after alleged abuse of trans player

The B.C. women’s college basketball championship is being relocated from a school whose coach and players allegedly mistreated a transgender opponent.

Mounties seek driver who rammed police vehicles on Vancouver Island

Mounties are searching for the driver of a pickup truck who rammed two police vehicles and caused significant damage to a grocery store on Vancouver Island.

Hit-and-run injures 65-year-old pedestrian in Nanaimo, RCMP say

Police in Nanaimo are looking for a suspect vehicle after a hit-and-run crash sent a 65-year-old man to hospital Wednesday night.

Nanaimo men lose thousands to bitcoin scams in one day: RCMP

Mounties in Nanaimo are warning the public to exercise caution after two residents lost about $17,000 combined to bitcoin scams in a single day.

Internet stranger's kind gesture restores Canucks fan's faith in humanity

A Nanaimo, B.C., couple is in awe at the kindness of an internet stranger who helped them track down a coveted Christmas gift.

Warrants issued for 'violent offenders' after Nanaimo jewelry store robbery

Authorities are asking for the public 's help finding two suspects wanted in connection with a Nanaimo, B.C., jewelry store robbery earlier this year.

Boy, 8, seriously injured after being struck by car on Nanaimo school grounds

An 8-year-old boy is in hospital after being hit by a car in a school parking lot in Nanaimo, B.C.