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A Nanaimo woman accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend is on trial this week at the courthouse in Vancouver. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Trial starts for Nanaimo woman accused of murdering, dismembering ex-boyfriend

Paris Laroche, 28, on trial in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver

A Nanaimo woman accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend is on trial this week at the courthouse in Vancouver. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
The Law Courts building in Vancouver, home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

Nanaimo woman’s murder, interfering-with-dead body trial moved to Vancouver

B.C. Supreme Court trial of Paris Jayanne Laroche still scheduled to begin Jan. 22

The Law Courts building in Vancouver, home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)
The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)

Man who stabbed woman to death in Nanaimo not criminally responsible

Simon James Baker, 23, suffered from delusions at time of 2022 killing

The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)
A freight train makes its way over the Black Bridge in Duncan, back when rail was still running on the E&N corridor. (Black Press Media file photo)

New Island rail group envisions cargo and passenger service on the tracks

Island Rail Corporation estimates $1.5-billion price tag to restore rail

A freight train makes its way over the Black Bridge in Duncan, back when rail was still running on the E&N corridor. (Black Press Media file photo)
Mid Vancouver Island ElderCollege Society is now a non-profit society and is seeking to keep up with continuing-ed programs for students aged 50 years and over. Pictured are society chairperson Ross Peterson along with Regan McKeever. (Black Press Media file photo)

ElderCollege rebrands as non-profit, aims to continue mature student learning

Support from Vancouver Island University ceased at the end of 2023 as cost-cutting measure

Mid Vancouver Island ElderCollege Society is now a non-profit society and is seeking to keep up with continuing-ed programs for students aged 50 years and over. Pictured are society chairperson Ross Peterson along with Regan McKeever. (Black Press Media file photo)
The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)

Nanaimo man ‘possessed by demon’ sentenced for stabbing seniors

Anthony Rouskov Nielsen will serve concurrent five-and-a-half-year sentences

The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)
Jovonne Johnson, with non-profit Risebridge, speaks at the unveiling of a mural at Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. It was inspired by an inquiry into hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Mural reflecting B.C. human rights commissioner report unveiled in Nanaimo

Humanity in Art, Risebridge youth program team to create mural at Nanaimo Aquatic Centre

Jovonne Johnson, with non-profit Risebridge, speaks at the unveiling of a mural at Nanaimo Aquatic Centre. It was inspired by an inquiry into hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file)

Sentencing begins for man who stabbed man in throat, hit woman with bat

Anthony Rouskov Nielsen, 22, previously pleaded guilty to 2021 incident

Courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file)
Friends of Rails to Trail Vancouver Island appealed to the Regional District of Nanaimo to champion its efforts to work toward a multi-use pathway all the way along the rail corridor. (Black Press Media file photo)

Vancouver Island rail-to-trail effort continues lobby for local support

Friends of Rail to Trails Vancouver Island makes presentation to RDN board

Friends of Rails to Trail Vancouver Island appealed to the Regional District of Nanaimo to champion its efforts to work toward a multi-use pathway all the way along the rail corridor. (Black Press Media file photo)
Stuart McLean, Regional District of Nanaimo transit select committee chairperson and board vice-chairperson, tests out a new Umo card at the RDN Transit facility on Nov. 16. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Tap-card, mobile app fare payment goes live on buses servicing Nanaimo area

Umo system now live in Victoria, Nanaimo, Cowichan Valley, with Comox Valley coming next

Stuart McLean, Regional District of Nanaimo transit select committee chairperson and board vice-chairperson, tests out a new Umo card at the RDN Transit facility on Nov. 16. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Courthouse in Vancouver. (Black Press Media file photo)

Nanaimo man who sexually abused his sons has court appeal denied

Man said initial ruling shifted burden of proof onto him to try to show that his children were lying

Courthouse in Vancouver. (Black Press Media file photo)
A barn in a field in East Sooke (John McKinley file photo)

Land access an obstacle for first-generation farmers on Vancouver Island

As established farmers age, the future of farming on Vancouver Island tied to having room to grow

A barn in a field in East Sooke (John McKinley file photo)
The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)

Drunk driver sentenced for causing fatal highway crash in Nanaimo

Colin Hewitt handed four-and-a-half-year sentence related to 2021 crash at Cranberry intersection

The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)
Adrian Dix, B.C. health minister, and Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo MLA, at an announcement Thursday, Oct. 19, of a 306-bed long-term care facility that will be built on the Lantzville-Nanaimo border. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

300-bed long-term care facility announced for Mid-Island

Facility near Lantzville’s May Richards Bennett Pioneer Park includes ‘specialized population’ unit

Adrian Dix, B.C. health minister, and Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo MLA, at an announcement Thursday, Oct. 19, of a 306-bed long-term care facility that will be built on the Lantzville-Nanaimo border. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Ross Barnard, general sales manager of Laird Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC, came to work Monday, Sept. 25, to discover someone had made off with one of the dealership’s giant Canada flags, which have flown above the intersection for several decades. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

Colossal Canada flag stolen from auto dealership in Nanaimo

Theft from Laird Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC reported Sept. 25

Ross Barnard, general sales manager of Laird Wheaton Chevrolet Buick GMC, came to work Monday, Sept. 25, to discover someone had made off with one of the dealership’s giant Canada flags, which have flown above the intersection for several decades. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)
The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)

Accused in 2022 stabbing death on Nanaimo’s waterfront will remain in jail

Mark Jayden Harrison, 20, had a bail detention hearing in B.C. Supreme Court on Sept. 20

The courthouse in Nanaimo. (News Bulletin file photo)
Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Vancouver Island, advising of a significant fall storm expected for the night of Sunday, Sept. 24. (News Bulletin file photo)

Wind, rain in the forecast as fall weather on the way for Vancouver Island

Environment Canada issues special weather statement for Vancouver Island

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Vancouver Island, advising of a significant fall storm expected for the night of Sunday, Sept. 24. (News Bulletin file photo)
Nanaimo RCMP closed a section of Hammond Bay Road in March 6, 2019, after a pedestrian was hit at the Brigantine Drive intersection. (News Bulletin file photo)

Parents in B.C. awarded damages based on Korean tradition after son’s death

17-year-old was struck and killed by vehicle at crosswalk on Vancouver Island in 2019

Nanaimo RCMP closed a section of Hammond Bay Road in March 6, 2019, after a pedestrian was hit at the Brigantine Drive intersection. (News Bulletin file photo)
Barney Ellis-Perry, Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation CEO, left, and Ian Anderson, Mid Island Co-op CEO, promote Fuel Good Days at the station on Cranberry Avenue on Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)

Mid Island Co-op members asked to fuel up for health-care cause

Fuel Good Day helps Nanaimo hospital’s high-acuity unit which serves patients north of the Malahat

Barney Ellis-Perry, Nanaimo and District Hospital Foundation CEO, left, and Ian Anderson, Mid Island Co-op CEO, promote Fuel Good Days at the station on Cranberry Avenue on Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Karl Yu/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to a fire in the 600-block of Prideaux Street the morning of Sept. 16. (News Bulletin file photo)

Dumpster fire in Nanaimo spreads to apartment, displaces 20 people

Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to fire on Prideaux Street the morning of Sept. 16

Nanaimo Fire Rescue responded to a fire in the 600-block of Prideaux Street the morning of Sept. 16. (News Bulletin file photo)