Health

Are Hot Dogs Doing Joey Chestnut Dirty?

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! BION of the Week Ripley's is constantly on the hunt to find the strangest Believe It or Not! stories, or BIONs, to share with our fellow fans of the bizarr...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Aug 27, 2021

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations 'off the table' for school district 68 employees

NANAIMO - Union leaders representing teachers and support staff in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools say they won't initiate the idea of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for their members.Jeremy Inscho,...

Aug 25, 2021

Island Health crests 6,000 total COVID-19 cases through pandemic

NANAIMO - Island Health has reached another milestone in its COVID-19 case counts.The health authority reported 53 new cases on Tuesday, Aug. 24 which took the total number of infections since early l...

Aug 24, 2021

124 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend throughout Island Health

NANAIMO - The steady rise in COVID-19 cases in Island Health has continued.Island Health confirmed 124 new cases over three reporting periods from the weekend. It brings the total number of cases in t...

Aug 23, 2021

Province implementing COVID-19 vaccine passport system for restaurants, movies & more

NANAIMO - Proof of vaccination will soon be required to access some non-essential businesses. Premier John Horgan announced the BC vaccine card, a new, ramped up strategy for B.C.'s immunization plan ...

Alex Rawnsley Aug 23, 2021

58 new cases in Island Health as Interior hit with mandatory masks & other restrictions

NANAIMO - Island Health has continued its trend for rising COVID-19 infections.A further 58 new cases were confirmed Friday, Aug. 20 by the health authority, however the number active rose just margin...

Aug 20, 2021

Island Health scaling back COVID-19 mass vaccination sites in Nanaimo, Oceanside

NANAIMO - Mass vaccination clinics set up to quickly deliver doses of COVID-19 vaccine are downsizing as demand continually drops.Island Health confirmed on Friday, Aug. 20, many of their large, immun...

Aug 20, 2021

Injured ATV rider north of Horne Lake nearly tumbles over cliff

QUALICUM BEACH - A teenage girl was only a few feet from falling over steep cliff after a serious ATV mishap.Arrowsmith Search and Rescue president Nick Rivers said their agency responded Wednesday Au...

Aug 19, 2021

Central Island drives steep increase in Island COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - Island Health has reported a steep increase in COVID-19 cases.The health authority confirmed 53 additional cases on Thursday, Aug. 19, taking the total number of active cases to 323.The cent...

Aug 19, 2021

Body of missing diver located around Winchelsea Islands

NANAIMO - The search for a missing diver off the coast of Lantzville has concluded.Nanaimo RCMP have confirmed the body of a man in his 40's was discovered in the area around the Winchelsea Islands on...

Aug 19, 2021