Health

Life-saving rescue at Little Qualicum Falls to be featured in UK television series

COOMBS - Arrowsmith Search and Rescue members were under the spotlight as a major British TV production crew profiled a heroic rescue.Interviews were conducted Wednesday, May 12 for a program produced...

May 13, 2021

Two provinces halt use of AstraZeneca vaccine, 20 new COVID-19 cases of Island Health

NANAIMO - Canada's vaccine roll-out plan has hit a bump in the road.Ontario stopped delivery of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on Tuesday, May 11 after it discovered more cases of a rare blood clottin...

May 11, 2021

Other provinces looking at Saskatchewan's plan to tie COVID-19 vaccines to reopening

CALGARY - Neighbouring provinces are eyeing Saskatchewan's plan to ease COVID-19 restrictions in tandem with vaccination rates, but experts are warning the approach could lead some to a false sense of...

May 11, 2021

Vaccine confidence in Canada holds steady despite AstraZeneca safety concerns: poll

OTTAWA - A new Leger poll suggests Canadian confidence in COVID-19 vaccines is holding firm despite swirling confusion and concern about the safety of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. It also suggests ...

May 11, 2021

Alberta to stop giving first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot as supply dwindles

OTTAWA - Alberta says it won't give out more first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine for the time being.A spokesman for the provincial health department says the decision was made because there ...

May 11, 2021

Opposition, Ottawa, media looking for COVID disaster: Alberta justice minister

EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister says a COVID-19 disaster is what the provincial Opposition, the federal government and the media "were looking for and want" in the province.Kaycee Madu, in Faceb...

May 10, 2021

Vancouver Island Crisis Society reports record call volumes

NANAIMO - Phone calls for help coming from all over Vancouver Island soared to a new high, while a non profit agency grapples with how to keep up with demand.Vancouver Island Crisis Society (VICS) exe...

May 10, 2021

Canada to get two million Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses as provinces expand rollouts

OTTAWA - Canada is scheduled to receive two million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine this week as provinces continue to ramp up their immunization efforts. The two million shots represent...

May 10, 2021

Dozens gather at Whistle Stop Cafe to rally against health orders

MIRROR, Alta. - RCMP ticketed protesters leaving an anti-lockdown rally outside a central Alberta caf Saturday, after the establishment was closed by health officials earlier in the week.Despite pouri...

May 08, 2021

Island Health COVID cases continue dropping, higher rate seen across B.C

NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 cases in Island Health continue to drop to pre-third wave levels. The health authority confirmed 16 new cases on Friday, May 7. This is the lowest number of new cases ...

May 07, 2021