Health

Kentucky storm holds up Canadian vaccine delivery as shipper hurries to catch up

OTTAWA - The "big lift" for Canada's COVID-19 vaccination efforts this week has been sideswiped by a big snowdrift. UPS temporarily closed its operations in Louisville, Ky., Monday because the city re...

Feb 17, 2021

Provincial COVID-19 cases trend below average through Family Day long weekend

NANAIMO - More doses of approved COVID-19 vaccine is en route as British Columbia's curve continues to slowly bend down.Dr. Bonnie Henry, provincial health officer, reported 1,533 new cases across fou...

Alex Rawnsley Feb 16, 2021

Labour group demands meeting over COVID-19 outbreak at Olymel pork plant in Red Deer

RED DEER, Alta. - The president of the Alberta Federation of Labour wants a meeting with the premier and provincial labour minister to ensure workplaces with COVID-19 outbreaks are shut down. Gil McGo...

Feb 16, 2021

Poll finds most Canadians blame federal government for vaccine delays

OTTAWA - The vast majority of Canadians blame Ottawa rather than provincial governments for delays in COVID-19 vaccine delivery, a new poll suggests.Sixty-nine per cent of respondents believe Canada i...

Feb 16, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak expands at Nanaimo's Eden Gardens care home

NANAIMO - Island Health has confirmed an additional COVID-19 case connected to a local care home.One senior resident of the Eden Gardens facility on Northfield Rd. tested positive on Sunday, Feb. 14. ...

Feb 15, 2021

Fish, traditional Indigenous recipes added to valuable Good Food Box program

NANAIMO - A valuable program providing weekly food deliveries to those in need now comes with more. The Good Food Box, distributed by Nanaimo Foodshare with many community partners, now includes 250 b...

Feb 14, 2021

Canada's top doctors warn escalating COVID-19 variant spread threatens third wave

OTTAWA - Canada's top doctors say COVID-19 infections appear to be on a downward trend but worrisome variants are posing an increasing threat to containing the pandemic.Chief Public Health Officer The...

Feb 13, 2021

COVID-19 variant threat eases in B.C. as other provinces grapple with high numbers

NANAIMO - Public health officials aren't seeing the widespread transmission of two COVID-19 variants throughout B.C. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Friday, Feb. 12 said three cases of t...

Feb 12, 2021

Canada's top doctors warn escalating COVID-19 variant spread threatens third wave

OTTAWA - Canada's top doctors say COVID-19 infections appear to be on a downward trend but worrisome variants are posing an increasing threat to containing the pandemic.Chief Public Health Officer The...

Feb 12, 2021

COVID-19 cases in Nanaimo nearly double in 1 week, area leads Island Health in cases

NANAIMO - The central Vancouver Island area continues to remain a COVID-19 hotspot, especially in the Greater Nanaimo area. Data from Island Health showed 17 new cases on Feb. 11, with 152 out of 220 ...

Feb 11, 2021