Health

City of Nanaimo applying for $2.5M grant to tackle homelessness

NANAIMO - The City of Nanaimo is putting its hat into the ring for a substantial amount of money to tackle an ongoing problem. City of Nanaimo councillors unanimously approved applying for up to $2.5 ...

Mar 30, 2021

Canadians far more wary of AstraZeneca than other COVID-19 vaccines: Poll

OTTAWA - Canadians are much more wary about being injected with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine than they are about receiving other vaccines approved for use in Canada, a new poll suggests. Just 53 per...

Mar 30, 2021

New COVID-19 restrictions introduced as new cases surge

NANAIMO - New restrictions are being implemented across B.C. after a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday, March 29 announced 2,518 new cases since Friday...

Mar 29, 2021

Outbreak expands at independent living facility in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - More COVID-19 cases were discovered at the most recent outbreak within Island Health. Three additional residents were discovered to have COVID-19 through tests performed on Thursday, March 2...

Mar 26, 2021

Island Health suffers worst day for new COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - The record is broken for most new COVID-19 cases in one day within Island Health. The health authority reported 59 new cases on Friday, March 26. The previous record high was 44 in late Janu...

Mar 26, 2021

Island Health hits 100K COVID-19 vaccination mark

NANAIMO - More than 100,000 people have received at least one COVID-19 shot throughout Island Health, representing 13 per cent of the eligible population.Island Health reported nearly 25,000 seniors a...

Mar 26, 2021

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Nanaimo independent living facility

NANAIMO - Several residents of a Nanaimo long term care home tested positive for COVID-19.Five residents at Longlake Chateau independent living facility contracted the virus, according to Island Healt...

Mar 25, 2021

Island Health sees 39 new cases as long-term care home restrictions ease

NANAIMO - Some COVID-19 restrictions are easing despite a rise in cases.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Thursday, March 25 long-term care home residents will be allowed more lo...

Mar 25, 2021

Island Health records 26 new COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - The rollercoaster of new and active COVID-19 cases within the central Vancouver Island area continues. Island Health saw 26 new cases confirmed on Wednesday, March 24.There's currently 107 a...

Mar 24, 2021

North and central Vancouver Island hit hard by ongoing overdose epidemic

NANAIMO - Much of Vancouver Island sustained an increasing number of fatal overdoses. Twenty-six people lost their lives to illicit substances in February. Though south Vancouver Island recorded the m...

Mar 24, 2021