Health

Seven new Island Health COVID-19 cases, part of B.C.'s lowest daily total in weeks

NANAIMO - British Columbia reported its best day in the COVID-19 pandemic since late November.A joint statement from the province confirmed 522 new cases of the virus in B.C., the lowest daily increas...

Dec 15, 2020

Majority of Canadians support holiday lockdown to fight COVID-19: Poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the count...

Dec 15, 2020

NewsAlert: COVID chosen Canadian Press news story of the year for 2020

TORONTO - The deadly virus that swept Canada this year dominated headlines as it killed thousands of Canadians, sickened tens of thousands of others and prompted profound social and economic dislocati...

Dec 15, 2020

Island Health COVID-19 cases steadily confirmed throughout weekend

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases within Island Health remained steady during the weekend reporting period. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry on Monday, Dec. 14 confirmed an addition...

Dec 14, 2020

Top Stories of 2020: Overdose crisis in Nanaimo surges as tragic records broken across province

NANAIMO - COVID-19 wasn't the only health emergency in B.C. in 2020. By the end of October, the resurgent overdose epidemic had claimed nearly four times as many lives as the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly...

Dec 14, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ontario administers first COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto

TORONTO - Ontario has administered the provinces' first COVID-19 vaccination to a health-care worker from a Toronto nursing home.Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker at the Rekai Centre, receive...

Dec 14, 2020

VIDEO: Heroic Arrowsmith SAR response saves man from rushing Little Qualicum Falls

QUALICUM BEACH - A swift and brave response from Arrowsmith SAR likely saved the life of a man stranded below the upper waterfall at Little Qualicum Falls Provincial Park.A call for help came in Satur...

Dec 14, 2020

New COVID-19 cases in Island Health back in single digits

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases within Island Health has fallen from the lofty highs of late November. Eight new cases were confirmed by the province for Island Health on Friday, Dec. 11. T...

Dec 11, 2020

Food donations matching strong holiday demand for Loaves and Fishes in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Community generosity and increasing food donations to Nanaimo's food bank is keeping pace with heavy holiday demand. Peter Sinclair, executive director of the Loaves and Fishes Community Foo...

Dec 11, 2020

Outreach team building trust with Nanaimo's homeless youth

NANAIMO - A mobile outreach team is creating lasting connections with homeless youth desperate for supplies and comfort. The number of youth interacting with the mobile outreach program from the Nanai...

Dec 11, 2020