Health

Upcoming Family Day holiday seen as next obstacle in B.C.'s COVID-19 response

NANAIMO - B.C.'s COVID-19 curve continues to fluctuate.A joint statement from the province and public health on Thursday, Jan. 28 reported 546 new cases across B.C.Island Health reported 32 new cases ...

Jan 28, 2021

NRGH employee seriously hurt in attack at hospital parking lot

NANAIMO - A woman has serious but non-life threatening injuries after she was assaulted with a two-foot long wooden stick in the Nanaimo Hospital parking lot.Police say it happened Wednesday, Jan. 27 ...

Jan 28, 2021

Judge hands Nanaimo drug trafficker federal prison sentence

NANAIMO - An opioid addict was sentenced to two years in a federal penitentiary in connection to a street level drug dealing operation in Nanaimo.Todd Gerald John Cawley, 60, was sentenced on Wednesda...

Jan 28, 2021

COVID-19 case confirmed at Ballenas Secondary, third in SD69

PARKSVILLE - The third COVID-19 case within the Qualicum School District has been confirmed. An exposure event at Ballenas Secondary School on Friday, Jan. 22 and the morning of Monday, Jan. 25 was co...

Jan 27, 2021

'It is easy to let things slip and let our guard down:' COVID-fatigue concerning for public health

NANAIMO - B.C. residents are again being asked to hold the line on the one year anniversary of the province's COVID-19 pandemic.In a joint statement on Wednesday, Jan. 27, the province and public heal...

Jan 27, 2021

Nanaimo, South Cowichan pacing COVID-19 infection rate across Island Health

NANAIMO - The greater Nanaimo region accounted for a significant number of COVID-19 cases within Island Health over the last month.Island Health released localized COVID-19 data showing the greater Na...

Jan 27, 2021

RDN sending another letter to mental health and addictions ministry asking for help

NANAIMO - The Regional District of Nanaimo is once again reaching out to the province for more assistance in the ongoing challenge of homelessness. The RDN voted unanimously during their Tuesday, Jan....

Jan 26, 2021

Central Island continues dominating COVID-19 case counts, active cases dip across B.C.

NANAIMO - Island Health and B.C. as a whole fared relatively well in the fight against new COVID-19 infection. Of the 407 new announced across the province, 15 were found within Island Health. This is...

Jan 26, 2021

Cancel travel plans, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urges Canadians

OTTAWA - Canadians should cancel any non-essential travel plans they might have, whether it's abroad or even between provinces, as new restrictions are on the way, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said T...

Jan 26, 2021

Canada's vaccine deliveries further threatened as Europe mulls export controls

OTTAWA - Canada's anxiety-laden COVID-19 vaccine programs are facing further threats as Europe warns drug makers it might impose export controls on European-made vaccine doses.All of Canada's current ...

Jan 26, 2021