Health

5 new COVID-19 cases in Island Health, another deadly day for B.C.

NANAIMO - The number of new COVID-19 cases within Island Health continues to lag behind other health authorities as the province begins to plateau. Five new cases were confirmed by the province on Wed...

Alex Rawnsley Dec 16, 2020

'Feisty' Calgary infant gaining weight and alert after recovering from COVID-19

CALGARY - When five-day-old Nora Forrest was first hospitalized with COVID-19, her parents didn't know if she would survive. "We weren't sure that we're bringing her back home or we're going to bring ...

Dec 16, 2020

CP NewsAlert: Front-line workers named Canada's Newsmaker of the Year by editors

VANCOUVER - Shortly after COVID-19 reached Canada, the meaning of "essential work" began to crystalize as people like nurses and grocery store clerks remained on the job at great risk to themselves an...

Dec 16, 2020

New pilot program helping Nanaimo seniors navigate how to receive assistance

NANAIMO - A new program is guiding Nanaimo's seniors, who often struggle with digital literacy, find the help they need online. The Seniors Housing Information and Navigation Ease program is run throu...

Dec 16, 2020

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