Health

'We find their contacts, we can stop those chains of transmission:' province confident of COVID course

NANAIMO - Public health officials believe they're on the right track in the fight against COVID-19.A total of 47 new cases, including one epi-linked case, were announced by provincial health officer D...

Aug 06, 2020

Mandatory face coverings on way for RDN transit buses

NANAIMO - Travellers on board buses in the Regional District of Nanaimo will soon be required to wear a face covering.BC Transit, in coordination with other transportation groups across the province, ...

Aug 06, 2020

Slick roads believed to be factor in morning rollover, multi-vehicle highway crash

NANOOSE - Several drivers suffered non-life threatening injuries as a result of morning crash on Hwy. 19.Emergency crews responded around 5:15 a.m. Thursday morning to the scene along the highway, nea...

Aug 06, 2020

Overdose advisory issued for Nanaimo related to opioid and stimulant use

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island's battle with a toxic drug supply is continuing.Island Health issued an overdose advisory for Nanaimo on Wednesday, Aug. 5, warning of an increased number of overdoses in th...

Aug 05, 2020

Canadian company urges human trials after COVID-19 vaccine results in mice

OTTAWA - A Canadian company is telling the government today that its trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on animals completely blocked the virus, but it must conduct human trials to know wheth...

Aug 05, 2020

Social gatherings, travel pin-pointed as common factors among COVID-19 cases, two new on Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - The BC Day long weekend provided a predictably sizeable jump in the number of active cases of the novel coronavirus.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 146 confirmed new COV...

Aug 04, 2020

COVID-19 conspiracies creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say

MONTREAL - A lively crowd gathered outside Francois Legault's office in downtown Montreal in mid-July to send a message to the Quebec premier: his government cannot force them to wear masks ...

Aug 03, 2020

Rollout of COVID-19 Alert app faces criticism over accessibility

The federal government's COVID-19 contact tracing app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Canadians from accessing and using the app. The free "COVID Alert" app, whi...

Aug 03, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 1

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:58 a.m. on August 1, 2020: There are 116,672 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 59,548 confirmed (including 5,678 deaths, 50,886 res...

Aug 01, 2020

Sizeable jump in COVID-19 cases province-wide, just one new diagnosis on Van Isle

NANAIMO - A notable climb in COVID-19 cases in the province were announced on the eve of a long weekend in the middle of summer.A joint statement from the province revealed 50 new COVID-19 cases provi...

Jul 31, 2020