Health

Canada not ready for second wave of COVID-19, Senate committee says

OTTAWA - A new report from a committee of senators says the country is ill-prepared to handle a second wave of COVID-19. The Senate's social affairs committee says the federal government needs to pay ...

Jul 09, 2020

Have You Been Overworking With 10,000 Steps A Day?

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Many Americans have made packing in 10,000 steps a day a part of their regular fitness routine. Countless fitness trackers and apps laud the importance of ...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Jul 09, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 confirmed for Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - The number of COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island has crept upwards. A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian Dix announced the total numbe...

Jul 07, 2020

Island Health COVID cases remain unchanged as five across B.C. pass away

NANAIMO - The most recent daily COVID-19 briefing was one of the most somber in recent memory. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced a further five people passed away from Friday, July ...

Jul 06, 2020

'Divine event:' Surgeon who helped man after hike operates on him days later

CALGARY - A Saskatchewan man who had a heart attack after a hike in the Rocky Mountains says it was divine intervention that the same cardiac surgeon who helped resuscitate him near the trai...

Jul 06, 2020

'It's a great day:' government grant approved to fund Gabriola Island skateboard park

GABRIOLA ISLAND - A substantial grant will help build a skateboard park and complete other amenities at Gabriola Island's Huxley Community Park.A combined $567,000 in federal, provincial government fu...

Jul 03, 2020

New COVID-19 case confirmed for Vancouver Island

NANAIMO - The number of active COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island has crept upwards once again. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the new case during her daily COVID-19 media briefi...

Jul 02, 2020

Woodgrove Centre parent company backtracks on COVID-19 case claim

NANAIMO - There wasn't a COVID-19 case at Woodgrove Centre after all, one day after the mall's parent company issued a statement claiming there had been.A brief statement from Ivanhoe Cambridge B.C. r...

Jul 01, 2020

UPDATE: False alarm as COVID-19 case reported at Woodgrove Centre in error

UPDATE - The parent company of Woodgrove Centre has retracted their memo about a positive case of COVID-19 confirmed at the mall. It was apparently sent out in error and there is not a confirmed case ...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 30, 2020

Visits to long-term care homes now allowed with restrictions

NANAIMO - A sigh of relief for families missing their loved ones in long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced restrictions barring visits t...

Jun 30, 2020