Health

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

New nurse practitioner clinic in south Nanaimo to help 6,800 without a family doctor

NANAIMO - There's help on the horizon for thousands of Nanaimo residents without a family doctor. A new primary care clinic fully staffed by nurse practitioners opens on Tuesday, June 30 with two nurs...

Jun 29, 2020

New models show COVID-19 progress but with 'hotspots' to monitor: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says new federal models show continued progress in suppressing COVID-19, but with significant hotspots. He says the restrictions Canadians have lived with throug...

Jun 29, 2020

'I have no explanation on the severity of this evil:' Nanaimo dog escapes close call with bacon-wrapped poison

NANAIMO - A local dog owner is concerned for the safety of his pet after a close-call and string of similar potential poisonings in the region.Eric Sarno noticed his four-year-old dog Zhanta was actin...

Jun 26, 2020