Health

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

Island COVID-19 cases remain flat as number of active cases plummet

NANAIMO - Vancouver Island will head into the final weekend of June with just one active case of COVID-19.A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and health minister Adrian D...

Jun 26, 2020

Construction nears on Hammond Bay Rd. trail as part of treatment plant upgrade

NANAIMO - A new trail will be built over the next several months alongside the pollution control centre on Hammond Bay Rd. Regional District of Nanaimo directors approved the $684,000 initiative this ...

Jun 26, 2020

RDN report pending to address water woes for French Creek neighbourhood

NANAIMO -More clarity to resolve longstanding murky and smelly drinking water in a portion of French Creek is expected in a month.RDN directors voted this week for a staff report within 30 days for op...

Jun 25, 2020

Life in B.C. returning to 80 per cent of normal not in the cards

NANAIMO - New modelling data suggests B.C. is winning its COVID-19 fight, but defences against the virus aren't impenetrable. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry confirmed 13 new cases of COVID...

Alex Rawnsley Jun 23, 2020

Fauci says 'it will be when not if' for a COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON - The government's top infectious disease expert told a House committee on Tuesday he believes "it will be when and not if" there will be a COVID-19 vaccine and that he remains "cautiously ...

Jun 23, 2020

Trial program grappling with Old City Quarter social disorder now underway

NANAIMO - A six month trial of increased security and cleaning measures in the Old City Quarter is now approved. Nanaimo city council unanimously approved the $195,000 trial program during their Monda...

Jun 23, 2020

New app saving lives and preventing fatal overdoses

NANAIMO - A smartphone is now a lifesaver for those using illicit substances. The Lifeguard app created by BC Emergency Health Services is simple to use, where users select what type of drug their usi...

Jun 22, 2020

Peddling heroin and fentanyl lands Nanaimo woman federal prison sentence

NANAIMO - A woman with a long criminal history was jailed for three years for a street level drug trafficking operation.Courtenay Serah Cross, 44, was convicted of possessing and trafficking more than...

Jun 20, 2020