Tag Archives: Health
Coronavirus patient showed mild symptoms on flight
OTTAWA - The first Canadian patient diagnosed with a novel form of coronavirus began showing signs of illness on the plane that brought him back from the disease's epicentre., Canada's Chief Public He...
Jan 26, 2020
Coronavirus patient showed mild symptoms on flight
OTTAWA - The first Canadian patient diagnosed with a novel form of coronavirus began showing signs of illness on the plane that brought him back from the disease's epicentre., Canada's Chief Public He...
Jan 26, 2020
Tumour on Edmonton woman's liver was rare parasite, not cancer
EDMONTON - Cassidy Armstrong says she washes her hands, cleans her vegetables and doesn't own any pets. "How did I get it? I don't know," says the 36-year-old from Edmonton. Armstrong had su...
Jan 26, 2020
Where does your adventure live!
I recently got sick at the airport. Luckily, I met a doctor! Imagine my shock when he told me I had a terminal illness. *** The adventure begins where plans end. What does adventure mean to you?...
Jan 26, 2020
Chances of Canadian virus outbreak low, says official, as China widens lockdown
The chief medical officer says Canada's chances of getting a coronavirus outbreak is low as China locks down more cities in an effort to contain its spread. Dr. Theresa Tam says as of Thursday there a...
Jan 24, 2020
City of Nanaimo & RCMP clamp down on Wesley St. lawlessness
NANAIMO - A new enforcement and clean-up effort is tackling out-of-control social disorder plaguing a portion of downtown Nanaimo.Several RCMP and bylaw enforcement officers recently joined forces to ...
Jan 21, 2020 A growing number of tents on a portion of Wesley St. in downtown Nanaimo raised numerous safety concerns. (City of Nanaimo)
VIDEO: Magnet arrives for second MRI at NRGH
NANAIMO - A 12,000 pound gift was delivered to Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. The heavy magnet for the hospital's second MRI machine was hoisted into a new addition near the emergency ward early o...
Jan 21, 2020 The magnet for NRGH's second MRI weighs 12,000 pounds. (submitted/Dominic Abassi)
Downtown Nanaimo garbage & needle clean-up program provides purpose and hope
NANAIMO - A new needle and trash clean-up initiative is the opportunity a Nanaimo woman believes will turn her life around.Misty Potzkai, 35, is one of eight people employed through Clean Sweep, an in...
Jan 19, 2020 Misty Potzkai posts a garbage bag to a pole on Wesley St. The Nanaimo woman is chartering a new path in life with help through a part-time job cleaning up garbage and needles in downtown Nanaimo (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Jump!
Things are not always what they seem. Here I am jumping into a pool of water in Costa Rica. Looks like fun, eh? Doesn’t look like a big deal., does it? Now watch this one… To me, this was...
Jan 19, 2020
$300k project aims to stop norovirus outbreak at Van Isle oyster farms
NANAIMO - A new project hopes to prevent anyone from getting sick due to Vancouver Island's delicious oysters.VIU faculty member Dr. Timothy Green is tasked with developing an early-warning detection ...
Jan 17, 2020 New funding hopes to help identify norovirus in the waters along Vancouver Island and stop people from getting sick. (The Canadian Press)