Tag Archives: Health
'Give that gift of life:' retired Mountie hopes to inspire with 300th blood donation in Nanaimo
NANAIMO - A former Vancouver Island RCMP officer reached an impressive milestone in his lifelong effort of giving back to his community any way he can. Retired RCMP Insp. Ted Smith was at Nanaimo's Va...
Nov 21, 2025
'Life and death': Chief tells of trauma and bravery in grizzly attack on B.C. pupils
What was to be a short afternoon field trip for about 20 students and staff of a school in Bella Coola, B.C., became a scene of trauma and heroism when a grizzly bear attack badly injured four people,...
Nov 21, 2025
'Life and death': Chief tells of trauma and bravery in grizzly attack on B.C. pupils
What was to be a short afternoon field trip for about 20 students and staff of a school in Bella Coola, B.C., became a scene of trauma and heroism when a grizzly bear attack badly injured four people,...
Nov 21, 2025
Canada cuts back spending on fighting infectious diseases at G20 in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG - Prime Minister Mark Carney has made Canada's first-ever cut to funding for a major program for fighting infectious diseases in the world's poorest countries - a move that has been sharp...
Nov 21, 2025
New senior-focused Nanaimo ER 'really big part' of improving NRGH wait times
NANAIMO - A first-of-its-kind facility in the province is envisioned to not only improve healthcare options for local seniors, but also reduce emergency room wait times and congestion. Nanaimo Distric...
Nov 21, 2025
Expert report calls on Ottawa to fund essential medicines, enshrine pharmacare in law
OTTAWA - Canada should create a pharmacare system that offers free access to essential medicines to anyone with a health card and allows private insurance to continue playing a role, an expert committ...
Nov 21, 2025
Conservatives plan to try and amend asylum system rules in border security bill
OTTAWA - Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner said Thursday she plans to try and "amend the heck" out of the government's border security bill, Bill C-12, with a host of measures tar...
Nov 20, 2025
Port Alberni’s ICU closed indefinitely, patients diverted to Nanaimo
PORT ALBERNI - Island Health cites staff shortages for what it calls a temporary closure of the West Coast General Hospital (WCGH) intensive care unit. In a news release, the health authority stated t...
Nov 20, 2025
Child advocates urge government to bring back online harms legislation
OTTAWA - The dangers children face online constitute a national emergency, a coalition of child advocates and medical organizations said Thursday as they called for the federal government to take acti...
Nov 20, 2025
Advocates disappointed budget offered no funding for IVF, despite campaign pledge
OTTAWA - Fertility advocates say they're disappointed the Liberal government did not make good on its campaign promise to fund in vitro fertilization treatments in the recent federal budget. The Liber...
Nov 20, 2025