Tag Archives: Health
New Nanaimo hospital High Acuity Unit days away from opening
NANAIMO - A modernized and enhanced new department to serve sick and ill patients at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) will officially open next week.The new High Acuity Unit (HAU) will start a...
Aug 22, 2025
A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak. Here are five things to know about ...
Aug 22, 2025
Opioid deaths drop nationally, but rise in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador
MONTRAL - New federal data says apparent opioid-related deaths dropped by 17 per cent across Canada in 2024 compared with the prior year. But they rose in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador and the Nor...
Aug 22, 2025
Supporters head for B.C. ostrich farm as it plans top court appeal to stop cull
Vancouver's Lucas Robinson was making a 575-kilometre trip east to the small community of Edgewood, B.C., with steaks, hamburgers, watermelon and his dog. The trucker said he felt a responsibility to ...
Aug 22, 2025
'Rolling several times:' driver airlifted to hospital after Hwy. 19 crash
NANAIMO - One person was airlifted to hospital following a single vehicle crash just north of Lantzville. The incident occurred on Friday, Aug. 22 around 6:15 a.m. involving a northbound black sports ...
Aug 22, 2025
Rising heat a 'public health crisis' for workers, including in Canada: WHO
TORONTO - The World Health Organization says climate change-driven heat is a "public health crisis" for workers around the globe and experts say Canada is no exception. The WHO and the World Meteorolo...
Aug 21, 2025
Quebec's RSV immunization campaign led to sharp decline in infant hospitalizations
MONTREAL - The provincial agency in charge of health care in Quebec says the number of infants hospitalized from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has fallen sharply following a successful vaccination...
Aug 21, 2025
Quebec wants to cut by 10% premature deaths linked to social, economic status
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department has released a plan to reduce premature deaths linked to social and economic inequalities by 10 per cent by 2035. The province defines premature deaths as those b...
Aug 21, 2025
Urban greenspace a protective lifeline against COVID-19 depression, study suggests
Green space helped protect the mental health of city-bound Canadians during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study suggests, even as the number of people with depression surged. People ...
Aug 21, 2025
Quebec reports first case of tick-borne Rocky Mountain spotted fever
MONTREAL - Quebec health officials say a first case of a tick-borne bacterial disease common in the United States has been detected in the province. The single case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever was...
Aug 19, 2025