Tag Archives: Health
Doctors thrust into COVID-19 celebrity reflect on backlash, threats and thank you letters
TORONTO - When the COVID-19 pandemic hit five years ago, Canadian public health doctors, infectious disease specialists and epidemiologists were thrust into national fame through daily televised brief...
Mar 11, 2025
'A time of effort and sacrifice': 5 years since COVID-19 declared a global pandemic
Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic of the novel coronavirus, setting off a series of policies that transformed Canadians' lives for years. The WHO's declaration f...
Mar 11, 2025
'How did we survive?' What Canadians recall — and don't — about the COVID-19 pandemic
TORONTO - There had been warning signs for months. There were the reports of dangerous flu-like symptoms in Asia. News of the lockdown that kept tens of millions of people inside their homes in China....
Mar 10, 2025
Deaths among central Island homeless spike: BC Coroners Service
NANAIMO - Unhoused people on the mid-Island died at double the rate in 2023 compared to the year prior, according to alarming new data. New data published by the BC Coroners Service on Friday, March 7...
Mar 07, 2025
'Hugely disappointed:' Nanaimo hospital cath lab, patient tower absent in B.C. budget
NANAIMO - The province's spending priorities for the year ahead apparently do not include a pair of promised significant local projects.Neither a catheterization lab for cardiac care, nor a new patien...
Mar 05, 2025
'It could be the difference between life and death:' Arrowsmith SAR wants new drone
NANAIMO - A local search and rescue organization has its eyes on an advanced model of drone considered a leading edge device in the industry. Arrowsmith Search and Rescue is launching a fundraising dr...
Mar 04, 2025
'It can strip you right bare:' Naked Bungy in Nanaimo backs mental health
NANAIMO - All in the name of mental health, roughly 160 people are preparing to bungy in the buff this weekend.The 19th annual Naked Bungy event in support of Mental Health Recovery Partners (MHRP) ta...
Feb 27, 2025
'We genuinely do care about this issue:' anti-bullying movement gains momentum
NANAIMO - Schools across the country, province and mid-Island region will be noticeably pinker on Wednesday to draw awareness and action against bullying. Pink Shirt Day, launched in 2007 by a pair of...
Feb 26, 2025
Man seriously hurt in crash involving ambulance near Nanaimo hospital
NANAIMO - A key central Nanaimo intersection was temporarily closed following a serious two-vehicle crash.Nanaimo RCMP Res. Cst. Gary O'Brien said a collision ocurred at the Dufferen Cres./Boundary Cr...
Feb 25, 2025
Nanaimo Council advances Hammond Bay cell tower proposal
NANAIMO - An enduring reality of one-bar signal strength, dropped calls, or no service entirely along an extended stretch of Nanaimo's Hammond Bay area appears to be fading away. On Monday, Feb. 24, N...
Feb 25, 2025