Tag Archives: Health
Man sentenced for extended sexual abuse of young Nanaimo girl
NANAMO - Agonizing impacts of abuse at the hands of a once trusted family friend were highlighted during an emotional sentencing hearing.Robert Wayne Calvert, 51, had two years tacked onto an existing...
Dec 09, 2021
Kamloops sees a near 50 per cent increase in weekly COVID-19 cases
KAMLOOPS - The Kamloops local health area (LHA) saw a nearly 50 per cent increase in weekly COVID-19 cases. According to the latest data from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), Kamloops saw ...
Aaron Schulze Dec 08, 2021
Hospitalizations drop, active COVID-19 cases increase in B.C.
KAMLOOPS - B.C. reports 379 new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday (Dec. 8), with 94 of them in Interior Health.Active cases increased to 2,874 in the province (up by 60 from Tuesday) and 580 in Interior He...
Dec 08, 2021
Five total Omicron cases identified in B.C., province reports 326 new cases
KAMLOOPS - Five cases of the Omicron variant of concern have been confirmed in B.C., three in Vancouver Coastal Health and two in Fraser Health. The province says all five cases are related to interna...
Dec 07, 2021
Nanaimo nurses hop aboard international cargo ships to vaccinate passengers
NANAIMO - Life of a nurse is anything but normal, just ask a pair of Nanaimo health professionals handed a unique task.Shaylyn Salisbury and Johanna Chang are among a small team of Public Health nurse...
Dec 07, 2021
Prostate cancer scare compels Nanaimo man to step up advocacy
NANAIMO - A three time cancer survivor has new role in his retirement years: helping other people grappling with the same harrowing health battles he faced.Don Helgeson of Nanaimo, a recently retired ...
Dec 04, 2021
B.C records slight increase in active COVID-19 case count, decrease in provincial hospitalizations
VICTORIA - B.C's Ministry of Health is reporting a slight increase in active COVID-19 cases today - both provincially and regionally. In an update today (Dec. 3), the province says there are now 3,071...
Dylana Kneeshaw Dec 03, 2021
Ashcroft emergency department to be closed overnight this weekend
ASHCROFT - Interior Health says the emergency department in Ashcroft will be closed overnight this weekend. The health authority is advising residents the Ashcroft Hospital and Community Health Care C...
Dec 03, 2021
Interior Health records 101 new COVID-19 cases, increase in active case count
VICTORIA - The province is reporting 368 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with 101 of those new cases identified in Interior Health. In an update from the Ministry of Health today (Dec. 2), ...
Dec 02, 2021
COVID-19 outbreak to be declared at Ponderosa Lodge, visitors not allowed at this time
KAMLOOPS - Interior Health is confirming it is in the process of declaring a COVID-19 outbreak at Ponderosa Lodge assisted living facility in downtown Kamloops.In an email Thursday (Dec. 2), Interior ...
Dave Barry Dec 02, 2021
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