Health

Saik'uz First Nation declares COVID-19 outbreak, closes to all visitors

VANDERHOOF - Saik'uz First Nation Chief and Council announced Saturday (Aug. 28) afternoon that there is an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak at the main reservation of Saik'uz - also known as IR No. 1 - Ston...

Aaron Schulze Aug 28, 2021

Are Hot Dogs Doing Joey Chestnut Dirty?

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! BION of the Week Ripley's is constantly on the hunt to find the strangest Believe It or Not! stories, or BIONs, to share with our fellow fans of the bizarr...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Aug 27, 2021

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations 'off the table' for school district 68 employees

NANAIMO - Union leaders representing teachers and support staff in Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools say they won't initiate the idea of mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for their members.Jeremy Inscho,...

Aug 25, 2021

124 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend throughout Island Health

NANAIMO - The steady rise in COVID-19 cases in Island Health has continued.Island Health confirmed 124 new cases over three reporting periods from the weekend. It brings the total number of cases in t...

Aug 23, 2021

Vanderhoof vaccinations "sad"

VANDERHOOF - Civic officials in Vanderhoof are becoming increasingly disturbed over the local vaccinations rates in that community and immediately around it.Mayor Gerry Thiessen says, between August 1...

Aug 23, 2021

Northern Health declares another COVID-19 outbreak at Site C

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - Northern Health (NH) declared a COVID-19 outbreak among contracted workforces on the Site C hydroelectric dam project in Northeast B.C.This follows lab-confirmed cases and cluste...

Aug 22, 2021

ONE-ON-ONE: Health Minister Dix hints at proof of vaccination, says high positivity prompted new restrictions in Interior

KAMLOOPS - One day after the B.C. government implemented tighter health restrictions for Interior Health, in response to a surge of COVID-19 cases, Health Minister Adrian Dix spoke one-on-one with CFJ...

Aug 21, 2021

First-ever Indigenous health research gets funding

PRINCE GEORGE - The National Collaborative Centre for Indigenous Health has received funding to grow the first-ever collection of cultural safety and Indigenous-specific anti-racism tools and resource...

Aug 20, 2021

Injured ATV rider north of Horne Lake nearly tumbles over cliff

QUALICUM BEACH - A teenage girl was only a few feet from falling over steep cliff after a serious ATV mishap.Arrowsmith Search and Rescue president Nick Rivers said their agency responded Wednesday Au...

Aug 19, 2021

Central Island drives steep increase in Island COVID-19 cases

NANAIMO - Island Health has reported a steep increase in COVID-19 cases.The health authority confirmed 53 additional cases on Thursday, Aug. 19, taking the total number of active cases to 323.The cent...

Aug 19, 2021