One of two wards closed at Royal Columbian Hospital because of a norovirus outbreak has re-opened. Tasleem Juma, spokeswoman for the Fraser Health Authority, says the other ward is still closed to new admissions as a pre-caution until staff can determine the virus is no longer being transmitted. This, after 16 patients and several staff … [Read more...]
Charges laid in maternity ward assault
August 8, 2012 by
Charges have now been laid after the mother of a newborn baby was assaulted while resting up in the maternity ward at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Saturday. 30 year old Daniel Archibald Frank is charged with assault and breach of probation. The mother had the baby in her arms when she was hit on the head. Police say the baby was not hurt and … [Read more...]
Mother assaulted in maternity ward
August 7, 2012 by
Nanaimo RCMP say the mother of a two day old baby is recovering after being assaulted in the Nanaimo Hospital maternity ward. Police say the 27 year old woman was holding the newborn baby early Saturday morning when the child's father punched her in the head. The mother was able to push the drunken father out of the room and call for help. He was … [Read more...]
Casting: Haley, Riley, Ward, Perry
July 21, 2012 by
Robocop Jackie Earle Haley is signing on while Jay Baruchel is circling Jose Padilha's "Robocop" remake at MGM. Haley will play Maddox, the man who dispenses the military training to Robocop (Joel Kinnaman). Gary Oldman, Hugh Laurie, Samuel L. Jackson and Abbie Cornish are also set. [Source: Deadline] Ivanhoe British actor Sam Riley ("Control," … [Read more...]
Ward looks back at Missing Women inquiry
June 11, 2012 by
Now that BC's Missing Women inquiry is officially over, a key lawyer asking questions during 93 days of hearings continues to take issue with how everything played out. "The year went by before it actually started the hearings and then, when they did start, the commission put a great deal of stock in internal police reports -it got started on the … [Read more...]
