Vancouver Island
Coverage of Vancouver Island in the Nexus archive.
- Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
A Canadian passenger from the MV Hondius cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus after isolating on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, along with three other former passengers. The individual is one of four former passengers on the ship who were in isolation. The MV Hondius had been hit by a hantavirus outbreak.
- Canadian from hantavirus-hit cruise ship tests positive
A Canadian from a hantavirus-hit cruise ship has tested positive, and is one of four former passengers isolating on Vancouver Island. The individual was on the MV Hondius cruise ship. They are currently located in British Columbia.
- 'Gigantic' ancient octopus used jaws to crush prey and hunted alongside the dinosaurs 100M years ago: study
A study by Hokkaido University researchers revealed that ancient octopuses lived 100 million years ago, coexisting with dinosaurs and reaching lengths up to 20 meters. Fossilized jaws found in Japan and Vancouver Island suggest these predators used powerful jaws to crush prey, challenging previous assumptions about marine food chains dominated by vertebrates.