Health

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Jan. 14

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her first update of the year on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 4...

Jan 14, 2021

Emergency doctors call for greater transparency on vaccine rollout

OTTAWA - The professional group for emergency doctors in Canada wants more transparency about COVID-19 vaccine distribution. The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians is calling for a clear des...

Jan 14, 2021

Central Zone runs out of COVID vaccine

Officials with Alberta Health Services (AHS) confirm the Central Zone has completely run out of vaccine to inoculate against COVID-19.AHS spokesperson Melissa Ballantyne says it happened over the week...

Jan 13, 2021

AHS provides education and support with online health workshops

RED DEER -Alberta Health Services (AHS) is inviting local individuals to attend health information workshops that are helping Albertans make positive adjustments to their lifestyles. The workshops are...

Jan 13, 2021

Red Deer down to 216 active COVID-19 cases, one more death reported

Alberta reported another 875 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.That's out of 15,880 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 5.3 per cent.There are now 12,838 active cases in Alberta,...

Jan 13, 2021

Kenney says Alberta aims to offer COVID-19 vaccines to public by summer

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province hopes to start rolling out COVID-19 vaccines to the general public as early as this summer.He made the comments during a Facebook Live broadcast Tuesday ...

Jan 13, 2021

Report shows more doctors registered in Alberta last year than in 2019

Alberta lost 32 physicians over the last few months of 2020, but overall there were 172 more doctors registered in the province than in 2019.The numbers are in a year-end report posted Wednesday by th...

Jan 13, 2021

Alberta firefighters ask to be added to Phase 1A COVID vaccine list

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If paramedics are being added to the top priority list for COVID-19 vaccinations, the province's firefighters say they should be as well.Earlier this week, Premier Jason Kenney announ...

Jan 13, 2021

Red Deer to continue fighting for EMS dispatch despite switch taking effect

Mayor Tara Veer says the City of Red Deer will continue to fight for local integrated EMS dispatch even after the province's move to consolidate it has now taken effect. As of Tuesday, municipally ope...

Jan 13, 2021

Vaccine panel says Canada can delay second dose of COVID-19 vaccine if shortage

OTTAWA - Canada's national panel of vaccine experts says the second COVID-19 vaccine dose can be delayed briefly in a bid to get more people a first dose faster. The National Advisory Committee on Imm...

Jan 13, 2021