Tag Archives: Health
Alberta loses first health worker to COVID-19
Over the five days between Dec. 30 and Jan. 3, 96 Albertans died of COVID-19 to bring the province's total to 1,142. One of the province's latest deaths from COVID-19 was a health care worker. "We hav...
Jan 04, 2021
UK ramps up inoculations with Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
LONDON - Britain on Monday took another giant step in the fight against COVID-19, ramping up its immunization program by giving the first shots in the world from the vaccine created by Oxford Universi...
Jan 04, 2021
Bucs, Titans duelling in support of Canadian Blood Services
The Central Alberta Buccaneers and Red Deer Titans are in the midst of their 'Winter Blood Fest' challenge to drum up donations for Canadian Blood Services. "Because of COVID restrictions we can't sen...
Jan 02, 2021
Alberta reports 900 COVID-19 cases Saturday in brief update
Alberta reported an estimated 900 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. That's out of about 12,700 test results for a positivity rate of seven per cent. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer...
Jan 02, 2021
Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine distribution increases; 1,300 new cases reported
EDMONTON, AB- Alberta announced an estimated 1,300 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.That's out of about 16,000 test results for a positivity rate of approx. eight per cent.Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided a ...
Jan 02, 2021
COVID-19 outbreaks in two units at Red Deer Regional Hospital
Alberta Health Services (AHS) say they are continuing to implement pandemic response measures at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) to ensure the site has capacity for those who need the specia...
Dec 31, 2020
Red Deer health care aide charged under Federal Quarantine Act
Red Deer RCMP have charged a health care aide employee under the Federal Quarantine Act following an investigation in collaboration with Alberta Health Services (AHS).On Oct. 19, Red Deer RCMP was con...
Dec 31, 2020
A Better World Canada celebrates 30 years of helping children
In 1990, two friends, Eric and Brian, wanted to invest $5,000 in a development project.They and a handful of others decided to pay for reconstructive surgery for 15 children in Kenya, enabling those c...
Dec 31, 2020
AHS not announcing 2021 New Year’s babies amid COVID restrictions
New Year's babies won't enter the world with as much pomp and circumstance as in years past.Alberta Health Services (AHS) said that given the current restrictions in place at healthcare facilities and...
Dec 31, 2020
55 Alive – Don’t do this Challenge!
My Inchipinchi (my bestie) and I are starting a challenge for the new year and I know I’m probably going to get a lot of flak for this and it is going to be overwhelming for many of yo...
Dec 30, 2020