Tag Archives: Health
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
Red Deer sees two more COVID-19 deaths, active cases down to 225
Alberta reported another 652 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. That's out of 9,336 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 6.8 per cent. There are now 13,220 active cases in Alberta, ...
Jan 12, 2021
Residents invited to take part in David Thompson HAC Community Conversation
RED DEER - Alberta Health Services (AHS) and the David Thompson Health Advisory Council (HAC) invite local and area residents to a virtual Community Conversation about Virtual Health services in the D...
Jan 12, 2021
Alberta paramedics, emergency medical responders eligible for COVID-19 vaccines
Alberta's COVID-19 vaccination program is being expanded to include more health-care workers. "Starting right away paramedics and emergency medical responders will also be eligible to receive the COVI...
Jan 11, 2021
Red Deer with 240 active COVID-19 cases as of Monday
Alberta reported another 639 cases of COVID-19 on Monday.That's out of 9,838 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 6.1 per cent.There are now 13,917 active cases in Alberta, dow...
Jan 11, 2021
Kenney to give update on COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Alberta's premier and health minister will deliver an update this afternoon on the province's response to COVID-19. Jason Kenney and Tyler Shandro are to speak at a news conference scheduled to begin ...
Jan 11, 2021
Alberta RCMP reviewing whether COVID-19 death of meat-plant worker was criminal
CALGARY - RCMP in Alberta are reviewing whether the COVID-19 death of a worker at a Cargill meat-packing plant last spring is a criminal matter.Cpl. Tammy Keibel, district media relations officer for ...
Jan 11, 2021