Health

Red Deer down to 277 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta reported 1,287 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. That's out of 14,741 test results in the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 8.7 per cent.Across the province, there are 14,555 active cas...

Dec 30, 2020

Wearable tech a defence against COVID-19 in world junior tournament "bubble"

What looks like a thin pack of gum is attached to Braden Schneider's event credential at the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton. It's a beacon providing both contact-tracing capability shoul...

Dec 30, 2020

Blood donations key in Red Deer man's fight with Leukemia

Before 2018, Michael Wark didn't fully grasp the importance of giving blood - because it hadn't affected him personally. No one in his family had been in a traumatic accident, and to his knowledge no ...

Andrew Snook Dec 29, 2020

Red Deer among first Alberta communities to receive Moderna vaccine

Premier Jason Kenney announced Tuesday that Alberta has received 16,900 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and Red Deer will be one of the first communities to get it.Kenney said shipments of the v...

Dec 29, 2020

Red Deer with 296 active COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday

Alberta reported another 872 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. That's out of 11,006 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 7.9 per cent.There are now 14,785 active cases in Alberta, ...

Dec 29, 2020

Kenney, Shandro to share COVID-19 update

Alberta's premier and health minister will deliver an update Tuesday afternoon on the province's response to COVID-19. Jason Kenney and Tyler Shandro are to speak at a news conference scheduled to beg...

Dec 29, 2020

'If not now, then when?' COVID-19 spurs some Canadians to make big changes

TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the lives of Canadians across the country, causing many to lose their jobs or businesses, or to adapt to a new life spent mostly at home. Some are leaning i...

Dec 29, 2020

Canada surpasses 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19 with 37 new deaths in Quebec

Canada has surpassed 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19.The grim milestone was reached with the reporting of 37 new deaths in Quebec.A total of 15,001 Canadians have now died from COVID-19 since the pa...

Dec 28, 2020

Alberta hits grim COVID-19 deaths milestone

Over the last five days, 112 more Albertans have died due to COVID-19, putting the province's death toll up to 1,002."This tragic milestone is more than a number or statistic," said Premier Jason Kenn...

Dec 28, 2020

New lockdown measures begin in Ontario as some provinces move Boxing Day online

MONTREAL - Ontario began a provincewide lockdown on Saturday as several provinces are opting for online or scaled-down Boxing Day shopping to limit the spread of COVID-19. The province has reported mo...

Dec 26, 2020