Health

Alberta launches new system to track drug overdose deaths

The Government of Alberta is launching what it calls the most comprehensive opioid surveillance system in the country.Up-to-date data on deaths and EMS calls will now be shared monthly as opposed to t...

Dec 18, 2020

Red Deer records first death from COVID-19

Red Deer has recorded its first COVID-19 death. Friday's update from the province shows that the death of a woman in her nineties on Dec. 16 is linked to the COVID-19 outbreak at the Points Living Wes...

Dec 18, 2020

Penhold council asks premier, opposition to work together on pandemic response

Penhold town council wants Alberta's political leaders to put their partisan differences aside and work together to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.On Monday, council directed Town administration to ...

Dec 18, 2020

Moderna ends frozen requirements for vaccine, easing logistics of shipping

OTTAWA - American biotech firm Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine can now be shipped locally without it needing to be frozen at all. The messenger RNA vaccine from the Massachusetts-based company is on...

Dec 18, 2020

Provincial help services available 24/7 over the holidays

The provincial government says essential services will be available at any time, day or night, during the holiday season to anyone who needs support."It's important Albertans know help is always avail...

Dec 17, 2020

Red Deer remains with 417 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta reported another 1,571 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.That's out of 19,852 tests for a positivity rate of 7.9 per cent.The number of active cases in the province has dipped to 19,865, a dec...

Dec 17, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 17

Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...

Dec 17, 2020

Shandro says Edmonton field hospital to be ready by January, used as last resort

EDMONTON - A new field hospital being set up on Edmonton's University of Alberta campus will be operational by January, but Health Minister Tyler Shandro says it remains a last-ditch contingency.Shand...

Dec 17, 2020

Alberta updates next phase of COVID-19 rapid testing

CALGARY, AB - Preparing for an expected increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions, Alberta is expanding rapid, point-of-care testing across the province.On Dec. 18, the testing will be ...

Dec 17, 2020

Advocates share fear of worsening overdose crisis in 2021, want national safe supply

VANCOUVER - With overdose deaths rising across Canada, advocates for drug users are calling for the implementation of a national safe supply program as part of an effort to save lives. Failing to do s...

Dec 17, 2020