Health

Health workers report burnout amid second wave, ask public to obey health rules

VANCOUVER - Sophia Gabiniewicz is well accustomed to dealing with stress as a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver. But she says it rose to a new level as th...

Dec 10, 2020

13 Olymel employees in Red Deer currently with COVID-19

Olymel's pork processing facility in Red Deer currently has 13 employees with active cases of COVID-19, company officials confirmed on Wednesday. Another 20 employees identified as close contacts of t...

Dec 10, 2020

Shandro: Alberta COVID-19 vaccinations to start next week

Health Minister Tyler Shandro says COVID-19 vaccinations in Alberta will begin on Dec. 16.The first 3,900 doses will go to ICU doctors and nurses, respiratory therapists and long-term care workers thr...

Dec 09, 2020

Red Deer with 385 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta reported another 1,460 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.That's out of 16,792 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of nearly 8.7 per cent. Alberta has now seen 73,488 total c...

Dec 09, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 9

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 09, 2020

Notre Dame grad service project focuses on teen mental health

The Class of 2021 at cole Secondaire Notre Dame High School has chosen the Smiles Thru Lindsey Foundation as this year's Grad Service Project with a goal to raise $40,000.The Smiles Thru Lindsey Endow...

Dec 09, 2020

Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre hires new CEO

The Central Alberta Pregnancy Care Centre (CAPCC) is pleased to announce that Lisa Smith is the new Executive Director effective December 1, 2020. Lisa has been with the CAPCC for the past five years ...

Dec 09, 2020

Rocky councillor defends stance on masking

A Rocky Mountain House man is raising concerns over a town councillor's remarks regarding face coverings.Shea Loucks says Councillor Jason Alderson has made wild claims about mask wearing, such as mas...

Dec 09, 2020

Report finds decline in shelter use for women fleeing violence during pandemic

EDMONTON, AB - Families living in violence are reaching out less to shelters during the COVID-19 pandemic than before the health crisis hit.That's according to the 2020 Shelter Snapshot from the Alber...

Dec 09, 2020

COVID-19 impacting child and family poverty in Alberta

EDMONTON, AB- The Alberta College of Social Workers, the Edmonton Social Planning Council and Public Interest Alberta have released their report on the state of child and family poverty in Alberta.Aro...

Dec 09, 2020