Health

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

Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine

OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech, paving the way for vaccinations to begin countrywide next week.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday Canada's upd...

Dec 09, 2020

Alberta announces additional support for businesses impacted by new COVID-19 restrictions

EDMONTON - The provincial government is expanding its relaunch grant to help small and medium-sized job creators impacted by new COVID-19 restrictions announced Tuesday.The province is expanding and i...

Dec 08, 2020