Tag Archives: Health
Record daily number of COVID-19 cases in Alberta
The province's chief medical officer of health announced 1,887 new cases of COVID-19 were identified in Alberta over the past 24 hours, a new daily record. That's out of 20, 416 test results for a pos...
Dec 14, 2020
Nearly 30,000 Alberta health workers to get first COVID-19 vaccine dose by month's end
The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines will be in Alberta very soon, with more expected next week.The initial 3,900 doses of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine is expected in Alberta on Tuesday and will sto...
Dec 14, 2020
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ontario administers first COVID-19 vaccine in Toronto
TORONTO - Ontario has administered the provinces' first COVID-19 vaccination to a health-care worker from a Toronto nursing home.Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker at the Rekai Centre, receive...
Dec 14, 2020
Shandro, Hinshaw to give COVID-19 vaccine update
Provincial officials will provide an update today on the COVID-19 vaccine in Alberta.Tyler Shandro, Minister of Health, Paul Wynnyk, chair, COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force, and Dr. Deena Hinshaw, chief me...
Dec 14, 2020
Red Deer with 408 active COVID-19 cases as of Friday
Alberta reported another 1,738 cases of COVID-19 on Friday.That's out of 20,957 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 8.3 per cent.The province has 20,161 active cases as ...
Dec 11, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Dec. 11
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 11, 2020
NDP calls for more COVID-19 mental health supports
EDMONTON - Alberta's NDP Opposition is calling on the government to increase mental health supports of Albertans as the province heads into a COVID-19 induced shutdown over the holiday season.The NDP ...
Dec 11, 2020
Ponoka hospital has three patients test positive for COVID-19
A COVID-19 outbreak has been declared in the acute care unit at the Ponoka Hospital & Care Centre."At this time, there are three COVID-19 confirmed cases, in patients, linked to this outbreak," ac...
Dec 11, 2020
Alberta investing $20M to accelerate COVID-19 and disease research at U of A
Alberta's government is investing $20 million to accelerate world-class science to help combat COVID-19 and related diseases.The Li Ka Shing Applied Virology Institute (AVI) at the University of Alber...
Dec 11, 2020
Local girl's kindness shines in support of Turning Point
"Try to be as kind as possible and spread joy... not just at Christmas."That's the message Jayda Monilaws is sharing with the community this winter season. On Wednesday, Jayda surprised Turning Point ...
Dec 11, 2020