Tag Archives: Health
Two players test positive for COVID-19 at World Juniors selection camp
Hockey Canada announced Tuesday that two players at its National Junior Team Selection Camp in Red Deer have tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, this morning's intrasquad game at the Westerner ...
Nov 24, 2020
Alberta researcher gets award for COVID-19 mask innovation
Salt that crystallizes with sharp edges is the killer ingredient in the development of a reusable mask because any COVID-19 droplets that land on it would be quickly destroyed, says a researcher who i...
Nov 24, 2020
Red Deer city council passes mask wearing bylaw, takes effect Nov. 30
Face coverings will be mandatory in all of Red Deer's indoor public places where physical distancing is not possible, and in public vehicles, effective Nov. 30.The bylaw has a sunset clause of March 1...
Nov 23, 2020
Alberta making more changes to COVID-19 contact tracing
With the significant increase in new COVID-19 cases and demand, the Alberta Health Services contact tracing team is facing a slowly growing backlog.To maximize the impact of case investigation and con...
Nov 23, 2020
Red Deer Dream Centre launches $1.4M capital campaign
A capital fundraising campaign was launched Monday in hopes of garnering the support needed to help open a drug and alcohol recovery centre in downtown Red Deer.The Red Deer Dream Centre's (RDDC) 'SUP...
Nov 23, 2020
Red Deer with 141 active COVID-19 cases as Alberta prepares for additional measures
Alberta reported another 1,549 cases of COVID19 cases on Monday, just shy of the previous day's record total of 1,584.That's out of 19,472 tests completed over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate ...
Nov 23, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw to share latest update as Alberta prepares new COVID-19 measures
On the heels of the province setting daily case records each of the past four days, Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to deliver her latest update on the COVID-19 situation this afterno...
Nov 23, 2020
Seniors facility pauses visits after positive COVID-19 test
A Red Deer area seniors facility has suspended all visits following a positive test for COVID-19. The Hamlets at Red Deer in Gasoline Alley said it was informed of the positive test on Saturday. "This...
Nov 23, 2020
H.J. Cody High School pauses in-school classes due to COVID-19
cole H.J. Cody High School in Sylvan Lake has paused in-school classes for the next two days due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. Parents were informed on Sunday of three new confirmed cases in individual...
Nov 22, 2020
Red Deer with 126 active COVID-19 cases, Alberta sets another daily record
For the fourth day in a row Alberta has set a daily record with 1,584 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Sunday. That's out of 19,472 tests completed over the past 24 hours - a positivity rate of 8.1 p...
Nov 22, 2020