Health

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...

Andrew Snook 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

UFCW Local 401 pens letter to Kenney calling for mask policy

CALGARY, AB- The union that represents tens of thousands of food service and grocery employees have penned a letter to premier Jason Kenney and major grocery store chains calling for a mandatory mask ...

Nov 22, 2020

Premier in no-win situation with pandemic says political scientist

MEDICINE HAT, AB - With growing calls for more strident public health restrictions washing up against the hard rocks of trying to keep the provincial economy running, a city political scientist says i...

Nov 22, 2020

Alberta reports a record 1,336 new cases of COVID-19

For a third straight day, Alberta is reporting a record one-day high of new COVID-19 cases.On Saturday, Alberta Health shared that they've confirmed 1,336 new cases since Friday, smashing yesterday's ...

Nov 21, 2020