Tag Archives: Health
Community support growing for young Red Deer girl battling leukemia
Community support continues to roll in for a young Red Deer girl battling high-risk leukemia.A GoFundMe campaign launched last month in support of six-year-old Megan Haggas, has already raised over $4...
Nov 19, 2020
MLA says COVID-19 lockdowns excessive, unhealthy
The MLA for Red Deer-South says there is "excessive risk aversion and fear" when it comes to COVID-19. Jason Stephan delivered a member statement this week in the Alberta Legislature where he expresse...
Nov 19, 2020
Red Deer with 110 active COVID-19 cases as Alberta sets another daily record
Alberta has set another daily record with 1,105 new COVID-19 cases reported on Thursday. Lab testing data remains unavailable at this time due to ongoing technical issues.There are now 10,382 active c...
Nov 19, 2020
Olymel offers COVID-19 testing to all Red Deer employees
Olymel has announced that all 1,850 employees at its pork processing facility in Red Deer were being offered COVID-19 testing "in response to the community resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Alberta." Co...
Nov 19, 2020
Red Deer Regional Hospital preparing for more COVID-19 patients
Rising numbers of active COVID-19 cases across the province has Red Deer city council wondering what capacity there might be locally to accommodate affected patients from other parts of the province i...
Nov 19, 2020
Town of Blackfalds moves to enhanced COVID-19 status
The Town of Blackfalds is among the latest communities in Alberta subject to "enhanced" status for COVID-19 safety protocols.Due to the rapid increase of active cases across the province, the Governme...
Nov 18, 2020
Hinshaw asks Albertans to 'do their part' to tackle COVID-19 spread
Dr. Deena Hinshaw has laid out how Alberta's health system is handling the rise in COVID-19 cases and preparing for it to continue.But the province's chief medical officer of health said there are con...
Nov 18, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Nov. 18
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...
Nov 18, 2020
Notley calls for mandatory mask policy for all COVID-19 hot spots in Alberta
EDMONTON - NDP Leader Rachel Notley is calling on Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and the UCP government to implement a mandatory mask policy for all public indoor spaces in all regions on the province's...
Nov 18, 2020
NDP calling on province to provide sustained sick pay for healthcare workers
Alberta's Official Opposition is calling on the province to introduce sustained sick pay for health care workers.The call come after the NDP recently learned that some health care workers who are sick...
Nov 18, 2020