Tag Archives: Health
Trudeau warns COVID-19 crisis could determine Canada's future
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is warning that Canada's future hangs in the balance if people don't reduce their contacts to prevent dire new COVID-19 projections from becoming a reality.Trudeau summon...
Nov 20, 2020
Importance of supporting young people’s well-being stressed on National Child Day
Alberta's Child and Youth Advocate is encouraging all Albertans to talk about the rights and well-being of young people in these difficult times."National Child Day is a time to bring the conversation...
Nov 20, 2020
Employee at downtown McDonald's tests positive for COVID-19
A positive COVID-19 test for a McDonald's employee in Red Deer has forced the temporary closure of the restaurant chain's downtown location. Company officials say in a release that the employee at the...
Nov 20, 2020
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