Health

Red Deer Regional Hospital expansion expected to begin next fall

Final stages of planning are now underway to expand and upgrade Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC).A government spokesperson says construction on the $100 million expansion announced in Februar...

Nov 12, 2020

Alberta records 672 new COVID-19 cases, seven deaths

Alberta Health has announced that the province added 672 cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing Alberta's total to 35,545.Only a limited online update was provided Wednesday due to the Rem...

Nov 11, 2020

Alberta surpasses 8,000 active cases of COVID-19

Alberta added another 713 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday to bring the overall total to 34,873.The number of tests completed over the past 24 hours, along with the number of people tested, remains unavai...

Nov 10, 2020

'Circuit breaker': Alberta considering options as COVID-19 cases continue to surge

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is considering a short, but sharp economic lockdown that would act as a "circuit breaker'' to help reverse a recent spike in COVI...

Nov 10, 2020

Festival of Trees closes to public due to COVID-19 concerns

Organizers with Festival of Trees in Red Deer say they have made the difficult decision to close this year's event to the public due to the current rise of COVID-19 cases in the province. The event sc...

Andrew Snook Nov 10, 2020

Red Deer now with 94 active cases of COVID-19

The steady rise in the number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer continues. After technical issues with Alberta's Health website prevented local updates from being available for about a week, Monday...

Nov 09, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Nov. 9

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 09, 2020

Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada in early 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada early next year, but warns that won't bring an immediate resolution to the pandemic currently seeing a resurgenc...

Nov 09, 2020

Red Deer doctor makes 'heart-wrenching' decision to move to B.C.

A Red Deer doctor says she is leaving for greener pastures in British Columbia.Dr. Lauralee Dukeshire says the "heart-wrenching" decision is based solely on actions of the Alberta Government, which ha...

Nov 09, 2020

Camp for developmentally disabled faces uncertain future after losing provincial funding

The future remains uncertain for a central Alberta camp tailored to meet the needs of adults with developmental disabilities.On Friday, officials with Camp L.G. Barnes near Bentley expressed their dis...

Nov 09, 2020