Health

Lacombe County under new COVID-19 measures

With Lacombe County now on the province's COVID-19 enhanced status list, county officials are pointing out that a number of mandatory and voluntary measures to help limit the spread of the virus are n...

Nov 17, 2020

Alberta facing 'exponential growth' of COVID-19 cases: top doctor

EDMONTON - Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is at a dangerous plateau, with almost 3,000 new COVID-19 cases in the last three days, 20 new deaths and overwhelmed contact tra...

Nov 16, 2020

Active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer up to 116

Red Deer now has 116 active cases of COVID-19 as the province surged past the 10,000 mark on Monday. The number marks a new record for the city and an increase of 22 from Friday.Red Deer has seen 217 ...

Nov 16, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Nov. 16

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 4:30 p.m. Yo...

Nov 16, 2020

2nd coronavirus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests

For the second time this month, there's promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavir...

Nov 16, 2020

Active COVID-19 cases grow by 515 with 991 more reported Sunday

Alberta is reporting another 991 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.This after the province recorded a record one-day high of 1,026 cases yesterday.The number of active cases in the province rose by 515 ...

Nov 15, 2020

Alberta adds record 1,026 new COVID-19 cases Saturday

Alberta has recorded more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day for the first time. Numbers posted to the Alberta Health website Saturday afternoon show the province added 1,026 new cases o...

Nov 14, 2020

Local businesses understand need to limit COVID-19 spread

Some local businesses say they're willing to do their part after the provincial government's announcement of additional measures aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. Premier Jason Kenney said Thur...

Nov 13, 2020

Red Deer with 94 active COVID-19 cases heading into weekend

Alberta recorded another 907 cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, according to Friday's online update from Alberta Health. The number of tests completed is unavailable as the province continues d...

Nov 13, 2020

Red Deer Public Schools opts out of Provincial Achievement Tests

After much discussion with Senior Administration, the Board of Trustees for Red Deer Public Schools have decided to opt out of Provincial Achievement Tests for the 2020/2021 school year as a result of...

Nov 13, 2020