Health

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Oct. 29

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...

Oct 29, 2020

Camp for developmentally disabled loses government funding

Lee Kvern says provincial government cuts to a lakeshore camp for people with developmental disabilities are cruel.Situated on the southwest shore of Gull Lake, Camp L.G. Barnes is a year-round facili...

Oct 29, 2020

The Hub on Ross closes permanently

After having their doors shut since March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Hub on Ross announced Wednesday morning they are closing for good. A post on their Facebook page says that after careful con...

Oct 28, 2020

Red Deer now with 34 active COVID-19 cases

Red Deer has 34 active cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, a decrease of three over the past 24 hours, according to the latest online update from the province. Red Deer has added six more recoveries fr...

Oct 28, 2020

Online stress-management sessions open to local residents

RED DEER - Local residents are invited to learn effective strategies to manage their stress by attending an Alberta Health Services (AHS) stress-management program online. The stress-management sessio...

Oct 28, 2020

Alberta NDP calls for more COVID-19 contact tracers as case numbers rise

EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition leader says the government needs to sharply ramp up the number of contact tracers if it wants to get a handle on the rising number of COVID-19 cases.NDP Leader Rachel N...

Oct 28, 2020

Red Deer drops two active COVID-19 cases

Red Deer has shed two active cases of COVID-19 and now sits with 37, according to Tuesday's online update from the province. The city has now had 138 recoveries from the virus and 175 total cases, up ...

Oct 27, 2020

AHS engaging event organizers in close contact notification

CALGARY - Starting today, Alberta Health Services (AHS) will engage event organizers in the process of notifying contacts exposed to COVID-19 at an event. When AHS identifies a positive case that atte...

Oct 26, 2020

Alberta challenged by dueling narratives over COVID-19: Hinshaw

EDMONTON - The province's top doctor says Alberta is facing a challenge of dealing with polarizing narratives when it comes to COVID-19. Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the narratives "on the one hand say we n...

Oct 26, 2020

Red Deer adds eight active COVID-19 cases over weekend

The number of active COVID-19 cases is Red Deer is back up to 39, according to Monday's online update from the province. That ties for the highest number of active cases the city has had at any point ...

Oct 26, 2020