Health

Whitecourt Wolverines team member tests positive for COVID-19

This weekend's AJHL exhibition games between the Whitecourt Wolverines and Drayton Valley Thunder have been cancelled after a member of the Wolverines organization tested positive for COVID-19. "The t...

Nov 04, 2020

Grade 11 student starts magazine to break stigma around mental illness

A Red Deer teen is using personal experience to break the stigma around mental illness, one magazine submission at a time.Sophia Lia, a Grade 11 student at Notre Dame High School, launched her self-ti...

Nov 04, 2020

Province investigating Canada’s first case of rare swine flu variant in central Alberta patient

Canada's first case of a rare swine flu variant has been found in a patient from central Alberta, but the province's chief medical officer of health says it seems to be isolated.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says...

Nov 04, 2020

Province yet to recommend Red Deer mandate face coverings

Though Red Deer continues to see a steady rise in COVID-19 cases, city officials say the province has yet to request additional public health measures, such as a face coverings bylaw, at this time.Red...

Nov 03, 2020

Alberta sees ‘large and troubling’ increase in COVID-19 cases

Alberta recorded another 2,268 cases of COVID-19 over the past four days for an average of 567 cases per day."This is a large and troubling number, one that drives home the challenge that we are facin...

Nov 03, 2020

Former NHLer who battled virus says don't underestimate COVID-19

Blake Wesley thought he was immune from COVID-19 - until he found out the hard way that he wasn't."I've had pneumonia, I've had bronchitis - you can intensify that by ten times," the 61-year-old Red D...

Nov 03, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Nov. 2

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 03, 2020

Infant nutrition classes temporarily moving online

RED DEER - Parents who have questions about feeding their growing babies have access to a free, online infant nutrition class offered by Alberta Health Services (AHS). Led by a registered dietitian, t...

Nov 03, 2020

Saskatchewan mandates wearing masks indoors in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert

REGINA - Saskatchewan is making masks mandatory in indoor public places in its three biggest cities.The rule is to come into effect on Friday in Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert and is to last at l...

Nov 03, 2020

Red Deerians encouraged to donate blood to honour those who serve and have served

RED DEER - To commemorate Remembrance Day, Canadian Blood Services encourages Canadians to honour members of the Canadian Armed Forces past and present to donate blood or blood products.Members of the...

Nov 03, 2020