Tag Archives: Health
Canada Post confirms three COVID-19 cases at Red Deer facility
Canada Post has confirmed three cases of COVID-19 amongst staff at its Red Deer processing facility.The crown corporation says three employees working separately have informed their employer of positi...
Oct 15, 2020
Red Deer adds five more active COVID-19 cases
After reaching a new record high on Tuesday, Red Deer has added five more active cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. Red Deer now has 27 active cases to go along with 110 recoveries as the total number of...
Oct 14, 2020
COVID-19 outbreak declared at Hunting Hills High School
A COVID-19 outbreak has now been declared for Hunting Hills High School after three students tested positive for the virus. The first case was reported last week on Oct. 8. Two more cases were reporte...
Oct 14, 2020
Canadians divided over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, priority inoculations
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are turning against the idea of the government requiring people to get a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. Only 39 per cent of respondents in the p...
Oct 14, 2020
City council asks health minister to keep ambulance dispatch local
City council is reaffirming Red Deer's urgent request to Alberta's health minister to halt plans to consolidate ambulance dispatch in the province.On Tuesday, council voted unanimously to send another...
Oct 13, 2020
Record number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer has reached a new high. There are now 22 active cases of the novel coronavirus in the city, more than double the 10 active cases reported heading into t...
Oct 13, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Oct. 13
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 13, 2020
Notley: UCP health plans are cruel, irresponsible, stupid
NDP Leader Rachel Notley is blunt in her assessment of the health-care plan introduced by Health Minister Tyler Shandro on Tuesday morning. "These plans are cruel, they are irresponsible and they are ...
Oct 13, 2020
Alberta makes diploma exams optional for October, November
Alberta Education is making diploma exams optional for the months of October and November due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some school boards in the province have moved to a quarterly approach to the 202...
Oct 13, 2020
WATCH: Health minister to detail 11,000 job cuts at Alberta Health Services
EDMONTON, AB - The provincial government is making major changes to Alberta Health Services.It was announced Tuesday morning that about 11,000 jobs will be cut at AHS. There will be no job losses for ...
Oct 13, 2020