Tag Archives: Health
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
Family fundraising for wheelchair for 3 y/o son with neuromuscular disorder
A Red Deer family is hoping members of the community are able to help them purchase a specialized wheelchair for their three-year-old son who suffers from a neuromuscular disorder.At only three months...
Oct 09, 2020
Four Alberta Mayors: Centralization of EMS dispatch is the wrong move for all Albertans
You may have heard about a dispute between four Alberta communities - Calgary, Lethbridge, Red Deer and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB) and the regions we serve - and Alberta Health S...
Oct 09, 2020
Confirmed COVID-19 case at Hunting Hills High School
Hunting Hills High School in Red Deer has its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Principal Darwin Roscoe notified parents of the case affecting an individual from the school in a letter sent late Thurs...
Oct 08, 2020
COVID-19 vaccine still months away but review team working to speed approvals
OTTAWA - Health Canada is in talks with all of the vaccine developers that signed supply deals with the federal government to kick-start the approval process and get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians as ...
Oct 08, 2020