Tag Archives: Health
Report highlights COVID-19's impact on Canadian children
CALGARY - A new report documents how Canadian children have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings of Raising Canada 2020 reveal that many of the top threats to childhood, incl...
Sep 02, 2020
Alberta announces allocation for $262M in federal COVID-19 school funding
Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says federal funding to support school re-entry will flow to local school authorities as soon as possible. Last week the federal government announced Alberta would ...
Sep 02, 2020
COVID-19 numbers hold steady locally as provincial cases continue to rise
Alberta saw another sizeable jump in COVID-19 cases on Monday with 164 reported. That brings the total number of cases in the province to 14,066.The number of active cases in Alberta sits at 1,398, an...
Sep 01, 2020
Red Deer on list of communities targeted for more continuing care spaces
Red Deer is among 31 communities listed as the province seeks to create more spaces for seniors and vulnerable people in Alberta.Alberta Health Services is seeking expressions of interest from existin...
Sep 01, 2020
Hinshaw clarifies order, says classroom distancing measures haven't changed
Dr. Deena Hinshaw is pushing back against claims she and the provincial government have reversed their stance on social distancing measures in schools just as in-person classes resume for the first ti...
Aug 31, 2020
Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for Aug. 31
Alberta recorded 426 new cases of COVID-19 over the last 72 hours to bring the province's total to 13,902.That includes 184 new cases recorded on Saturday which marks one of the largest single day inc...
Aug 31, 2020
Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update, clarify school physical distancing order
Alberta's chief medical officer of health will be under the microscope when she gives her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference...
Aug 31, 2020
Festival of Trees announces new location for 2020
One of Red Deer's largest annual fundraising events will have a new look in a new location this year in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 edition of the Festival of Trees will be held November ...
Aug 31, 2020
Province removes physical distancing rules from classrooms
One of the rules initially set in place for Alberta's return to class plan has been lifted. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, quietly signed a health order over the weekend...
Aug 31, 2020
Canada signs deal with Novovax to get 76 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA - The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal t...
Aug 31, 2020