Health

Active cases of COVID-19 up regionally and provincially

Alberta confirmed 130 new cases in its Thursday update and now has a total of 14,310 cases over the course of the pandemic. The province now has 1,415 active cases, up 12 from Wednesday, and 12,653 re...

Sep 03, 2020

Red Deer Public Schools welcomes federal funds to address COVID-19

Red Deer Public Schools has announced how they will be spending over $3.9 million in federal funding allocated by the province this week to help schools reopen safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

Sep 03, 2020

Hinshaw: Recommendations based on overall health of all Albertans

Alberta's chief medical officer of health says easing distancing restrictions in the classroom is a widely-used practice in other provinces and countries as students return to schools this week.Dr. De...

Sep 03, 2020

Active COVID-19 cases up slightly in Central Zone and across province

Alberta is reporting 114 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours. That brings the total number of cases in the province as of Sept. 1 to 14,180.The number of active cases in Alberta now sits at 1...

Sep 02, 2020

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 ...

Andrew Snook 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