Tag Archives: Health
Alberta Teachers' Association calls on province to delay start of school year
EDMONTON - The Alberta Teachers' Association is calling on the Kenney government to delay the start of the school year until after Sept. 7, Labour Day.Association president Jason Schilling made the an...
Aug 20, 2020
Central zone see big drop in active COVID-19 cases, additional death
Alberta is reporting 82 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total to 12,501. Updated numbers on the provincial website show 11,167 recovered cases, an increase of 142, and 1,107 active ca...
Aug 19, 2020
Worker at Tim Hortons/7-Eleven in Gasoline Alley tests positive for COVID-19
Tim Hortons and 7-Eleven Canada are notifying customers who may have visited their store/restaurant at 45 Gasoline Alley East that one of their employees has a confirmed case of COVID-19. "7-Eleven Ca...
Aug 18, 2020
Central zone adds two new active COVID-19 cases
Alberta is reporting 89 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the province's total to 12,419.Dr. Deena Hinshaw explained that Monday's update contained erroneous reported of 74 cases ...
Aug 18, 2020
Mask wearing will not be made mandatory in Rocky Mountain House
Rocky Mountain House town council has chosen not to make the wearing of face coverings to prevent COVID-19 spread in the community mandatory.Council discussed the hot button topic at their meeting thi...
Aug 18, 2020
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for August 18
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on COVID-19 in the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. You can watch t...
Aug 18, 2020
Health authorities link COVID outbreak in B.C. to Alberta religious gathering
An outbreak of COVID-19 in northern B.C. has been linked to a religious gathering in Deadwood, Alta.Northern Health in B.C. has issued an alert advising that 12 people who attended the "It Is Time Can...
Aug 18, 2020
The Road to Recovery: How three Southern Albertans escaped substance addiction
LETHBRIDGE, AB - LNN spoke to three people in the region who shared their stories of substance addiction, what ultimately lead them to seek help, and how things have changed since getting clean.The pu...
Aug 18, 2020
Council makes mask wearing mandatory on Red Deer Transit, but not in public places
The City of Red Deer is making it mandatory for Red Deer Transit riders to wear face coverings starting Aug. 31.However, city council tabled a bylaw to make mask wearing mandatory in public places in ...
Aug 17, 2020
Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for Aug. 17
Alberta is reporting 359 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 72 hours, bringing the province's total to 12,412.There were 177 reported cases on Friday (Aug. 14), 86 on Saturday and another 96 on Sunda...
Aug 17, 2020