Health

Jasper passes mandatory mask bylaw for public areas

Jasper is the latest Alberta community to pass a bylaw making face coverings mandatory in public areas.The mountain town is requiring people to wear masks in all indoor public places, on downtown side...

Aug 07, 2020

Lethbridge now mandating face masks in city-owned and operated indoor facilities

LETHBRIDGE, AB - If you plan on entering any publicly-accessible indoor spaces owned or operated by the City of Lethbridge, bring your face mask.Effective Friday, August 7, the use of non-medical face...

Aug 07, 2020

Walmart Canada makes masks mandatory in all stores

TORONTO, ON- Beginning Wednesday, August 12, mask wearing will be mandatory at all Walmart locations in Canada.The company noted Thursday in a media release that for over 60 percent of its over 400 st...

Aug 07, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw asks Albertans to get a mask this weekend as numbers drop slightly

Active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta have decreased from 1,146 to 1,107 since Wednesday.The province counted 56 new cases today, bringing the provincial total to 11,296. A total of 9,984 Albertans have...

Aug 06, 2020

Learn how to manage stress in challenging times

EDMONTON - Albertans looking for ways to identify and manage stress are invited to join Transform Your Stress: The Resilience Advantage - Strategies for Managing Stress in Challenging Times, a free on...

Aug 06, 2020

Veer extremely frustrated with plan to consolidate 911 dispatch

Red Deer's mayor is angry and frustrated over plans to consolidate 911 dispatch services in the province.Alberta Health Services (AHS) officials say the goal of the move is to further improve patient ...

Aug 05, 2020

Central zone with fewer active COVID-19 cases, additional death

Alberta is reporting 94 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, including two new deaths.This brings the total number of novel coronavirus cases in the province so far to 11,240, with 1,146 currently acti...

Aug 05, 2020

Red Deer school districts need to know who's returning to class this fall

With the first day of school now less than four weeks away for most students, local school districts are continuing their efforts in planning for the new year.On Friday, both Red Deer Public Schools a...

Aug 05, 2020

Family struggling since closure of dental clinic at Michener Centre

The mother and of two adult handicapped sons in Red Deer is expressing anger over the closure of the dental clinic at Michener Centre and the devastating impact it's having on her family.Lily Breland,...

Aug 05, 2020

Canadian company urges human trials after COVID-19 vaccine results in mice

OTTAWA - A Canadian company is telling the government today that its trials of a potential COVID-19 vaccine on animals completely blocked the virus, but it must conduct human trials to know wheth...

Aug 05, 2020