Tag Archives: Health
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for August 4
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 th...
Aug 04, 2020
Local reaction mixed to mandatory mask measures in Alberta schools
The province's announcement of mandatory mask use for all Grade 4-12 students, as well as for all staff and teachers, at Alberta's schools this fall to help prevent COVID-19 spread is being met with m...
Aug 04, 2020
Province consolidating 911 EMS dispatch services, impacting Red Deer
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is consolidating 911 dispatch services in the province with the goal of further improving patient care and fiscal efficiency.Four municipally-run contracted satellite dis...
Aug 04, 2020
Alberta makes masks mandatory for Grade 4-12 students, staff
EDMONTON - Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange has announced that mask wearing will be mandatory for all Grade 4-12 students in the province, as well as school staff and bus drivers, when clas...
Aug 04, 2020
Letter: City Council can be proactive, so why be reactive on masks?
It swept through North America like a virus, infecting older adults mostly, but rarely, a child would catch the fever from Grandma or Grandpa. The contagion spread from city to city so rapidly that it...
Aug 04, 2020
Alberta to share update on return to school plan
Alberta's chief medical officer of health and education minister are set to "provide an update on public health measures being taken for a safe return to school," the province said in a media release ...
Aug 03, 2020
Distribution program ends with Alberta giving out 40 million masks
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta has given out 40-million non-medical face masks across the province.The government teamed up with 700 A&W, McDonald's, and Tim Horton's drive-thrus aroun...
Aug 03, 2020
COVID-19 conspiracies creating a 'public health crisis' in Canada, experts say
MONTREAL - A lively crowd gathered outside Francois Legault's office in downtown Montreal in mid-July to send a message to the Quebec premier: his government cannot force them to wear masks ...
Aug 03, 2020
Rollout of COVID-19 Alert app faces criticism over accessibility
The federal government's COVID-19 contact tracing app is facing criticism for its download requirements, which restrict some Canadians from accessing and using the app. The free "COVID Alert" app, whi...
Aug 03, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 1
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:58 a.m. on August 1, 2020: There are 116,672 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 59,548 confirmed (including 5,678 deaths, 50,886 res...
Aug 01, 2020