Health

Alberta sees slight increase in active COVID-19 cases

After seeing a small decrease on Tuesday, Alberta is reporting a slight increase in the number of active COVID-19 cases across the province. The province is reporting 1,430 active cases as of Wednesda...

Jul 29, 2020

Reports of child abuse, exploitation rising during pandemic

Officials with cybertip.ca are noting an 81 per cent increase since April in the number of reports from youth who have been sexually exploited, and reports of people trying to sexually abuse children....

Jul 29, 2020

Kenney stands by health minister as doctors' group votes non-confidence

EDMONTON - Alberta's premier says an overwhelming vote of non-confidence from members of the Alberta Medical Association won't sway him into turfing his health minister.The group representing doctors ...

Jul 29, 2020

Alberta sees slight drop in active COVID-19 cases on Tuesday

There has been a slight drop in the number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta. The province is reporting 1,397 active cases as of Tuesday, a decrease of 33. The number of recoveries in the province h...

Jul 28, 2020

CompassionConnects helps Edson women ‘pick up the pieces’ post-treatment

EDSON, AB - Cancer treatment ends, and... life goes back to normal? For cancer survivors, particularly those who live outside of major treatment centres in Alberta, that is rarely the case. Post-treat...

Jul 28, 2020

Blue-green algae advisory for Pigeon Lake

RED DEER - A blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom has been identified in areas of Pigeon Lake. Residents living near the shores of this lake, as well as visitors to this lake, are advised to take th...

Jul 28, 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks take emotional toll on residents, families

A resident of the Waskasoo Kiwanis Towers seniors housing facility in Downtown Red Deer says it's a tense environment to be in now that a COVID-19 outbreak has been declared.Alberta Health declared th...

Jul 27, 2020

City reactivates Emergency Operations Centre in wake of COVID-19 outbreaks

The City of Red Deer has reactivated its Emergency Operations Centre at 'level one' as of Monday.This is not the same as a State of Local Emergency, but gives The City the ability to enhance its monit...

Jul 27, 2020

“The curve is no longer flat,” Dr. Hinshaw says of COVID-19 in Alberta

"The curve is no longer flat in Alberta," says the province's chief medical officer of health when it comes to COVID-19."We continue to identify high numbers of cases across the province," Dr. Deena H...

Jul 27, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for July 27

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...

Jul 27, 2020