Health

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

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