Health

Closure of dental office at Michener Centre upsets resident families

The guardian of a long-time resident of Red Deer's Michener Centre says the closing of an on-site dental clinic is causing unnecessary hardship for its developmentally disabled adult residents.Lee Kve...

Jul 22, 2020

Drumheller doc pens open letter on racism, discrimination and physician billing

Premier Kenney: I very much enjoyed our recent informal chat about the economy and healthcare in Alberta. I'm writing you today to discuss the merits of Bill 30 as it relates to racism, discrimination...

Jul 21, 2020

Red Deer not looking to make mask wearing mandatory in public

Red Deer's mayor doesn't see the need at this time to make mask wearing mandatory in public to prevent spread of COVID-19, but says the situation remains fluid.United Nurses of Alberta President Heath...

Jul 21, 2020

Officials concerned as Alberta reports 141 new COVID-19 cases

Alberta confirmed 141 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. The province now has 9,728 total cases -- 1,193 active cases, an increase of 84 from Monday, and 8,363 recovered cases, an increase of 55.There ...

Jul 21, 2020

Alberta schools will return to 'near-normal operations' in September

EDMONTON - Alberta students will back in the classroom in a little over a month as schools return to near-normal operations for the 2020-21 school year."Come September, our school days will look mostl...

Jul 21, 2020

Alberta to announce school re-entry plan this afternoon

The provincial government is set to make a major announcement this afternoon. Premier Jason Kenney and Education Minister Adriana LaGrange will update Albertans on the school re-entry plan for the 202...

Jul 21, 2020

Alberta records 368 COVID-19 cases since Friday, 115 recoveries

Alberta's COVID-19 numbers continue to surge. The province is confirming 368 new cases over the past three days, including 165 new cases on Friday, July 17 which marks the highest single day increase ...

Jul 20, 2020

Kenney says wearing masks to prevent COVID-19 spread encouraged, but won’t be mandatory

The province's premier is imploring Albertans to do the right thing by wearing masks to help limit the spread of COVID-19. But despite a recent rise in the virus in Alberta, including over 100 new cas...

Jul 19, 2020

‘Recovery community’ for addiction treatment announced for Red Deer

The provincial government is providing up to $5 million to build a recovery community in Red Deer, a move they say will add 75 addiction treatment beds in central Alberta.The announcement is part of $...

Jul 18, 2020

Central zone with 92 active COVID-19 cases

For the second day in a row Alberta is reporting more than 100 new cases of COVID-19.The province reported 105 new cases on Friday to bring the overall total to 9,219.Recoveries are up 51 to 8,193. Ac...

Jul 17, 2020