Health

Alberta to build five "recovery communities" for mental health and addictions

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta has announced the next step in their plan to address issues surrounding mental health and addictions.An investment of $25-million will support the creation of ...

Jul 15, 2020

Central Zone reports 13 new cases of COVID on Tuesday

The Government of Alberta has released its report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, July 14.86 new infections were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 8,912. Of those, 701 cases are still acti...

Jul 14, 2020

Death Cafés address changing global landscape amid COVID-19

Death isn't an ideal subject matter for most people to discuss with strangers over tea and cake, but two central Alberta women say the topic is as appropriate now as it's ever been.They say Death Cafs...

Jul 12, 2020

Minister doubts survey suggesting 40 per cent of Alberta doctors have considered leaving province

CALGARY - A survey by the Alberta Medical Association suggests more than 40 per cent of the province's physicians have at least considered looking for work elsewhere in Canada.The group blames the pot...

Jul 10, 2020

Red Deer with four active COVID-19 cases

There are now four active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer. That's one more than was reported for the city on Thursday, according to the latest numbers from Alberta Health. The number of active cases in ...

Jul 10, 2020

Winners drawn in 2020 Red Deer Hospital Lottery

The 2020 Hospital Lottery in support of the Red Deer Regional Health Foundation is officially in the books.This year's proceeds are going towards the purchase of ventilators to replace an aging invent...

Jul 10, 2020

Security issue identified with Alberta's COVID-tracing app

LETHBRIDGE - iPhone users should be aware of a potential security risk with the province's contact tracing app for COVID-19.The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) rel...

Jul 09, 2020

Central Zone with 11 active COVID-19 cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Central Zone nearly doubled on Thursday, going from six on to 11. Two of the new active cases are in Red Deer County, while the city of Red Deer now has thre...

Jul 09, 2020

Canada not ready for second wave of COVID-19, Senate committee says

OTTAWA - A new report from a committee of senators says the country is ill-prepared to handle a second wave of COVID-19. The Senate's social affairs committee says the federal government needs to pay ...

Jul 09, 2020

Have You Been Overworking With 10,000 Steps A Day?

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Many Americans have made packing in 10,000 steps a day a part of their regular fitness routine. Countless fitness trackers and apps laud the importance of ...

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