Health

Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for July 3

Alberta has reported another 57 cases of COVID-19 while the number of active cases in the province has risen by 30 to 572. Friday's updated numbers from the province show 7,532 people in Alberta have ...

Jul 03, 2020

City attends to 57 urban encampments in June

The City of Red Deer tackled a backlog of urban encampments last month caused by COVID-19.The City was forced to take a six-week hiatus from cleaning up camps while tending to the start of its pandemi...

Jul 03, 2020

Alberta records 94 new COVID-19 cases over past two days

7,505 Albertans have now recovered from COVID-19 according to the province's chief medical officer of health. There are currently 542 active cases in the province as of Thursday. Dr. Deena Hinshaw say...

Jul 02, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for July 2

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 02, 2020

Hockey Alberta announces Return to Hockey Plan

RED DEER - Hockey Alberta released its Return to Hockey Plan on Tuesday, providing the framework and minimum standards for its members to undertake hockey activities as they return from the COVID-19 p...

Jul 02, 2020

AHS to re-check thousands of archived respiratory samples for possible COVID-19 infections

EDMONTON - Alberta Health Services is testing old swabs to try to find out whether people who thought they were sick with the flu in the winter could have actually had COVID-19.The health authority sa...

Jun 30, 2020

Alberta records 41 new COVID-19 cases

Alberta is reporting another 41 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday out of 7,198 test results. That brings the province's total number of cases to 8,108.Another 53 recoveries were reported as that total rose...

Jun 30, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for June 30

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...

Jun 30, 2020

Alberta expands outdoor gathering limit

EDMONTON - Alberta is expanding the number of people who can meet up for audience-type outdoor events.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, says up to 200 people may now c...

Jun 30, 2020

Family wants change after Redcliff man dies during surgery wait caused by COVID-19

REDCLIFF- An elective surgery that couldn't be scheduled due to COVID-19 has left a Redcliff family mourning and seeking change so that no other family has to suffer a similar tragedy.The family of Je...

Jun 30, 2020