Health

The Lifesaving Society reminds you to be safe around water

The Lifesaving Society wants to remind everyone to be safe when they are in, on and around water as Canadians prepare to celebrate Canada's birthday. We ask that residents and visitors of Alberta and ...

Jun 26, 2020

Education minister confident students will be back in schools in September

MEDICINE HAT- Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the government is confident that students will be back in school in September for near-normal operations with increased health measures in place....

Jun 26, 2020

Alberta funding more mental health supports for first responders, military

The Alberta government will provide funding to help first responders and members of the military dealing with mental health issues.The funding, $362,000, will go to the Heroes in Mind, Advocacy and Re...

Jun 25, 2020

Alberta expands COVID-19 testing; Red Deer records new active case

Alberta is continuing to expand testing for COVID-19.Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Thursday that a limited number of community pharmacies will begin to offer testing to Albertans without sym...

Jun 25, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for June 25

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 25, 2020

Local HIV Testing Day event postponed

Local plans to mark HIV Testing Day this weekend have been delayed until later this year.Kevin Cunningham with Turning Point in Red Deer says the decision aligns with directives from the Canadian Aids...

Jun 25, 2020

Man walking from Calgary to Edmonton in support of lung association

An Alberta man will be hitting the road later this summer to help raise awareness and funds for the Lung Association of Alberta and Northwest Territories. "There are few things in life that make me mo...

Andrew Snook Jun 25, 2020

Red Deer back to no active cases of COVID-19

There are once again no active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer. The latest numbers from the province released Wednesday afternoon show the lone active case of the novel coronavirus in our city has now r...

Jun 24, 2020

Active COVID-19 cases in Alberta down by 10

There's been a slight drop in the number of active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta. The province is reporting 532 active cases as of Tuesday, a decrease of 10 from Monday's report. Overall, there are 45 ...

Jun 23, 2020

Alberta investing in targeted serology testing to track COVID-19 spread

Alberta is investing $10 million into targeted serology testing in a bid to help track the spread of COVID-19 across the province.Serology testing is used to detect the presence of antibodies in a per...

Jun 23, 2020