Health

Alberta shares COVID-19 update for June 23

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 23, 2020

Alberta physicians calling for changes to proposed smoking and vaping legislation

An ad hoc group of Alberta physicians is calling on the province to make changes to its proposed bill aimed at curbing the rise in youth vaping.The group has written Premier Jason Kenney requesting am...

Jun 23, 2020

Fauci says 'it will be when not if' for a COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON - The government's top infectious disease expert told a House committee on Tuesday he believes "it will be when and not if" there will be a COVID-19 vaccine and that he remains "cautiously ...

Jun 23, 2020

Alberta commits more funding to Virtual Opioid Dependency Program

The province is giving $4 million over four years to expand access to the Virtual Opioid Dependency Program (VODP), it announced on Monday.The program is run by Alberta Health Services and uses telehe...

Jun 22, 2020

Alberta reports 32 new COVID-19 cases

Another 23 Albertans have recovered from COVID-19, according today's updated numbers from the province, for a total of 7,041. The number of active cases in Alberta is 542. A total of 32 new cases were...

Jun 22, 2020

Alberta ends phase one of drive-thru mask distribution

More than 14 million non-medical face masks were handed out during the first phase of Alberta's drive-thru distribution program.The government announced Monday that no more masks will be handed out at...

Jun 22, 2020

Canadians heading outdoors this summer are urged to look out for ticks

HALIFAX - Hikers in the forest and other outdoor activities are advised to be careful and watch out for ticks across the country.The tick season extends from spring to late fall, warns the Nature Cons...

Jun 22, 2020

Drug treatment courts not ideal for all, critics say

Not everyone involved with addictions treatment is convinced that drug treatment courts are an effective way of helping people who use drugs to recover.Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer announced last ...

Jun 19, 2020

Alberta with more than 500 active COVID-19 cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta is back above the 500-mark. The province confirmed 46 new cases of the virus on Friday out of about 9,000 tests done over the past 24 hours. The number o...

Jun 19, 2020

Alberta shares COVID-19 update for June 19

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 19, 2020