Health

Federal government to roll out COVID-19 contact tracing app

The federal government is putting more focus on testing and contact tracing as cases seem to be steadying across the country.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said a nation-wide, mobile app is being devel...

Jun 18, 2020

Relaunch comes with anxiety for many: Dr. Hinshaw

Alberta's chief medical officer of health said she's heard many Albertans are experiencing anxiety since the province moved into Stage 2 of its economic relaunch from COVID-19 on June 12."There is no ...

Jun 17, 2020

Red Deer remains with one active case of COVID-19

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta rose by 37 on Wednesday to sit at 486.Out of nearly 7,000 tests completed over the past day, 48 new cases were confirmed to bring Alberta's overall total...

Jun 17, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for June 17

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 17, 2020

Study: How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Canadian fathers

LETHBRIDGE, AB - Just in time for Father's Day, the Canadian Men's Health Foundation (CMHF) has released a new study on how the public health crisis has impacted their relationships with their familie...

Jun 17, 2020

Nurses doing great job with COVID-19 testing

Thank goodness for amazing nurses.That's my biggest takeaway from getting tested for COVID-19 recently.My results came back negative, which was a huge relief on multiple levels, namely because I am im...

Jun 17, 2020

Red Deer leading province in fentanyl-related deaths

Red Deer has once again reclaimed the unfortunate title of having the province's highest rate of poisoning deaths related to fentanyl.According to Alberta Health's most recent Opioid Response Surveill...

Jun 16, 2020

Alberta updates COVID-19 numbers for June 16

The Government of Alberta has released its report on COVID-19 for Tuesday, June 16.Another 35 new cases were confirmed across the province, bringing the total to 7,482. Of those, 449 cases are still a...

Jun 16, 2020

Federal government launches surplus food program

The federal government has announced the creation of the $50 million Surplus Food Rescue Program.Officials say the program aims to move surplus food commodities such as potatoes and other possible hor...

Jun 16, 2020

State of public health emergency over in Alberta

Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced Monday that Alberta's state of public emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has expired. "We've come a long way since the state of emergency was declar...

Jun 15, 2020