Tag Archives: Health
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
Alberta shares COVID-19 update for June 15
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 15, 2020
Calls grow for Trudeau to end MSM blood donation ban
OTTAWA - As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to make people sick across Canada, health authorities are imploring Canadians to donate blood - all Canadians except men who have had recent sex with other ...
Jun 13, 2020
Hinshaw continues to urge vigilance as more COVID-19 cases found in younger adults
Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced 30 new cases of COVID-19 in Alberta over the past 24 hours, and reminded Albertans that the virus is still with us.There are 386 active cases in the province, and 6,811 Alb...
Jun 12, 2020
Alberta shares COVID-19 update for June 12
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 t...
Jun 12, 2020
Canadian expert says he is confident COVID-19 vaccine is months, not years away
OTTAWA - One of Canada's preeminent infectious disease experts says he is confident a vaccine for COVID-19 will be ready in months, not years. Dr. Gary Kobinger, director of the Research Cen...
Jun 12, 2020
Red Deer school districts hoping for the best, planning for everything this fall
Red Deer's two largest school districts are, like others across the province, busy working to be ready for whatever the start of the 2020-21 school year is going to look like. Education Minister Adria...
Jun 12, 2020
Two active cases of COVID-19 in Central Zone, one in Rocky Mtn. House
Alberta reported 40 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. The Central Zone now has two active cases of COVID-19, one of them in Rocky Mountain House and the other in the Three Hills area. The zone has no...
Jun 11, 2020