Tag Archives: Health
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
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