Health

Province, Feds reach agreement to boost meat inspector capacity

The Government of Alberta is partnering with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to increase food inspector capacity.Training to allow provincial meat inspectors to be deployed into high-priori...

Apr 02, 2020 Canadian Press File Photo

Drayton Valley Ford offering free errand services for residents in isolation

Drayton Valley Ford is offering to lend a helping hand during these trying times.The dealership is offering an Errand Service, free of charge to local residents. If anyone needs groceries picked up, a...

Apr 02, 2020

Red Deer postpones Point in Time Homeless Count

The City of Red Deer has postponed the 2020 Point in Time Homeless Count due to the COVID-19 situation. The count had been scheduled for Tuesday, April 7. A new date has not been announced. The Point ...

Apr 02, 2020

Plasma from recovered patients could be used for COVID-19 treatment

Canadian Blood Services says it is actively working with Health Canada and the international research community to contribute to the global effort to determine if COVID-19 convalescent plasma could be...

Apr 02, 2020

Alberta expands child care for essential workers

EDMONTON, AB. -- The province is expanding eligibility for selected licensed child care centres to offer child care for all essential service workers. Along with previously eligible front-line health-...

Apr 01, 2020 LNN file photo

Red Deer Public Schools defers educational assistant layoffs until June

Red Deer Public Schools says it won't be laying off its 258 educational assistants until June 1, a month later than first planned.The district says there will also be no more assignments for substitut...

Apr 01, 2020

Alberta reports 117 new COVID-19 cases as province clears testing backlog

Premier Jason Kenney announced Wednesday that COVID-19 cases in Alberta have jumped by 117 since Tuesday to a total of 871. Kenney says the increase - the largest single day jump in Alberta to date - ...

Apr 01, 2020

Dr. Hinshaw gives COVID-19 update for April 1

Alberta's chief medical officer of health will provide her daily update on COVID-19 in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak at a media conference scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.You can watch it l...

Apr 01, 2020

First responders salute hospital workers, young boy with special parades

Red Deer's first responders are making it loud and clear to the local community that when it comes to the COVID-19 crisis, they're all in it together.This spirit of unity was on full display Tuesday n...

Apr 01, 2020 Red Deer Regional Hospital workers wave at an ambulance driving by as part of a special parade Tuesday evening in their honour. (rdnewsNOW/Rene Rondeau)

Duration of COVID-19 measures depends on obeying health authorites: PM

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the longer it takes for all Canadians to follow the rules and stay home the longer it will be before life can return to normal.One scenario presented to cab...

Apr 01, 2020