Health

Youth worker, hockey coach one of Alberta's latest COVID-19 victims

HIGH PRAIRIE, Alta. - The wife of a northern Alberta man who died this week of complications due to COVID-19 says he will be remembered as a loving father and someone who cared for youth in his commun...

Mar 31, 2020

Trudeau delivers COVID-19 update for March 31

Speaking from outside his home in Ottawa, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will share his latest update on the federal government's response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak.Trudeau is to s...

Mar 31, 2020

Health Canada asks Canadians not to stockpile medications during COVID-19 pandemic

MEDICINE HAT, AB - Canadians are being urged not to buy more medication than usual so that all Canadians will continue to have access to the medications they need and to help prevent drug shortages.He...

Mar 31, 2020 Canadian Press File Photo

Five more Albertans die from COVID-19

Alberta's chief medical officer delivered some sad news this afternoon.Dr. Deena Hinshaw says five more people have died from COVID-19, bringing Alberta's total to eight.Two of the deaths were in seni...

Mar 30, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said Monday that five more Albertans have died from COVID-19.

Alberta shares COVID-19 update for March 30

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 4:30 p.m. You can watch it ...

Mar 30, 2020

AHS partners with Canadian company for rapid COVID-19 testing

Alberta Health Service says Albertans will soon have faster, more convenient access to COVID-19 testing through a new partnership with Canadian technology company.AHS says Spartan Bioscience Inc. is i...

Mar 30, 2020 Spartan Bioscience rapid-testing device for COVID-19

Waits for non-urgent surgeries continue as Alberta hospitals prepare for COVID-19 patients

Red Deer County resident Stacie Kropodra says delayed surgeries for her and her son are a tough pill to swallow."My hysterectomy is very important to me, as I'm in a lot of pain, but the surgery my so...

Mar 29, 2020

Do You Need a Little COVID Crazy Relief 😷

I need to help, while I’m not nursing anymore, the helper in me needs to get out so in an effort to be of service throughout this challenging time. I have some freebies to offer, I do hope they ...

Stephanie Staples Mar 29, 2020

Red Deer child care spaces reopening for core service workers

The province is in the process of reopening child care spaces in Red Deer to assist core service workers working through the COVID-19 pandemic. Lauren Armstrong, spokesperson for the Minister of Child...

Mar 27, 2020

Town, county respond to Stettler region’s first COVID-19 case

The Town of Stettler and County of Stettler have released a statement following the region's first reported case of COVID-19.The case was confirmed by Alberta Health Services on Wednesday. "We underst...

Mar 27, 2020