Health

Albertans face heavy fines for violating public health orders

Law enforcement agencies in Alberta have been granted full authority by the provincial government to issue fines to those who violate public health orders aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19.Thro...

Mar 25, 2020 Premier Jason Kenney speaks during a news conference on March 25 (Gov't of Alberta livestream)

Premier, health officials provide update on COVID-19

Premier Jason Kenney, Chief Medical Officer of Health Deena Hinshaw and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.A news conference is scheduled for 3:...

Mar 25, 2020

Message from the Governor General of Canada during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dear fellow Canadians,As you are all well aware, we find ourselves in a complex and difficult situation. We are facing an invisible adversary that threatens our way of life. It is already affecting us...

Mar 25, 2020 (Photo: Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

The Lending Cupboard now taking appointments during pandemic

There is good news for those in need of important pieces of medical equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. After closing its doors earlier this month to help protect its volunteer staff during the pa...

Mar 25, 2020

Three Red Deer physicians test positive for COVID-19

Three physicians from Red Deer have tested positive for COVID-19. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, says all three attended the curling bonspiel earlier this month in Edmon...

Mar 24, 2020

Alberta records second death from COVID-19

Alberta has recorded its second death as a result of COVID-19. The latest fatality was a Calgary woman in her 80s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in Calgary. A staff member and two oth...

Andrew Snook Mar 24, 2020

Community spread of COVID-19 within Canada now rising

OTTAWA - Canada's chief medical health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says overall in Canada, an equal number of Canadians who have tested positive for COVID-19 contracted the virus from travel and from tran...

Mar 24, 2020

Alberta updates self-isolation guidelines

Alberta has updated its COVID-19 self-isolation guidelines for those who are sick from 14 days to 10 days following the onset of symptoms.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, ...

Mar 24, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw delivers her daily COVID-19 update on March 23

11 who attended Edmonton bonspiel test positive for COVID-19

Alberta's chief medical officer of health has updated the case of western Canadian doctors who attended a recent curling bonspiel in Edmonton with someone who later tested positive for COVID-19.Dr. De...

Mar 24, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

Text-based service launched for Albertans stressed over COVID-19

AHS has launched a new text-based service to give Albertans encouragement and ease feelings of stress or anxiety as they respond to recent challenges. Albertans can text "COVID19Hope" to 393939. In re...

Mar 23, 2020 Michał Rojek | Dreamstime.com