Health

Federal government spending $192-million to produce COVID-19 vaccines

OTTAWA, ON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is planning to invest $192 million to help create and produce vaccines for COVID-19.The money will be distributed to a number of ...

Mar 23, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (The Canadian Press)

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): --- 9:05 Anyone who ignores Vancouver's state of local emergency declaration could receive a ticket and stiff fine if cit...

Mar 23, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Radiologists concerned about postponement of screening mammograms, status of other medical imaging tests

The following is a letter to Albertans from Dr. Rob Davies on behalf of Alberta's Radiologists RE: postponement of screening mammograms, and the status of other medical imaging tests.Dear Albertans:Yo...

Mar 22, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 10:55 a.m. Conservative leadership candidate Erin O'Toole is calling for the race to be suspended. O'Toole is the l...

Mar 22, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

Social Distancing…

I’m self-isolating because I was in the States last week (plus it’s the right thing to do). I miss my activities and my friends. It’s not yee-haw fun, but it’s certainly not th...

Stephanie Staples Mar 22, 2020

Canadian scientists fight coronavirus pandemic on dozens of fronts

Public health officials across Canada and around the world are working flat out to test as many people as possible for the novel coronavirus. Srinivas Murthy is working to figure out how to help&...

Mar 22, 2020 (The Canadian Press)

An open letter from RDC President Dr. Peter Nunoda

Friends of Red Deer College,This is a time that is unprecedented at RDC, not to mention provincially and globally. I know that many of us are feeling the impacts of COVID-19 related challenges on our ...

Mar 21, 2020

Day surgery unit temporarily closed at Red Deer Regional Hospital

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has implemented a temporary closure of the day surgery unit at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre as one of the measures they are undertaking to prepare to care for patien...

Mar 20, 2020 (rdnewsNOW file photo)

49 new COVID-19 cases in Alberta, three recoveries reported

EDMONTON - Alberta has confirmed an additional 49-cases of COVID-19 in the province, taking the total to 195. There are now 10 people hospitalized because of the illness and five of those are in inten...

Josh Hall Mar 20, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw

Province gives COVID-19 update for March 20

Premier Jason Kenney will provide an update on COVID-19 in Alberta during a news conference scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Immediately following, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of he...

Mar 20, 2020