Health

Online map allows Albertans to search COVID-19 locations

Albertans can now look up which communities in the province have had confirmed cases of COVID-19.The updated page at alberta.ca/covid-19 provides case counts, demographic information such as genders a...

Mar 19, 2020

Federal government updates COVID-19 response

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says experts are telling his government to expect social-distancing measures to remain in place here for several weeks or months.He also says he spoke with leaders at Air...

Mar 19, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a March 19 news conference (Photo: CPAC)

Alberta gives daily COVID-19 update

As of Wednesday, 22 additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the province, bringing the total number of cases in Alberta to 119. There remains three confirmed cases in the Central zone, inc...

Mar 18, 2020

C.P. Blakely School student named Stollery Children’s Hospital Champion

It has been a few years since Kaden Howard recovered from serious injuries at the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton following a near-fatal accident. Kaden has since bounced back into action and...

Mar 18, 2020 (Photo submitted)

Local science teacher makes his own hand sanitizer amid COVID-19 pandemic

As many Albertans take steps to ensure they have enough hand wipes and sanitizers on-hand, one Red Deer teacher has taken matters into his own hands, so to speak.Jason Zackowski is a chemistry teacher...

Mar 17, 2020 (Photo: Zed Science Facebook page)

Lockdown at Bowden Institution as inmates show flu-like symptoms

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) says a lockdown is in place at Bowden Institution as a precautionary measure after some inmates showed symptoms consistent with influenza. "The health and safety of o...

Mar 17, 2020

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health gives latest COVID-19 update

Alberta's chief medical officer of health and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, who has tested negative for COVID-19, provid...

Mar 17, 2020 Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, has tested negative for COVID-19

Alberta cancels changes to physicians’ payments for complex modifiers

EDMONTON - The Government of Alberta will not proceed with changes to physicians' payments for complex modifiers on March 31."During these unprecedented times, we want to ensure physicians on the fron...

Mar 17, 2020

Alberta declaring state of public emergency

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta is declaring a state of public health emergency. As such, any gatherings of 50 or more people are to be cancelled immediately. This includes worship gatherings and fa...

Andrew Snook Mar 17, 2020 (Photo: The Canadian Press)

Agencies continue to assist Red Deer's vulnerable as they adjust to COVID-19 pandemic

Local agencies that help the city's vulnerable are adjusting to changes to their operations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.Jennifer Cross, Manager of the Medically Supported Detox Program, says S...

Mar 17, 2020 Safe Harbour is working to manage traffic coming into its facility on 54 Avenue(rdnewsNOW file photo)