Health

Trudeau promises $1 billion for COVID-19 research, resilience

OTTAWA - The federal government is rolling out a $1-billion funding package to help the country's health-care system cope with the increasing number of new coronavirus cases and to help Canadian worke...

Mar 11, 2020 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Tuesday March 10, 2020 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Federal government tables bill to ban conversion therapy

RED DEER - The Liberal government has introduced a bill that would outlaw conversion therapy in Canada. In their election platform, the Liberals called conversion therapy a scientifically discredited ...

Mar 10, 2020 Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan ( far left), NDP MP Randall Garrison (second from right) and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada David Lametti (far right) look on as survivor Matt Ashcroft hugs Cheri DiNovo during an announcement on "eradicating" conversion therapy. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

Doctors to voice concerns over healthcare changes at Innisfail forum

An Innisfail doctor is cautiously optimistic, but still skeptical regarding the government's willingness to listen to physician concerns over the province's health care plans laid out in Budget 2020.D...

Mar 10, 2020

MLA Stephan talks Budget 2020 with Chamber members

The MLA for Red Deer-South says the province may have to revisit some of its numbers in the wake of a major drop in oil prices.However, Jason Stephan told an audience of 65 at a Red Deer and District ...

Mar 10, 2020 Red Deer-South MLA Jason Stephan addresses members of the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce Tuesday morning to talk about Budget 2020 released on Feb. 27. (rdnewsNOW/Sheldon Spackman)

Seven new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Alberta

Alberta's chief medical officer of health has announced seven new cases of novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.This means there are now 14 confirmed cases in Alberta, with all of them trav...

Mar 10, 2020 An illustration of COVID-19. (Associated Press)

WHL makes protocol changes to mitigate COVID-19 spread

The Western Hockey League is taking steps aimed at mitigating potential spread of COVID-19. In an effort to minimize contact, the WHL is advising all its clubs and officials to follow a number of reco...

Mar 10, 2020

Province ending Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment program

CALGARY - An Alberta pilot program meant to help some of the toughest-to-treat opioid users will end in a year.The Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment grant, announced under the former NDP government,...

Mar 09, 2020

Canada funds development of COVID-19 'lab-in-a-box'

OTTAWA - Canadian researchers are developing a "lab-in-a-box" that could make it cheaper and faster to diagnose cases of the novel coronavirus, particularly in remote areas of the world.The project re...

Mar 07, 2020

Alberta chief medical officer provides COVID-19 update

Alberta's chief medical officer of health has confirmed the province's second presumptive case of novel coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19.The individual is a man in his 40s who lives in the Ed...

Mar 06, 2020

Coronavirus may force government to ditch balanced-budget plan: Kenney

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney says the novel cornonavirus outbreak is hammering Alberta's economy and may force his government to abandon its core election promise to balance the books by 2023....

Mar 06, 2020