Tag Archives: Health
Dairy Queen Athlete of the Month - May 2019 - Gracelynn Simms
Meet Gracelynn Simms, the rdnewsNOW Dairy Queen Athlete of the Month for the month of May. Gracelynn is a competitive Highland dancer in Red Deer. The 9-year-old dedicates her spare time improving her...
Jun 27, 2019 DQ Athlete of the Month - May - Gracelynn Simms
HIV testing Thursday in Red Deer
Turning Point, along with Primary Care Network's Street Clinic, is taking part in the 2nd annual national HIV Testing Day on Thursday (June 27). "The goal of the day is to effectively target groups di...
Jun 25, 2019
Hockey inspires Sylvan Lake girl in battle with Tourette's
Female empowerment was top of mind when nine-year-old Hailey McWhirter of Sylvan Lake put on a dress, flower crown, and hockey gear for a recent photo shoot.It was spring 2018 when she was diagnosed w...
Jun 24, 2019 (Donnelly Photography)
Red Deer schools hope to keep student lunch programs
Two public schools in Red Deer are searching for ways to keep their student lunch programs afloat.Fairview Elementary received provincial funding for a pilot program three years ago, while Normandeau ...
Jun 21, 2019 Students at Fairview Elementary enjoy a hot lunch at school thanks to provincial funding for a pilot project in 2017. (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer & District to receive overdose-reversing spray
The Boys and Girls Club of Red Deer and District is one of 700 clubs across the country in line to receive a new tool to conquer drug overdoses.Narcan Nasal Spray, an antidote that reverses the life-t...
Jun 21, 2019
Alberta government keeps promise to cancel medical superlab
EDMONTON - Alberta is cancelling construction of a medical superlab in Edmonton and scrapping a plan to put all laboratory services under government control.Premier Jason Kenney promised to do so befo...
Jun 20, 2019
Open Wide!
Sometimes our brains are so used to seeing things the same way that we have always seen them, the way we were taught long ago or the way other people see them. If the way you are viewing a situation i...
Jun 19, 2019
Patient info stolen during break-in at Red Deer Regional Hospital: AHS
Alberta Health Services says it is notifying thousands of people after patient information was stolen during a break-in at Red Deer Regional Hospital. In late April, AHS says two hard drives were stol...
Jun 17, 2019
Walk to End ALS raises more than $70,000 in Red Deer
The Walk to End ALS took place in a number of Alberta cities over the weekend.At Great Chief Park in Red Deer, the event raised over $70,000 for research and programming for patients.Marni Halwas, Man...
Jun 16, 2019
Relay for Life raises $60,000 for cancer research
Cancer survivors and their friends and family once again participated in the local edition of Relay for Life on Saturday.The event took place at CrossRoads Church.Full totals haven't been tallied, but...
Jun 16, 2019 (Kael Clark)