Health

Homeless shelter sought for Rocky Mountain House

A group of community members has started work on bringing a homeless shelter to Rocky Mountain House.Members of the working group include the Rocky Native Friendship Center, Mountain Rose Women's Shel...

Apr 25, 2019

Open house next week for proposed addiction treatment centre

A group looking to turn a former nightclub in downtown Red Deer into a drug and alcohol .addiction treatment centre is inviting the public to learn more about their plans. An open house is scheduled f...

Apr 23, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)

Province halts work on Edmonton superlab

EDMONTON-Alberta has halted construction of a medical superlab, saying it wants to allow the just-elected United Conservative government time to review the project.An Alberta infrastructure representa...

Apr 23, 2019

Shoppers Drug Mart launches second online medical pot portal in Alberta

Medical cannabis users in Alberta can now get their therapeutic pot from Shoppers Drug Mart, with the retail giant opening its second online platform Tuesday as it pursues the growing market.The launc...

Apr 23, 2019

Hepatitis C screening available in Red Deer

Described as innovative and potentially life-saving, a hepatitis C screening program has launched at London Drugs in Red Deer.Recent guidelines published by the Canadian Association for the Study of t...

Apr 23, 2019

Street Ties Youth Outreach latest charity chosen by 100 Women

100 Women Who Care have opted to put their latest quarterly donations towards Red Deer's Street Ties Youth Outreach program, which is run by Vantage Community Services.The group of 120 women met Monda...

Apr 18, 2019 Lynne Mulder speaks at the latest 100 Women Who Care meeting on behalf of Street Ties Youth Outreach. (Supplied)

Librarians archiving Alberta's scientific reports before change in government

EDMONTON - An Alberta librarian has been archiving much of the provincial government's online content - including studies on health, climate change policy and poverty reduction - to prepare for a...

Apr 18, 2019

Alberta Party leader would build hospitals, shorten wait times, improve service

EDMONTON - Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel says a government led by him would build hospitals, shorten wait times and provide predictable funding for public health care.Mandel says his government ...

Apr 12, 2019

Families challenged to ‘Move Your Mood’ this spring

RED DEER - Red Deer families interested in getting active, eating healthy and feeling positive are encouraged to join the Move Your Mood Family Challenge this spring. Move Your Mood is a healthy lifes...

Apr 09, 2019

10 cases of Salmonella identified in Alberta

The Public Health Agency of Canada says the source of the bacterial infection from a salmonella outbreak still hasn't been identified.Sixty-three people in six provinces have fallen ill, including 18 ...

Apr 06, 2019 (Canadian Press)