Tag Archives: Health
'Figure of hope' praised for role in COVID-19 fight after death
MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who was the first person in Canada to receive a COVID-19 vaccine has died. Gisele Lvesque, 89, died on June 28 peacefully of natural causes, surrounded by family, according t...
Jul 04, 2021
Red Deer with 24 active cases, lagging behind provincial vaccination rates
Red Deer now sits at 24 active cases of COVID-19.That's a two-day increase of one as the province last reported numbers on Wednesday, prior to the holiday.The city's total number of recorded cases is ...
Jul 02, 2021
Two new COVID deaths in Central Zone, Red Deer down to 23 active cases
There are now just 23 active cases of COVID-19 in Red Deer, according to the latest numbers released by Alberta Health on Wednesday. That's a decrease of six from Tuesday and the city's lowest total s...
Jun 30, 2021
NHL, CFL prize packs added to Alberta's vaccine lottery
A new draw that includes NHL and CFL prize packages has been added to the province's Open for Summer Lottery.Every Albertan who has their first dose and registers for the Open for Summer Lottery by Ju...
Jun 29, 2021
Albertans can be proud of latest COVID numbers, Hinshaw says in final update
In her last planned regular COVID-19 update, Alberta's chief medical officer of health provided statistics she says Albertans should be proud of."Cases, hospitalizations, ICU admissions and our positi...
Jun 29, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw shares final scheduled COVID update
Dr. Deena Hinshaw is set to deliver her last scheduled COVID-19 update this afternoon. After today, Alberta's chief medical officer of health will share updates only when they are deemed necessary. To...
Jun 29, 2021
Red Deer down to 28 active COVID cases
Red Deer now has just 28 active cases of COVID-19. That's down 16 from last Thursday's reported total of 44 and is the city's lowest total since there were 27 active cases reported back on October 15....
Jun 28, 2021
COVID-19 restrictions could still limit celebrations as Habs try to win Stanley Cup
Montrealers won't be the only ones to start celebrating next week as the Habs make a run for Canada's first Stanley Cup in 28 years. Fans and beer drinkers from across the country will be lifting thei...
Jun 26, 2021
4 million COVID vaccine doses administered in Alberta
Alberta has reached a new milestone in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.As of the end of Thursday, June 25, Alberta Health Services (AHS) reports that 4,022,084 doses have been administered.71.3 per c...
Jun 25, 2021
Tips for staying safe during extreme heat
As central Albertans take to the great outdoors to enjoy the scorching hot temperatures over the next few days, City of Red Deer officials are reminding residents to keep safety in mind.Emergency Mana...
Jun 25, 2021