Health

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

Red Deer down to 44 active cases of COVID-19

Red Deer is down to 44 active cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, according to the latest numbers from the province. That's down three from Wednesday's total of 47, and is the lowest total since Oct. 29...

Jun 24, 2021

Province hosting phone town halls on child wellbeing during pandemic

LETHBRIDGE, AB - The provincial government wants to know how your children have fared during the COVID-19 pandemic.The last 16 months or so has been a tough time for all Albertans, but the Child and Y...

Jun 24, 2021

Red Deer mask bylaws to expire July 1, some provincial restrictions to remain

While all three of Red Deer's face covering bylaws will expire on Canada Day, in line with the lifting of the provincial mask mandate, some provincial restrictions will still remain in place.On June 1...

Andrew Snook Jun 23, 2021

Over 30,000 Red Deerians fully vacinated as active COVID count continues to fall

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer is now the lowest it's been since October. Red Deer has 47 active cases as of Wednesday, down seven from Tuesday, according to the latest numbers releas...

Jun 23, 2021

Renovated Stettler emergency department opens Monday

Alberta Heath Services says patients, staff and physicians will benefit from a larger, upgraded emergency department (ER) at the Stettler Hospital and Care Centre when the reconfigured space reopens M...

Jun 23, 2021

Walk-in clinics open for first-dose COVID-19 immunization

RED DEER - Albertans can receive their first dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine without an appointment at walk-in clinics in 13 communities across the Central Zone.Communities offering walk-in clinics i...

Jun 22, 2021

Alberta taking on 'new kind of challenge' reopening from COVID: Hinshaw

Alberta's number of active COVID-19 cases has dipped below 2,000 and is at its lowest since early October.The number of daily new cases has also dropped again, its lowest number since the fall."Our nu...

Jun 22, 2021

Red Deer with no new COVID cases, one death

For the second time in four days, Red Deer reported no new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday. That leaves the city's overall total during the pandemic at 5,751.Recoveries are up 11 to 5,635 while the number o...

Jun 22, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for June 22

Coming up at 3:30 this afternoon...Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, will share the latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province. You can watch her news conferen...

Jun 22, 2021