Health

Calgary Stampede prizes added to vaccine lottery

CALGARY, AB - Vaccinated Albertans will now have another set of prizes on the line in the Open for Summer Vaccine Lottery.The Alberta Government says those entered can win one of 635 Calgary Stampede ...

Andrew Snook Jun 21, 2021

Red Deer with one new COVID case Sunday, active count at 70

Red Deer has 70 active cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday, according to the latest numbers from the province. That's down one from Saturday and is the city's lowest active case count since early November....

Jun 20, 2021

At least 20 per cent of eligible Canadians fully vaccinated, data suggests

TORONTO - Canada has hit two of the vaccination targets government officials have previously said were necessary for the easing of public health restrictions imposed due to COVID-19. An independent we...

Jun 19, 2021

About 63% of Red Deerians have one dose, nearly 30% fully vaccinated

Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count is down another two in the last day to 71.After hitting a record high active caseload of 911 on May 8 (six weeks ago), the active caseload has now dropped to a po...

Jun 19, 2021

Red Deer sees lowest active caseload since November, 0 new cases

For the first time since Oct. 6, Red Deer has added zero new cases of COVID-19 over a 24-hour period.The total stands at 5,736, while recoveries went up by 11 to 5,623.Meantime, Red Deer is down to 73...

Jun 18, 2021

All Albertans aged 12+ now eligible for second doses of COVID vaccine

Effective immediately, the provincial government says Albertans who received their first mRNA (Pfizer or Moderna) dose in May or earlier can book their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Anyone who rece...

Jun 18, 2021

Alberta moving to Stage 3 of reopening on Canada Day

Albertans have another reason to celebrate Canada Day this year.The province will move to Stage 3 of the Open for Summer plan on July 1."Yesterday Alberta officially surpassed the 70 per cent vaccinat...

Jun 18, 2021

Kenney to share COVID update with Alberta on verge of reopening

It appears today could be the day Albertans have long been waiting for when it comes to reopening from the COVID-19 pandemic.Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro are scheduled to upd...

Jun 18, 2021

Red Deer's active cases now below start of record third wave

Red Deer is down to 84 active cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, according to the latest numbers from the province. That's down 11 from Wednesday's total of 95. Going back to March 16 when there were 9...

Jun 17, 2021

Appointments to fill in Red Deer for National Blood Donor Week

Leslie Bangamba of Red Deer already knew the importance of blood donation, having a sibling who was born with sickle cell anemia and in need of blood transfusions for treatment.However, after her one-...

Jun 17, 2021