Tag Archives: Health
Canada's vaccine pace outstripping much of the world but still lags on second doses
OTTAWA - Canada is expected to move ahead of the United States today in at least one of the markers in the race to herd immunity against COVID-19. By the end of the day nearly 49 per cent of all Canad...
May 20, 2021
Nearly 46,000 Red Deerians with one vaccine dose, active cases down to 605
Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count was down for the seventh-straight day Wednesday. The latest numbers from the province show the city with 605 active cases, a decrease of 29 from Tuesday and the l...
May 19, 2021
More restrictions to be eased at Alberta seniors’ homes
The province is making changes to the public health measures at continuing care facilities.The chief medical officer of health said during the Wednesday update that more than half of all Albertans age...
May 19, 2021
Most Alberta K to 12 students to return to classrooms May 25
Kindergarten to Grade 12 students in southeastern Alberta will return to in-class learning after the long weekend Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said this afternoon the education system reset ear...
May 19, 2021
Hinshaw believes schools are safe, return planned for next week
Dr. Deena Hinshaw says declining new daily case numbers suggest the public health measures put in place in early May are working.But she maintains the province is not out of the woods just yet with so...
May 18, 2021
Red Deer down to 634 active COVID cases
The city of Red Deer sits with 634 active cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday. That's down 21 from Monday and about 30 per cent from the May 8 record high of 911.Recoveries are listed at 4,673 with the to...
May 18, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for May 18
Alberta's chief medical officer of health is set to provide her latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a news conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Yo...
May 18, 2021
'Absolutely beautiful': Albertans line up at U.S. border for COVID-19 vaccinations
CARWAY, Alta. - Linda Neilson had waited a long time to get her second COVID-19 vaccination and thanks to the generosity of the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana her wait ended at the Canada-United States bo...
May 18, 2021
Over 40 per cent of Red Deerians have received a COVID vaccine
Newly released data shows more than 40 per cent of Red Deerians have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine.According to the new map from Alberta Health showing regional vaccination stats, 44,...
May 18, 2021
Interactive map breaks down Alberta vaccine coverage
Alberta is launching a new online map breaking down vaccine coverage by local geographic area.Starting May 17, Albertans are able to view the following information for their communities by age group:p...
May 17, 2021