Tag Archives: Health
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for May 20
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 20, 2021
Local church donation event spotlights need for blood products
A Red Deer church congregation is demonstrating the power of group blood donation this long weekend.Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) is sending close to 30 people this Saturday to donate at Canadi...
May 20, 2021
Province expanding supports for palliative care
EDMONTON, AB- Albertans who receive palliative care no longer need to pay for pre-filled syringes.Those with a life-limiting illness who use injectable medications for pain and other symptoms will see...
May 20, 2021
AHS claims some Albertans trying to block others from receiving COVID vaccine
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says some people in the province are trying to prevent others from getting their COVID-19 vaccine.On Wednesday, AHS stated that it's been made aware of individuals on soc...
May 20, 2021
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
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