Tag Archives: Health
Return to Step 1 restrictions angers business owners
The return to Step 1 of Alberta's "A Path Forward" relaunch strategy comes as another tough blow for business owners.Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday that as of Friday, restaurants must close to in-p...
Apr 07, 2021
Red Deer with 202 active COVID cases as provincial numbers continue rise
Alberta reported another 1,351 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, including 575 new cases of variants. It's the largest single-day increase so far in 2021.That's out of 14,051 tests completed over the pa...
Apr 07, 2021
15 UCP MLAs voice opposition to new COVID restrictions
A quarter of the United Conservative caucus are speaking out against their own party's public health measures. On Tuesday, Premier Jason Kenney announced new COVID-19 restrictions as variant cases hav...
Apr 07, 2021
Doctors say more restrictions needed to reduce spread of COVID-19 in Alberta
EDMONTON - Several doctors from Calgary and Edmonton say public health restrictions introduced by the Alberta government will not be enough to reduce spread of COVID-19 during the province's third wav...
Apr 07, 2021
AHS 'physically closes' GraceLife Church for repeated public health violations
Alberta Health Services (AHS) says it has "physically closed" a church west of Edmonton for repeatedly violating public health restrictions.Fence was erected surrounding GraceLife Church (GLC) Wednesd...
Apr 07, 2021
Alberta ramps up vaccine rollout starting Wednesday
Alberta's government says it is bringing in four new measures starting immediately to ramp-up the COVID-19 vaccine rollout as infections and hospitalizations rise.The new measures will mean about 500,...
Apr 06, 2021
Alberta returns to Step 1 of COVID restrictions amid sharp rise in variant cases
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is reinstituting some public-health restrictions, saying that variant cases of COVID-19 continue to soar and are on track to swamp the health system by mid-May....
Apr 06, 2021
Kenney, Shandro, Dr. Hinshaw share COVID-19 update for April 6
Alberta's premier, health minister and chief medical officer of health are set to discuss the latest on the COVID-19 situation in the province. Jason Kenney, Tyler Shandro and Dr. Deena Hinshaw are to...
Apr 06, 2021
Alberta COVID-19 variant outbreak linked to three workplaces
EDMONTON - An outbreak of the COVID-19 variant first found in Brazil appears to be linked to a large employer with multiple sites across Western Canada, Alberta's top doctor said Monday. Chief medical...
Apr 05, 2021
Alberta surpasses 10,000 active COVID-19 cases
Active cases of COVID-19 in Alberta have surpassed the 10,000-mark. The latest numbers released Monday show there are 10,582 across the province. This after 887 new cases were reported over the past 2...
Apr 05, 2021