Tag Archives: Health
Live events with no COVID restrictions could return in Alberta this summer
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health has offered a potential timeline for when live events can once again be held in the province.Dr. Deena Hinshaw wrote to industry stakeholders...
Apr 16, 2021
Kenney sowing distrust with misleading COVID-19 anecdotes, statements: NDP
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says Premier Jason Kenney is sowing distrust by recounting misleading anecdotes to illustrate COVID-19 policy decisions. "I think this is about trust. I think this is a...
Apr 16, 2021
Trudeau sending help to Ontario as Pfizer vaccine supply bolstered by 8 million doses
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more doses of COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon from Pfizer-BioNTech, and the federal government will deploy the Canadian Red Cross to help Ontario with their mobile...
Apr 16, 2021
Hinshaw says blood clots from AstraZeneca vaccine rare
After announcing the highest new daily case count in more than four months on Thursday (1,646 cases), the province's top doctor continued to urge Albertans to do what they can to stop the spread of CO...
Apr 15, 2021
Red Deer with 318 active COVID-19 cases, another death
Red Deer has climbed back above the 300-mark when it comes to active COVID-19 cases. Thursday's numbers from the province show the city with 318 active cases, an increase of 39 from Wednesday. It's Re...
Apr 15, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for April 15
Alberta's chief medical officer of health and officials are set to provide the latest update on COVID-19 in the province. Dr. Deena Hinshaw is slated to speak at a news conference scheduled to start a...
Apr 15, 2021
Infrastructure Minister says Red Deer hospital expansion still a priority project
Alberta's Minister of Infrastructure says it's still too early to say when shovels will hit the ground on expanding Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC). Following a Zoom event hosted by the Red ...
Apr 14, 2021
Calgary schools to shift to at-home learning for grades 7 to 12
CALGARY - The Alberta government says schools in Calgary will move to at-home learning starting Monday for students in grades 7 to 12.The change, due to COVID-19, is to last for two weeks.Alberta Educ...
Apr 14, 2021
Red Deer records another death from COVID-19, active cases up four
Red Deer has recorded another death from COVID-19.The death of a man in his 80s on April 12 is the city's 35th of the pandemic and is linked to the outbreak at Extendicare Michener Hill.The number of ...
Apr 14, 2021
Kenney touts Alberta's 'unique and balanced' pandemic approach in Chamber seminar
Alberta's premier brought a message of "better days to come" to the local business community on Wednesday.During a Zoom event hosted by the Red Deer and District Chamber of Commerce, Jason Kenney prai...
Apr 14, 2021