Health

Red Deer with 124 active COVID-19 cases

Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count as of Monday sits at 124, an increase of one.There have been 2,816 recovered cases, an increase of five as the total number of cases attributed to the city rose b...

Mar 22, 2021

Alberta not moving to Step 3 of relaunch

Alberta will not move into the next stage of its reopening plan."There will be no easing of any restrictions at this time," Health Minister Tyler Shandro said Monday. "This is a safe move, it's the sm...

Mar 22, 2021

WATCH: Hinshaw to give COVID-19 update

Coming up at 3:30 p.m. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw will provide an update on the COVID-19 situation in Alberta. Though Hinshaw is the only official listed on the media advisory f...

Andrew Snook Mar 22, 2021

Vaccine rollout set to shift into high gear with major surge in expected deliveries

OTTAWA, ON - Canada's COVID-19 vaccination drive is poised to shift into high gear this week as the federal public health agency prepares to take delivery of the largest number of doses since the laun...

Josh Hall Mar 22, 2021

Alberta needs plan for a business-led recovery

One year into the pandemic and we're just getting a glimpse of the finish line as Alberta progresses through the phased reopening plan while vaccinations are finally underway.It's been a tough go with...

Mar 22, 2021

Cabinet committee scheduled to discuss easing Alberta's COVID-19 restrictions

EDMONTON - A cabinet committee of Alberta's United Conservative government is scheduled to meet today to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions.Premier Jason Kenney said last week t...

Mar 22, 2021

Vaccine rollout set to shift into high gear with major surge in expected deliveries

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canada's COVID-19 vaccination drive is poised to shift into high gear this week as the federal public health agency prepares to take delivery of the largest number of doses since the la...

Josh Hall Mar 22, 2021

City crews ready to clean abandoned riverside encampment if needed

The City of Red Deer says its waiting to hear whether its help is needed to clean up an abandoned rough sleeper camp just outside of the city.Parks Superintendent John Eastwood says they found the tra...

Mar 18, 2021

Kenney says data looking good on further easing COVID-19 public health restrictions

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the COVID-19 data looks promising as his cabinet prepares to meet Monday to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions.Kenney says the key m...

Mar 18, 2021

Red Deer with 101 active COVID-19 cases Thursday

After dipping below the century mark for a few days, Red Deer again has more than 100 active cases of COVID-19.There are 101 active cases in the city as of Thursday, according to the province's latest...

Mar 18, 2021