Health

Red Deer down to 249 active COVID-19 cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer continues to decline. The province's website shows there are 249 active cases in the city as of Monday, a decrease of 39 over the past 48 hours. It's th...

Mar 08, 2021

Shandro, Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for March 4

Alberta's health minister and chief medical officer of health are set to provide the latest update on the COVID-19 situation in the province.Tyler Shandro and Dr. Deena Hinshaw will speak during a new...

Mar 08, 2021

Women’s shelter staff shouldering essential work throughout pandemic, association says

To mark International Women's Day, the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters (ACWS) has unveiled a campaign to highlight the essential work done by shelter staff across the province. The 'Shelter Supers...

Mar 08, 2021

10 employees at Sobeys in Rocky Mountain House test positive for COVID-19

A COVID-19 outbreak is affecting employees at Sobeys in Rocky Mountain House. The company's COVID-19 tracker shows that as of this morning (Monday, March 8), 10 employees at the grocery store at 4419-...

Andrew Snook Mar 08, 2021

Alberta seeks ideas to improve COVID vaccine capacity

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta is looking for proposals on how it can better understand and explore opportunities related to its vaccine capacity.The province says they are looking for a lon...

Mar 08, 2021

Turning Point officials optimistic for OPS funding extension

Officials with Red Deer's temporary Overdose Prevention Site (OPS) are hopeful their provincial funding will continue past the end of the government's budget cycle on March 31.Sarah Fleck, clinical ma...

Mar 08, 2021

Canada set to receive more than 910,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week

OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive 910,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses this week as pharmaceutical companies ramp up deliveries to make good on their contractual obligations by the end of the month. The Pub...

Mar 08, 2021

More seniors, adults to become eligible for COVID vaccines in March

EDMONTON, AB - The Government of Alberta made two announcements Thursday regarding COVID-19 vaccine eligibility. Health Minister Tyler Shando says that starting the week of March 15, the province will...

Andrew Snook Mar 04, 2021

Red Deer adds three COVID-19 deaths, active cases down to 362

Red Deer has added three more deaths linked to COVID-19, according to Alberta Health, for a total of 29.The death of a man in his 40s is linked to the COVID-19 outbreak at Olymel, while the death of a...

Mar 04, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for March 4

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...

Mar 04, 2021