Health

Alberta's Capital Plan includes $5M this year for Red Deer hospital expansion

Alberta's Capital Plan tabled Thursday by the provincial government includes $5 million this year (2021-22) for Red Deer Regional Hospital Expansion. That's followed by $19 million the following year ...

Feb 25, 2021

Red Deer with 562 active COVID cases as Alberta's hospitalizations dip below 300

Red Deer's active COVID-19 case count has taken a slight dip and the number of Albertans in hospital because of the virus is now less than 300.The number of active cases in the city as of Thursday sit...

Feb 25, 2021

Project highlights experiences, outcomes for women's shelter clients

Officials say a pilot project that spanned a year for the Alberta Council of Women's Shelters and Dialogues in Action is coming up with some very promising results.Project Impact was started in early ...

Feb 25, 2021

Crashed COVID-19 booking site another difficulty and frustration: Shandro

Health Minister Tyler Shandro says even though the COVID-19 vaccination appointment booking system crashed this morning, that's not slowing the distribution of vaccines.At 8 a.m. Albertans born in 194...

Feb 24, 2021

Red Deer with a record 574 active COVID-19 cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer as of Wednesday sits at a record 574, an increase of 15 over Tuesday.There have been 2,085 recoveries in the city, an increase of 37 as the total number...

Feb 24, 2021

Alberta updates COVID-19 vaccine rollout through community pharmacies

The provincial government says COVID-19 vaccines will soon be offered at community pharmacies, making it easier for seniors to get their dose as quickly as possible.Starting today, Feb. 24, Albertans ...

Feb 24, 2021

Feds need plan to vaccinate urban Indigenous, says head of Friendship Centres group

OTTAWA - The head of the National Association of Friendship Centres says Ottawa should have a cohesive COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan for Indigenous people, including in urban areas. Executive director...

Feb 24, 2021

Reopening in Red Deer may not ease if COVID cases remain high, Veer cautions

City officials are cautioning Red Deerians that if COVID-19 cases remain as high as they are there we may not reopen from public health restrictions as quickly as the rest of the province. Red Deer ha...

Feb 23, 2021

Seniors 75+ can book COVID vaccine appointments Wednesday

LETHBRIDGE, AB - More seniors in the province will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 shortly.Staff and residents of long-term care and designated supportive living facilities have already bee...

Feb 23, 2021

Red Deer down 7 to 559 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta confirmed 267 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That's out of 6,335 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.2 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is...

Feb 23, 2021