Health

No decision on moving to step two of reopening before March 1

Even though Alberta is below the hospitalization threshold for moving to the next stage of reopening, Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the province will take the full three weeks to assess the data before movin...

Feb 22, 2021

Red Deer up one to 565 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta confirmed 273 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.That's out of 6,062 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.5 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...

Feb 22, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 22

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 4 p.m. You c...

Feb 22, 2021

Canada to receive record 640K vaccine doses this week with Pfizer, Moderna deliveries

OTTAWA - Canada is poised to receive a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses this week thanks to scheduled deliveries from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, as the country looks to speed up its vaccinati...

Feb 22, 2021

Red Deer with 532 active COVID-19 cases

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Red Deer continues to climb. Active cases in the city as of Friday are up to 532, an increase of 39 from Thursday and another new record. There have been 1,942 r...

Feb 19, 2021

Alberta seniors now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 vaccine is now being offered to all seniors in Alberta aged 75 and over.Starting today (Feb. 19), Alberta Health Services will offer the vaccine directly to all residents in retirement centre...

Feb 19, 2021

Phase 2 details announced for Alberta COVID-19 vaccine distribution

The provincial government says more than 1.79 million Albertans will receive the COVID-19 vaccine this spring under Phase 2 of Alberta's vaccine distribution strategy. Phase 2 vaccinations will be off...

Andrew Snook Feb 19, 2021

Transport Canada fines two individuals for presenting falsified COVID-19 test results

Transport Canada has issued fines to two individual passengers for $10,000 and $7,000 respectively, for presenting a false or misleading COVID-19 test and for making a false declaration about their he...

Feb 19, 2021

Health minister says it's safe to move forward with Alberta's reopening plan

EDMONTON - Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says he believes it's safe to move forward with the province's staged reopening plan as COVID-19 case numbers trend downward.Alberta reported 415 new i...

Feb 19, 2021

RDC joins initiative to reduce language barriers for health-care training

Red Deer College is part of a new initiative aimed at helping Albertans with language barriers gain the skills they need to build careers and support the province's health-care system.The provincial g...

Feb 18, 2021