Health

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

Red Deer up to 493 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta confirmed 415 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.That's out of 10,275 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about four per cent.The number of active cases across the prov...

Feb 18, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 18

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...

Feb 18, 2021

Alberta pastor of church accused of breaking COVID-19 health rules held in custody

EDMONTON - An Alberta pastor remains in custody after being charged by police a second time with breaking COVID-19 public health rules.RCMP say Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church was remanded in ...

Feb 18, 2021

Red Deer with 454 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta confirmed 277 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.That's out of 7,476 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 3.7 per cent.The number of active cases across the provi...

Feb 17, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 17

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 4:00 p.m. Yo...

Feb 17, 2021

Veer urges continued vigilance at ‘critical stage’ of pandemic

Mayor Tara Veer says Red Deer is at a "critical stage" of the COVID-19 pandemic."As a community we're among the highest numbers that we've had throughout the pandemic and it's absolutely imperative, p...

Feb 17, 2021

Olymel plant closure creates major issues for hog farmers

The closure of one of the largest hog slaughter facilities in the country due to a major COVID-19 outbreak is causing headaches for many producers in Western Canada. The outbreak linked to the Olymel ...

Feb 17, 2021