Tag Archives: Health
Red Deer MLA says it's time to lift unconstitutional gathering restrictions
The following is a column submitted by Jason Stephan, UCP MLA for Red Deer-South.Families are the fundamental unit of our society. As we approach Family Day, we should consider what that means.This we...
Feb 13, 2021
Canada's top doctors warn escalating COVID-19 variant spread threatens third wave
OTTAWA - Canada's top doctors say COVID-19 infections appear to be on a downward trend but worrisome variants are posing an increasing threat to containing the pandemic.Chief Public Health Officer The...
Feb 13, 2021
Alberta WHL teams pass COVID-19 tests, cleared for on-ice practice
The Western Hockey League said Friday it has completed the first week of its first phase of return to play with no positive test results for COVID-19 among the 245 tests administered in the Central Di...
Feb 12, 2021
Red Deer with 345 active COVID-19 cases, Alberta hospitalizations down again
Alberta confirmed 314 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.That's out of 8,410 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 3.7 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...
Feb 12, 2021
Court grants interim injuction to temporarily halt Wood Buffalo EMS dispatch withdrawal
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - A judge has granted an interim injunction that stops a northern Alberta municipality from withdrawing from the provincial ambulance dispatch service.Justice Kent Davidson heard ...
Feb 12, 2021
Stricter border controls for travellers to begin Feb. 22
OTTAWA -- Tighter border controls will come into effect Feb. 22, the prime minister said Friday, not to punish travellers but to try to keep everyone safe. Forcing new arrivals into a mandatory three-...
Feb 12, 2021
Canada's top doctors warn escalating COVID-19 variant spread threatens third wave
OTTAWA - Canada's top doctors say COVID-19 infections appear to be on a downward trend but worrisome variants are posing an increasing threat to containing the pandemic.Chief Public Health Officer The...
Feb 12, 2021
St. Thomas Aquinas shifting to at-home learning
A Red Deer middle school is moving to at-home online learning due to a COVID-19 outbreak.Parents at St. Thomas Aquinas School were informed Friday that all grades will be shifting to online learning o...
Feb 12, 2021
Alberta goes to court in fight with Wood Buffalo over medical emergency dispatch
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is going to court to stop a northern municipality from unilaterally withdrawing from the provincial medical emergency dispatch system.Alberta Health Services and Albe...
Feb 11, 2021
Alberta sticking with provincial approach to public health restrictions
Alberta's chief medical officer of health says despite growing calls for a regional approach to lifting public health restrictions, the province will move forward on a provincial basis.Dr. Deena Hinsh...
Feb 11, 2021