Tag Archives: Health
Poll finds most Canadians blame federal government for vaccine delays
OTTAWA - The vast majority of Canadians blame Ottawa rather than provincial governments for delays in COVID-19 vaccine delivery, a new poll suggests.Sixty-nine per cent of respondents believe Canada i...
Feb 16, 2021
Olymel temporarily closing Red Deer pork plant due to COVID-19 outbreak
Olymel is temporarily shutting down its Red Deer pork processing plant due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. "Despite the testing protocols and sanitary measures already in place, as well as the close...
Feb 15, 2021
Alberta sees slight rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, Red Deer with 428 active cases
Alberta confirmed 251 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.That's out of 5,389 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.7 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...
Feb 15, 2021
Red Deer with 394 active COVID-19 cases, Alberta hospitalizations still trending down
Alberta confirmed 284 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.That's out of 7,972 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 3.6 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...
Feb 14, 2021
Red Deer with 363 active COVID-19 cases, Alberta hospitalizations down again
Alberta confirmed 305 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday.That's out of 8,070 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 3.8 per cent.The number of active cases in the province i...
Feb 13, 2021
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