Health

Alberta pastor charged after Sunday church services violated COVID-19 rules

EDMONTON, AB - The pastor of an Edmonton-area church that had been holding Sunday services with as many as 300 people has been charged with violating COVID-19 health rules.RCMP say James Coates of Gra...

Feb 09, 2021

City reviewing new provincial guidelines for sport activities

The City of Red Deer says it continues to review and assess the impact of the provincial government's surprise announcement on Saturday of changes to restrictions for children's team and school sports...

Feb 09, 2021

Mayor not letting up fight for local EMS dispatch service

Since a press conference held with three other mayors last week, Tara Veer says there have been more "absolutely staggering" examples proving that EMS dispatch consolidation is not in the best interes...

Feb 08, 2021

Mustard Seed's Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser goes ahead virtually

The 10th annual Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser put on by The Mustard Seed, like many fundraising events, has gone virtual this year.Though the actual date of the event is February 20, throughout...

Feb 08, 2021

Hinshaw hints at regional approach to lifting restrictions

On the first day of Alberta's Step 1 to easing COVID-19 restrictions across the province, Dr. Deena Hinshaw says they are watching how the moves impact different parts of the province and signalled a ...

Feb 08, 2021

Red Deer with 276 active COVID-19 cases, up one from Sunday

Alberta confirmed 269 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.That's out of 6,184 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 4.3 per cent.The number of active cases in the province is ...

Feb 08, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 8

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 08, 2021

Alberta allowing limited school and team sports activity starting Monday

Limited school and minor sport training will be allowed once again in Alberta starting Monday.The move is part of Step 1 of Alberta's four-step framework to ease COVID-19 restrictions as pressure on t...

Feb 06, 2021

Union asking for two-week closure of Red Deer Olymel plant

The union representing employees at Red Deer's Olymel pork plant is asking for an immediate two-week shutdown of the facility.Alberta Health confirmed to rdnewsNOW on Friday that there are 80 active c...

Feb 06, 2021

Committee working to recruit several physicians to Blackfalds

Efforts are ramping up in the town of Blackfalds to recruit more physicians to the community.Annamarie Fuchs, chair of the Blackfalds Health Professional Attraction and Retention Committee (BHPARC), s...

Feb 06, 2021