Health

Canada to get up to 1.1 m more doses by March through global vaccine alliance

OTTAWA - Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But as with most things COVID-19, v...

Feb 03, 2021

Canada to get up to 1.1 million more doses by March through global vaccine alliance

OTTAWA - Canada could get more than one million additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine by the end of March through a global vaccine sharing initiative known as COVAX. But as with most things COVID-19, v...

Feb 03, 2021

Alberta reports 57 variant cases of COVID-19 virus, daycare, schools affected

EDMONTON - Alberta now has 57 cases of the variant strains of COVID-19, with a daycare and three Calgary school classrooms affected.Chief medical health officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw says there are 50 cas...

Feb 02, 2021

Hockey Alberta cancels remainder of AAA and AA seasons

Hockey Alberta has cancelled AAA and AA regular league play for the remainder of the 2020-21 season. The decision came Tuesday afternoon on the heels of the provincial government's multi-phase plan fo...

Feb 02, 2021

Expert says hospitalizations good way to determine when to ease restrictions

CALGARY - An expert says the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 is a good way to determine when to ease restrictions.But Dr. Christopher Mody with the University of Calgary says the same can'...

Feb 02, 2021

Red Deer down to 185 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta confirmed 268 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.That's out of 7,899 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about 3.5 per cent.The province has now identified 50 cases of t...

Feb 02, 2021

Alberta’s chief paramedic blasts ‘inaccurate claims’ over dispatch consolidation

Alberta's chief paramedic is firing back against what he says are "inaccurate claims" about the province's move to consolidate EMS dispatch in four municipalities. Darren Sandbeck says there is no evi...

Feb 02, 2021

Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Feb. 2

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 02, 2021

Canada signs deal to produce Novavax COVID-19 vaccine at Montreal plant

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has signed a tentative agreement for Novavax to produce millions of doses of its COVID-19 vaccine in Canada once it's approved for use here.The U.S. ...

Feb 02, 2021

Province provides $170,000 to child advocacy centre, family services bureau

The provincial government is allocating $170,000 to two local organizations to help in their work to support wellness and recovery in the community.Red Deer-North MLA Adriana LaGrange announced Friday...

Feb 02, 2021