Health

Café in Mirror remains open for dine-in service despite provincial restrictions

Despite being ordered to close for violating the province's public health measures, a central Alberta caf continues to be open to in-person dining.The Whistle Stop Caf, which also operates as a gas st...

Jan 25, 2021

Red Deer with 159 active COVID-19 cases

Alberta confirmed 362 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. That's out of 7,186 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of about five per cent.The number of active cases in the province i...

Jan 25, 2021

Shandro says new COVID-19 variants present ‘serious threat'

Health Minister Tyler Shandro says Albertans aren't immune from the impacts of new variants of COVID-19 circulating around the world."These new variants present a serious threat and a complicating fac...

Jan 25, 2021

Shandro, Hinshaw share COVID-19 update for Jan. 25

Alberta's health minister and chief medical officer of health and officials will provide an update on COVID-19 and the ongoing work to protect public health.Tyler Shandro and Dr. Deena Hinshaw will sp...

Jan 25, 2021

Wild Rose School Division asking that school staff be put in High Priority vaccine program

The Board of Trustees for Wild Rose School Division's (WRSD) voted at their January 19 meeting to send a letter to the Minister of Education asking that school staff be included in the high priority g...

Jan 25, 2021

New social media campaign targets COVID-19 misinformation with science

EDMONTON - A group of Canadian scientists and health experts is starting a campaign to debunk misinformation about COVID-19.The scientists involved are using the hashtag #ScienceUpFirst to provide inf...

Jan 25, 2021

New x-ray unit up and running in Sylvan Lake

Alberta Health Services says the installation of a new digital radiographic X-ray unit at the Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Service is now complete and local residents are now benefitting from ...

Jan 25, 2021

The end of hugs: How COVID-19 has changed daily life a year after Canada's first case

MONTREAL - On January 25, 2020, Canadians were still living their lives like they always had: commuting to the office, visiting friends, dining out, hugging loved ones, vacationing. But the announceme...

Jan 25, 2021

St. Joseph High School suspends in-person classes for two weeks

In-person classes at St. Joseph High School in Red Deer have been suspended for the next two weeks. Kathleen Finnigan, Superintendent for Red Deer Catholic Regional School, says the move is due to the...

Jan 24, 2021

Current health restrictions to continue for now

Alberta is reporting 678 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total number of active cases in the province now to 10,256 - down 309 from yesterday.With 14,060 tests completed over the past 24 hou...

Jan 21, 2021