Tag Archives: Health
Alberta supplies Maskwacis with limited number of COVID-19 vaccines
Alberta's Indigenous Relations Minister says a limited number of COVID-19 vaccines have been supplied to four First Nations south of Edmonton to deal with a rising number of cases.Rick Wilson announce...
Jan 19, 2021
Easing of restrictions must be slow and cautious: Hinshaw
As public health restrictions are eased today for industries such as hair salons and tattoo parlours, Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the province must "proceed slowly and cautiously" to ease other restriction...
Jan 18, 2021
Alberta reports 474 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
Alberta confirmed another 474 cases of COVID-19 on Monday.That's out of 8,592 test results over the past 24 hours for a positivity rate of 5.4 per cent.The number of Albertans hospitalized due to COVI...
Jan 18, 2021
Your One Thing
Oh, picking one thing is tough! I recently joined a virtual book club and it’s unlike anything I’ve been a part of in the past. This is a non-fiction book club where each person reads what...
Jan 18, 2021
Dr. Hinshaw shares COVID-19 update for Jan. 18
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...
Jan 18, 2021
Canada Life partners with Canadian Blood Services for 'Canada Life Week to Save Lives' campaign
WINNIPEG, JAN. 18 - Canada Life today announced that they have partnered with Canadian Blood Services and Hma-Qubec for the Canada Life Week to Save Lives campaign, encouraging people across Canada to...
Jan 18, 2021
Red Deer mom alarmed over 17-day delay in COVID contact notification
With Alberta students having returned to in-person learning, a Red Deer family is concerned that it took 17 days to find out their child was a close contact of a COVID-19 case. Abby, whose real name i...
Jan 18, 2021
Alberta pausing COVID-19 first dose appointments with supply set to run out
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province will run out of COVID-19 vaccine intended to be used in the first of two doses by the end of the day or early tomorrow. He says that's because of a disru...
Jan 18, 2021
UNA urges AHS to provide transparency in vaccine rollout
United Nurses of Alberta (UNA) President Heather Smith is urging Alberta Health Services (AHS) President and CEO Dr. Verna Yiu to provide immediate transparency on their vaccine rollout plan for healt...
Jan 15, 2021
Easing of restrictions good news for some, frustrating for others
The easing of some of Alberta's public health restrictions comes as good news for some business owners and frustration for others. The Alberta government announced Thursday that starting this Monday, ...
Jan 15, 2021