Tag Archives: Health
Health care worker supports pop-up overdose prevention site in Calgary
CALGARY, AB. -- Organizers of a pop-up overdose prevention site in downtown Calgary say it and other supports are desperately needed as Alberta faces a skyrocketing number of deaths.Yesterday, harm re...
Dec 17, 2021
Alberta confirms first case of Omicron COVID-19 variant
EDMONTON, AB. -- Alberta is reporting its first case of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, says the case was confirmed in a traveller returnin...
Nov 30, 2021
Variant prompts Canada to bring in ban on travellers from southern Africa
OTTAWA, ONT. -- Canada has banned visitors from southern Africa after the discovery of a new variant of concern in the region.The new variant, deemed Omicron, first emerged in South Africa and coincid...
Nov 26, 2021
Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11
OTTAWA, ONT. - Health Canada has approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 in Canada.Pfizer and its partner BioNTech submitted a request for approval of a child-sized dose of it...
Nov 19, 2021
Alberta announces $11 million in grants to improve palliative and end-of-life care
EDMONTON, AB. -- The Alberta government says the remaining $11 million out of $20 million it promised for palliative and end-of-life care will be allotted through a series of grants.The government ann...
Nov 19, 2021
Hinshaw urges Albertans to stay vigilant against COVID-19 heading into winter
EDMONTON, AB. --- The province's chief medical officer of health says that Albertans need to remember past waves of COVID-19 to avoid that becoming our future. "While over the past few weeks we have b...
Nov 17, 2021
‘I put life on hold:’ Woman who had delayed surgery in Alberta says she’s worse off
EDMONTON, AB. -- Caution - story contains graphic photo.A woman whose surgery in Alberta for cancer in her face was delayed because hospitals were overburdened with COVID-19 says the consequences for ...
Nov 12, 2021
1210 new COVID cases over the weekend, but numbers gradually drop
LETHBRDGE, AB. -- The province's COVID-19 numbers for the weekend (Friday through Sunday) were late being posted due to some glitches but, statistics from the weekend were eventually uploaded. A total...
Nov 01, 2021
COVID-19's global death toll tops 5 million in under 2 years
The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million on Monday, less than two years into a crisis that has not only devastated poor countries but also humbled wealthy ones with first-rate health care ...
Nov 01, 2021
To our health!
A needle is NOT a good surprise!! ***We interrupt this week’s e-news for an important announcement… I’m going to say this right upfront, I believe in the COVID vaccine. I believe eve...
Oct 25, 2021