Health

Canadians divided over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, priority inoculations

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are turning against the idea of the government requiring people to get a vaccine for COVID-19 when it becomes available. Only 39 per cent of respondents in the p...

Oct 14, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine still months away but review team working to speed approvals

OTTAWA - Health Canada is in talks with all of the vaccine developers that signed supply deals with the federal government to kick-start the approval process and get COVID-19 vaccines to Canadians as ...

Oct 08, 2020

Feds pledge $440 million to join international vaccine program

OTTAWA - Canada will spend $440 million to join an international program which is trying ensure COVID-19 vaccines aren't just hoarded by rich countries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday.But C...

Sep 25, 2020

COVID-19 case ‘likely transmitted’ within Edmonton school: Hinshaw

Alberta has recorded its first case of COVID-19 believed to have been transmitted within a school.Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, announced Friday afternoon that the...

Sep 19, 2020

Walk planned for Wednesday to recognize International FASD day

Wednesday is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day, and the North West Peace FASD chapter is encouraging the public to mark the day by taking part in their Talk a Walk event. Executive Dir...

Sep 06, 2020

Continued generosity of Grande Prairie businesspeople leads to more flowers delivered to local seniors

For the second time in as many weeks, the generosity of Grande Prairie business people has brought a smile to some seniors in the city. On Friday afternoon, Gypsy Bloom Flower Truck delivered 100 bouq...

Sep 05, 2020

Canada signs deal with Novovax to get 76 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine

OTTAWA - The federal government has a deal with a third vaccine developer to get access to an experimental COVID-19 vaccine as early as next spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Montreal t...

Aug 31, 2020

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...

Aug 11, 2020

Two people believed drowned at Pigeon Lake

RCMP in Thorsby say two people have died, possibly from drowning, at Pigeon Lake.It was August 7 at around 1:10 p.m. when Mounties responded to a report of a possible drowning at the lake 111 km north...

Aug 09, 2020

COVID-19 outbreaks over in federal prisons, staff preparing for 'new normal'

COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada's federal prisons have been declared over, and staff and visitors are preparing for a" new normal" that could be in place for years. In March, Correctional Servi...

Aug 08, 2020