Author: Gateway Gazette Contributor

With the complex concerns around COVID-19 evolving quickly in Canada and around the world, it has become clear that we must all do our part to help. We continue to navigate this challenging time and wanted to give you an update on the actions we are taking to support our customers and associates across Canada.…

A new approach to testing for COVID-19 that will prioritize groups at highest risk of local exposure and at-risk populations is being implemented in Alberta. Travellers who returned to Alberta after March 12 and have mild symptoms will no longer be tested for COVID-19. Instead, the same advice applied to all Albertans will apply to…

March 22 at 3:30 p.m. Thirty-three additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 259. Aggressive public health measures continue to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Latest updates Cases have been identified in all zones across the province: 164 cases in the Calgary zone 60…

New guide streamlines palliative care support in Neonatal Intensive Care Units across the province Story by Sharman Hnatiuk | Photo by Claudine Lavoie ST. ALBERT — On Aug. 27, 2015, Kevin George and his wife Kim faced what they knew would be one of their most difficult days. It was the day their daughter Everly…

By Eleanor Imster, EarthSky News You’ll love this video of a couple of penguins openly exploring Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium, closed due to COVID-19. With Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium closed due to visitors due to the Covid-19 outbreak, a couple of penguins were given the opportunity to look around areas in the aquarium not usually visited by its penguins. On…

Postponement of screening mammograms, and the status of other medical imaging tests Your Radiologists (specialized medical imaging doctors) provide this essential service to fellow Albertans in both AHS hospital sites and in our community clinics, with only four hundred or so actively practicing Radiologists in Alberta handling three million exams per year in hospitals and…

Sticking with routines and playing active games with the kids can help you stay physically and mentally healthy when fitness facilities are closed. By MICHAEL BROWN and NICOLE GRAHAM Exercise may be more important now than ever in shoring up people’s mental health, according to a University of Alberta physical fitness expert.  “In a time…

Government is providing immediate financial assistance to Albertans affected by the COVID-19 crisis. New funding and supportive measures will provide immediate financial relief to Alberta’s families, vulnerable populations, local businesses and employers. “Albertans are doing their part to keep each other safe and prevent the spread of COVID-19. We are doing ours by assisting Albertans…

Premier Jason Kenney issued the following statement on the importance of World Down Syndrome Day: “Officially observed by the United Nations since 2012, this day encourages communities to recognize and celebrate contributions by people with Down syndrome.  “Down syndrome occurs regardless of social, economic, cultural, religious or racial backgrounds. It is estimated to be present…

Thirty-one additional cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 226. Aggressive public health measures continue to help limit the spread of COVID-19. Latest updates Cases have been identified in all zones across the province: 139 cases in the Calgary zone 57 cases in the Edmonton zone…

Canada’s Safest Driver Contest In light of public health directives to stay close to home and not travel to slow the spread of the Covid-19 virus, Parachute and its partner Desjardins will postpone launching the first Canada’s Safest Driver Contest, set to start March 26, until a later date when we are back to usual travel…