Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Lakeland News and Information

COVID-19 contact notifications change once again

Alberta Health Services defines a close contact as anyone who has been within two metres (six feet) of a positive case for 15 minutes or more of cumulative contact, without consistent and appropriate use of personal protective equipment

Nov 19, 2020 10:45 AM Read more >

Bonnyville high school linked to a positive COVID-19 case

Bonnyville Centralized High School has been linked to a positive COVID-19 case

Nov 18, 2020 8:00 PM Read more >

Alberta health minister defends province's COVID-tracing app despite few contacts

Alberta Health says ABTraceTogether has to date identified 70 close contacts in 19 cases.

Nov 18, 2020 1:45 PM Read more >

St. Paul RCMP detachment locking its doors and taking extra precautions

RCMP taking steps to keep the community safe

Nov 17, 2020 11:10 AM Read more >

Alberta records 20 COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours

“These measures in place right now are literally life or death."

Nov 17, 2020 8:30 AM Read more >

MD of Bonnyville requesting residents follow new provincial COVID-19 guidelines

In a Nov. 16 press release, the MD of Bonnyville asked residents to follow the new provincial guidelines to stop the spread of COVID-19

Nov 16, 2020 12:25 PM Read more >

St. Paul daycare confirms four staff members have tested positive for COVID-19

Boys and Girls Club closed for two weeks

Nov 16, 2020 9:06 AM Read more >

Edmonton long-term care facility has 10 COVID-19 deaths, dozens of cases

A total of 383 Albertans have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic started

Nov 12, 2020 3:15 PM Read more >

Doctors, health unions urge Alberta to take short, sharp action on COVID-19

EDMONTON — More than 430 Alberta doctors and three major health unions are urging Premier Jason Kenney to invoke short, sharp public health restrictions to reverse a soaring rate of COVID-19.

Nov 12, 2020 1:57 PM Read more >

'Circuit breaker:' Alberta considering options as COVID-19 cases continue to surge

In the last five days there have been 3,700 new cases of COVID in the province

Nov 11, 2020 12:45 PM Read more >