Alberta Hospital

• Violent assault seriously injures staff member at Alberta Hospital psychiatric facility

  The AUPE called the Christmas Day attack a violent incident that left a health-care worker injured and staff traumatized at the Edmonton psychiatric facility.

  Crime

  Dec 31, 2025
  
• UPDATE: 1 of 2 men who fled Alberta Hospital psychiatric facility arrested, other still missing

  Justin Somers, 39, and Coletan Bearhead, 29, have violent histories and ran away from the Alberta Hospital psychiatric facility in northeast Edmonton.

  Crime

  May 28, 2025
  
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• Misericordia hospital runs simulations ahead of new emergency department opening

  The Misericordia hospital's new emergency department -- which is nearly three times larger than the current ER -- has been turned over from the construction company.

  Health

  Sep 6, 2023
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• de Grood appeal dismissed, board says killer still poses significant risk

  de Grood has been receiving treatment at Alberta Hospital Edmonton and living in a highly structured group home for a number of years, according to the appeal judgement.

  Crime

  Jun 15, 2023
• Addiction Recovery Centre moves from city’s core to far northeast Edmonton

  The Addiction Recovery Centre is temporarily moving from downtown Edmonton moved to Alberta Hospital on Fort Road and 174 Avenue because of Valley Line west LRT construction.

  Health

  Jun 22, 2022
• Okanagan man injured in fatal Highway 1 crash

  The driver of the pickup truck, a man in his fifties from Alberta, died at the scene, the RCMP says.

  Feb 7, 2022
• Unvaccinated pregnant Alberta woman dies from COVID-related infection

  'In the six cases we saw last month, not only has COVID had severe impacts on the parent's health, but also the child's. Five preterm births occurred as early as 29 weeks.'

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2021
• All scheduled elective surgeries, many outpatient procedures in Calgary suspended: AHS

  Alberta Health Services said it was postponing "all scheduled elective surgeries and many outpatient procedures for the remainder of this week" at Calgary hospitals. 

  Health

  Sep 8, 2021
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• COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU rates continue to climb in Alberta

  The number of active COVID-19 cases in Alberta continued to climb on Tuesday, sitting at 3,463 across the province. 

  Health

  Aug 10, 2021
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• COVID-19 ICU rates in Alberta reach all-time high

  While Alberta's COVID-19 hospital admissions aren't as high as they were in the second wave, the number of patients requiring intensive care has never been higher.

  Health

  May 14, 2021