Canadian Military Nurses Sent to Alberta to Help Fight COVID-19

Canadian Military Nurses Sent to Alberta to Help Fight COVID-19
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney gives a COVID-19 update in Edmonton on Sept. 21, 2021. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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The Canadian Armed Forces are lending support to Alberta’s hospitals by dispatching eight critical care nurses to the province’s intensive care units.

Public Safety Canada said in a release that Alberta had asked for “additional medical personnel needed to combat the fourth wave of COVID-19 across the province.”