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School reopening plans hazy

By Catherine Griwkowsky May 7, 2020

Education Minister Adriana LaGrange outlined three potential paths for how Alberta’s students will resume their education in September, but she was scant on the details.

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Tight workplaces emerge as major source of coronavirus spread

By Catherine Griwkowsky April 23, 2020

Long-term care homes are ground zero for COVID-19 cases in other parts of the country, but in Alberta cramped working conditions are emerging as the top source of spread.

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Federal government announces $1.7 billion for oil well reclamation

By Catherine Griwkowsky April 20, 2020

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released details of Ottawa’s highly anticipated oil industry bailout on Friday, promising $1.72 billion for oil well cleanup.

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Kenney says Alberta won’t wait for Health Canada to ‘play catch up’ on COVID-19 test, drug approvals

By Catherine Griwkowsky April 14, 2020

Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta will not be “constrained” by Health Canada’s “bureaucracy” when it comes to the use of COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines.

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Industry, workers split over oilsands bailout, well reclamation funding

By Catherine Griwkowsky March 25, 2020

As Ottawa finalizes a multi-billion-dollar aid package to address Canada’s economic hurdles during the coronavirus outbreak, arguments have broken out about which stakeholders in the ailing oil and gas sector should be the focus of any help.

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Alberta government weighs response as coronavirus pandemic, oil shocks hit globally and at home

By Catherine Griwkowsky March 12, 2020

It was a busy, perhaps unprecedented, day for the province on all fronts Wednesday.

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Premier Jason Kenney signals direct investment in energy projects

By Catherine Griwkowsky February 25, 2020

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney announced Monday that the province is considering investing in energy projects in order to boost confidence in its ailing oil and gas sector.

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Critics say EY health report disproportionately targets women; government denies sexism

By Catherine Griwkowsky February 12, 2020

The recommendations in Ernst and Young’s review of Alberta Health Services disproportionately target both female patients and health-care providers, critics say.

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Alberta Health Services review says province could save up to $1.9 billion through reforms, but conditions apply

By Catherine Griwkowsky February 4, 2020

A review of Alberta Health Services (AHS) released Monday says the province could dramatically decrease its health-care spending if it reconfigures hospitals, reforms clinical services and overhauls how it compensates health-care providers

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Government of Alberta hails CAPP forecast of growth in oil and gas for 2020

By Catherine Griwkowsky January 31, 2020

Investment in Canada’s oil and gas sector will increase by $2 billion in 2020 after four of the last five years saw declines amid the ongoing oil glut, according to an industry group.

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