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Backbenchers, Opposition push to address EMS shortage
Advocates and MLAs are sounding the alarm over an ambulance crisis in the province, but the Alberta Ombudsman says it is prohibited from investigating health authorities like Alberta Health Services.
Read MorePremier pleads for unity, touts economic record at UCP AGM
Premier Jason Kenney delivered a message of economic hope to party members at the first in-person UCP AGM since 2019.
Read MoreHospital capacity plans questioned as UCP aims to lean on private clinics
Public health advocates and UCP MLAs found a rare common ground on the need to expand hospital capacity and be more transparent about funding, but the fault lines of where blame and solutions lie when it comes to the ongoing fourth wave still divides them.
Read MoreNew Alberta Party leader touts ideology-free option
With new leader Barry Morishita in place, the Alberta Party is aiming to get back into the legislature with official party status in 2023.
Read MoreFiscal outlook improved, but no full recovery expected this year
Finance Minister Travis Toews delivered the province’s first-quarter fiscal update yesterday, which painted a rosier picture for Alberta’s future than February’s budget, with a higher-than-expected GDP thanks to a boost in oil prices.
Read MoreDozens of orthopedic surgeries delayed due to staffing shortages
Alberta Health Services announced the Orthopedic Surgery Centre at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton would close four operating rooms for 72 hours due to a lack of physician coverage for post-surgical care.
Read MoreSunny skies for large-scale solar projects in Alberta
The province’s solar power capacity is showing signs of growth, especially when it comes to utility-scale projects.
Read MoreAdvocates call on province to consider permanent standard time
As the province prepares for a binding referendum in October on adopting permanent daylight saving time, some are questioning why permanent standard time is not an option.
Read More‘Plenty of syph’: chief medical officer of health says syphilis risk sidelined by Covid
In 2019, before the world was consumed by the Covid pandemic, chief medical officer of health (CMOH) Dr. Deena Hinshaw declared a syphilis outbreak, warning of infection levels not seen since 1948.
Read MoreCabinet shuffle prompts renewed fears over potential AISH cuts
Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) clients say the appointment of Minister Jason Luan to helm the file has sparked new fears about potential cuts to the program, as signalled by the UCP government as an option last year before backing off in Budget 2021.
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