Category Archives: Alberta
Alberta secures five million bottles of children's pain medication
For months, parents and caregivers have faced with a shortage in children's pain and fever medication, not only in Alberta but across Canada. The Government of Alberta addressed the shortage on Tuesda...
Dec 06, 2022
Alberta premier rejects suggestion she erred with bill giving her sweeping powers
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting suggestions she made a mistake when she introduced a bill that gave her and her cabinet sweeping power to rewrite laws outside the legislature pr...
Dec 06, 2022
Alberta’s health minister says help is coming for children’s hospitals
Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping says help is on the way to deal with strain on the province's two children's hospitals as they deal with a rise in respiratory illnesses.A surge in patients at Al...
Dec 05, 2022
Alberta Government aims to end ‘squatter’s rights’
The provincial government has introduced legislation that it says would give property owners greater levels of protection.If passed, the Property Rights Statutes Amendment Act, 2022, would amend the e...
Dec 05, 2022
Alberta government proposes eliminating its ability to terminate doctor agreement
The Alberta Government is announcing proposed legislation that it says would ensure doctors have stable and predictable funding.If passed, Bill 4, the Alberta Health Care Insurance Amendment Act, 2022...
Dec 05, 2022
Alberta's United Conservative caucus votes to propose changes to sovereignty bill
EDMONTON - Alberta's governing United Conservative caucus says it is proposing two changes to fix concerns with a bill that grants unchecked powers to Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet. The caucu...
Dec 05, 2022
AHS redeploys staff from Calgary children's respite facility
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is redeploying staff from a facility in Calgary that helps dying children and their families to Alberta Children's Hospital to help deal with an influx of respiratory vir...
Dec 03, 2022
Alberta premier says she's open to sovereignty bill amendments to add clarity
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her sovereignty bill that grants her cabinet unfettered power to rewrite laws behind closed doors without legislature approval was never intended to do t...
Dec 02, 2022
Métis Nation of Alberta approves Constitution in largest ratification by an Indigenous Nation in Canadian History
EDMONTON, AB - Citizens of the Mtis Nation of Alberta (MNA) have overwhelmingly adopted a new Constitution.In a province-wide ratification vote held throughout the month of November, which included ma...
Dec 02, 2022
Early childhood educators to receive wage top-up in 2023
Early childhood educators (ECEs) are set to receive some additional support in the new year.The provincial government says it's focused on attracting more ECEs and keeping them in the childcare sector...
Dec 02, 2022