4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (61+ words) Yahoo News Canada In an historic move, the Saddle Lake Cree Nation says it's invoking the 'medicine chest' clause, 150 years after Treaty 6 was signed. The Alberta First Nation is establishing a safe haven for gender-affirming care — contrary to provincial law.....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (67+ words) Yahoo News Canada Description: Alberta's new dual-practice model will allow eligible doctors to work in both the public and private health-care systems. Dr. Rohan Bissoondath says he's open to trying a different approach because the status quo isn't working, while…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (481+ words) Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has asked the federal government for "latitude" to implement the dual practice health care model, saying it will not hurt the public healthcare system. Smith told reporters at an unrelated press conference on Tuesday the province…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (298+ words) Islanders rallied Tuesday against what they say is the growing threat of a two-tier health-care system, and called on the federal government to take action against Alberta's Bill 11. "Instead of investing those dollars in a public system or their public…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (902+ words) With fewer than 50 days until this October's referendum, a new poll suggests Albertans remain entrenched in long-held positions tied to the idea of separating from Canada. The Research Co. poll from August found 74 per cent of respondents would vote for…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (54+ words) ca.news.yahoo.com Special ballots for Alberta's referendum will start being mailed out in September. Hundreds of thousands of voters have applied for them, which let people vote by mail. As Erik Bay tells us, some Albertans are even…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (728+ words) Summer is winding down — and Alberta's separation debate is ramping up, as both sides laid the path ahead for their respective movements with rallies on Saturday. Albertans will vote on Oct. 19 on 10 questions. The ballots include a series of immigration…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (69+ words) Yahoo News Canada Some minority groups in Alberta say they're increasingly becoming the target of anti-immigrant sentiment in the province. Muslim and Sikh groups both say they've noticed a rise in hateful comments online and many believe that uptick in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1036+ words) Rising food and shelter costs have been in the spotlight as drivers of the affordability crisis. But consumer price index (CPI) data shows that what Canadians pay to stay healthy has soared almost as much since overall inflation hit a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (60+ words) Yahoo News Canada The province says it has issued more than 134,000 of the new three-in-one ID cards since July 2. But the president of the Alberta Medical Association says he's worried the new process could be a barrier to health care…...