1+ week, 1+ day ago   (230+ words) The Canadian Medical Association is calling on the federal government to challenge new Alberta health-care rules that it says could expand private care and weaken the public system. CMA president Dr. Bolu Ogunyemi said the changes allow some Alberta physicians…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1176+ words) Activists held rallies outside the offices of Liberal MPs in Moncton and Fredericton on Tuesday, calling on Ottawa to push back against legislation in Alberta that will expand the role of private health care in that province. The demonstrations in…...

1+ week, 4+ 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, 4+ day ago   (124+ words) cbc.ca Alberta premier insists dual practice health care won't threaten public system Alberta's new dual practice health-care model, which allows doctors to work in both the public and private systems, officially launched Tuesday. Premier Danielle Smith says it will…...

1+ week, 4+ 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, 4+ day ago   (495+ words) A small but passionate group rallied outside MP Helena Konanz's Penticton office on Tuesday, as part of a national day of action opposing the Alberta government’s privatization of medicare. Tuesday marked Alberta's start of a private healthcare system, and citizens…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (338+ 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. Bill 11 came into effect Tuesday in Alberta. It allows doctors to apply…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (303+ words) CTV News Dozens of people in opposition of Alberta’s two-tier health care held a rally outside the office of Calgary Confederation MP Corey Hogan The group is urging Hogan and his party to enforce the Canada Health Act and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (175+ words) Sept. 1 marks the implementation of the Alberta government’s dual-practice health-care model, paving the way for some doctors to split their time between public and private practice. As CBC’s Sam Brooks reports, national health-care advocates are sounding the alarm…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (433+ words) Across the country, healthcare advocacy groups are protesting what they call “American style healthcare” from reaching Canada. Alberta’s Health Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (no. 2), formerly known as Bill 11 passed on December 11, 2025. The act would permit Alberta physicians to work in both…...