2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (648+ words) Alberta’s fractured health care needs to be put back together, the NDP said Thursday. At the Calgary announcement of the party’s Future of Health Care plan, a doctor and a one-time patient took the podium to deliver the diagnosis. Dr. Luanne…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (818+ words) By Nadeem Esmail, Mackenzie Moir and Jaiden Ahuja This federal constraint is not just theoretical. A recent review of federal actions between 2014 and 2024 revealed Ottawa levied a total of $267 million in deductions for provincial non-compliance. Health Canada reimbursed $195 million (of…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (151+ words) An Alberta Blue Cross program is looking for Albertans who champion wellness. This year’s edition of its Faces of Wellness program will give winners the chance to choose a charity to receive a donation, on top of the cash prize…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (380+ words) Manitoba could de-privatize all lab tests after striking Dynacare workers were deemed essential by the provincial labour board and ordered back to work, the premier said. “Dynacare sucks. They’ve made an absolute mess of this situation,” Manitoba’s premier told reporters,…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (303+ words) Non-profit or social housing, like this example called Dunn House, has been neglected in Canada for decades, write Mike Moffatt and Adam Mongrain. Canada is playing catch-up after four decades of building almost no social housing. Unfortunately, the same cost…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (528+ words) Western Standard...

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, 1+ day ago   (205+ words) Alberta’s Minister of Primary and Preventative Health Services, Justin Wright, is travelling to Japan and South Korea to learn more about large-scale screening programs and approaches to detecting disease earlier. Justin Wright will travel to South Korea on Sept. 4 to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (213+ words) The poll indicated that 44% of Edmonton residents would leave an independent Alberta along with 49% of Calgary residents. The poll also found that in Calgary, 49% said they would leave an independent Alberta vs 44% in Edmonton. The target they were hoping for…...

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…...