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Health care unions react to Ford's private clinics plan

A swift reaction to the Province’s plan to tackle hospital wait times and surgical backlogs. Michelle Mackey talks with health…

2 years ago

Health experts monitoring new 'Kraken' COVID variant in Alberta, not sounding any alarms

As Alberta records it’s first cases of a new COVID-19 variant, informally known as ‘the Kraken’, local experts are holding…

2 years ago

Alberta's new Chief Medical Officer of Health

Dr Mark Joffe is Alberta's new Chief Medical Officer of Health replacing Dr Deena Hinshaw. source

2 years ago

Health Ministers unable to reach deal

Despite suggestions Ottawa was willing to increase federal health transfer payments, 2 days of health care talks between provincial &…

2 years ago

Premier Ford defends health spending amid hospital staffing warnings

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending his government's spending priorities amid fresh warnings about a potential hospital staffing crisis. Richard…

2 years ago

Privatizing health care in the 2022 Budget

Alberta’s 2022 Budget will be revealed next Thursday and after two grueling years battling COVID-19, a lot of eyes will…

3 years ago