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Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says Alberta’s measles outbreak isn’t dire enough for the province’s top public health doctor to address the public, despite mounting calls for the government to do more to stop the spread. Alberta Health Services announced seven new cases of the highly infectious disease Tuesday, bringing the province’s confirmed case total to…
The number of confirmed cases of measles keeps growing in Alberta, particularly in the Alberta Health Services central zone where an outbreak has been identified in Two Hills, prompting a public health alert. Once declared eradicated in Canada in 1998, measles is now making a comeback, spreading rapidly in recent months due to declining vaccination…
By Lisa Johnson The Canadian Press Posted April 7, 2025 5:51 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta’s government will soon tie public hospital funding to the number and type of procedures performed, a move critics warn won’t improve the public system and will only accelerate private delivery. Premier…
By Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted April 3, 2025 1:17 pm Updated April 3, 2025 1:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta’s nurses union has signed a four-year contract with the province after months of bargaining and mediation. The United Nurses of Alberta says the new deal…
Alberta doctors are warning of “catastrophic” consequences for children’s physical and mental health if the province doesn’t boost funding for pediatric care. The Alberta Medical Association says nearly half of pediatricians are considering retirement and that a quarter of them are thinking of leaving Alberta or reducing patient care responsibilities. 1:57 Alberta health-care, education workers…
By Lisa Johnson and Jack Farrell The Canadian Press Posted March 13, 2025 6:51 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta’s health minister has officially fired back against allegations from a former health leader who says she was fired for investigating sweetheart deals, collusion and high-level political arm-twisting. Adriana…
The Alberta government wants to cut more than $400 million in the fees it pays to doctors, according to a confidential memo obtained by The Canadian Press. The Feb. 18 memo, sent by Alberta Medical Association head Dr. Shelley Duggan to member physicians, says Alberta’s health ministry seeks cuts to more than 800 physician billing…
A private surgical company at the heart of allegations the Alberta government interfered to secure overpriced medical contracts was billing taxpayers more than twice as much per procedure than it would cost in a public hospital, according to Alberta Health Services documents. An internal chart included in an email sent by the former head of…
Drug-poisoning deaths in Alberta have dropped nearly 40 per cent since 2023, according to data from the provincial government. But a deeper look is needed to understand the full picture, harm reduction advocates say. Angie Staines, the founder of 4B Harm Reduction Society in Edmonton, said there is a significant divide in the quality of the drug…
By Jordan Prentice Global News Posted December 18, 2024 8:45 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Coaldale town council voted unanimously to support the City of Lethbridge’s physician recruitment and advocacy efforts, in hopes of attracting doctors and health-care specialists to the southern Alberta region. Both municipalities are experience…
