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The Sturgeon River between Big Lake and downtown St. Albert is a popular destination for fishermen, kayakers and paddleboarders in the Edmonton area, but they are now being advised to avoid the waterway for the time being. Due to elevated levels of fecal bacteria present in the water of Sturgeon River, Alberta Health Services is…
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…
Alberta Health Services is facing criticism from parents who have children undergoing outpatient cancer treatment over what appears to be a cost-cutting measure now requiring them to bring their own snacks, drinks and other food to the clinics. Amanda Moppet-Beatch, whose 11-year-old son Easton is battling brain cancer, told Global News, “These kids are already…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 15, 2025 9:30 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Two skiers are dead after separate avalanches in the Alberta backcountry. Stuart Brideaux of Alberta Health Services EMS says one person died after an avalanche near Lake Louise and the other died in…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 6, 2025 4:10 pm Updated March 6, 2025 4:11 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP say they have launched an investigation after receiving a complaint about Alberta Health Services. It comes after allegations from the agency’s former CEO that there was…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 3, 2025 6:37 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Alberta government says it has hired Raymond Wyant, the former chief judge of the provincial court of Manitoba, to as the third-party investigator to look into allegations of corruption and irregularities in…
Alberta’s addictions minister is rejecting suggestions he knows a former government staffer now at the centre of a lawsuit alleging high-level political interference and favouritism in multimillion-dollar health contracts. Dan Williams, answering questions from reporters Tuesday, denied knowing Jitendra Prasad. “To my knowledge, I’ve never met (him),” he said at an unrelated news conference at…
The former head of the Alberta Medical Association says Premier Danielle Smith’s latest finger pointing at the province’s front-line health agency has created a “draconian” chill among workers. Dr. Paul Parks, an emergency physician, says he’s heard from scores of health workers across Alberta who felt intimidated by the premier’s harsh critique this week of…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 19, 2025 12:45 pm Updated February 19, 2025 12:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is scheduled to provide an update today on the government’s response to allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts. Health Minister Adriana…
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she asked all of her ministers for their recommendations after a report surfaced that one of them called for the health minister be moved to a different portfolio while allegations of corruption are investigated. Smith’s statement during her provincewide phone-in radio program Saturday came when she was asked to confirm…
Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is facing a renewed call to step down over allegations of high-level corruption in health contracts — but this time the call is coming from one of her own cabinet colleagues. Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie, in a memo this week obtained and reported on by CBC, says LaGrange and the…
After three days of silence, Premier Danielle Smith spoke out on Saturday and denied any wrongdoing in relation to explosive allegations about operations and conflict of interest concerns at Alberta Health Services (AHS). The allegations were outlined in a letter sent by the lawyer for former AHS CEO Athana Mentzelopolous to the Globe and Mail….
