Alberta
Alberta Healthcare Wait Times Reach Crisis Levels as ER Overcrowding Persists
Emergency department wait times across Alberta have reached crisis levels, with patients in Calgary and Edmonton...
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Wildfire Smoke Blankets Calgary as Air Quality Hits Hazardous Levels
A thick blanket of wildfire smoke from British Columbia has pushed air quality in Calgary to hazardous levels,...
Health
Fentanyl Crisis Deepens: Alberta Records Deadliest Year for Opioid Overdoses
Over 1,800 Albertans die from drug poisoning as supervised consumption sites face political opposition.
Alberta
Alberta Launches $250-Million Critical Worker Benefit for Frontline Employees
The Alberta government has announced a $250-million Critical Worker Benefit program that will provide one-time payments...
Health
Mental Health Crisis Grips Alberta Youth After Two Years of Pandemic Isolation
Emergency room visits for self-harm among teens rise 45 per cent as counselling waitlists stretch to months.
Health
Delta Variant Drives Alberta's Devastating Fourth Wave
Hospitals overwhelmed as ICU capacity hits crisis levels and triage protocols are activated.
Alberta
Alberta Lifts Most COVID-19 Restrictions in Controversial 'Open for Summer' Plan
Premier Kenney declares pandemic effectively over as public health experts express alarm.
Community
Indigenous Communities in Alberta Disproportionately Hit by COVID-19
First Nations reserves face higher infection rates, limited healthcare access, and overcrowded housing.
Health
Alberta Begins COVID-19 Vaccinations as First Doses Arrive in Calgary
Healthcare workers and long-term care residents first in line as Pfizer vaccines are distributed across the province.
Health
Crisis in Mental Health: Foothills Medical Centre Units 20/22 Face Allegations of Rights Violations, System Failures
Allegations of human rights violations, inappropriate medication practices, and systemic failures emerge from Calgary's...
Alberta
Alberta's Summer of Uncertainty: Relaunch Strategy Divides Province
As restrictions ease in phases, public health experts warn of a potential second wave.
Health
Inside a Calgary ICU: Nurses Describe the Toll of COVID-19's First Wave
Frontline healthcare workers at Foothills Medical Centre share harrowing accounts of the pandemic's early days.
Health
PPE Shortages Force Alberta Hospitals to Ration Protective Equipment
N95 masks and gowns in critically low supply as global demand outstrips manufacturing capacity.
Alberta
Stay-at-Home Order Takes Effect as Alberta Locks Down
Non-essential businesses ordered to close as Albertans told to remain indoors to curb virus spread.
Alberta
Alberta Declares State of Public Health Emergency Over COVID-19
Premier Jason Kenney announces sweeping restrictions as case count climbs across the province.