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While Alberta Debates Referendum, Major Health-Care Overhaul Flies Under the Radar
Alberta's health-care overhaul—including drug coverage changes and private surgery expansion—is being overshadowed...
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Alberta's New Two-Tier Surgery Model: Will It Help Wait Times or Deepen Healthcare Divides?
Alberta's new dual-practice healthcare model allows doctors to work in both public and private systems, but critics...
Local
Southeast Calgary Residents Warned as Landfill Fire Clouds Skies
Southeast Calgary neighbourhoods face air quality warnings as a landfill fire at Ecco Recycling continues burning....
World
Congo's Ebola Crisis Reaches Devastating Milestone as Deaths Surpass 2,300
Congo's Ebola outbreak has become the deadliest in the nation's history, killing over 2,300 people. The virus spreads...
Local
Prairie Winds Water Park Closed After E. coli Cases Detected
Prairie Winds water park in Calgary closes after three E. coli cases detected. Visitors from late July warned to...
Local
Calgary Renters Sweltering in Heat: Housing Advocates Push for Temperature Cap Bylaw
Calgary housing advocates are demanding a temperature cap bylaw for rental units after last week's dangerous indoor...
Alberta
Quebec Energy Drink Ban for Teens Stalls as Lawmaker Blocks Fast-Track Vote
Quebec's bid to ban energy drink sales to teens faces legislative delay after one Conservative legislator blocks...
Alberta
Air France Flight Diverted to Montreal Over U.S. Ebola Entry Restrictions
Air France flight diverted to Montreal after passenger denied U.S. entry due to Ebola outbreak restrictions from Congo.
Canada
Alberta Hospitals in Crisis: Man Dies After Six-Hour ER Wait in Edmonton
Another death in an Alberta emergency department after a six-hour wait highlights a healthcare crisis. Physicians warn...
Alberta
Alberta Considers Private Surgery Vouchers as Wait Times Crisis Deepens
Alberta's health minister confirms the province is exploring US-style surgical vouchers, prompting fierce warnings from...
Health
Britain Makes History: Lifetime Smoking Ban for Generation Born After 2008
U.K. lawmakers approved a historic lifetime smoking ban for anyone born after 2008, creating the nation's first...
Alberta
Alberta Doctors Warn New Private Diagnostic Testing Plan Could Backfire on Public Healthcare
Alberta doctors warn new private diagnostic testing plan could flood public healthcare with false positives and...
Health
A Decade of Crisis: B.C.'s Toxic Drug Emergency and the 18,000 Lives Lost
B.C. declared a toxic drug emergency 10 years ago. Over 18,000 people have died since. Experts question whether the...
Alberta
Young Cancer Survivors Face Doubled Risk of Second Cancer, Major Alberta Study Reveals
Young cancer survivors face double the risk of developing a second cancer, reveals major University of Calgary study....
Health
Measles Outbreak Explodes in Manitoba: 36 New Cases in One Week as Canada's Crisis Deepens
Manitoba confirms 36 new measles cases in one week as the province becomes Canada's outbreak epicentre, now accounting...