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Alberta orders public fatality inquiry into death of father at Edmonton hospital ER

The Alberta government has ordered a public fatality inquiry into the death of a father in an Edmonton hospital emergency room last month after he waited eight hours to see a doctor. Prashant Sreekumar...

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Healthcare officials to give update on Alberta's acute care system as calls for state of emergency continue

Albertans will get a clearer picture Thursday on the state of the province's acute care system, as doctors and patients alike raise the alarm about long wait times in emergency departments.

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Hundreds line up in Red Deer to sign petition for Alberta to leave Canada

Hundreds of people lined up in Red Deer to sign onto a petition calling for a referendum on Alberta separating from Canada. 

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Alberta government looks to test water in all provincially owned buildings for lead

Alberta's government is planning to test the drinking water in all provincially owned buildings for lead and copper.

January 14, 2026 11:04 am MST MST

Business groups urge Alberta to scrap new wine levy

Business groups are urging the Alberta government to repeal its tax on wine. 

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Restructured provincial healthcare system not capable of managing spikes in demand, Alberta doctors say

The Alberta Medical Association (AMA) says the restructuring of the province's healthcare system and the subsequent shift in government responsibility has exacerbated overcrowding in emergency rooms.

January 13, 2026 10:15 am MST MST

Albertans in small town south of Edmonton line up to sign petition calling for independence referendum

In Millet, a small town less than an hour south of Edmonton, many Albertans used their Monday night to sign a petition calling for an independence referendum from Canada. The lineup to get inside the...

January 13, 2026 11:23 am MST MST

'Unique' Alberta respiratory virus season has likely reached peak, top doc says

Alberta's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Vivien Suttorp, provided an update Tuesday on the state of the province's respiratory virus season.

January 13, 2026 6:21 pm MST MST

Alberta NDP calls on Premier Smith to acknowledge, address ER capacity 'crisis'

Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Danielle Smith's government to face a "crisis" of overcrowded hospitals head-on as doctors plead for emergency measures to help cope. NDP hospital services...

January 12, 2026 6:01 pm MST MST

Alberta education minister to hike Mt. Kilimanjaro in memory of sister, murdered in domestic violence incident

Alberta's education minister is going to hike Africa’s tallest mountain in honour of his sister, who was killed in a domestic altercation two years ago.

January 11, 2026 10:09 am MST MST