Sherman cites nurse’s tale of patient abuse as need to reform health care (with video)
CALGARY — Liberal Leader Raj Sherman kicked off his party’s campaign in Calgary on Tuesday with charges that the intimidation of health-care workers extends far beyond doctors. Sherman sat side-by-side […]
Read morealberta election day 2: health care, balanced budgets, and benitomania.
Campaigning in the same constituency yesterday, it is interesting to wonder what Premier Alison Redford and Wildrose Party leader Danielle Smith would have said to each other if their paths […]
Read moreGrebenstein running for NDP in Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock
Morinville – Former labour leader Trudy Grebenstein has entered the Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock race as the NDP candidate. After a decade as President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 3550, […]
Read moreAlberta election 2012: Fifteen key ridings to watch
One could forgive the provincial Tories for indulging in political nostalgia this election campaign. Gone are the days of elections past when supremacy was taken for granted — and pundits […]
Read moreAssuring Alberta’s prosperity
If Albertans employed in the energy sector ever wonder why some people underestimate the vast contributions made by the oil and gas industry to Alberta’s prosperity, a new ad from […]
Read moreFunding drop (letter to the editor)
Re: “Assuring Alberta’s prosperity,” Mark Milke, Opinion, March 25. Mark Milke disputes Alberta Federation of Labour attacks on the province’s funding of health care and education by situating Alberta’s per […]
Read moreMLA payout package ‘obscene’
Premier critical of severance deal that could hit $30 million EDMONTON – Twenty-two Alberta MLAs not planning to run in the upcoming spring election will walk away with $10.6 million […]
Read moreWaiting list grows longer despite addition of beds
Critics predict increasing backlog in ERs New figures from the province’s health authority show the wait for nursing home beds has worsened this year despite the fact Alberta Health Services […]
Read moreThe Wisconsin Story: Scott Walker’s Unprecedented Assault on Unions and Democracy And the June 5th Recall Vote
Wisconsin’s populist rebellion came after state GOP leaders attacked workers’ rights and dignity. March 23, 2012 | LIKE THIS ARTICLE ? Join our mailing list: Sign up to stay up […]
Read moreDoctors reach $181M pay deal
Tories accused of throwing money around before election Days before an expected election call, the Tory government ripped up its physician salary hike imposed weeks ago and instead offered the […]
Read moreBraid: PCs mysteriously find money just before election to quell restless doctors
CALGARY — Wednesday’s surprise pay deal between the province and the doctors raises an obvious question: has the government bought their silence during the coming election campaign? “The answer is […]
Read moreConservative, Wildrose leaders jockey for support of oil industry
Two of Alberta’s main contenders for political power are fighting for the support of the province’s massive energy industry as they prepare to battle it out in a provincial election […]
Read moreNursing home beds cut back, even as Calgary faces dire shortage
The province plans to reduce the number of nursing-home spaces this year, despite new figures that show a rising number of Albertans are still stuck in hospital or at home […]
Read more23 cases of improper political donations found by Elections Alberta
Alberta’s chief electoral officer has found 23 cases where improper donations to political parties and constituency associations were made by municipalities and other public bodies. In a news release, Elections […]
Read moreAlberta MLAs pass budget ahead of spring vote
EDMONTON – The spring session of the Alberta legislature moved close to the finish line Tuesday, beginning the countdown to the kickoff of the provincial election. MLAs debated several pieces […]
Read moreCritics outraged Alberta isn’t doing enough to protect adults in care
There have been more than 1,000 confirmed cases of elderly and disabled Albertans being abused in provincially funded facilities over the past seven years and thousands more have filed complaints […]
Read moreCorbella: Don’t let province cut Drop-In funding
Hundreds face living on Calgary streets About 200 more people might be living on Calgary’s streets April 1 if the provincial government carries through with a plan to slash $575,000 […]
Read moreFarm families hit hard by soaring electricity costs
Alberta farm families are being strangled by skyrocketing electricity costs that stick them with monthly bills of $1,000 or more, cabinet ministers heard at a meeting of rural municipalities Tuesday […]
Read moreAlberta colleges, universities made illegal donations to Tories
‘Pork-barrel politics,’ says political science professor Several Alberta post-secondary institutions gave tens of thousands of dollars in illegal donations to the provincial Progressive Conservative party, in one case with the […]
Read moreCritics cry foul as Tories delay report card on health
Liberals say government is ‘hiding abysmal record’ until after election CALGARY — A regular Alberta Health Services three-month report card on wait times and medical data across the province will […]
Read moreBCTF announces action plan against Bill 22
The BC Teachers’ Federation revealed some elements of its new action plan to fight Bill 22 today, including the possibility of a full-scale walkout in the coming months. Union President […]
Read moreColombia: End harassment of trade unionists
A labour law case in Colombia dating from 2004 is still causing suffering to trade unionists, and a court ruling has still not been applied. In 2004, the Municipal Enterprises […]
Read moreLack of whistleblower law criticized
The Progressive Conservative government’s failure to move quickly on whistleblower legislation is a missed opportunity to improve accountability in a government plagued with accusations of heavy handedness, critics say. Premier […]
Read moreEditorial: Tax sleight of hand
City council displayed a brilliant act of mathemagic Monday by shuffling the no-win hand dealt by the province to keep the property tax increase at six per cent. It’s still […]
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