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Alberta Doctors Call In Premier

CP | Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.14.2013 | Canada Alberta
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EDMONTON - Alberta's doctor-pay dispute took a nasty turn Friday, with doctors telling Health Minister Fred Horne that if he wants to cut their budget...

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Horne Wants Answers On Cornea Waits

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.18.2013 | Canada Alberta
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EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says he's surprised and concerned that wait times for cornea transplants in the province are the longest in Canad...

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Two Washes A Week

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.05.2013 | Canada Alberta
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EDMONTON - Alberta seniors living in nursing homes are to get at least two baths a week.The government announced Tuesday it has changed its bathing st...

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Alberta Centralizing Ambulance Dispatch

CP | Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.04.2013 | Canada Alberta
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EDMONTON - The Alberta government is moving to streamline and centralize its ground ambulance dispatch to remedy the current patchwork of systems.Heal...

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Minister Interfering With Inquiry: Judge

CP | Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.30.2013 | Canada Alberta
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EDMONTON - The head of Alberta's queue-jumping inquiry is accusing Health Minister Fred Horne of interfering with its work by setting unrealistic dead...

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Health Minister Offended By Inquiry Testimony

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 03.18.2013 | Canada Alberta
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EDMONTON - Alberta's health minister says he is very concerned over testimony about a deal that allowed patients from a private clinic in Calgary to j...

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Alberta Doctors Outraged At This Guy

CP | Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.20.2013 | Canada Alberta
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EDMONTON - Alberta Health Minister Fred Horne says he will consider a request from doctors to go back to the bargaining table — but there's no extra...

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No Farewell Payout For High-Flying Alberta Health Official

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 10.06.2012 | Canada Politics
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EDMONTON - A senior health official in Alberta who stepped down last week over questionable expenses won't be receiving severance.Alberta Health Servi...

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Unhealthy Spending Costs Health Official Job

Posted 08.03.2012 | Canada
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Alberta Health Services board member Sheila Weatherill has become the latest casualty in a provincial spending scandal that has already claimed Chief ...

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Alberta Goes Big On Naturopathy

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 09.24.2012 | Canada Living
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EDMONTON - Naturopathic doctors are going to be regulated in Alberta.The provincial government has announced the creation of the College of Naturopath...

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Want To Renew A Prescription? Albertans Can Come Here

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 09.03.2012 | Canada Politics
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EDMONTON - Pharmacists in Alberta can now renew or alter prescriptions, give injections and authorize medication in a medical emergency.The expanded p...

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Alberta Will Pick Up The Tab For Gender Reassignment

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 08.07.2012 | Canada Politics
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EDMONTON - Alberta will reinstate funding for gender reassignment surgeries June 15, three years after delisting the operation as a cost-saving measur...

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