Alberta Health

• Doctors concerned as Alberta moves to fast‑track medical tests without referrals

  Alberta’s plan to fast‑track diagnostic tests without doctor referrals is drawing concern from physicians, who warn it could strain the system and lead to harmful follow‑up care.

  Health

  May 7
  
• Eligibility age for free breast cancer screening being lowered in Alberta

  Alberta is also putting $2.25 million into a new oncofertility program – a type of medical treatment focused on preserving fertility for patients before cancer treatment.

  Health

  Apr 22
  
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• Greater access to private medical testing in Alberta under proposed legislation

  Critics have said the plan risks Alberta developing a two-tiered health system, siphoning critical staff from hospitals and exacerbating lengthy wait times in the public system.

  Politics

  Apr 13
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• Protesters fear ‘American-style’ 2-tiered health care is coming to Canada

  Dozens of protestors gathered outside the office of their local Liberal MP, in cities across Canada on Monday to call on the federal government to protect public health care.

  Politics

  Mar 16
• Alberta to boost doctor spending by 22% as detail of upcoming budget shared

  Danielle Smith said Alberta will spend $7.7 billion on doctors in 2026-27 — one of the first major details to come out of what's expected to be a budget filled with red ink.

  Politics

  Feb 23
• Health advocates urge feds to take a stance on Alberta’s health privatization

  Health-care advocates are lobbying lawmakers and calling on the federal government to take a stance on Alberta's latest moves to expand privatization of health care.

  Health

  Feb 9
• Extra Alberta ER doctor shifts delayed amid talks between government, physicians

  The new E.R. triage shifts are meant for doctors to help speed up patient assessments and diagnostic work, and in some cases begin providing care in the waiting room.

  Health

  Feb 2
• Opposition calls on premier to reconvene Alberta legislature over hospital crisis

  Calls for urgent health-care system measures have intensified since the death last month of a man who waited nearly eight hours in an Edmonton emergency department.

  Health

  Jan 20
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• Alberta doctors hope new E.R. triage physician role is properly resourced

  Alberta doctors are hoping a new pilot project to introduce triage physicians into emergency department waiting rooms is properly resourced.

  Health

  Jan 16
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• Alberta orders inquiry into death of man waiting for care at Edmonton hospital E.R.

  Alberta Hospitals Minister Matt Jones said a judge-led fatality inquiry will look into what happened when Prashant Sreekumar died while waiting for care at the Grey Nuns Hospital.

  Health

  Jan 15