Dean Bennett
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Alberta reaches health-care funding deal with Ottawa
Alberta’s health minister says the new health funding deal with the federal government will dovetail with provincial reforms to the system.
Alberta expecting another big spender budget ahead of provincial election
Alberta is scheduled to introduce its budget on Tuesday, February 26, 2023 — the last before a spring provincial election — with political observers wondering what the province will do with all its billions of extra petrodollars.
Alberta promises $158M in budget to recruit front-line health staff
Alberta’s health minister says there will be $158 million in the upcoming budget to attract more physicians and other health-care professionals to fill gaps in care.
The uncomfortable handshake between Alberta Premier Smith and Prime Minister Trudeau
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met face to face with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, in a photo opportunity punctuated by short statements and a very awkward handshake.
Notley calls Smith's plan to pull out of Canada's pension plan a 'risky gamble'
Alberta's Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith’s government needs to end its fixation with pulling the province out of the Canada Pension Plan.
NDP says Alberta premier's review into alleged political interference in prosecutions was bogus
Alberta’s Opposition leader says Premier Danielle Smith's assurance of a thorough investigation into allegations of interference with Crown prosecutors is "an empty talking point" given new details on the search itself.
Preston Manning's COVID review to replace long-promised Alberta public health panel
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s promise to assemble a panel of medical experts to deliver ongoing advice on public health and COVID-19 will be covered off by former Reform Party Leader Preston Manning’s pandemic review, her office said on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.
Ex-Reform leader Preston Manning to chair Alberta's COVID response review
Premier Danielle Smith has struck a committee to investigate how the Alberta government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, and has appointed former Reform Party leader Preston Manning to chair it.