Alberta premier threatens sanctions against calgary clinic set to charge fees

  Alberta’s Prime Minister Danielle Smith says if a Calgary Medical Clinic starts charging a fee for faster access to a family doctor, it will be closed, fined or withheld medicare payments from the province. Smith says her government is committed to the principles of the Canada Health Act that include patients who don’t pay … Read more

Liberal MP calls on Ottawa to end funding for Calgary Stampede over handling of sexual assault

Liberal MP calls on Ottawa to end funding for Calgary Stampede over handling of sexual assault

Open this photo in the gallery: Crowds attend Family Day at the Calgary Stampede on July 9.Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press A Liberal MP from Alberta is demanding that Ottawa stop funding the Calgary Stampede after the organization reached a settlement agreement linked to allegations that its officials failed for decades to protect boys … Read more

The Alberta clinic that charges for access to doctors would violate medicare laws, Health Canada says. Al-Bukhari Globalnews.ca

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Health Canada says a medical clinic in Calgary that soon plans to charge its patients a fee to gain faster access to a family doctor would violate medicare laws. The federal agency says Alberta risks losing federal health transfer payments if it doesn’t do something about it, but Prime Minister Danielle Smith says if rules … Read more

Tornado touches down in central Alberta bringing golf ball-size hail

Alberta Tornado

Links Of Bread Paths Local News There have been no reports of damage and the tornado assessment remains under investigation Published 25 July 2023 • Last updated 18 hours ago • 2 minute read A 55mm piece of lightning can be seen near Chip Lake, Alta. after storms shook much of central Alberta on Monday … Read more