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Investment needed to prevent rural road deterioration in Alberta: report
Thousands of kilometres of rural roads and highways in Alberta are nearing the end of their useful lives
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Danielle Smith disregards Alberta municipalities' vote to keep electronic counting machines
Town of Innisfail says vote counting cost will double after Smith confirms electronic counting machines banned
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Alberta government announces return to low interest loans for local authorities
The Government of Alberta says that starting in 2025, it will reverse its rate hike on capital project loans to local authorities, a policy that is expected to save municipalities millions.
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Staff cuts will affect hundreds of Alberta kids with disabilities, parents say
Recent layoffs of caseworkers in the provinces Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) program will likely affect hundreds of families and add to what advocates say is an “exceedingly long” waitlist to access supports.
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Report finds $2.29 billion bridge infrastructure deficit in rural Alberta
Substantial investments from the province are needed to prevent the deterioration of thousands of Alberta’s bridges, according to a report from the Rural Municipalities of Alberta.
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Alberta’s health minister walks back hospital abortion access claims
Last week, Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange played down concerns that transferring the operation of some hospitals to Covenant Health would negatively impact reproductive health care, but the minister’s claim about abortion access is contradicted by provincial policy and data.
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Rent increases slowing in Canada, but concern about affordability high
A new report says rental rate increases are starting to level out, a welcome sign for the nearly 40 per cent of Canadians concerned about their ability to afford housing because of rising prices.
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Over half of Albertans struggling to meet daily expenses
51 per cent of Albertans say rising costs are greatly affecting their ability to meet day-to-day expenses, more than in any other province and six points higher than the national average.
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Hospital plan creates redundancy, red tape, and competition for staff: AMA president
The Edmonton Zone is the only zone in the province with two health authorities AHS and Covenant Health and the Alberta Medical Association president says that has caused added operational controls, administration, oversight, and coordinating bodies.
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Alberta premier reveals plans to transfer hospitals away from AHS
Next phase of restructuring includes removing Alberta Health Services (AHS) as the operator of some hospitals and turning facilities over to other administrators like Catholic health care provider Covenant Health.
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