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Auditor general Doug Wylie says the scope and complexity of the probe means his office needs to hire additional help and cover legal costs.

International medical graduates from the United States and other approved jurisdictions have a new streamlined path to licensure in Alberta, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta announced Friday.

Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu gave a speech at the UN last Tuesday to mark 15 years since Canada ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said they threw away loads of COVID-19 vaccines—but Dr. Paul Parks says her government created the conditions that allowed that to happen.

Pharmacy not included in discussions about purported waste, nor asked to help with solutions, says Pharmacists Association of Alberta.

The Alberta Medical Association head noted that goes against recommendations from Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization.

Workers should not be expected to put themselves in harm’s way without basic protection, said union vice-president Leanne Alfaro.

Northern Health says multiple lab-confirmed cases of measles have been confirmed in Wonowon, about 89 kilometres northwest of Fort St. John, B.C.