Health Minister Christian Dube told the committee the government wants to make vaccination mandatory for healthcare workers in the public and private sector who are in regular contact with patients.
ER physicians accuse Alberta Health Services of misinterpreting its own data and point to deteriorating conditions in emergency departments across the province.
Amid an opioid crisis, Alberta grapples with an ongoing rash of pharmacy robberies, with most involving culprits that have threatened drug store staff with weapons.