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8 provinces have signed new, 5-year deals; Alberta and Ontario opted for 1-year extensions. Federal Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu speaks at press conference in Calgary on Dec. 12, 2025. Monty Kruger/CBC Robson Fletcher, CBC
… READ MOREDifferences in how ADHD is defined explain why the condition is sometimes perceived as overdiagnosed. Image by freepik Carol Mathews, Stephen V. Faraone, The Conversation October 15, 2025 Many news outlets have reported an increase
… READ MORE‘This is an area where we think we need to continue to increase investment’: province Cindy Kobler, who has autism, has secured employment at an accounting firm in Lethbridge thanks to support from the Southern Alberta
… READ MOREMore than a year has passed since Bill C-64, the Pharmacare Act, received Royal Assent. Pharmacists have the most training in terms of dealing with drug interactions, experts say. Jacques Boissinot/Canadian Press Evra Taylor, Medscape
… READ MOREVictoria native wins new C-class sprint event as part of 4-medal haul on the track in Rio. Canadian Para-cyclist Mel Pemble burst onto the scene last month in France at her first Para-cycling track world championships, where she broke
… READ MOREMedical associations are calling for more uniform growth across the province. Dr. Adeola Adeyemo is a Red Deer physician. Nadeer Hashmi/CBC Nadeer Hashmi, CBC News Oct 18, 2025 Alberta’s push to recruit more doctors is beginning to
… READ MORERecognizing children’s agency and giving them more control over their learning helps foster inclusive classrooms. A notebook seen in a class on the first day back to school at a school in Montréal, Aug. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN
… READ MOREIf bill passes, all AISH recipients will be transferred to new program in July. Jason Nixon answers questions from CBC News at the Alberta legislature on March 18, 2024. Kory Siegers/CBC Emily Williams, CBC News Edmotnon Nov 26, 2025
… READ MORESome money for promised new teachers was already in the provincial budget. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is seen with Education and Childcare Minister Demetrios Nicolaides on her left, and Red Deer Public School Board chair Nicole
… READ MOREMinisters tasked with ushering in ‘new era of health care,’ Danielle Smith says. ‘This new era of care will deliver a modern health-care system Albertans can count on,’ Premier Danielle Smith said in a news
… READ MOREMobility aids capped at 136 kg for most flights, airline says. WestJet passengers deplane on the tarmac at Yellowknife Airport on July 22, 2025. Travellers and advocates say a limit on the weight of mobility aids aboard most WestJet
… READ MOREAlberta government says it’s a no-go due to pressure on hospitals. Canada recently lost its measles elimination designation. Geoff Robins/The Canadian Press Jennifer Lee, CBC News Calgary Nov 17, 2025 Some Alberta pediatricians
… READ MORE14-year-old Georgia Nataraj has flown with WestJet from Saskatoon before, in the same wheelchair. Georgia Nataraj says she loves playing piano, but is even more interested in travelling. Halyna Mihalik/CBC Halyna Mihalik, CBC News
… READ MOREDecision to declare outbreak made in October after 2 cases of same strain confirmed. Nunavik health board’s infectious disease clinical lead, Yassen Tcholakov, said tuberculosis, while curable, kills most infected patients
… READ MOREOlder age is not all about decline, it can also be a time when people can get healthier and stronger according to research by Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work researchers Mabel Ho and Esme Fuller-Thomson. Kampus Production from
… READ MOREA vial of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is pictured at the Taber Community Health Centre in Taber, Alta., Monday, July 28, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Nicole Ireland and Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Nov 11, 2025
… READ MOREAs Canada loses measles-free status, outbreak in northeast B.C. continues. A former chief medical officer of health for Alberta says the province bears a significant amount of responsibility for Canada losing its measles elimination
… READ MOREAlberta students and teachers expect an uphill battle in the return to normal. For the first time in more than three weeks, classrooms and hallways in Alberta are full. Now begins the race to catch up. Ben Nelms/CBC Karina Zapata, CBC
… READ MOREThe Alberta government legislated teachers back to work this week. Students across Alberta returned to class Wednesday after a provincewide teachers’ strike that lasted over three weeks. Mike Symington/CBC Nicholas Frew, Emily
… READ MOREResearchers analyzed 16 years of data and reveal changes driving many of today’s challenges. Tima Miroshnichenko photo, Pexels Kelly Johnston, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary September 23, 2025 There is a growing
… READ MOREParents of children 12 and under will get $480 per child for the 16 days school was out. Students across Alberta returned to class Wednesday after a provincewide teachers’ strike that lasted over three weeks. Mike Symington/CBC
… READ MOREGovernment used notwithstanding clause to force teachers back. Numerous demonstrations have been organized in support of the 50,000 Alberta teachers who have been on strike since October 6. PHOTO: RADIO-CANADA / TRAVIS MCEWAN RCI,
… READ MOREDoctors share ideas for disinformation and outreach, warn more measles ‘inevitable’. Vaccine hesitancy, especially in specific communities, is one of the hurdles to getting more of the Canadian public protected against
… READ MORENeuroscientists and neurosurgeons from Canada, Switzerland and the Netherlands collaborate on life changing research and innovation. UCalgary researcher Aaron Phillips monitors Cody Krebs’s blood pressure as it’s stabilized by a
… READ MOREResearchers found robust immunity to measles among people living in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, indicating high uptake of the measles vaccine in the general population. Photo by CDC on Unsplash Fran Lowry, Medscape October
… READ MOREUnion spokesperson says no further meeting dates have been scheduled. Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner said Wednesday it’s likely the government will table back-to-work legislation later this month when the legislative
… READ MORETeachers walked off the job Oct. 6. A provincewide strike has meant some 750,000 children haven’t been in classes for a week. The first formal bargaining meeting since the strike began Oct. 6 is set to take place Tuesday between
… READ MOREParents can apply through an online parent portal starting Oct. 14. The province announced on Friday that families with complex care needs will soon be eligible to receive as much as $300 in financial support per school week during
… READ MOREFamilies wondering how students will make up lost time as classes remain cancelled. Teachers strike CBC Janet French, CBC News Edmonton Oct 10, 2025 ▽ Table of Contents 1. What is the latest information about bargaining? 2. How are
… READ MOREMeasles is preventable. After a baby died of measles this week, The Alberta Medical Association is encouraging Albertans to get vaccinated in order to prevent more deaths and hospitalizations. Jacqueline Wilson reports. CTV News By
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