Alberta premier shuffles deputy health minister amid allegations of corruption
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith removed her government's deputy minister of health Wednesday but bucked calls for a public inquiry into allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts.
Alberta premier, health minister say they weren't involved in awarding private surgery contracts
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange say they had no involvement in determining the details of contracts with private surgical facilities and stressed that all such decisions were made by Alberta Health Services (AHS) staff.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith swaps out deputy health minister amid AHS allegations
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is removing the deputy health minister from his role and said the province will hire a third-party investigator amid allegations of government interference into Alberta Health Services (AHS) procurement contracts.
Alberta Premier Smith's blame on health agency chilling: emergency doctor
The former head of the Alberta Medical Association says Premier Danielle Smith's latest finger pointing at the province's front-line health agency has created a "draconian" chill among workers.
Alberta premier, health minister address lawsuit allegations
Premier Danielle Smith is defending Health Minister Adriana LaGrange and how she handled allegations made by Athana Mentzelopoulous, the former CEO of Alberta Health Services, in a statement of claim.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith reorganizes staff after allegations of government interference in health agency
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has removed the deputy minister of health from his role to create separation from his other job as the sole administrator of the province’s health authority while ...
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Alberta cabinet member urges Danielle Smith to remove health minister
A UCP cabinet minister is urging the premier to remove Health Minister Adriana LaGrange from her post while investigations continue into serious allegations a fired Alberta Health Services CEO has ...
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Alberta premier asks for patience, vows 'repercussions' in health procurement investigation
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pleaded for patience on her biweekly Saturday radio show as investigations proceed into ...
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Alberta premier responds to cabinet member’s request to move health minister
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she asked all of her ministers for their recommendations after a report surfaced that one of them called for the health minister be moved to a ...
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Alberta premier to give update on response to health corruption allegations
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is scheduled to provide an update Wednesday on the government’s response to allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts. Health Minister ...
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Former Alberta Health Services CEO files wrongful dismissal suit against province
“Mentzelopoulos made all reasonable efforts to keep Minister LaGrange and Alberta Health updated as the investigations progressed.” The Premier repeated Ms. LaGrange’s claim on Wednesday to ...
Billboard promoting Alberta as the 51st U.S. state sparks backlash
A billboard ad in central Alberta promoting the province becoming the 51st U.S. state has sparked backlash online.