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'Significant strides' made in rural affordable housing project

'Significant strides' made in rural affordable housing project

With the completion of the second phase of the Sustainable Housing Initiative's Enabling Housing Choice project, Alberta communities are one step closer to easing critical housing shortages.
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Alberta ERs closed for 38,000 hours in 2023

Alberta ERs closed for 38,000 hours in 2023

Emergency departments in Alberta were closed for more than 38,000 hours, or about 4.3 years combined, in 2023.
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Wealth growing for rich, but most Canadians' savings shrinking

Wealth growing for rich, but most Canadians' savings shrinking

For the second year in a row, the majority of households had more debt than savings
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'Mutiny on wing night': Province may step in over single-use bylaws

'Mutiny on wing night': Province may step in over single-use bylaws

Premier Danielle Smith is no fan of the single-use items bylaws in place in Alberta, and has asked the Minister of Municipal Affairs to investigate whether the province has the power to intervene.
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Battling isolation and stigma, groups bring harm reduction to rural Alberta

Battling isolation and stigma, groups bring harm reduction to rural Alberta

Finding harm reduction programs and policies that address the toxic drug problem is harder for people in rural communities, advocates say.
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Canadian insurance plans leave millions without drug coverage: report

Canadian insurance plans leave millions without drug coverage: report

About 7.5 million Canadians have to pay out-of-pocket because they are uninsured, and may cover these costs by "borrowing money or trading off food, heat, rent or other health care expenses."
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Primary care 'crumbling around us,' survey of Alberta doctors shows

Primary care 'crumbling around us,' survey of Alberta doctors shows

Family medicine in Alberta is no longer on the brink of collapse, "it's crumbling around us as we speak," Dr. Paul Parks, president of the Alberta Medical Association.
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Extreme weather caused $3 billion in catastrophic losses in 2023

Extreme weather caused $3 billion in catastrophic losses in 2023

Insurance Bureau of Canada lists last year as fourth-worst on record
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Legislation could mean return of lavish public sector executive perks

Legislation could mean return of lavish public sector executive perks

Amendments may also escalate government interference in collective bargaining, professor says.
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Rural homelessness projects in Alberta get $4 M from feds

Rural homelessness projects in Alberta get $4 M from feds

The federal government is delivering $4 million in funding for communities and organizations in rural Alberta working to reduce or prevent homelessness.
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