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A private surgical company at the heart of allegations the Alberta government interfered to secure overpriced medical contracts was billing taxpayers more than twice as much per procedure than it would cost in a public hospital, according to Alberta Health Services documents.
In Athana Mentzelopoulos' final weeks as Alberta Health Services CEO, her corporate services VP and CFO wrote to MHCare Medical to request a full accounting of work and spending on its troubled acetaminophen deal.
As looming U.S. tariffs cast a shadow over the province’s fiscal future as the government prepares to deliver the 2025 budget next week, one Alberta economist says the province could see a surplus.
The Court of King’s Bench has granted an injunction to suspend a ministerial order that has prevented some children from attending school for more than a month during a labour dispute.
Alberta egg farmers are concerned over comments made by Premier Danielle Smith this weekend, while one food expert said she might be on the right track.
A judge has ordered an Alberta political web series to temporarily turn off its lights following complaints by a medical supplier embroiled in controversy. MHCare and its Edmonton-based CEO, Sam Mriache, took aim at The Breakdown once again on Friday.
The UCP lacks the transparency and oversight to assure Albertans its efforts to reduce red tape aren’t dangerous, an NDP shadow cabinet minister said.
There were more calls for the resignation – or termination – of Health Minister Adriana LaGrange on Saturday.
One of Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s cabinet ministers is calling for Health Minister Adriana LaGrange to be moved out after allegations of high-level corruption surrounding contracts.
A group of parents and guardians are appearing in court on Friday to ask for an injunction to suspend a ministerial order that has kept some children out of their classrooms for five weeks.
Alberta’s health ministry says two proposed private surgery clinics at the centre of allegations of high-level government corruption remain in limbo.
Danielle Smith told party members this summer she had created a committee to find spending cuts to help deliver on her party's promised personal income tax cut.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Health Minister Adriana LaGrange has her full support as they navigate allegations of high-level government corruption in medical contracts.
New evidence from a government directive shows Health Minister Adriana LaGrange removed Alberta Health Service’s power to negotiate contracts for private surgical facilities after the agency’s then-CEO pointed out internal concerns over high-priced contracts.
Alberta RCMP continue to review allegations of political interference at Alberta Health Services after reporting from The Globe and Mail last week outlined claims made by the former CEO.
