Alberta doctors are exempt from the province’s annual sunshine list of compensation disclosure. Getty Images The nickname used to describe Alberta’s public sector compensation disclosure — and it certainly does need a nickname — has always seemed to me to…
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Press Gallery podcast #282: The Investigations And Infections edition
Former UCP leadership candidate Jeff Callaway. David Bloom / Postmedia Investigations into the 2017 UCP leadership race continued to make headlines in Alberta politics this week, with the elections commissioner slapping one-time candidate Jeff Callaway with $70,000 in fines for…
Northwest Edmonton police campus roof has leaks
July 19 2019 5:24pm Some roof issues, including leaks, have been discovered in the newly constructed northwest Edmonton police campus. Jesse Banford with the city explains the problems. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id]…
Roof of northwest Edmonton police campus leaking, project likely delayed 1 year
The City of Edmonton discovered “issues with the roof” towards the end of construction during a standard inspection of the Edmonton Police Service northwest campus project, and that’s leading to delays. On Friday, city officials said the roof is leaking…
More UCP MLAs questioned by police in leadership race investigation
Jason Kenney is covered in balloons as he celebrates after being elected leader of the United Conservative Party. The leadership race winner was announced at the BMO Centre in Calgary on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. Gavin Young / Postmedia, file…
Sections of Alberta’s Mental Health Act deemed unconstitutional, court rules
A court has ruled six sections of Alberta’s Mental Health Act are unconstitutional after reviewing the case of a Calgary man who was held in hospital for nine months and treated with medications without his consent. The decision was issued…
Ernst and Young hired to look at Alberta Health Services
July 18 2019 8:25pm The UCP government has hired a firm to look under the hood of Alberta Health Services with the goal of ensuring the system is running smoothly and efficiently. Tom Vernon reports. ‘ }); } else {…
Alberta schools battle budgets as future of nutrition grant remains unclear
Lethbridge school districts have created their budgets already, despite uncertainties of the funding they’ll be receiving from the United Conservative government’s first budget. “[We] really hope that the assumptions [we’ve] made on the upcoming budget are correct,” said Chris Smeaton,…
Global News at 5 Edmonton: July 18
July 18 2019 6:59pm The Thursday, July 18, 2019 edition of Global News at 5 Edmonton with Gord Steinke. ‘ }); } else { var rel_id = svp.releaseInfo.contentId+””; if( typeof gnca_social_share_collection[rel_id] != “object” ) { var resp = jQuery.parseJSON( jQuery.ajax({…
Village in Saskatchewan cancels dog cull after social media backlash
The village of La Loche, Sask., has cancelled a controversial dog culling initiative amidst mounting public outcry on social media. “We’re not in the business of hurting animals so… we’re retracting that and we’re cancelling that — the destroying of…