news conference in Calgary on Thursday. Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley said Mr

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba( Reuters)-Manitoba's ruling Progressive Conservative party voted in Heather Stefanson as its new leader on Saturday, making her the first woman to be elected premier of the Canadian province going back 151 years. She will also be Canada's only current female provincial premier. Manitoba's Progressive Conservative party scheduled the vote after Brian Pallister resigned as premier in September under criticism for his handling of the pandemic and strained relations with indigenou

I don’t think we’ve ever seen them closing beds in the emergency department before.... They include COVID-19, summer vacations, and nurse pushback against heavy workloads and a provincial government seeking to cut their salaries, he said.“ If people are tired and burned out, insulting them is not going to make things better.... It’s going to make things worse, ” he said.We have a weekly Western Canada newsletter written by our B.C. and Alberta bureau chiefs, providing a comprehensive package o

Open this photo in gallery Alberta Premier Jason Kenney gives a COVID-19 update in Edmonton on Sept.... Deaths have also been on the rise.... There were 29 fatalities reported Tuesday, 20 more Wednesday – including the first person under age 20 – and 17 on Thursday....

Open this photo in gallery Alberta Minister of Finance and President of the Treasury Board Travis Toews delivers the 2021 budget in Edmonton on Feb.... Toews has been demanding a 3-per-cent rollback for the 30, 000-plus members of UNA.Mr.... Toews has said nurses are overpaid compared with other jurisdictions, making about 5.6 per cent more by comparison, and that these wages can’t be sustained in a province trying to bring its budget back in balance.“ Alberta can no longer afford to be an out

This will jeopardize the quality of ICU care that we are able to provide.” The letter was signed by members of the group’s intensive care section. Alberta’s hospitals and intensive care wards are overwhelmed by critical care patients, most of them stricken with COVID-19.... Paul Parks, the medical association’s head of emergency medicine, said the staffing shortage is affecting care in other ways.... We are on the edge of a very dangerous cliff, one that will see physicians and other health-ca

Hello, This is the daily Politics Briefing newsletter, written by Ian Bailey.... If you’re reading this on the web, subscribers can sign up for the Politics newsletter and more than 20 others on our newsletter signup page.... Chase: “ This is an important development....

Open this photo in gallery Alberta Heath Minister Tyler Shandro announces new COVID-19 measures in Calgary on Sept.... Shandro with Labour Minister Jason Copping and given Mr.... He replaces Tyler Shandro, who along with the Alberta Premier has been the main political spokesman of the pandemic....

Open this photo in gallery NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh waves goodbye as he gets back on the bus outside his campaign office in Burnaby, B.C.He and the New Democrats are aiming to increase their seat count in the Sept.... 20 vote. Darryl Dyck/ The Globe and MailBonus podcast？... The 42-year-old’s personal popularity – he is the best liked party leader, by some distance according to a recent Ipsos poll – is even stronger than his TikTok game....