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Scoop by @carrietait.bsky.social: Alberta’s Justice Minister is a long-time friend and related through marriage to a man whose company’s business dealings with the province’s health authority are now part of multiple investigations. #ableg #abpoli

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"The first and only job of public health is to, well, protect the public’s health. Advocating for the scrapping of religious and philosophical exemptions to vaccination is part of that role; mollifying the selfish and self-righteous is not," opines @picardonhealth.bsky.social.

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Critics speak out against Alberta’s proposed involuntary care act, saying people living with #addiction are being treated like criminals, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #MentalHealth #ToxicDrugCrisis

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The Alberta government has introduced its involuntary drug treatment act, the first bill of its kind in Canada that would grant parents, police and health care workers the power to refer people with severe addictions into care against their will. #ableg

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SCOOP: MHCare, in a letter to the province, says it is being unfairly attacked and subject to misinformation and falsehoods because it is linked to allegations of improper contracts and procurement at AHS. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @alannasmith.bsky.social

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Your data are unwell. Sharing electronic medical records in Canada is a hassle – and, for some, a health risk. Tech companies and governments are looking for a fix to our patchwork of digital systems, by @hannay.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @theglobeandmail.com #SecretCanada

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I wrote something for @theglobeandmail.com about my experience photographing the toxic drug supply crisis and the people I love who continue to fight for evidence-based solutions. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

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Breaking: Read the Signal messages. theatln.tc/XISUWloF

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Private surgical facilities in Alberta are starving the public system of staff and funding to perform priority procedures, according to a new report that concludes the province has yet to increase surgical capacity or reduce wait times as pledged. #ableg www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

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Board of Alberta Health Services fired on same day that investigation report into questionable purchases was due, by @carrietait.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

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Alberta govt created a false narrative about AHS's former CEO to distract from her allegations of political interference, the former exec alleges www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... By @alannasmith.bsky.social

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Alberta signed deal to import medication from Turkey despite recommendations against it and before receiving regulatory clearance from Health Canada, by @alannasmith.bsky.social @carrietait.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

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SCOOP: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's govt signed a $70m deal for children's meds from Turkey despite expert advice it ask Ottawa to take the lead to avoid the risk of a "significant net loss of funds." www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @alannasmith.bsky.social

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Scoop: Alberta signed a $70-million deal to import children’s pain relief medication from Turkey in 2022 despite expert advice that the province ask Ottawa to take the lead to avoid the risk of a “significant net loss of funds,” show documents. @carrietait.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com #ableg

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An Alberta government panel is proposing a series of actions to deal with the massive cleanup bill for aging and uneconomic oil and gas wells, some of which would see taxpayers backstop activities that the industry has long been responsible for, a leaked document shows. By Jeff Jones. #ableg #abpoli

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says province still working to import pain medication from Turkey, by @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

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The former chief executive of Alberta’s health authority, in her first public statement after filing a wrongful dismissal suit, says the government is trying to “deflect from the truth” by attacking her character. #abpoli #ableg

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SCOOP: Alberta is mulling a plan to ship children's medication it procured from Turkey to Ukraine. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @alannasmith.bsky.social

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Quick story: RCMP have launched an investigation into contract and procurement procedures in Alberta's healthcare system: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @alannasmith.bsky.social

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Alberta opposition presses Danielle Smith over AHS allegations, renews calls for public inquiry, by @alannasmith.bsky.social @carrietait.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

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The facts on fentanyl and the northern border: Trump’s White House is using misleading data about drug seizures and their links to Canada, a Globe investigation finds. By Kathryn Blaze Baum, Colin Freeze, @andreawoo.bsky.social.

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Ahead of the recent Super Bowl weekend, eight-year-old Clifford Lester grew excited about making one of the game’s most popular snacks: popcorn. Except in this case, Clifford made those kernels pop using only the power of his brain.

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“I’m not going to stand by and see potential corruption exist within government and be a part of that." Alberta cabinet minister Peter Guthrie resigns over premier's handling of AHS allegations, @carrietait.bsky.social and @alannasmith.bsky.social report: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

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Alberta cabinet minister resigns in wake of AHS allegations: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... #abpoli #ableg

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Alberta Minister says he was aware of alleged misuse of public funds. Province facing allegations that government officials interfered in AHS’s contracting and procurement process, by @alannasmith.bsky.social @carrietait.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

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Alberta’s Addictions Minister Dan Williams said he was aware of allegations that public funds were being “misused” in procurement processes at the provincial health authority and ordered his staff to investigate before taking his concerns to the Health Minister. w/ @carrietait.bsky.social #ableg

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Alberta says it will build two involuntary care centres for people with severe drug addictions, laying the foundation for the first legislation of its kind in Canada that would allow adults to be forced into treatment without their consent. #ableg #abpoli @theglobeandmail.com

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Premier Danielle Smith said the province have been giving additional billions to Alberta Health Services but AHS isn't doing more surgeries. But when looking at the government's chart, total surgeries are up from Nov. 2021 to Nov. 2024, but CFS surgeries are down

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A new @carrietait.bsky.social & @alannasmith.bsky.social story reveals that Alberta's Turkish meds importer had stakes in proposed private surgery co's tied up in AHS ex-CEO's allegations. So much in here: www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

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Scoop: Two private surgical facilities with contracts under scrutiny are part-owned by Sam Mraiche, whose company imported children’s pain meds for the province and who hosted politicians at NHL playoff games, show documents. w/ @carrietait.bsky.social #ableg www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber...

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SCOOP: Sam Mraiche, owner of the firm that imported meds from Turkey, is a part owner in two private surgical facilities that last year were negotiating deals with inflated rates compared to competitor, according to documents www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w/ @alannasmith.bsky.social

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B.C. to change fee structure for addiction meds after pharmacies accused of kickback scheme, prescribed alternatives (safer supply) going witnessed only www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

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AHS pressed medical supplier to prove it imported pain medication from Turkey, accusing the company of doing very little work after being paid tens of millions of dollars, by @carrietait.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

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SCOOP: AHS in December asked MHCare to prove it was working to fulfill its contract tied to importing medicine, accusing it of doing very little work after receiving millions of dollars. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w/ @alannasmith.bsky.social

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Scoop: Alberta’s health authority pressed MHCare in December to prove it was working to fulfill a contract to import millions of doses of pain medication from Turkey, accusing the company of doing very little work after being paid tens of millions. With @carrietait.bsky.social #abpoli #ableg

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith fires deputy health minister André Tremblay after AHS allegations about awarding of contracts. But Health Minister Adriana LaGrange retains her post, by @carrietait.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says if allegations of wrongdoing at Alberta Health Services are true, that's on AHS, not the government. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @alannasmith.bsky.social

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AHS's former CEO sues AHS and Health Minister Adriana LaGrange, takes issue with govt statements that it asked her for info on alleged wrongdoing for 8 months and heard nothing back. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @alannasmith.bsky.social

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Disparities in emergency department boarding: contrasting mental health and non-mental health patients. Longer ED boarding underscores inequities faced by #MentalHealth patients. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39937334/ via @cjemonline.bsky.social @dralandrummond.bsky.social

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Former AHS CEO files wrongful dismissal suit against province. Athana Mentzelopoulos alleges she was terminated ‘capriciously, arbitrarily’ despite carrying out her duties, by @carrietait.bsky.social @alannasmith.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... via @theglobeandmail.com

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From @matthewblack.ca — On Wednesday, Auditor General Doug Wylie’s office confirmed that the notice of the investigation was served to the parties on the morning of Jan. 31, five days before the Globe and Mail broke the story. #abpoli #ableg edmontonjournal.com/news/politic...

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The latest: Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said a third-party will conduct the review at AHS and government will release "as much as possible" to the public. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alber... w @alannasmith.bsky.social

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Our folo from this morning's story on Health Minister Adriana LaGrange stripping Alberta's health authority of its power to negotiate contracts for private surgical facilities. A third party will conduct internal review, says LaGrange. With @carrietait.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com #ableg #abpoli

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