Several of the closures were because of wildfires. The rest were because AHS doesn’t have enough nurses and doctors.
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Alberta lost 1,800 full-time jobs last month
We’ve seen a net loss of 23,500 full-time jobs to date in 2025.
Since Danielle Smith became premier, the number and value of the term debts has increased every year, when compared to Jason Kenney’s final year.
One community lost their ER for over 300 hours. As well, 2 communities lost theirs for over 200 hours and 1 was closed for over 100 hours.
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Alberta gained 15,000 jobs last month
But they lost 15,400 the month before, so this is pretty much a wash.
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Lethbridge drug deaths down, SCS usage up
During the fourth quarter of 2024, drug-related deaths dropped to their lowest levels in years. But SCS usage increased. Is there a connection?
There’s a persistent myth in Alberta that minimum wage workers are mostly teenagers. Except, this just isn’t true.
Since the start of the year, the province has lost over 35,000 full-time jobs.
Canada was on an upward climb after Trudeau came to power, but now we’re below the ranking we held while Harper was in charge.
The public sector increased by 3,000, however, marking 4 months in a row that the public sector has outperformed the private sector in Alberta.