17 h. ago Get moving outside with free outdoor fitness at the YMCA June 16

Try a class for free at any YMCA health, fitness and aquatics centre in Edmonton EDMONTON, Alberta, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the weather gets warmer, many people are looking for fun ways to get active outside. From June 16-21, outdoor group fitness, walking and running groups are being offered at no cost […]

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66 h. ago Health authority issues warning as measles circulates in northeastern B.C. community

The first case appears to have been travel-related, but now says the virus has spread and has been circulating in the area since late May.

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4 d. ago Opinion: Premier, government lack credibility, accountability on health care

It’s no secret I have strong views on the health procurement scandal that has plagued Alberta’s United Conservative Party since January. It’s a political and ethical mess — oozing, unresolved and growing harder to ignore. After I posted a thread on X about the premier’s increasingly incongruent approach to governance — criticizing the so-called “conservative” government’s […]

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4 d. ago Rampant measles spread in northern Alberta prompts another standing exposure advisory

Alberta Health Services says measles cases are growing in the province's northwest region, particularly in the communities of La Crete, Fort Vermilion and High Level.

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4 d. ago Alberta measles case count surpasses 1986 record as outbreaks span all health zones

South health zone saw five new cases for a total of 606, more than in any other part of the province

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5 d. ago Smoke prompts warnings from Alberta health experts, restrictions on outdoor activities

Air quality warnings were issued for most of Alberta on Wednesday as smoke from the many wildfires in western Canada covered the province in a thick blanket of smoke.

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7 d. ago AHS lawsuit: Alberta lawyers allowed to question Mentzelopoulos on forwarded emails

The Office of the Auditor General had argued allowing Mentzelopoulos to be questioned could sacrifice the integrity of its investigation into allegations of corruption at Alberta Health Services

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1 week ago YMCA offers free facilities access in Edmonton to evacuees affected by wildfires in Alberta

EDMONTON, Alberta, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As residents under evacuation orders due to wildfires flee to Edmonton, YMCA of Northern Alberta is offering evacuees free access to the four YMCA health, fitness and aquatics centres in the city. Individuals and families are welcome to access these locations free of charge for recreational use, […]

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1 week ago Parole granted for former health official in B.C. and Alberta who sexually assaulted boy

The board says de Villiers, a top public health official in northern Alberta before his move to B.C. in 2020, has a supportive network of family, friends and "faith community."

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1 week ago AHS warns of another potential measles outbreak as total cases jumps to 724

There are currently 724 known cases of measles in Alberta as of Tuesday, 14 of which are active infections

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2 w. ago Opinion: Province needs to make realistic investments in team

The Alberta government made improving access to primary care health services a priority in its health system reforms. Yet, the $644 million it announced in this year’s budget to connect every Albertan to a primary care team and improve access to front-line health services falls short of the funding necessary to achieve this. Family doctors […]

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2 w. ago Opinion: It's time to rebuild a strong public health presence in Alberta

Public health services in Alberta are increasingly sidelined and alarmingly diminished. Today, those of us with decades of service in the field are speaking out because core elements of Alberta’s public-health system are being quietly dismantled. Alberta’s health restructuring has split oversight of health-care services into siloed ministries for acute care, primary care, assisted living, […]

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2 w. ago Alberta government extends deadline for judge’s investigation into health contracts scandal

The allegations stem from a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by the former head of Alberta Health Services.

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2 w. ago Recent visitor to Edmonton has measles: Alberta Health Services exposure alert

The person visited a number of locations in west Edmonton, including West Edmonton Mall, as well as Fort Edmonton Park

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2 w. ago Banff Mineral Springs Hospital installs sprinklers to reduce wildfire threat

Banff hospital is first health-care facility in Alberta to have such a wildland fire suppression system

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2 w. ago Turkey will fine airline passengers who unbuckle before the plane stops

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Airline passengers in Turkey who unbuckle their seat belts, access overhead compartments, or occupy the aisle before their plane has fully stopped now face fines under new regulations issued by the country’s civil aviation authority. The updated rules, which aim to enhance safety and ensure a more orderly disembarkation, came into […]

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3 w. ago Albertans Want to Use Technology to Support Health Care Access

New study reveals over half of Albertans (57%) believe that hybrid care could improve access to health care amid ER closures and staffing shortages. LETHBRIDGE, Alberta — A new survey conducted by Nanos Group, commissioned by Teladoc Health Canada, reveals that while Albertans continue to face challenges in accessing timely care, particularly in rural areas, […]

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3 w. ago So many measles cases in southern Alberta, health authority issues standing advisory

'This standing advisory will replace the use of separate site-specific advisories, which no longer accurately capture the scope of potential risk at this time in the zone.'

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3 w. ago Measles exposure alerts issued for Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Claresholme locations

Alberta Health Services has issued another measles alert after people with confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease recently attended locations in southern Alberta while infected. AHS said Thursday that people who were at the following seven locations during the specified dates and times might have been exposed to measles: Lethbridge’s Bigelow Fowler Clinic West […]

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3 w. ago Measles exposure alerts issued for Medicine Hat, Lethbridge and Claresholm locations

Alberta Health Services has issued another measles alert after people with confirmed cases of the highly contagious disease recently attended locations in southern Alberta while infected. AHS said Thursday that people who were at the following seven locations during the specified dates and times might have been exposed to measles: Lethbridge’s Bigelow Fowler Clinic West […]

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