Alberta Health Care

Alberta introducing more internationally-educated health care workers to workforce

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More internationally-educated health workers are being introduced across Alberta to help fill the gaps in the current health care system. This comes after the federal government announced $86 million in funding for health professional accreditation and to address shortages. This past year, Edmonton’s NorQuest College received similar funding from the provincial government for its internationally … Read more

Alberta third province to sign health-care funding deal with Ottawa

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The Alberta government is committing $200 million to help family doctors keep the lights on while a new funding agreement with physicians is hammered out. “This is stabilization money to keep those practices going,” Dr. Paul Parks, president of the Alberta Medical Association, told a news conference Thursday, standing alongside Premier Danielle Smith and Health … Read more