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Delayed Report on Alberta Healthcare Contracts Investigation
Retired judge Raymond Wyant's interim report on Alberta healthcare contract allegations, initially due May 31st and then September 24th, is further delayed, with a final report expected October 15th.
Delayed Report on Alberta Healthcare Contracts Investigation
Retired judge Raymond Wyant's interim report on Alberta healthcare contract allegations, initially due May 31st and then September 24th, is further delayed, with a final report expected October 15th.
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24% Bias Score
Alberta to Use Notwithstanding Clause on Transgender Laws
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter challenges to three laws affecting transgender people: one regarding school pronouns, another on transgender girls in sports, and a third limiting gender-affirming care for youth.
Alberta to Use Notwithstanding Clause on Transgender Laws
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith plans to use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter challenges to three laws affecting transgender people: one regarding school pronouns, another on transgender girls in sports, and a third limiting gender-affirming care for youth.
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44% Bias Score
Quebec to End Universal COVID-19 Vaccination, Following Alberta
Quebec will end universal COVID-19 vaccination this fall, following Alberta's lead, making vaccines paid for most residents while offering free shots to specific high-risk groups due to budget constraints and shifting risk assessments.
Quebec to End Universal COVID-19 Vaccination, Following Alberta
Quebec will end universal COVID-19 vaccination this fall, following Alberta's lead, making vaccines paid for most residents while offering free shots to specific high-risk groups due to budget constraints and shifting risk assessments.
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24% Bias Score
Alberta to Accelerate Oil Sands Tailings Cleanup
Facing massive oil sands tailings ponds, Alberta is hastening the development of new technologies for treating mine water and establishing release standards, involving communities in monitoring for transparency.
Alberta to Accelerate Oil Sands Tailings Cleanup
Facing massive oil sands tailings ponds, Alberta is hastening the development of new technologies for treating mine water and establishing release standards, involving communities in monitoring for transparency.
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16% Bias Score
Alberta's Book Ban Prompts Satirical Response from Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood responded to Alberta's ban on school library books containing sexual content by writing a satirical short story after her novel "The Handmaid's Tale" was removed from some school shelves, prompting criticism and debate about the ban's scope and impact.
Alberta's Book Ban Prompts Satirical Response from Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood responded to Alberta's ban on school library books containing sexual content by writing a satirical short story after her novel "The Handmaid's Tale" was removed from some school shelves, prompting criticism and debate about the ban's scope and impact.
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28% Bias Score
Alberta to Charge $100 for Most COVID-19 Vaccines
Alberta will charge $100 for most COVID-19 vaccines starting October 20, 2024, a decision driven by high vaccine wastage (54 percent in 2023-24) and a shift in vaccine procurement responsibility to provinces; vulnerable groups remain covered.
Alberta to Charge $100 for Most COVID-19 Vaccines
Alberta will charge $100 for most COVID-19 vaccines starting October 20, 2024, a decision driven by high vaccine wastage (54 percent in 2023-24) and a shift in vaccine procurement responsibility to provinces; vulnerable groups remain covered.
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48% Bias Score
Alberta Invokes Notwithstanding Clause to Shield Transgender Youth Laws
The Alberta government plans to use the notwithstanding clause to protect laws restricting transgender youth's participation in sports, access to gender-affirming care, and the ability to change names or pronouns at school, sparking widespread criticism and a national debate about the clause's use.
Alberta Invokes Notwithstanding Clause to Shield Transgender Youth Laws
The Alberta government plans to use the notwithstanding clause to protect laws restricting transgender youth's participation in sports, access to gender-affirming care, and the ability to change names or pronouns at school, sparking widespread criticism and a national debate about the clause's use.
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28% Bias Score
Alberta to Add Citizenship Marker to Driver's Licenses
The Alberta government will add a citizenship marker (CAN) to driver's licenses and provincial ID cards starting next fall, a move criticized for its lack of justification and potential for discrimination against non-citizens.
Alberta to Add Citizenship Marker to Driver's Licenses
The Alberta government will add a citizenship marker (CAN) to driver's licenses and provincial ID cards starting next fall, a move criticized for its lack of justification and potential for discrimination against non-citizens.
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56% Bias Score
Alberta Judge Recommends Cold-Weather Shelters for Bars After Two Deaths
An Alberta judge recommended that bars implement cold-weather shelters and other measures to prevent alcohol-related hypothermia deaths after two young men died from exposure near a bar in Edmonton.
Alberta Judge Recommends Cold-Weather Shelters for Bars After Two Deaths
An Alberta judge recommended that bars implement cold-weather shelters and other measures to prevent alcohol-related hypothermia deaths after two young men died from exposure near a bar in Edmonton.
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12% Bias Score
Alberta's Equalization Payments: A Misguided Critique
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith criticized the federal equalization program, claiming it siphons billions from Alberta to benefit other provinces, while economist Trevor Tombe highlighted the program's fairness and its funding through federal taxes.
Alberta's Equalization Payments: A Misguided Critique
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith criticized the federal equalization program, claiming it siphons billions from Alberta to benefit other provinces, while economist Trevor Tombe highlighted the program's fairness and its funding through federal taxes.
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48% Bias Score
Alberta's Book Ban Targets LGBTQ+ Literature
Influenced by socially conservative groups, Alberta, Canada banned books deemed to contain "explicit sexual content" from its public schools by October 1st, 2023, impacting students K-12 and potentially removing books affirming LGBTQ+ identities.
Alberta's Book Ban Targets LGBTQ+ Literature
Influenced by socially conservative groups, Alberta, Canada banned books deemed to contain "explicit sexual content" from its public schools by October 1st, 2023, impacting students K-12 and potentially removing books affirming LGBTQ+ identities.
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40% Bias Score
Alberta to Offer Free COVID-19 Vaccines to Healthcare Workers, But Most Residents Will Pay
Alberta is modifying its COVID-19 vaccine program to offer free shots to healthcare workers this fall, but most Albertans will have to pay, a decision that contrasts with national guidelines and has drawn criticism.
Alberta to Offer Free COVID-19 Vaccines to Healthcare Workers, But Most Residents Will Pay
Alberta is modifying its COVID-19 vaccine program to offer free shots to healthcare workers this fall, but most Albertans will have to pay, a decision that contrasts with national guidelines and has drawn criticism.
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44% Bias Score
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