Edmonton police chief says each new immigrant creates “more risk,” calls for immigration restrictions in podcast interview
Edmonton Police Service (EPS) Chief Dale McFee called for restrictions on immigration multiple times, saying that “when one more is added, there’s more risk,” in a recent podcast appearance.
Read moreEXCLUSIVE: AHS projects to spend $330 million on agency nurses since 2022
Between April 2021 and April 2024 Alberta Health Services increased spending on private for-profit staffing agencies from just over $5 million a year to more than $156 million a year, an increase of roughly 3,000 per cent, according to documents obtained through a freedom of information request.
Read moreStephen Harper's back—and they're putting him in charge of AIMCo
The much rumoured appointment is finally real. Former prime minister Stephen Harper is now the chair of AIMCo.
A man diametrically opposed to the concept of defined pension benefit plans for public sector workers is now the chair of an organization responsible for managing the investments of 375,000 Alberta pensioners. I don’t want to belabour the discussion around Stephen Harper too much but the man’s history is relevant. He built a political career campaigning against pensions. He refused to expand Canada Pension Plan benefits while Prime Minister and he pushed the age for receiving Old Age Security benefits from 65 to 67.
Read moreHow much are for-profit nursing agencies hollowing out public healthcare in Alberta? We don't know
The use of private for-profit nursing or staffing agencies is rising dramatically, warns a study from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU).
Read moreAn Open Letter in Defence of David Pugliese
Former Conservative MP Chris Alexander’s allegation that David Pugliese has been a Russian and Soviet intelligence asset is ludicrous.
Read moreFamily of man killed by Calgary cops in 2015 allege coverup
The parents of a 27-year-old man who was killed after Calgary police officers shot him four times in 2015 challenged Chief Mark Neufeld’s decision to dismiss the possibility that officers colluded to claim their son lunged at them.
Read moreStrike by Edmonton Public education support workers likely on hold after disputes inquiry board is requested by EPSB. What is a DIB?
The Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB) requested and received a disputes inquiry board (DIB) from the United Conservative Party government after CUPE Local 3550, the union that represents educational support staff in EPSB, were set to go on strike on Oct. 24. This follows the same tactic being used on CUPE locals representing public and Catholic school support staff in Fort McMurray in September after both voted overwhelmingly in support of job action.
Read moreAIMCo has a “shadowy” holding company it’s using to mitigate losses in oil and gas investments
AIMCo has a private holding company named Seibu Investments that is being used to mitigate losses in a now bankrupt junior oil and gas company and an oilfield services company owned by a connected conservative businessman.
Read moreBad news: That Jagmeet death hoax was just the tip of the chum-berg
The expulsion of six Indian diplomats from Canada, following allegations from the RCMP that the India's diplomatic corps was involved in extortions and even murders within Canada’s borders, has provoked a still-developing international crisis.
But that crisis must seem especially chaotic to online readers of Canada’s news publications who were told last Wednesday that Canada’s most well-known Sikh political figure, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, had died on live television.
Read moreComplaint filed after Edmonton police traumatize tenants and smash front door in case of police error
Melissa Costigan just wanted to help the police resolve a situation.
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