Small businesses in Canada could receive a $3 billion boost if five underfunded workers’ compensation boards (WCBs) across the country rebated their excess funds, according to the latest research snapshot by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). “Workers’ compensation boards are holding onto billions in extra money, while over half of small businesses (60…
Workers’ Compensation Boards Could Give Small Businesses $3 Billion Boost by Rebating Excess Funds: CFIB
Labour Board Dismisses Complaint From Alberta Health Employee Fired for Text Seeking Fake COVID Vaccine
The Alberta Labour Relations Board has dismissed a complaint by a former Alberta health department employee who was fired over a text to a co-worker asking for help to fake her vaccination status. “The employer concluded the complainant had violated the employer’s Code Of Ethics and the misconduct was aggravated by her work as a…
‘I can change my story’: Addiction Recovery Journey Boosted by Helping Others
Libby Szarka looked around at the people who had become her “new family.” They were a poor comparison to the family she had left behind—three daughters, the youngest only 8 when Ms. Szarka started living on the streets of Calgary, dealing and smoking crack. “They wouldn’t think twice to stab you up for a hoot…
Ottawa Plan for Net-Zero Faces Uphill Battle, Will Cost Taxpayers Over $1 Trillion: AB Minister Cites Report
EDMONTON—The federal government’s plan for a net-zero electricity grid by 2035 faces considerable regulatory, technical, and supply chain challenges, according to a new report, and Alberta Minister of Affordability and Utilities Nathan Neudorf said the cost to Albertans will be extreme. “We are at a critical point in history where the global energy market is…
A Clash of Views Expected at Meeting Between Federal and Alberta Environment Ministers
A meeting this week between the federal and Alberta ministers of the environment could be heated—at least behind closed doors, according to Marco Navarro-Genie. “I don’t imagine that it’ll be very friendly at all, given what’s at stake,” Mr. Navarro-Genie, president of the Haultain Research Institute in Calgary, and a former political studies professor at Mount…
Woman Refused Transplant Over Vaccination Reaches Settlement
An Alberta woman who was refused a life-saving organ transplant because of her vaccine status has reached a settlement with Alberta Health Services, as well as the hospital and doctors involved. The settlement stems from a lawsuit she filed, claiming negligence. “The parties have recently reached a satisfactory settlement in this matter, and all funds…
Woman Whose Home Was Destroyed by Tornado Estimates 100 People Came to Help Clean Up
Elisa Humphreys knew she needed help after a tornado leveled two structures on her central Alberta property over the weekend. But her social media plea for assistance wound up attracting dozens of local volunteers who came forward to help clean up the shattered remnants of the house and mobile home that once stood there. Humphreys…
Large Tornado in Central Alberta Damages Homes, but No Serious Injuries Reported
A tornado that slammed central Alberta on Saturday afternoon wrecked homes and killed livestock, but no serious injuries have come to light so far. Environment and Climate Change Canada issued a tornado warning at 1:50 p.m. local time, noting meteorologists were tracking a severe thunderstorm in Mountain View County that was producing a tornado near…
Author Not Surprised About Controversy Over Former Alberta Chief Medical Officer Hinshaw
A man who co-authored a book on government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic said he is not surprised about the recent controversy over Dr. Deena Hinshaw in Alberta. Hinshaw was chief medical officer of health for the province through the pandemic, but was replaced in the fall of 2022, after Premier Danielle Smith came to…
Alberta NDP Demands RCMP Investigation Into Premier, Citing Concluded Ethics Investigation
EDMONTON—The day the newly elected cabinet of the Alberta government was sworn in, New Democrat Party (NDP) leader Rachel Notley and one of her Calgary MLAs sent a letter to the RCMP demanding an investigation into Premier Danielle Smith. The letter, dated June 20, is addressed to RCMP K Division and uses a report from…
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