Advocates and researchers are calling for the Alberta government to decolonize the child welfare system after a record number of children, youth and young adults died last year — about four-in-five of whom were Indigenous.Provincial data shows 49 people died...

A long weekend surge of patients and increasing number of hospital units under stress has prompted Alberta Health Services to purposefully place inpatients in hallways.A memo sent to doctors Tuesday working in Edmonton zone hospitals says every hospital unit should be taking one...

Hospitalizations for cycling injuries in Canada increased by 25 per cent during the pandemic, according to data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information.CIHI, a non-profit organization that tracks hospitalizations and emergency visits across the country, reported last week that...

Two Indigenous doctors say Alberta Health Services dismissed their concerns about a manager who sent racist and inappropriate emails to physicians, including about the upcoming visit to Alberta by Pope Francis.Emails obtained by CBC News show that in March, a locum doctor...

All adult Albertans will soon have the choice to roll up their sleeves for a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Alberta is expanding access to second booster doses, the province announced Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, Albertans 18 years of age and older can book...

Alberta Health Services says it is rescinding its COVID-19 immunization policy for its workers.The agency says all workers, including new hires and students, will no longer be required to have at least two vaccine doses. AHS had previously lifted its...

This First Person column is written by Roxanne Beaubien, a writer, student and corporate communicator based in London, Ont. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ."I was at the football game and the ball hit...

Olivia Armstrong is recovering from surgery — as well as a harrowing ordeal of simply getting to the operating table.At around 4:45 a.m. on June 25, the 21-year-old went to the emergency room at the Red Deer Hospital because of abdominal...

An "isolated case" of monkeypox has been confirmed in Alberta, the province's chief medical officer of health said Thursday.Dr. Deena Hinshaw posted on Twitter that the Alberta case had close contact with a known case outside the province.Hinshaw did not say...