Health Minister Jason Copping says more than 3,000 publicly funded hip and knee surgeries will be done at Canadian Surgery Solutions, an independent healthcare facility.
Premier Danielle Smith made the announcement on her Corus call-in radio show Saturday while also delivering a fifth version of the meetings she has had with Justice officials prosecuting COVID-19 cases.
About 120 workers with seven private ambulance services owned by Fewer's Ambulance Service walked off the job Friday at noon, seeking higher wages and a better pension plan.
Provincial governments and the federal Liberals are far more optimistic—flat-out confident, in fact—that a new long-term healthcare funding deal will be reached in time for the next federal budget in the spring.
