The former head of AHS, Athana Mentzelopoulos, alleges in a lawsuit that she was wrongfully dismissed for looking into questionable contracts pushed by government officials as high up as the premier's office.
LifeLabs in British Columbia says some of its more than 100 centres will be subject to rotating temporary closures starting Thursday as part of job action taken by its union workers.
The province’s independent auditor general is looking into how the health ministry and Alberta Health Services approve contracts, including for chartered surgical facilities.