Government plans to privatize public jobs

AHS asks outside vendors to bid on cafeteria, retail food work currently handled in-houseEdmonton Journal14 Jan 2022KELLEN TANIGUCHI ktaniguchi@postmedia.com Twitter.com/ kellentaniguchiAlberta Health Services (AHS) issued a request for proposals on Thursday looking...

This Government and the Well-being of Children

Children’s well-being should drive government policyEdmonton Journal13 Jan 2022Rick Baker, EdmontonOne of our granddaughters is in Grade 2 at a public school in southeast Edmonton. She, like thousands of kids, returned to the classroom after Christmas break.One of the...

You Have to Protect Yourself!

Province’s response means you will have to protect yourselfThese nine principles counter harmful messages about COVID-19, write Joe Vipond, Malgorzata Gasperowicz and Wing Kar Li.Edmonton Journal13 Jan 2022Joe Vipond, Dr. Malgorzata (Gosia) Gasperowicz and Dr. Wing...

Record Breaking COVID Cases

Province reports record-breaking 6,789 new COVID casesEdmonton Journal13 Jan 2022HAMDI ISSAWIAlberta broke another record for the number of new COVID -19 cases reported in one day as hospitalizations and deaths continue to climb.On Wednesday, the province identified...

Absences at Schools

More than 1,000 teachers absent from area schoolsEdmonton Journal13 Jan 2022ANNA JUNKER ajunker@postmedia.comMore than 1,000 teachers were absent Wednesday morning as Edmonton’s school boards grapple with the first week back to school during the fifth wave of the...

Kenney’s Leadership Vote

Blowup in Aheer’s riding foreshadows battle during Kenney leadership voteEdmonton Journal13 Jan 2022DON BRAID Don Braid’s column appears regularly in the Herald. Twitter: @Donbraid Facebook: Don Braid PoliticsThe almighty brawl at the heart of the United...