Additional measures to ease COVID-19 pressures at Alberta continuing care facilities

Health-care aides in Alberta will get a $2-an-hour raise and long-term and acute care facilities will get money to hire additional staff for the battle against COVID-19, Health Minister announced during Monday's daily update. The province is also advancing $24.5 million to care centre operators to help alleviate immediate cost-pressures that they have incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. "Health-care aides are integral to the well-being of residents, and they play a critical role acros