Alberta election could be a referendum on private health care

Canadians’ long-standing opposition to private care appears to be dissipating amid a health crisis

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Speaking last month at the annual Canada Strong & Free Network (CSFN) conference in Ottawa, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith implored her fellow conservatives to “run towards” health care, rather than away from it.

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Provinces work to retain, recruit health-care staff

As competition for health-care workers heats up, so too does the bidding.

When the Nova Scotia government announced $10,000 bonuses for public health-care workers this week, New Brunswick was surprised.

“That was a disappointment. I’m not going to say anything different,” said New Brunswick Health Minister Bruce Fitch.

“Not to speak for the premiere but I believe he was disappointed as well because it did put a lot of pressure on the other provinces.”

The race to retain and recruit staff amid a global shortage of workers is at times pitting provinces against one another.

In an interview with CTV

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Is Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (RYH) a Strong ETF Right Now?

The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Health Care ETF (RYH) made its debut on 11/01/2006, and is a smart beta exchange traded fund that provides broad exposure to the Health Care ETFs category of the market.

What Are Smart Beta ETFs?

The ETF industry has traditionally been dominated by products based on market capitalization weighted indexes that are designed to represent the market or a particular segment of the market.

Because market cap weighted indexes provide a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns, they work well for investors who believe in market efficiency.

However, some investors believe

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Hotel Managers: New Career Opportunities in Hospitality Bridging Healthcare (H2H)

As more health care facilities grow to become “medical campuses” and medical meccas for care, they emulate hotels in their quality and delivery of health and wellness (H2H) services. Many build hotels or have partner hotels for medical guests and tourists on their health campuses. An innovative approach to blending hospitality and health care can be found in Orlando, where the RosenCare model could increase lodging revenue by using medical travel to the United States. In fact, in medical centers and hospitals, after the procedure (surgery or other treatment), approximately 75% of the services provided to patients are hospitality/hotel-related services

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Keto Peanut Butter Cups Protein Chaffles

If you love Reeces Peanut Butter cups, you must try my peanut butter protein chaffles with chocolate protein syrup!

These cute mini waffles will knock your socks off!

HOW TO MAKE KETO PEANUT BUTTER CUP CHAFFLES

My peanut butter cup protein chaffles are not only awesome for all of you, but for your children! If you have children who are picky eaters and don’t eat enough protein, make them protein packed peanut butter chaffles! Better yet, have your children make them!

Yes, these chaffles are so easy, your children can make them! Kids are more likely to eat something new

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The hands-on way Falmouth High School students are learning real-life budget skills

FALMOUTH — Close to 200 Falmouth High School students had money to burn on Friday.

The students were released into a Credit for Life Fair, armed with laptops and a software program, a career they were considering — with its starting salary.

Their task was to take those theoretical salaries and decide how to spend the money on housing, transportation, food, health care and six other necessities. Their choices subtracted set amounts from their salaries, leaving them with the amount of money they might have left over after covering necessities.

Expenses added up quickly.

“Teachers don’t make the most money,

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