Dr. Paul Parks says he's heard from scores of health workers across Alberta who felt intimidated by the premier's harsh critique this week of Alberta Health Services.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is removing the deputy health minister from his role and said the province will hire a third-party investigator amid allegations of government interference into Alberta Health Services (AHS) procurement contracts.

The UCP’s problem is that the fired AHS CEO’s allegations are about are about greed, money and corruption, topics everyone understands.

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is scheduled to provide an update today on the government's response to allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts.

Infrastructure Minister Peter Guthrie is urging that the premier remove Health Minister Adriana LaGrange from her post during investigations into AHS and allegations of her interference.

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is facing a renewed call to step down over allegations of high-level corruption in health contracts — but this time the call is coming from one of her own cabinet colleagues.

Danielle Smith said Andre Tremblay is being replaced in the health ministry but will continue as head of Alberta Health Services, the province's front-line health agency.

Premier Danielle Smith is defending Health Minister Adriana LaGrange and how she handled allegations made by Athana Mentzelopoulous, the former CEO of Alberta Health Services, in a statement of claim.