1. Good news for hospital support workers — the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says its deal with Alberta Health Services and Lamont Health Care Centre has been ratified. This agreement covers more than 27,000 support staff, guarantees living wages by April 2027, includes a 12% pay increase retroactive to April 2024 and a 2% long-service raise for those with over 20 years; union president Sandra Azocar and Finance Minister Nate Horner welcomed the deal, and bargaining will resume in 2028.