Alberta's premier pushed back Thursday against federal party leaders who said the oil industry is dying and unworthy of a federal government bailout. Blanchet said the oil industry is "condemned," and the federal government should avoid propping it up. Alberta's oil industry has been battered by decreased global demand during the coronavirus pandemic and a price war that send the value of oil plummeting. However, some rural doctors say the distribution of money is changing , and they still stand to lose tens of thousands of dollars a year. Doctor pay makes up about a tenth of the province's spending, Kenney said.

Source: CBC News May 08, 2020 03:11 UTC