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Thursday August 28th 2008

Alberta settles $100M case over financial assistance payments

February 8, 2006 - 12:00am

Alberta has agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with disabled, poor and widowed people who were receiving financial assistance from the province. Read a CBC news story: "Alberta settles $100M case over financial assistance payments." Poverty groups are trying to find a way to make sure those entitled to part of a $100-million lawsuit settlement know how to apply for compensation. Read a news story about the actions of these poverty groups.

( categories: News | Alberta | Welfare )
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