Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is also set to appear at the news conference in Calgary.
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Smith has bucked calls from one cabinet ministers and the Opposition NDP to take LaGrange out of her role while the government oversees an internal review. Ministers Todd Loewen and Rick Wilson say they agree with others in cabinet who stand by LaGrange’s work and are waiting for the results of the review.Questions remain for Alberta premier over allegations of health-care sweetheart deals
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