# Alberta presses ahead with its own dental and drug plans despite referendum defeat

https://mins.news/en/item/119891

- CBC News, 2026-10-28 18:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/ucp-dental-drug-referendum-alberta-9.7399736?cmp=rss

> Alberta’s United Conservative Party government will continue its plan to leave federal dental and drug benefit programs and replace them with provincial programs, despite voters rejecting a similar approach in last week’s referendum.

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