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Edmonton (Rajeev Sharma): A province-wide strike by Alberta’s licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and health-care aides was narrowly averted after the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE) and Alberta Health Services reached a tentative agreement just prior to the commencement of job action on November 22, 2025. The agreement was reached merely days after AUPE formally served strike notice on November 19, following the collapse of mediation talks. The dispute had intensified in early November when over 11,000 AUPE members voted overwhelmingly, with a 98% majority, in favour of authorizing a strike. The union argued that wages, staffing shortages, safety concerns,…