Alberta’s auditor general has launched an investigation into procurement and contracting processes within the provinces’ health authority to address “concerns or allegations related to contracting and potential conflicts of interest.

A letter obtained by the Globe and Mail allegedly accuses the UCP of widespread corruption, conflicts of interest and firing the former CEO of AHS because she tried to investigate.

Alberta’s front-line health provider says it will stop awarding contracts to firms at the centre of an auditor's investigation into what the Opposition NDP calls unprecedented allegations of corruption surrounding health procurement contracts and sweetheart deals for private surgery providers.