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Anna Junker

@JunkerAnna

27 Oct

In about five minutes, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange will provide an update on additional steps being taken to support students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

I will do my best to live tweet.

#COVID19AB #abed #yeg #yyc

LaGrange will be joined by Lorrie Jess, president of the Alberta School Boards Association and Wilco Tymensen, president of the College of Alberta School Superintendents.

LaGrange says in May, it was announced $45-million would be available for school authorities to address learning distractions, caused by the pandemic. She says today, government will distribute its funding at a rate of $490 per student for literacy or numeracy support

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Anna Junker

@JunkerAnna

26 Oct

Tuning in to today's #COVID19AB with Dr. Deena Hinshaw.

She says 442 new cases of COVID-19 were reported over the last 24 hours and 12 new deaths.

Hinshaw stresses Albertans should get vaccinated to prevent severe outcomes. Since launching the exemptions program, vaccinations have increased significantly. She says more than 505,000 first and second doses have been administered in the last six weeks.

She says one dose of vaccine offers 57% protection against the Delta variant that is currently circulating, while with two doses the protection jumps to 89%

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Anna Junker

@JunkerAnna

8 Oct

Alberta's substance use surveillance system has been updated to include the months of June and July.

898 Albertans have now died of an accidental drug poisoning in the first seven months of 2021, 821 specifically from an opioid poisoning.

#abhealth #abpoli #yeg #yyc

Taking a look at the latest numbers, in June, 137 people died of an overdose, 130 of those from an opioid.

In July, 116 people died of an overdose, 112 of those from an opioid.

#abhealth #abpoli #yeg #yyc

In Edmonton, in those two months, 107 people died of an overdose, 104 from an opioid poisoning.

In Calgary, there were 75 overdose deaths, 71 from an opioid poisoning.

#abhealth #abpoli #yeg #yyc

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Anna Junker

@JunkerAnna

2 Sep

Premier Jason Kenney is live on Facebook. I will attempt to live tweet.

Kenney was last seen publicly Aug. 9

Watch here: facebook.com/kenneyjasont

Kenney said he has been working out of the McDougall Centre in Calgary this week and was previously on holiday.

Kenney says he believes there will be a news conference this week on the current #COVID19Ab situation

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Anna Junker

@JunkerAnna

31 Aug

Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. In Alberta, harm reduction advocates are calling on province to stop 'unjust assault' on supervised consumption sites.

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new… #IOAD2021 #yeg #abhealth

In #yeg, there will be a march for #IOAD2021 beginning at noon, gathering at 103A Avenue and 100 Street, behind city hall, and at 1:30 p.m. a rally will take place at the Alberta legislature. I'll be covering the event.