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Mar 17 4 tweets 4 min read
New from me, Part 1 of a three-part project that has been about three months in the making looking at the growing drug poisoning crisis in Edmonton.

edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new… #yeg #ableg #abpoli #abhealth #overdosecrisis
In Part 1, I spoke with four families in the Edmonton area who all lost a loved one to an overdose between 2015-2021.

I can’t stress enough how thankful I am to the families who were willing to sit down and share what was one of the worst moments of their lives for this piece.
Photos and video for the project are by the phenomenal @davidbloomphoto and @GregSoutham. The video edit is by @allisonpelech.

Part 1 will also be in this Saturday's paper.
In Part 2, coming out online March 24 and print March 26, I take a look at folks on the ground who are trying their best to make an impact on the crisis.

Part 3, coming out in two weeks' time, @reportrix examines government response to the crisis.
#yeg #ableg #abpoli #abhealth

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Mar 18
NEW: The province has finally released the latest drug poisoning deaths. 176 Albertans died in both November and December, the highest ever.

A total 1,758 Albertans died of a drug poisoning in 2021. #ableg #abpoli #abhealth #overdosecrisis #yeg #yyc Image
The province also added deaths to previous months:

Oct: 162 deaths (prev. 153)
Sept: 163 (prev. 156)
August: 136 (prev. 129)
July: 143 (prev. 140)
June: 143 (prev. 142)
May: 138 (prev. 137)
April: 126 (prev. 122)
March: 135 (unchanged)
Feb: 114 (unchanged)
Jan: 146 (prev. 144)
Opioid-specific deaths in Alberta 2021
Nov: 171
Dec: 175*
*Highest recorded

2021 Total: 1,602
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Oct 29, 2021
Alberta's substance use surveillance data has been updated to include the month of August. Another 118 Albertans have died from an accidental drug poisoning, of those, 115 specifically from an opioid.

#abhealth #abpoli #ableg #yeg #yyc #opioidcrisis
This brings the total number of drug poisoning deaths in Alberta between January to August to 1,026. (937 of these are specifically from an opioid poisoning).

It also appears 1 death was added in Feb, 2 in June, and 7 in July.

#abhealth #abpoli #ableg #yeg #yyc #opioidcrisis
Edmonton continues to see the highest number of drug poisoning deaths, with 59 reported in August. In Calgary, there were 35 deaths.

#abhealth #abpoli #ableg #yeg #yyc #opioidcrisis
Read 5 tweets
Oct 27, 2021
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
Read 7 tweets
Oct 26, 2021
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%
Read 5 tweets
Oct 8, 2021
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
Read 4 tweets
Sep 2, 2021
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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