The number of people who have died of opioid overdoses in Alberta between April and June this year is more than any three-month period recorded in the last four years.

Alberta Health Minister Sarah Hoffman said the province is watching legal action in British Columbia closely, as that province announced a proposed class-action lawsuit against dozens of pharmaceutical companies.

Alberta health officials say there were 228 overdose deaths from Jan. 1 through to early May, which, if the rate remains steady, would mean about 660 by the end of 2018.

The province has released its latest investigative review on the opioid-related deaths of 12 young people.

A new report by Alberta Health fentanyl use continues to be a critical issue in the province. 

Alberta's opioid crisis is showing no signs of abating, as new numbers released by the province show a 40 per cent increase in opioid-related deaths so far this year over last.

Alberta continues to see high numbers of overdose deaths related to fentanyl and other opioids.

New numbers released by the province Friday show 113 people died of apparent fentanyl overdoses in Alberta in the first three months of 2017.

A report heading to city hall early next week suggests there is support from Edmontonians when it comes to offering medically supervised safe injection sites in the city.

An ongoing drug investigation in Strathcona County has uncovered heroin that is laced with the dangerous and potentially deadly drug carfentanil.