Jason Luan

• Alberta premier issues mandate letters to ministers stressing focus on inflation, ‘affordability crisis’

  Premier Danielle Smith has issued mandate letters to several of her cabinet ministers, making clear her first priority is addressing affordability and inflation in Alberta.

  Politics

  Nov 10, 2022
  
• Alberta testing out new overdose prevention app in Calgary this summer

  The UCP says the mobile app – called the Digital Overdose Response System – will help protect people who are using drugs recreationally while alone in their homes.

  Health

  Mar 23, 2021
  
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• Alberta launches online dashboard to share substance-use data

  In July 2020, more opioid deaths were recorded than in any other month in the province's history.

  Health

  Dec 18, 2020
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• UCP associate minister backtracks on comments suggesting Alberta is holding off COVID-19 shutdown

  A UCP MLA and associate minister is coming under fire for comments around Alberta's COVID-19 response he made during a virtual town hall Friday evening.

  Politics

  Nov 22, 2020
• Doctors, lawyers gather in Lethbridge to support harm-reduction services

  A group gathered in Lethbridge on Thursday afternoon to show support for the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society and harm-reduction services in southern Alberta. 

  Health

  Oct 15, 2020
• Patients launch lawsuit to force Alberta drug treatment clinics to remain open

  An Edmonton lawyer is handling a lawsuit against the province to stop the planned closure of the Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment Clinics (iOAT).

  Health

  Oct 8, 2020
• ‘It’s very destructive’: Gambling addict, professionals react to Alberta’s new online casino

  "The government gambling website is launched at a very opportune moment, with thousands of Albertans stranded at home."

  Economy

  Oct 2, 2020
• Pop-up overdose prevention site operators fined $300 by City of Lethbridge

  The Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society received a $300 fine from the City of Lethbridge on Monday night.

  Health

  Sep 29, 2020
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• Province invests $5M for new addiction recovery community in Red Deer, Alta.

  The new centre is the first of five communities to be built by the provincial government as part of Alberta's Recovery Plan.

  Health

  Jul 18, 2020
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• Supervised consumption sites save Alberta money: University of Calgary study

  A study from the University of Calgary has concluded the Calgary supervised consumption site is saving the province money.

  Health

  Jun 25, 2020