‘Either we do something or people will continue to die’: Indigenous leaders in AB declare opioid emergency
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‘Either we do something or people will continue to die’: Indigenous leaders in AB declare opioid emergency
Description
July 11, 2023
The average life expectancy for an Indigenous person in Alberta has dropped by eight years due to the opioid crisis, according to the province's health authority. Heather Yourex-West explains why this happened, what needs to change to reverse the trend, and how governments can't agree on a solution.
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‘Either we do something or people will continue to die’: Indigenous leaders in AB declare opioid emergency02:36 | July 11, 2023 -
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Alberta introducing out-of-pocket, private pay cancer test program01:54 | July 27, 2026 -
B.C., Prairies under air quality and heat alerts01:57 | July 23, 2026 -
How Calgary police are using AI in search for missing boy01:45 | July 22, 2026 -
Search for missing Calgary boy prompts call for Amber Alert review01:45 | July 20, 2026 -
Assets of prominent Alberta separatist Jeffrey Rath temporarily frozen01:58 | July 14, 2026 -
Why there’s growing pushback against AI data centres01:58 | July 9, 2026 -
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‘Either we do something or people will continue to die’: Indigenous leaders in AB declare opioid emergency02:36 | July 11, 2023
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Edmonton sets new summer rainfall record01:53 | 6 hours ago
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‘Either we do something or people will continue to die’: Indigenous leaders in AB declare opioid emergency
Description
July 11, 2023
The average life expectancy for an Indigenous person in Alberta has dropped by eight years due to the opioid crisis, according to the province's health authority. Heather Yourex-West explains why this happened, what needs to change to reverse the trend, and how governments can't agree on a solution.
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