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More than 4 Albertans died — each and every day — from opioids in 2023
These 4 represent the loss from just a single day last year, the deadliest on record The four people pictured above represent a typical day’s death toll from opioid poisonings in Alberta last year, the deadliest on record for the province. The addictive drugs claimed the lives of at least 1,706 Albertans in 2023, according to new data just released by the province’s substance use surveillance system. That works out, on average, to more than four deaths each and every day. The previous record was set in 2021, when 1,634 people died.Read more
Statistics Canada reports record population growth, more than 430,000 in Q3
Country sees fastest-paced population growth in any quarter since 1957 Canada’s population grew by more than 430,000 during the third quarter, marking the fastest pace of population growth in any quarter since 1957. Statistics Canada released its Oct. 1 population estimates on Tuesday, putting the number at more than 40.5 million. The agency says the population growth over the first nine months of 2023 has already surpassed the total growth in any other full year, including the record set in 2022. That has been fuelled by international migration, including aboutRead more