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Injunction stalls Red Deer overdose prevention site rollback
The first legal decision favouring supervised consumption site users in Alberta since 2020 could turn the tide against five years of site closures.
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Province refuses to disclose Calgary Recovery Community contract awarded in 2023
Documents reveal new details about the recovery community grant competition hurried through the Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction in 2023. The Ministry continues to withhold details about the recipient previously hinted at by Drug Data Decoded.
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Advocates rally against closure of supervised consumption service in Calgary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Local advocates say supervised consumption services must be expanded and improved with drug inhalation capacity. A rally will be held on Tuesday, October 29.
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Private recovery app targeting shelters, prisons & consumption sites may distort outcome data
An app that privatizes health information of recovery patients is aimed at Alberta shelters, correctional facilities and supervised consumption sites. In one case, data from the app that showed a negative outcome was suppressed, but the government still publicly reported it.
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Private org has control of Alberta recovery patients' health info
My Recovery Plan was implemented to evaluate and manage substance use treatment waitlists across Alberta. Documents reveal how it denies patients informed consent and control of their personal health information.
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“Appreciate the assist”: Oilers pass the puck as City and Police purge unhoused from homes
Documents reveal Edmonton Oilers executives pressure the City and Police to clear unhoused people from near Oilers property, weaponizing decampments and water station relocation to address safety concerns.
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Vancouver Island physicians, healthcare staff sign open letter on political weaponization of workplace safety
The BC NDP are dangerously misrepresenting our workplaces in healthcare settings as an electoral strategy.