'Cautiously optimistic': Opioid deaths in Alberta on decline since record-setting December

The government of Alberta says there's reason for cautious optimism in the battle against the opioid epidemic that continues to plague the province. The 120 opioid-related deaths recorded in Alberta in March was the lowest monthly total since April 2021 and well below the record-high 175 deaths of December 2021. "While every loss of life is tragic, we are cautiously optimistic after seeing fatalities decrease in Alberta in March," said Mike Ellis, associate minister of mental health and addictio