Opioid deaths continue to climb, latest provincial data shows

Fentanyl-related overdoses killed 400 Albertans in the first nine months of the year, according to new statistics on the opioid crisis that also revealed a disturbing rise in the emergence of highly toxic carfentanil.
The numbers, released Monday in Alberta Health’s latest quarterly report, show the province has avoided any major spikes in fentanyl fatalities this year, but has also failed to stop the death toll from climbing.
At the current pace, Alberta is set to record close to 550 fent