Kyra Markov
Assignment Editor at CFRN-TV (Edmonton, AB)
Assignment Editor @CTVedmonton my focus is COVID-19, influenza, opioid crisis & crime data. Views expressed are mine and mine alone. [email protected]
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May 17, 2024 |
edmonton.ctvnews.ca | Kyra Markov
Newly released data from the Alberta government reveals that more than 2,000 Albertans died from drug-poisoning last year, making it the highest year on record. With 2,051 drug-related deaths, 2023 surpassed 2022 by nearly 300 deaths, making for a 17 per cent increase. On average, six Albertans died from drug-poisoning per day in 2023, up from five in 2022.
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May 2, 2024 |
edmonton.ctvnews.ca | Kyra Markov
Government and Alberta Wildfire officials thanked Mother Nature for the recent rain in their weekly update Thursday, but noted it wasn't enough to undo months of drought in the driest parts of the province. "Recent cooler weather and precipitation has meant wildfire activity has been more subdued this week.
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Feb 26, 2024 |
edmonton.ctvnews.ca | Kyra Markov
According to the latest data released by the province, 140 Albertans died from drug-poisoning in November 2023, bringing the year’s total to 1,841. When comparing only the first 11 months of the year, 2023 has a higher number of deaths than any year prior. According to the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System (ASUSS) with 1,841 deaths so far, 2023 has surpassed the yearly total for 2022 by more than 100.
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Jan 26, 2024 |
edmonton.ctvnews.ca | Kyra Markov
According to the latest data released by the province, 149 Albertans died from drug-poisoning deaths in October 2023, bringing the year’s total to 1,692. When comparing only the first 10 months of the year, 2023 has a higher number of deaths than any other year.
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Jan 19, 2024 |
edmonton.ctvnews.ca | Kyra Markov
After a whirlwind trip across North America visiting various first responders and policing agencies, including some in Alberta, a stuffed moose that goes by 'Mr. Moosey' has returned home to his original owner in Pennsylvania, U.S. Seven years ago, in December 2016, then five-year-old Mackenzie Brown dangled a stuffed moose outside her car window, offering it to a Towamencin Township police officer who had pulled her mom’s car over on the way home from dance class.
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