Alberta Health acknowledges excess deaths, defends COVID-19 reporting
The U of T research concluded Alberta's rates of age-adjusted excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic outpaced all other provinces.
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The U of T research concluded Alberta's rates of age-adjusted excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic outpaced all other provinces.
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In 2020, Alberta Health extended health-care coverage to people waiting for the federal government to renew their work permits. Many of those extensions have now run out, leaving foreign nationals responsible for paying for their own health care.
Advocates say they're watching closely because there's a risk. When people grow frail or ill outside of a care facility, the burden of care can fall heavy on family.
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