EDMONTON—Alberta is hiring two more medical examiners for a total of 10 to reduce caseloads and deal with emerging issues such as fentanyl overdoses. Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley said Wednesday it’s part of a $1-million investment in the office. “Funding two more positions will allow the office to meet the demands of a growing population along with the additional work of providing data regarding opioid-related deaths that our government has requested,” Ganley told a news conference at the office of chief medical examiner Dr. Elizabeth Brooks-Lim. Read more:Alberta reports 343 fentanyl overdose deaths in 2016Brooks-Lim said she plans to put one of the new positions in Calgary and one in Edmonton.

Source: thestar February 08, 2017 22:41 UTC