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Another lucky Albertan has won the second $1 million dollar prize, and other fully vaccinated Albertans are primed for travel after winning big in the Open for Summer lottery.

Albertans are encouraged to get vaccinated and register online for a chance to win $1 million or travel prizes.

Minister of Health Tyler Shandro issued the following statement on Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month:

Alberta’s government will invest nearly $8 million to support Indigenous-led efforts to care for mental health, including supporting the healing of residential school survivors and their families.

Alberta’s government is moving forward with a new 50-bed recovery community and adding an additional 11 publicly funded residential recovery beds to the community of Lethbridge. 

Alberta is now exceeding 100 per cent capacity for surgical volumes and is leading the country in eliminating the COVID-19 surgical backlog.

Seven new physicians have signed contracts to work in St. Paul, including three with obstetrics training.

Alberta will take a big step towards safely returning to normal as fitness centres, libraries and movie theatres reopen and large outdoor gatherings resume.

Alberta’s government is opening more medical detox beds and offering nasal naloxone kits in Edmonton as part of its ongoing work to save lives and increase access to recovery supports.

Minister of Health Tyler Shandro issued the following statement on Stroke Awareness Month: