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CANADA | Jul 13, 2026

[Participate] Looking for Health, Housing, and Social Care Providers to Interview

The Aging in the Right Place Partnership research team is working on a project funded through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. The project title is Aging in the Right Place: Building Capacity for Promising Practices that Support Older P

Calgary's Ethiopian, Eritrean community training local leaders in mental health response

A program run by Calgary's Ethiopian and Eritrean community is training its leaders to act as first responders and mental health advocates to meet the high demand for mental health supports in that co

Budget 2022: Boosting continuing care funding

Almost $3.7 billion, a 6.3 per cent increase over last year, will expand continuing care programs and services for seniors and vulnerable Albertans. Budget 2022 also earmarks $204 million in capital

Alberta Government Says Details Forthcoming on 1,515 New Continuing Care Spaces

Provincial officials said Thursday that 1,515 new continuing care spaces will open across Alberta in the coming year, with details expected to follow in the coming months. Speaking at a press confere

Legislation to support low-income seniors who received pandemic benefits receives royal assent

Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Government of Canada has helped millions of Canadians experiencing financial hardship, including vulnerable and low-income seniors, by providing them with COVI

Connecting Albertans, growing the economy

Alberta taxpayers’ historic investment in rural broadband will help eliminate the digital divide in rural, remote and Indigenous communities, and enable all Albertans to participate in our economic

Expanded health capacity to move Alberta forward

Albertans will have more access to critical care beds thanks to a $300-million investment over three years to expand health-care capacity. Alberta’s government is adding up to 50 permanent, fully s

National Social Work Month 2022 In Critical Demand – Social Work is Essential

The theme for this year's National Social Work Month is "In Critical Demand – Social Work is Essential". Throughout COVID-19, social workers are more critical than ever as the pandemic continues to

The Government of Canada marks the first official Irish Heritage Month in Canada

Canada will mark the start of the first official Irish Heritage Month in 2022. Irish Canadians have greatly contributed to the story of Canada, and this month is an opportunity to learn more about the

Here's how to cope with anxiety as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted across Canada

As COVID-19 restrictions are lifting, Canadians are having to cope with another set of changes. The effects on mental health have been complicated factors for people already working through physical