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CANADA | Nov 25, 2025

[Report] Strategic Action Plan: Building Our Collective Power (2026-2030)

Our work is guided by Building Our Collective Power (2026–2030), our new Strategic Action Plan – created with input from hundreds of social impact leaders, volunteers, donors, and stakeholders across the country. You told us what matters most: strategic focus, meaningful convening, and championi

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Protecting access to hospitals

Alberta’s government is making sure patients, their families and health-care workers are able to safely access hospitals and other health facilities during protests. Hospitals and other facilities
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Plants donated to Calgary seniors isolated during the pandemic

A Calgary plant company, along with the United Way, are doing their part to help seniors feel a bit less isolated during the pandemic. Plantsie, located in southeast Calgary, handed out more than 100
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Alberta to fund new cystic fibrosis drug

Alberta is among the first provinces and territories in Canada to provide access to the new cystic fibrosis drug Trikafta. Trikafta is used to treat the most common form of cystic fibrosis, which aff
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Trainee developing app to detect depression—using speech

Mashrura Tasnim, PhD student in Computing Science at the University of Alberta and AGE-WELL trainee, is currently working on a research project that uses artificial intelligence to detect depression.
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The National Institute on Ageing Announces New Collaboration with TELUS Health to Support Independent Living for Older Adults

Today, the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) announced a collaboration with TELUS Health to help raise public awareness about assistive technologies that can support older adults maintain active and
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More Albertans eligible for third dose

More immunocompromised Albertans are now eligible for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The province has expanded eligibility for an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more immunocompromised Albe
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COVID-19 vaccination records available at registries

Albertans will soon be able to have their COVID-19 vaccination records printed at local registry offices anywhere across the province. Alberta’s government launched a convenient card-sized proof of
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Restrictions Exemption Program underway

Fully vaccinated individuals or those with a recent negative privately paid COVID-19 test are now able to safely access participating businesses and events across the province. The Restrictions Exemp
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Kerby Centre offering free vaccine passport printing for Calgary seniors

Seniors who need a copy of their Alberta vaccine passport can head over to the Kerby Centre in southwest Calgary for a free printout of the document. Officials with the Kerby Centre said Monday they
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