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CANADA | Dec 11, 2024
[News] Ipsos Poll: Majority of Canadians with Household Income Below $60K May Soon Turn to Charities to Meet Daily Essential Needs
Charities facing sustained, high demand for essential services
READ MOREMajor vaccination drive at Edmonton Islamic Centre
Up to 1,200 Albertans can receive their first dose of mRNA vaccine over three days at the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) Islamic Centre. The clinic will run from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on June 18 and 11
Working together to prevent elder abuse
The government is providing $750,000 to the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council to support elder abuse prevention and intervention initiatives. Approximately $650,000 of this funding will help coord
Open for Summer Lottery for first and second doses
Three lucky Albertans aged 18 and older who get vaccinated will each win a $1-million lottery jackpot this summer. Alberta’s government will hold three draws for $1 million each to incentivize Alber
Statement by the Prime Minister on National Public Service Week
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on National Public Service Week, which runs from June 13 to 19, 2021:
“Today marks the start of National Public Service Wee
Smartphones helping vulnerable Edmonton seniors access COVID-19 info, vaccines in outreach program
Smartphones are helping vulnerable seniors get access to vaccines and accurate information amid the COVID-19 pandemic and are reducing isolation, says an Edmonton outreach group.
The Multicultural He
Alberta Anti-Racism Advisory Council recommendations
The recommendations submitted to the Government of Alberta were based on research from subcommittees on four priority areas: a government that reflects Alberta; preventing and responding to hate crime
Protecting vulnerable Albertans from hate crimes
Starting this fall, religious and ethnic organizations and Indigenous groups that are at risk of being targeted by hate-inspired violence or vandalism will be able to apply for grants for security and
National Long-Term Care Services Standard Technical Committee
Health Standards Organization (HSO) is pleased to announce the members of its Long-Term Care (LTC) Services Technical Committee, which will lead the work on HSO’s National Long-Term Care Services st
The case for — and against — cancelling Canada Day
Should Canada Day be a point of celebration? Or a day of mourning and sombre reflection?
In the wake of the reported discovery of 215 Indigenous children’s remains near a residential school in Kam
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