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CANADA | Mar 05, 2026

[Article] If you have Parkinson's disease, experts say you should be dancing

Though she's always danced, Barbara Salsberg Mathews found a more urgent reason to take classes a few years ago. "I just thought, 'I better break out and start dancing, because Parkinson's can't stop me from dancing,'" said Salsberg Mathews, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2020. Over

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

Taking a stand against hate crimes

A new community liaison on hate crimes will connect directly with ethnic and religious groups and sexual minority communities most targeted by hate-motivated crimes. Working with these groups, the lia

Update 231: COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta (June 10, 4 p.m.)

Second doses are now available for anyone who received a first dose in April or earlier. Albertans are encouraged to continue to book appointments for first doses so we can safely return to normal. R

Ramping up vaccine second doses in Alberta

Alberta is a national leader in second doses, with 16.7 per cent of the eligible population already fully immunized. Now Alberta’s government is speeding up second-dose appointments ahead of schedul

Calling all snowbirds: Submit your vaccine info to AHS

Any Albertan who has received a first or second dose outside of the country or in another province can bring a copy of their immunization records to one of the 141 AHS public health clinics located th

Stage 2 of Open for Summer Plan begins June 10

Beginning June 10, Stage 2 of the Open for Summer Plan will take effect, two weeks after 60 per cent of Albertans age 12-plus received at least one dose of vaccine and with COVID-19 hospitalizations w

Uber Donates 10,000 Rides for Vaccination Transportation

211 Alberta, an initiative of United Way, has partnered with Uber Canada to help people who do not have transportation get to and from COVID-19 vaccination appointments A total of 10,000 rides (5,000

Federal, Provincial, Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors Prioritize Work on Seniors Abuse, Housing and Technology to Age in Place

The Federal, Provincial and Territorial (FPT) Ministers Responsible for Seniors Forum met today to discuss key priorities and meaningful ways to support current and future generations of older Canadia

CanAge asks National Drug Scheduling Advisory Committee to make new shingles vaccine more accessible

On June 7th, we presented to the National Drug Scheduling Advisory Committee, asking them to make the newer and more effective shingles vaccine more easily accessible to seniors, especially those in r