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CANADA | May 14, 2026
From Workplace to WINS: Small Acts. Real Change.
On April 30, United Way staff were at the Women in Need Society (WINS), one of many funded partners, for Day of Caring.
READ MORECanAge 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
Three million COVID-19 vaccine doses now working to protect Albertans
As of June 4, Alberta Health Services, community pharmacies and physician clinics have delivered more than three million doses into the arms of Albertans. More than 66 per cent of eligible Albertans h
Brain Injury Awareness: Ministers Shandro, Sawhney
Minister of Health Tyler Shandro and Minister of Community and Social Services Rajan Sawhney issued the following joint statement to mark Brain Injury Awareness Month:
“June is Brain Injury Awaren
Virtual event click-starts Seniors’ Week fun
After last year’s planned kickoff event at the Seniors Outreach Program Society in Three Hills was cancelled due to the pandemic, Minister Pon said she hoped to be back in the town for the 35th edit
Medicine Hat ends chronic homelessness: Minister Sawhney
Minister of Community and Social Services Rajan Sawhney issued the following statement on Medicine Hat’s achievement to end chronic homelessness:
“Medicine Hat is the first city in Canada to end
Protection for Indigenous women: Minister Wilson
Minister of Indigenous Relations Rick Wilson issued the following statement on recent work with provincial, territorial and federal governments on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls:
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Government of Canada Announces Details of the New Canada Recovery Hiring Program and Extension of Business Support Programs
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, and the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, the Honourable Mary Ng, announced that th
Alberta partnership aims to help unpaid caregivers find flexible jobs
A new project is launching that taps into University of Alberta research to help unpaid caregivers find jobs that fit their challenging schedules and responsibilities.
U of A researcher Janet Fast is
Improving community safety, quality standards for SCS
Alberta is the first province in Canada to require quality standards for supervised consumption services, which will improve community safety, provide higher quality services and increase integration
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