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CANADA | Jun 04, 2025

[News] Healthy Aging Alberta gathering discusses seniors' service strategies

Healthy Aging Alberta (HAA) hosted its Northern Alberta regional gathering in St. Paul May 15. The day-long gathering brought together community-based seniors-serving organizations to receive information and provide feedback.

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COVID-19 restrictions not sufficient to bend the curve

The health measures currently in place to battle the coronavirus aren’t likely to be sufficient in bringing down case numbers, Alberta’s top doctor said on Monday while reporting another 16 deaths
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Winter is already a trying time for some seniors. COVID-19 will make it worse

A 2014 report by the National Seniors Council concluded that 50 per cent of people over the age of 80 felt lonely.  With the pandemic grinding on, researchers say those feelings have been heighten
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Strong restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19

Alberta’s government is declaring a state of public health emergency and putting aggressive measures in place to protect the health system and reduce the rising spread of COVID-19 cases. New restri
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U of a Student Creates 3D Printed Resource to Help Teach Cree Language

Syllabics kit based on “Star Chart” helps Indigenous language learners connect with Cree culture. Kaia MacLeod, a master's student in library and information studies and an Indigenous intern with
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The Medically At-Risk Driver (MARD) Centre is inviting proposals from not-for-profit alternate transportation for seniors service providers in rural and remote areas

The Medically At-Risk Driver (MARD) Centre is inviting proposals from not-for-profit alternate transportation for seniors (ATS) service providers in rural and remote areas of the province.   The s
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New measures to curb the rapid growth of COVID-19

Targeted health measures will take effect on Nov. 13 to curb the rapid growth of COVID-19 in Alberta and protect the health system.  Alberta’s government is implementing additional health measures
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Connecting all Canadians to high-speed internet

On November 9, the Prime Minister announced an investment of $1.75 billion to help connect Canadians to high-speed Internet across the country, grow businesses, and create jobs. This investment will
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Lethbridge Helping Organizations COVID-19 Response recognized by The WHO

When COVID-19 first arose in the Canadian city of Lethbridge, the province of Alberta shut down all businesses, schools and non-essential operations. The severity of the outbreak was relatively low, b
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Family Violence Prevention Month

Hon Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Community and Social Services issued the following statement recognizing November as Family Violence Prevention Month: “Family violence is devastating and happens ev
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