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CANADA | Feb 03, 2026
[News] Men's Shed finds success in Strathmore
Strathmore's Men's Shed had its official launch earlier this week.
READ MOREInflation puts added strain on families supporting aging loved ones
For families caring for loved ones in long-term care facilities or at home, financial pressures can be a major source of stress that is now exacerbated by the rising cost of living.
But experts say t
Alberta to lift almost all remaining health restrictions
As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to decline and pressure on the health-care system decreases, step two of the province’s path back to normal will begin on March 1.
Since step one began on Febr
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital officially opens
Grande Prairie Regional Hospital and cancer centre is expanding access to state-of-the-art health care in northern Alberta by offering more surgeries, radiation therapy and a training facility for nur
What I learned when I moved in with my grandmother during the pandemic
CBC's First Person series provides opportunities for people to share stories from their perspective. In this article, Colin Smith is a Calgary resident who moved in with his grandmother during the pan
Budget 2022: Increasing health-care capacity, surgeries
Budget 2022 commits a total of $3.5 billion for health facilities, equipment and IT systems to expand health-care capacity for Albertans no matter where they live and create thousands of good-paying j
Seniors Now Owed Paper Bills From Communications Service Providers
Canada’s Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission recently decided that communications service providers, including phone and cable companies, must provide paper bills upon reques
Alberta's historic heat wave last summer responsible for 66 deaths: report
The historic heatwave of 2021 resulted in 66 deaths across Alberta.
Calgary's Emergency Management Committee received these findings in a disaster risk report sharing information on how high temperat
Red Deer hospital $1.8B expansion builds for the future
Alberta’s government will invest $1.8 billion to redevelop and expand the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre as part of the province’s strategy to increase health care capacity, providing central A
Price Check: Four-in-five say they've changed food buying habits because of increasing costs
The latest report on food prices and consumer behaviours as a result from the Angus Reid Institute finds that as rising food prices take a bite out of Canadians’ budgets, four-in-five people are cha
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