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CANADA | Nov 07, 2025
[Article] Canadaās first Plain Language Standard
The new standard provides organizations with practical requirements and principles to remove communication barriers.
READ MOREJagmeet Singh says ending for-profit long-term care will be āless costly.ā Why itās not necessarily that simple
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his pledge to end for-profit long-term care will not just improve seniorsā care, itāll lighten the public purse.
Standing outside the Mississauga headquarters of lon
Congratulations Age-Friendly Lethbridge
Pictured above from left to right: Nathan Neudorf, MLA for Lethbridge East, Josephine Pon, Minister of Seniors and Housing, and Rob Miyashiro, Executive Director at Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organiza
Removing barriers for First Nations people
Albertaās government is making life easier for First Nations people by eliminating the Alberta Indian Tax Exemption (AITE) card.
After engaging with First Nations leaders, the government is discont
Here's what the main federal parties are promising seniors
Tunney takes a look at the main parties' platforms for those 65 and older.
Out of the gate, most of the parties have made promises to help seniors, largely focused on fixing the vulnerabilities expos
Mental, physical health of Albertans nosedived during pandemic: doctors' group
Alberta physicians are confronting a ācare deficitā after patient mental and physical health deteriorated over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thatās the core finding of a recent survey by
Opinion: Federal election campaign needs to address rising food costs
The ballot booth question will likely differ depending on what you really care about. But since everyone eats and most try to manage a limited food budget, the most important electoral issue will like
Expanding Indigenous continuing care
Indigenous groups and organizations can now apply for grants under the new $154 million Continuing Care Capital Program.
The new program offers one-time capital grants to support building, upgrading
A radical plan to treat COVIDās mental health fallout
The NHS is trialling a new approach to tackling physical and mental health issues: ask what really matters. Social prescribing doesnāt just serve patients with obviously āsocialā issues, such as
Annual pace of inflation hits 3.7 per cent in July, largest rise since 2011
Statistics Canada says the annual pace of inflation rose to 3.7 per cent in July, the biggest increase since May 2011.
The year-over-year increase in the consumer price index compared with a 3.1 per
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