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CANADA | Mar 26, 2026

[News] How you can learn to age in a healthy way

Adults approaching their senior years and those who are already older adults are invited to take place in an Alberta-wide initiative to help learn to age in a healthy way.

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Trainee developing app to detect depression—using speech

Mashrura Tasnim, PhD student in Computing Science at the University of Alberta and AGE-WELL trainee, is currently working on a research project that uses artificial intelligence to detect depression.
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The National Institute on Ageing Announces New Collaboration with TELUS Health to Support Independent Living for Older Adults

Today, the National Institute on Ageing (NIA) announced a collaboration with TELUS Health to help raise public awareness about assistive technologies that can support older adults maintain active and
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More Albertans eligible for third dose

More immunocompromised Albertans are now eligible for a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine. The province has expanded eligibility for an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more immunocompromised Albe
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COVID-19 vaccination records available at registries

Albertans will soon be able to have their COVID-19 vaccination records printed at local registry offices anywhere across the province. Alberta’s government launched a convenient card-sized proof of
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Restrictions Exemption Program underway

Fully vaccinated individuals or those with a recent negative privately paid COVID-19 test are now able to safely access participating businesses and events across the province. The Restrictions Exemp
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Kerby Centre offering free vaccine passport printing for Calgary seniors

Seniors who need a copy of their Alberta vaccine passport can head over to the Kerby Centre in southwest Calgary for a free printout of the document. Officials with the Kerby Centre said Monday they
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Low-income seniors say they've been ignored this election

The COVID-19 pandemic brought into the sharp relief the vulnerability of seniors living in Canada's long-term care system, resulting in a number of election promises to reform the sector. However, se
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CanAge helps guide the use of tech to improve long-term care

On Feb 1-2 of this year, CanAge participated in a consultation panel, led by McMaster University’s Health Forum, on the potential of emerging technologies to transform long-term care in Canada. The
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Let’s invest in helping more seniors stay at home – and stay active

As the percentage of Ontarians who are 60 years of age and older continues to increase, we urgently need a new approach to the distribution of finite health resources. A significant question for an a
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