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CANADA | Sep 12, 2025

[News] Magrath seniors go above and beyond in walking challenge

All 33 participants in the senior’s walking challenge in Magrath this summer pose with their medals following a presentation ceremony with Medicine Hat-Cardston-Warner MP Glen Motz (far right).

Housing on the way for Lethbridge seniors

The governments of Alberta and Canada are bringing more mixed-income housing to Lethbridge-area seniors. The new development includes 64 housing units addressing the need for more affordable seniors

Alberta, Canada, ready to jump into high-speed rail service

EllisDon, a construction services and infrastructure development company, announced that they have formed a partnership to advance the development of high-speed rail connecting Edmonton, Red Deer, and

Listening to Albertans’ concerns about rural crime

Since the beginning of July, Minister Madu has been meeting with municipal councils, Indigenous leaders and other stakeholders throughout the province. Starting July 20, the first in a series of town

There could be over 3M more people living in Alberta by 2046. Here's what that looks like

1-in-5 Albertans are expected to be seniors in the next 25 years Alberta's population could grow by over three million people over the next 25 years, projections recently released by the provincial g

CanAge joins federal roundtable creating national definition of elder abuse

Following on the heels of our World Elder Abuse Awareness Day campaign, which engaged nearly 1000 people in the urgent challenge of protecting older Canadians from harm, we’ve been invited by the Fe

Cycling Without Age program hits the pavement

Age Friendly Cold Lake is rolling out a new pilot program that aims to get seniors and other locals with mobility issues out and about as passengers on a trishaw, a three-wheel bike. Sandi Evans, who

Utility Payment Deferral Program: Minister Nally

Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity Dale Nally issued the following statement about the Utility Payment Deferral Program and the associated upcoming rate rider: “The initial econom

Continuing to improve health-care delivery in Calgary

More than $4 million has been invested to expand hemodialysis services and upgrade air exchange systems at the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary. Through Alberta’s Infrastructure Maintenance Program

Budget 2021: New cyclotron for southern Alberta

Calgary’s first cyclotron and a new radiopharmaceutical facility will improve access to diagnostic tests and treatment for cancer, cardiac and neurological conditions. The project, kick-started wit