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CANADA | Aug 06, 2026

[Blog] The Loneliness Paradox: Why Staying Connected is More Than a Numbers Game

1. The Invisible EpidemicLoneliness has long been whispered about as a personal grievance, but behavioral science now recognizes it as a critical public health crisis. It is the silent toll isolation takes on the heart and the mind—a condition with physiological consequences as tangible as those o

Ageism Is Alive and Well in Advertising

It was an advertisement that warmed hearts across Europe last holiday season — and, eventually, many in the United States by way of social media. An older man who appears to struggle just to get ou

Parties’ plans for long-term care don’t inspire experts

For a few weeks in the last year and a half, Canada’s political class turned its attention to long-term-care homes while the country watched them fail in real time. Despite that, the solutions sugg

Prescribing nature: Research suggests the outdoors are good for your mental health

A growing body of research suggests that being outdoors can benefit mental health and boost memory, improve cardiovascular health and help us live longer. Additional studies find that nature lowers co

Further actions to protect health system from COVID-19

Due to increasing COVID-19 transmission and rising hospital admissions, overwhelmingly amongst unvaccinated Albertans, temporary measures are needed to reduce transmission and prevent the health-care

World failing to address dementia challenge

Only a quarter of countries worldwide have a national policy, strategy or plan for supporting people with dementia and their families, according to the WHO’s ‘Global status report on the public he

70% of eligible Albertans now fully vaccinated

More than 2.6 million Albertans are now fully immunized against COVID-19 after receiving two vaccine doses. As of Sept. 2, 70 per cent of eligible Albertans have received both of their doses of vacci

New resource helps non-profits deliver services, government says

Removing red tape from the path of more than 26,000 Alberta non-profit groups trying to deliver services to their communities is the purpose of a new resource announced by the UCP government Wednesday

Innisfail to be celebrated as ‘Dementia Friendly Community’

Innisfail-based Community Partners in Action is one of two Alberta organizations being recognized with a special award Sept. 2. Along with the Wabasca/Desmarais Healthcare Centre Nursing Team, Commun

Removing barriers for non-profits doing social good

Non-profits can use a new website to make delivering programs and services in the community easier and more efficient. The website will allow organizations to find existing exemptions or apply for ne