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CANADA | Nov 21, 2024
The Social State of Giving
New patterns in the ways supporters of different generations choose to give, share, and interact with causes they care about
READ MOREGiving non-profits more freedom to care
New legislation would make it easier for non-profit organizations to support their communities in times of need.
Bill 58, the Freedom to Care Act, would make it easier for non-profits to access exemp
Massive expansion of rapid testing in Alberta
At least two million rapid tests will be available for businesses and sectors in Alberta. This follows the successful rollout of more than 1.2 million rapid tests to long-term care facilities, schools
Appointments open to all Albertans in Phase 2A and Eligibility for Phases 2B and 2C announced
Get vaccinated as soon as you can to protect yourself and those around you. All vaccines approved in Canada are safe, effective and help prevent serious illness, hospitalizations and death.
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One year of data shows Canada’s provinces and territories took very different approaches to fighting COVID-19
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, a new paper from the Institute for Research on Public Policy and the University of Oxford makes clear the stark differences among the policy responses of Canada’s
Working parents can apply to receive a one-time $561 per child benefit to help with the cost of child care
Working parents have until March 31 to apply to receive a one-time $561 per child benefit to help with the cost of child care.
Parents who used child care from April to December of 2020 while working
New funding will strengthen elder abuse prevention and intervention across the province
Alberta’s government is providing $750,000 over two years to the Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council, to provide one-time funding to the province’s 31 eligible coordinated community responses (C
COVID-19 vaccinations expand March 15 with Phase 2A
All Albertans born between 1947 and 1956 will soon be able to book appointments throughout the province. Also eligible to book vaccinations starting Monday are First Nations, Métis and Inuit people b
March 11 is National Day of Observance for COVID-19 - One year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement to reflect on the year that has passed since the World Health Organization declared COVID‑19 a pandemic:
“One year after t
Alberta considers further extending time between doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Alberta is considering delaying the timing of second doses of COVID-19 vaccines even more, one day after B.C. announced it is extending the time between doses to 112 days.
Currently, the second dose
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