ALS Canada

• A look at ALS and how it affects British Columbians

  Global News Morning BC is taking a closer look at British Columbians who are living with ALS and how the disease has changed their lives and the lives of those around them.

  Health

  Apr 1
  
• Peterborough rower’s all-day Solstice Row to support ALS Canada

  Mark Ricketts aims to row for at least 17 hours on the Trent Canal in Peterborough, Ont., on the first day of summer to raise awareness and funds for the ALS Society of Canada.

  Health

  Jun 15, 2023
  
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• Kelowna’s Sails, hospital lit up in purple for ALS Awareness Month

  The Sails, along with Kelowna General Hospital, was lit up in purple on Thursday. The two locations will also be lit up in purple on Friday.

  Health

  Jun 2, 2023
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• Canada becomes first country to approve experimental ALS drug treatment Albrioza

  Although Health Canada has approved the drug treatment Albrioza, the drug is still under the U.S.'s Food and Drug Administration review.

  Health

  Jun 13, 2022
• ‘I’m the luckiest man alive’: Calgary man lives by Lou Gehrig’s famous speech while battling ALS

  "That's always stuck in my head and stayed with me... I don't know why. But I guess it was predestined that I was going to end up with the same disease."

  Features

  Jun 8, 2021
• Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow diagnosed with ALS

  The 38-year-old from Melrose, Mass., joined the Flames in 2011 after five years working for the Minnesota Wild as director of hockey operations.

  Sports

  Dec 18, 2019
• Every August until a cure, promises ALS Quebec

  A year after the social media phenomenon took the world by storm, Quebec's ALS Society is inviting Quebecers to "join the wave" every August until a cure.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2015
• Ice Bucket Challenge helped ALS Society respond to every request in Alberta

  The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge may have saturated your social media feeds last summer, but it did a lot of good for patients in Alberta.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2015
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• Year in review: 7 health and nutrition stories of 2014

  Health news in 2014 took a dark turn, as both sombre and hot-button issues surfaced. Global News looks at 10 of the biggest health stories of the year.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2014
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• Ice Bucket challenge raises over $16M for ALS Canada

  The Ice Bucket Challenge, which went viral over the summer, raised over $16 million for ALS Canada.

  Health

  Nov 19, 2014