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He’s been missing for more than a week now and concerns are growing for a Kelowna senior with dementia. The search has taken crews into the backcountry in the hills above Lake Country with a challenging terrain. But as Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, crews aren’t giving up hope just yet.

A smartphone app could be used to screen people for dementia, data suggests. A study of 360 adults who took cognitive tests on a smartphone found the tests accurately detected dementia, and were more sensitive to the earliest stages than standard testing. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for April 2,...

A new online toolkit aims to better support people who suffer from dementia, their families and those who care for them. It was created by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health. Dr. David Conn explains how the toolkit works and why it’s an important resource. For more info: https://behavioursindementia.ca/

University of Calgary researchers are exploring the link between severe menopause symptoms and dementia. Global News Morning speaks with University of Calgary Professor Dr. Zahinoor Ismail about how menopause changes the brain. For more information: http://www.can-protect.ca

Search crews continue to look for a Kelowna senior with dementia who hasn’t been seen in over a week; a Kelowna fraudster who stole more than $460,000 from the Ministry of Children and Family Development will have to wait until later this year to find out if he’ll be granted full parole; a century-old military...

The Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest territories offers support services and programs for people living with dementia, their families and individuals that help to provide care for them. The society is teaming up with IG Wealth Management to host a few special fundraisers coming up. Holli Bjerland and Will Omar.

More than 650,000 people are living with dementia in Canada. With those numbers expected to increase, more services will be needed. Dr. George Andrews and Ambere Porter with the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories joined us on Global News Morning Edmonton to talk more about the issue.

UCalgary researcher and professor, Dr. Zahinoor Ismail, joins Global News Calgary with details on a nation-wide study currently underway aimed at better understanding the risks surrounding dementia.

A study by the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada projects that the number of Canadians living with dementia will increase by 187% by 2050. Alzheimer’s Society of BC CEO Jen Lyle discusses the findings, and the urgent need to improve dementia care in Canada.

For the first time, Alzheimer Calgary is partnering with fitness organizations in the city to encourage people to get active in an effort to reduce the risk of getting dementia. Alzheimer Calgary is entering the new year on a mission to dispel common misconceptions surrounding dementia while offering up simple ways to reduce the risk...

Anyone under the age of 65 who receives a diagnosis of dementia has what’s referred to as “young onset dementia,” and it’s a growing public health concern in Canada. According to the Alzheimer Society of Canada, the number of individuals impacted is projected to reach more than 40,000 people by 2050. Katherine Ward has the...

Peterborough is now the second community in Canada to boast virtual reality technology, that offers a glimpse of what a person experiencing dementia encounters. This comes as a local campaign kicks off to address stigma around the disorder. Robert Lothian reports.

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness month – and a local group is hoping to increase awareness and support for Manitobans. Global’s Katherine Dornian has more on what advocates say people should know – about the disease affecting a growing number of people in the province.

“Bring back memories of going to the hairdresser. Or there’s clothes or different hats of that generation they can try on.” While at Riverview Health Centre, Clay Young look got a look at special stations meant to invoke memories for residents living with dementia.

There is a growing push for Canada to allow “advanced consent” for medical assistance in dying (MAID), which would allow a competent person to request MAID before they lose the ability to consent. As Neetu Garcha reports, the federal government is taking longer than expected to implement the legislation, leaving those living with dementia waiting...

According to a CSIS briefing obtained by Global News through the Access to Information Act, CSIS knew “that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) sought to clandestinely and deceptively influence the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.” Why the top secret report predicts Canada’s foreign interference problem will get worse. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has revealed...

In this edition of Minute at the Movies, Todd James reviews “A Real Bug’s Life” narrated by Awkwafina , a haunting in the desert in the dark comedy called “Jethica,” Oscar-nominated film “The Teachers’ Lounge,” dementia drama “memory” and highway horror film “Cold Road” and hunting drama “The Integrity of Joseph Chambers.”

A new medication has been approved by Health Canada to help those living with Alzheimer’s Dementia. The drug helps manage one of the most common symptoms the disease: agitation. Health reporter Katherine Ward explains.

The federal government is putting a temporary cap on the number of international students allowed to come to Canada. Global reports on the problems Ottawa says it’s trying to solve, how long this move will last and the potential repercussions for foreign students. A growing number of Canadians under 65 are developing dementia, according to...

January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in Canada. Cindy Bond, a community educator with Alzheimer Calgary, and advocate John McCaffery join Global News Calgary to discuss redefining what it means to live with dementia.