Penticton’s aging population impacting local services
Despite a growing community in Penticton, the school district is looking to close three schools as the population growth is mainly seniors.
Canada
Feb 2
CAQ changes controversial plan to build 2 mini hospitals to focus on seniors
Quebec is changing its controversial plan to build two mini private hospitals. Instead of providing services to a wider public, the latest plan is to focus on services for seniors.
Canada
Apr 17
Little Brothers of Montreal hosts Easter brunch to help seniors combat loneliness
Little Brothers of Montreal, a community organization that provides services for seniors, hosted an Easter brunch for their clients as a way to help the elders beat isolation.
Canada
Mar 31
Future cities: New UWaterloo institute hopes to address emerging challenges
The University of Waterloo is attempting to develop new talent and ideas on how cities should be managed and built with the unveiling of its' new Future Cities Institute.
Canada
Apr 4
Construction started on new 320-bed long-term care facility in Kingston
'We know that we have an aging population, we need to keep investing in our seniors.'
Canada
Jan 17
Neurological conditions affect 3.4B people worldwide. What about Canada?
Neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, migraines, stroke and multiple sclerosis, are now the leading of ill health and disability around the world.
Health
Mar 15
BC Nurses Union members rally for better working conditions in Merritt, B.C.
The union alleges that Interior Health has ignored renewed calls for increased security on site on top of ongoing staffing shortages.
Health
3 hours
Are vehicle headlights too bright? Debate revs up as U.K. plans study
The U.K. announced in late March that it will commission an independent study into glare from bright car headlights but it is unclear whether Canada will do the same.
Canada
Apr 13
Kingston looks at primary health clinic option for former Extendicare facility
City reiterates pledge there are no plans to move IHC to the former long-term care home
Health
Mar 15
New Brunswick budget $41-million in surplus, but health-care increase just $2 million
The New Brunswick government is boasting that today's $13.3-billion budget includes the most spending on health care in provincial history.
Politics
Mar 19
Women 65 and older less likely than men to visit medical specialists, data shows
Canadian women aged 65 and older were less likely than men to visit medical specialists and get non-emergency tests, according to a recent Statistics Canada report.
Health
Mar 20
Financial concern a key reason Canadians are having fewer kids: poll
Ipsos polling done exclusively for Global News found most Canadians are choosing to have fewer children because life is too expensive.
Canada
Feb 29
Ontario budget: Ford government to dish out $214B in record-setting spending
The government’s annual financial blueprint will be tabled inside the Ontario legislature by Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy around 4 p.m.
Economy
Mar 26
A N.S. university tripled its international recruitment. Students say they pay the price
From 2019 to 2020, Cape Breton University tripled its efforts to recruit international students, before being forced to scale back as they couldn't find anywhere to live or work.
Education
Feb 27
Millennials overtake baby boomers as dominant generation in Canada
Statistics Canada said Wednesday that millennials, born between 1981 and 1996, surpassed the baby boomer generation on July 1, 2023.
Canada
Feb 21
‘Enormous pressure’: Ontario’s spiking senior population and its impact on home care
A McMaster University study suggests an additional 6,800 PSWs will be needed in the years ahead to maintain current levels of home care.
Health
Feb 20
Rural and remote doctors are burning out. What will it take to help them?
Some of those working in the medical field say a federal promise to forgive loans for rural and remote doctors is like putting a band-aid on a broken bone.
Canada
Feb 20
Babies of immigrant parents at greater risk of stillbirth: Canadian study
A new study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal found that the rate of stillbirth and preterm birth was higher among immigrant parents when compared to native Canadians.
Health
Apr 2
Manitoba Tories to delay passage of bills, angering provincial labour group
Manitoba's Opposition Progressive Conservatives are delaying passage of four bills at the legislature, prompting an angry response from a labour leader.
Politics
Apr 17
Vancouver neighbourhood group launches petition, bus ad opposing seniors housing project
A group of Dunbar homeowners are fighting the project, saying the building is too high and will tower over nearby homes, blocking out the sun.
Politics
Apr 9